Don’t Blame The Republicans For Having Principles

by Dalitso Njolinjo

I’ve just been debating with my friends about the big evil in American politics, the Republican Party.

To simplify the two hour debate, the argument against the Republicans boils down to this: they are sour losers. They can’t take it that they lost the last election that badly and now they are obstructing the Democratic agenda. They are unpatriotic for not supporting Obama’s “War against economic disaster”.

“If they (the Republicans) framed the argument about the ‘war on terror’ as ‘you’re either with us or against us’, the Democrats should do the same with the economy.”

OK: the Republican actions can be interpreted as being obstructionist when it comes to the holding up of Tammy Duckworth for Vet Affairs and other cabinet post because of things such as tax-related issues.

But when it comes to the ‘War against economic disaster’ argument, well I don’t buy that. I think the Republicans just have more testicular fortitude than the Democrats, full stop. They have the conviction to stick with their principles and what they believe in, because that’s what got them elected.

I think the Democrats should have done the same during the ‘war on terror’ debate — and they have nobody but themselves to blame, not George Bush, not Dick Cheney and certainly not the Republican Party.

Maybe if the Democrats stood up for themselves during the lead up to Iraq, American wouldn’t have entered that Iraq.

In the end, isn’t that what we want from our politicians, to have the steel spine and have the courage to stick with their beliefs and principles, especially if the wind is against them?

Dalitso Njolinjo lives in Northamptonshire, England. He is an aspiring writer and communications consultant. He writes that he “enjoys all things politics, sports and French. The ungodly trinity.” He also writes on his own blog.