Why Democrats Win, Why Republicans Lose
Why are the Democrats winning? Because they are not politely inert.

Barbara Boxer’s rude and imperial treatment of Black Chamber of Commerce head Harry Alford not only shows the disdain many liberals hold black American, it also showed why the Republican party has become incapable of convincing the American people that their a better choice.

Sitting to Boxer’s right at the committee hearing was Senator James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma. Inofe’s behavior during the dust-up is a veritable microcosm of everything that’s wrong with the Republican Party. Instead of sharing in Mr. Alter’s indignation and directly challenging Boxer on an attempt at political persuasion bordering on racism, Senator Inhofe was politely inert.

Why are the Democrats winning? Because they are not politely inert. Readers may recall an exchange between Boxer and Inhofe back in 2007 during which Boxer directly confronted and scolded Inhofe in front of a smiling Al Gore during Senate committee meeting on Global Warming.

Democrats are visceral about their beliefs and they confront, challenge, and “get in the faces” of their opponents. By doing this they control the debate on issues that will shape the future of America. When Republicans refuse to get outraged they send a dangerous signal to the public: maybe conservative beliefs just aren’t worth defending.

Senator Inhofe had a glorious chance to help defend a black man under assault by the imperial Senator Boxer. He failed, and for a crucial moment, so did the conservative movement.

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