Democrats Need To Rein Themselves In -- Quickly

Not that anyone is paying attention to my simple warning to Democrats, but it seems quite clear that the Democrats are going to fall on their own sword attacking Sarah Palin, especially when it comes to Governor Palin's family.

I wonder: Are the Democratic hacks who are spreading grotesque rumors about the governor afraid for America, worried that Sarah Palin is under-qualified, or are such hacks scared for their party and its grab for power? Is Sarah Palin a threat to them?

From the Grapevine:

'It seems the selection of Sarah Palin has enraged some on the left. Congressman Robert Wexler [D-FL], who is co-chairman of Barack Obama's Florida campaign, accused Governor Palin of supporting Pat Buchanan in the 2000 Alaska primary.

"The Politico newspaper reports that Wexler then asserted that Palin had 'aligned herself with a leading anti-Israel voice in American politics.' He also invoked the name of Adolf Hitler and the phrase 'Nazi sympathizer.' [Note: Because Gov. Palin is a class act, she wore a Pat Buchanan pin when he visited her state. (And I wore a Obama sticker last year, ostensibly making me a Rev. Jeremiah Wright disciple.) I believe only an absolute partisan idiot could call Pat Buchanan a Nazi sympathizer. Mr. Wexler has now been called an "embarrassment to Jews" by Ben Graber, who is challenging Wexler's Florida congressional seat. Graber is the son of Holocaust survivors.]

"But a statement on John McCain's Web site says Palin actually worked for the Steve Forbes campaign in 2000. [Apparently this has been confirmed by other news outlets.]

"Meanwhile, a female columnist for the Baltimore Sun is lashing out at the selection of Palin, writing, 'This is what being pandered to feels like.'

"Susan Reimer suggests Palin's youngest child Trig, who suffers from Down syndrome, is a boon for the Republican Party. 'You want to look good to the evangelicals? Choose a running mate with a Down syndrome child,' Reimer said." [emphasis mine]

I honestly believe that if the Democrats continue to mount these sorts of scurrilous attacks, they're done for in November. Republicans should exploit the vitriol and vulgarity for all they're worth. And Democrats should be inundating the Baltimore Sun with mail and phone calls, denouncing Ms. Reimer's idiocy and baseness.

Let me add that this whole "scandal" (Baby-gate?!) is not remotely equivalent to rumors, let's say, that Barack Obama "is a Muslim." Not that such isn't a scurrilous attack, it's that there were certain leading Democrats who were playing with the Muslim rumor during the primary season. In the current case, the attacks on Gov. Palin's family life are coming from her foes, and not from her ostensible friends.

Peace.

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