In a classic example of moral chicanery and political doublespeak political genius James Carville explains why the Democrats blow at modern politics.
The primary political tactic for the social democratic left in America (i.e. the Democratic Party) says Carville should be not to suck up to the dependency class that it has been instrumental in creating. How’s that you say? Well, let Mr. Carville the major domo and architect of the Democrats ascendancy and rule back during the Clinton administration explain:
"If Democrats try to single out every issue, they’re back to litany, Carville said. He also said Democrats just can’t say ‘no’ to causes from gay rights to abortion to the poor.
‘Sometimes the problem with being a Democrat is being a Democrat,’ he said."
By trying to be all things to all people you become…what? They tell us in basic economic theory that all resources are in the end limited. Not in politics though. Whatever you say you need, why candidate X will see that you get it. Or at least your fair share of it. Or of something anyhow. Which is why the deficits and funny money accounting schemes are normal in politics and government.
The ruling classes and their allies in academia and the media elite encourage and promote this view as well. Which is why we are less and less a society of self-directed autonomous individuals and voluntary groups, and more and more a bunch of feckless, listless, dependency classers who piss and moan when the government doesn’t "help us" with our needs. Sheesh.