Here’s what happens when you don’t stand on absolute principles, but rather on public-relations-based pragmatism or political expediency. When instead of standing for leadership of a nation for the purpose of moving it forward along a course guided by values and principles—you stand for nothing more than a quest for power. Rather than leadership for the betterment of the nation and its people, a position of power for the betterment of liberal political hacks and their moneyed supporters with special agendas:
WASHINGTON — After long defining itself as an undisputed defender of abortion rights, the Democratic Party is suddenly locked in an internal struggle over whether to redefine its position to appeal to a broader array of voters.
The fight is a central theme of the contest to head the Democratic National Committee, particularly between two leading candidates: former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who supports abortion rights, and former Indiana Rep. Tim Roemer, an abortion foe who argues that the party cannot rebound from its losses in the November election unless it shows more tolerance on one of society’s most emotional conflicts.
[…] Their thinking reflects a sense among strategists that Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry and the party’s congressional candidates lost votes because the GOP conveyed a more compelling message on social issues.
But in opening a discussion about new appeals to abortion opponents, party leaders are moving into uncertain terrain. Abortion rights activists are critical pillars of the Democratic Party, providing money and grass-roots energy. Some of them say they are concerned that Democratic leaders are entertaining any changes to the party’s approach to abortion.
A senior official of one of the nation’s largest abortion rights groups said she would be concerned if the party were to choose Roemer to head the Democratic National Committee.
But in a revealing divulgence at the perfidy of liberals upon the very voters they hope to attract, one of the contenders for top Democrat, Howard Dean, was quoted in this paragraph as follows:
Dean declined through a spokeswoman to talk about the issue, but earlier this month he signaled that he would maintain the party’s defense of abortion rights, telling NBC’s Tim Russert: “We can change our vocabulary, but I don’t think we ought to change our principles.”
Got it liberals? Mess up the words a bunch—that’ll sucker ‘em. And that’s our guiding “principle”.
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