"My Duty Is To Save The World"

Who do you think said this?

Hint: It was not Al Gore.

Please post your answer, then check.

Answer, here.

Beware of Leftists Bearing Rhetoric

If there is one theme that has been emerging lately it is that the left’s connection to reality is tenuous. Call this The Rhetoric vs. The Reality.

The rhetoric of Liberal Hedy Fry's “I’ll debate anyone” vs. the reality that this woman has no intention of debating anyone.

The rhetoric of global warming vs. the reality of falsified data, politicized science, obfuscation, Big Environment, and weather patterns that, er, refuse to cooperate with climate prognostications.

The rhetoric of BP – Beyond Petroleum “we’re the greenest of green”, and, ‘it’s just a minor spill” (in the early days) vs. the reality.

The rhetoric of the State of Washington opposing Arizona’s law vs. the reality of high illegal immigrant crime in Washington State.

The rhetoric of Obama uniting the world, controlling the atmosphere and causing the oceans to recede vs. the current, ahem, tiny, localized problem with the ocean in and around the Gulf of Mexico.

The rhetoric of altruistic socialism vs. the reality of socialism’s inherent selfishness and de-moralizing effects on the human soul and psyche.

The rhetoric of principled abortion rights and reproductive choice vs. the reality of unwanted unborn humans chewed up like twigs under a lawn mower.

The rhetoric of gentle, dignified Islam hijacked by anomalous extremists vs. the reality of Islam an inherently violence-oriented religion from the get-go.

The rhetoric of gay equality vs. the reality that same-sex union at its "best" is morally, medically, socially, and psychologically unequal to the best union of a man and a woman resulting in children growing up to know the love of their father and their mother and having the deepest longings of their dear hearts fulfilled.

The rhetoric of multicultural equivalence and equality vs. the reality that cultures are not equally moral, just, functional, viable, or successful. (Just why does Mexico continue to be such a disfunctional failed-state that Mexican citizens believe they have the right — the right — to illegally emigrate into the US?)

The lesson?

Beware of leftists bearing rhetoric. Leftist rhetoric consists of how they would wish the world to be. It is delusional. The facts on the ground are conservative. And, within those facts, there is plenty of room to act with love, compassion, and mercy -- as we are called by God to do.

But compassion and delusion are mutually exclusive categories.

And that's the way the conservative Ball bounces.

Update1. For an example of past delusional thinking, visit Steyn.

Update2. For another example of leftist wishful thinking, try this.

Update3. More delusional thinking here.

The BP Oil Spill -- It's STILL Bush's Fault

Leftists are annoyed that Obama is getting flak over the BP Spill when everyone knows that it's Bush's fault.

When Obama said he could make the oceans recede, leftists believed him. Can't we at least expect him to be able to take care of a little oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

Leftists are delusional.™

Russia furious over Cold War-style spy arrests

It wasn't that long ago that a giddy-school-girl Hillary was happily hitting the Reset Button with Moscow.  All wash-our-hands-of-George-Bushiness.

Now, The Obamadmin™ is arresting Russians for being spys?!

Reset buttons vs. spies on the ground?

As the Honorable Margaret said, "the facts of life are conservative".

(Unless, unless... this is all just a George Bush plot to make Obama look bad??!!)

Leftists are delusional.™

This Is What Public-Sector Unions and Socialism Gets You

Democratically-elected governments cannot resist caving to public sector union demands for big wages, bigger benefits, and even bigger pension entitlements. After all, it's not their money, it's not even their company's money, it's "the peoples" money -- and governments can simply tax, re-tax, and re-re-tax them without providing corresponding goods and services as in the private sector. So why not over-pay public sector employees and avoid messy show-downs?

Plus, left-wing governmentalists are soft-hearted and soft-headed when it comes to paying people more than they deserve. It's part of the mind of the delusional left -- viewing reality as they wish it were instead of how it really is.

So, how has it worked out for Greece?

"Greece starts putting island land up for sale to save economy"

"Selling off our future to pay for public sector union entitlements -- one tiny island at a time"™

That's how reality works out.

Great for this generation -- they're entitled to their entitlements, and paying for them is not their problem. But not so great for the generations to come. Conservatism has the opposite vision -- of living within our means, building for the future, and reality-based economics.

Leftists are delusional.™

The Leftist's Vision: A Jihadist-free America

It's achieved by banning the word Jihadist from official speech.

"Holder’s avoidance of the obvious continues the absurd and embarrassing refusal of the Obama administration to acknowledge who out there is trying to kill Americans and why. In fact, it has banned from its official vocabulary the terms 'jihadist,' 'Islamist,' and Islamic terrorism.'"

One more reason why Leftists Are Delusional™.

Terror and Condor - Charles Krauthammer.

Margaret Thatcher: The Movie

 Margaret Thatcher's children think the upcoming movie in which Meryl Streep portrays the Iron Lady as a dementia-addled depressive sounds like a Left-wing fantasy.

Sounds about right to me.

For, as we all know, leftists are delusional™.

I'm looking forward to the scene where Jed Bartlett chews her out over her faith.