You know, during the Civil War, there were a group of northern Democrats who actively worked against the Union cause. They thought that the war was being fought solely at the urging of Abolitionists, and desparately wanted Lincoln removed from office and hanged. Some of them plotted to free Confederate prisoners from POW camps, and some even accepted funding from the Confederacy. Sound familiar? These people were called Copperheads, after a deadly snake that strikes with no warning. I think we need to have a label for folks like Kennedy, Pelose, Reid, Turban, etc. I'm putting Copperheads on the table for this purpose. Comments?
No doubt, there are numerous, strong analogies between the Copperheads of the Civil War and what passes for leadership in the modern day Democrat Party.
The reptilian Copperhead evokes appropriate pejorative imagery. Copperheads hid under cover in 1864, like snakes in tall grass, within societies with patriotic sounding names such as Order of the Sons of Liberty. Similarly, Marxists in 2006 hide their true identity and purpose in groups with names such as People For the American Way.
History judged the Copperheads very harshly from the perspective of the Union. Copperheads were on the wrong side of history and morality in condoning the abhorrent practice of slavery just as some leftists perpetuate the evil of radical Islam today.
Most Northerners were convinced that the Copperheads prolonged the bloody war by encouraging the South to continue fighting in hopes the North would cut their losses and abandon the struggle. I believe history will judge the enablers and appeasers of terrorists among the Democrats just as harshly.
In a historical and functional sense, Copperhead is a very fitting term for Democrats today who have crossed over the line from political dissent into sedition or treason. The only problem I have with using the term Copperhead is that it requires more explanation than most are willing to absorb in order to have maximum impact.