Italian Restaurant May Soon Sue Clinton


I found this story interesting. One of the reasons that I've been turned off by the Democratic Party is that in recent years the leaders seem to be lacking in common decency.

This is not something that I could picture a Harry Truman or George McGovern ever doing (JFK maybe) but something that seems to be modus operandi for today's Clintons, Gores, Kerrys and the rest of the Democratic leadership. George H. Bush may have had a patrician upbringing but every account of him as a person indicates he is very aware of the feelings and dignity of the people around him. I just can't picture a similar story about either George H. Bush, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney or especially Colin Powell. It would be easy for me to picture the same sort of story and potential lawsuit against an Al Gore or John Kerry however.

The Democrats are supposed to be the party of the "little guy" of the "working man" but in practice they seem to treat blue collar folks like peons good only for campaign photo opportunities.

This seems to me to be the crux of the current problem with the Democratic Party - a lack in real common decency. I also think that the fact that Democratic leaders tend to be both millionaires and lawyers does nothing to alleviate this problem. If Democrats got back to electing union leaders at least the party leadership would understand the real costs of food, healthcare and housing to the working man and they would understand that when you make a reservation for 18 at a restaurant - you either honor the reservation or you at least call to cancel. That's just common decency.