Democrats in Wonderland

Watching the Democrats debate on Saturday night brought to mind Lewis Carroll’s classic satire, Alice in Wonderland.

A few hours after the Paris terrorist attacks, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders insisted that global warming remained, in his view, the major threat to American security.  Huh?

Hillary Clinton, asked by the CBS moderator why she avoided the term radical Islamist, said our fight is not against all Muslins so we should call our enemies “radical jihadists”.  Huh?

The Iowa audience, presumably heavily Democratic, was silent when the three candidates, including ex-Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, pledged their solidarity with France in the war against terror.  But the applause was intense when Mrs. Clinton bragged that her candidacy was supported by a majority of women.

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If there is an alternate universe, liberal Democrats (is there any other type these days?) are in it.  Will the general electorate join them?  One hopes that Paris will keep them grounded.  Historically, when national security is the paramount concern, Republicans prevail.  Liberals tend to hope for the best; Conservatives are prepared for the worst.  Reality usually reflects the latter.  The battle against evil never ends.