[A_Former_Democrat]

“Childish”?

Passing legislation angrily opposed by the majority of the people, including a disproportionate percentage of the productive members of our society, is flat out arrogance, they type you see in spoiled brats always wanting their way

The immaturity is found on your side, author. Go look in the mirror.

[MrB]

Childish is demanding that others pay for your needs.

Childish is desiring to use the threat of deadly force to make them do so.

Childish is demanding that others do what you think is “right”, as in paying for the medical care/insurance of those you deem “needy”, without doing so yourself, voluntarily, first.

[Teacher317]

"Transference" is the Democrats' primary political tool. Accuse the Right of the Left's exact behavior, then when they are called on their hypocrisy (which is rare enough given the MSM's blatant support), they simply say, "Well, it happens on both sides of the aisle." It cements their lies, and leaves them mostly unscathed, while placing most of the blame and mistrust on their opponents. It has worked quite well for many years, most especially because the Right does not get their message out to the "mushy middle" (those that aren't terribly involved politically, but still vote... which is the majority of voters).

Case in point: Few outside of the blogosphere can tell you what the Tea Party movement is actually for. Most just think it's Sarah Palin's personal political party. The vast majority would agree with its basic ideals (that the federal government should have less control and authority in our lives, and should not take as much form us in taxes). However, since the Right simply isn't doing much to get out that message, the Tea Party is instead mislabeled, smeared with homosexual epithets, and is left in virtual anonymity.