God vanished, and Jerusalem was swallowed by the abyss. It was
confounding — a mystery to all — that the Democratic platform could
betray the Democrats at the Democratic National Convention. Adding to
the mystery, there were no culprits. It couldn’t have been the atheist
lobby. And Obama was shocked, shocked that an anti-Israel contingent
existed within his own party. But that’s just the obvious stuff. Of
course, the atheists clipped God from the platform. And the only foreign
leaders more forsaken by Obama than Bebe Netanyahu were Muammar Gaddafi
and Hosni Mubarak (who had kept the peace with Israel for two
generations, but I digress.) The more troubling aspect of the
ridiculous, embarrassing, last-second rewriting of the Democratic
platform on the convention floor has gone virtually unnoticed.
First, let’s recap.
On Tuesday morning, the Democrats unveiled their 2012 platform. By noon, the Republicans were blasting the president for abandoning Jerusalem. At 1:59 p.m., David Brody of CBN News reported that the Democrats were godless, at least on paper. Everyone — left, right and center — was asking questions. No one claimed responsibility. The forever stammering Jay Carney was stammering. The forever smirking Rachel Maddow acted like it was no big deal, then compared the episode to a rules change in Tampa. Day one of the DNC was a disaster for the Democrats, a feeding-frenzy for the Republicans.
Day two began the way day one ended. No one was responsible. Everyone denied knowledge and expressed surprise. A few Democrat-appointed apologists insisted that it was a simple misunderstanding and small potatoes in comparison to Mitt Romney’s plans to enslave women and Paul Ryan’s fetish for snuffing the elderly. The White House insisted that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and that God still, in a very literal sense, is. There were promises to make amends.
It’s early Wednesday evening and the convention is approaching primetime as the suave, handsome DNC maestro Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa takes center stage. He exudes confidence. His smile is soothing. His manner suggests that this whole, silly drama will be settled shortly. A two-thirds majority is required to change the platform. As a mere formality, the mayor takes a verbal vote.
Say ‘aye’ for God and his chosen people.
The ayes echo throughout the hall.
First, let’s recap.
On Tuesday morning, the Democrats unveiled their 2012 platform. By noon, the Republicans were blasting the president for abandoning Jerusalem. At 1:59 p.m., David Brody of CBN News reported that the Democrats were godless, at least on paper. Everyone — left, right and center — was asking questions. No one claimed responsibility. The forever stammering Jay Carney was stammering. The forever smirking Rachel Maddow acted like it was no big deal, then compared the episode to a rules change in Tampa. Day one of the DNC was a disaster for the Democrats, a feeding-frenzy for the Republicans.
Day two began the way day one ended. No one was responsible. Everyone denied knowledge and expressed surprise. A few Democrat-appointed apologists insisted that it was a simple misunderstanding and small potatoes in comparison to Mitt Romney’s plans to enslave women and Paul Ryan’s fetish for snuffing the elderly. The White House insisted that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and that God still, in a very literal sense, is. There were promises to make amends.
It’s early Wednesday evening and the convention is approaching primetime as the suave, handsome DNC maestro Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa takes center stage. He exudes confidence. His smile is soothing. His manner suggests that this whole, silly drama will be settled shortly. A two-thirds majority is required to change the platform. As a mere formality, the mayor takes a verbal vote.
Say ‘aye’ for God and his chosen people.
The ayes echo throughout the hall.
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