Party Loyalty and the Future of America

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American Thinker:

Does loyalty to a political party trump the well-being of a nation? That question now confronts many Democratic Party activists, financial contributors, and elected politicians, particularly because Barack Obama has no loyalty to the party he leads.

In 2008, the Party went on a blind date with someone they did not know and made no effort to investigate. Playing on his ethnicity, his ability to deliver a speech, and a manufactured image geared to appeal to a celebrity-obsessed populace, Barack Obama captured the hearts and minds of the Democratic Party movers and shakers. Hillary Clinton, unable to counter this slick marketing campaign, was soon discarded for the new kid on the block.

It mattered little to the Democratic Party hierarchy who Obama was or what he had said or done in his past. Winning the White House with a "transformative" candidate was the only objective.

The mainstream media, the vast majority of whom historically vote Democrat, were overwhelmingly predisposed to swallow the composite image portrayed by the Obama team. He accorded with and exceeded their superficial image of an ideal presidential candidate. The major financial contributors to the Party, also susceptible to the new celebrity in their midst, were likewise mesmerized.

To the Democratic Party office-holders, dependent on the largess of the Party hierarchy, it mattered little who was the Party nominee -- they would blindly support anyone chosen. Party activists, many also dependent on the Party hierarchy, were willingly dispatched throughout the media to regurgitate talking points in furtherance of the false portrait painted by the Obama campaign.

Once in office, the real Barack Obama surfaced. The blind date has turned out to be a disaster for the Party and the country.

Counting upon the fascination with him and unbridled loyalty to the Democratic Party, Barack Obama coerced the Congress, overwhelmingly controlled by the Democrats in 2009-2010, to take the lead and the arrows as they passed numerous bills transferring near-unlimited power to the executive branch. Among these were the extremely unpopular and unconstitutional ObamaCare and the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act.

As all spending must be approved by Congress, a convenient scapegoat, Obama pushed a myriad of spending priorities while tacitly agreeing to spending demands, no matter how outrageous and detrimental to the long-term future of the country, if the right interests were served. Further, the Congress raised no objections when extra-constitutional regulations were issued and appointments made. Many dubious and potentially illegal actions by the administration (such as the Fast and Furious debacle) were ignored and swept under the rug in this Congress.

In the meantime, Barack Obama remained above the fray, ignoring Congress and its leaders as they myopically and slavishly did his bidding. His rare meetings with them were condescending and reminiscent of a summons before the throne of a monarch.