Slime

Bill Murray’s character in the movie “Ghostbusters,” Dr. Peter Venkman, had the
iconic line: “He slimed me.”

The Democratic Party has taken on the role of the ghosts in “Ghostbusters”:
They are all about the slime.

I was on “The Ed Schultz Show” last night when Ed showed Louisiana Rep. Charlie
Melancon’s (D-La.) new commercial against Sen. David Vitter (R), whom he is
running against for the Senate.

Louisiana has had some tough times lately. It is still recovering from
Hurricane Katrina. The oil spill has had a grave impact on the economy.
According to some analysts, the job situation down there is reaching
Depression-type levels.

Serious issues.

So what does Melancon choose to focus on? Some old charges about Vitter’s
personal life. The commercial, as the progressive guest on “The Ed Show,” Laura
Flanders, admitted, is slimy. But this is par for the course for the Democrats.

In race after race across the country, Democrats are resorting to slime because
they can’t win on the issues.

They are bringing up old charges and old allegations against Republican leaders
like Rep. John Boehner (Ohio) because they know that they can’t run on their
abysmal record.

Why can’t they just fight on the issues? Why can’t they have a real debate as
to why they think taxing more and spending more on government is good for the
country?

Why can’t they have a real philosophical debate about their unpopular
healthcare law?

Because they know they won’t win that debate. The American people don’t want to
pay more taxes to pay for bigger government. They don’t want to give more power
over their lives to Washington bureaucrats. They are scared for the future
because they believe that the so-called elites, who have run the economy into
the ground, are making things worse, not better. President Obama is seen as the
standard-bearer for the elite, and that is probably not a very good thing for
him.

Democratic strategists know that, which is why they are relying on the
“Ghostbusters” strategy. They are relying on slime.

Sometimes, slime works. This is not one of those times. The American people
don’t want slime. They want jobs.

In the “Ghostbusters” movie, Dr. Ray Stantz, the character played by Dan
Aykroyd, had a great line about working in a business: “Personally, I liked working
for the university! They gave us money and facilities. We didn’t have to
produce anything. You’ve never been out of college. You don’t know what it’s
like out there! I’ve worked in the private sector … they expect results!”

Same with the voters. They expect results, but today, all they are getting from
the Democrats is slime.

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