horse of george

"... liberals certainly do reveal themselves by insisting on the nobility of their cause as justification for pushing through health care reform legislation... make that health insurance reform as they without shame now parse it... ramming it through regardless of clear evidence suggesting the public is unimpressed... real die hards are seen embracing the certain defeat in coming elections their zealotry consigns them to as if they were martyrs marching to the gallows in glorious service to their most omnipotent god... democracy demands it of us they construe... we were elected to do great things and if it takes the bold actions of an enlightened few to lead the not so enlightened masses towards the grace of a greater good, then so be it... but of course they've failed to understand that democracy is actually an expression of scepticism, of doubt... its methodology is motivated by a belief that no one can really be trusted and a viable social contract must reflect that uneasy state of nature... in short, democracy is a defense against the unnatural absolutes zealots and martyrs and an ordained elite would demand of themselves and the people whose obedience they covet..."