As the pot smoke clears from the black-lit computer offices throughout the left-wing blogosphere, hallucinations of grandeur will appear. The new left guru, the ultra-rich-through-inheritance egghead Ned Lamont, will carry the water for the Moveon.org crazies while halfway reasonable blue collar Democrats (who really work for a living) will abandon them in droves. What a beautiful thing!

The Democrat Party has finally exposed who they truly are by nominating Ned Lamont with open arms in Connecticut. A message has been sent loud and clear that anyone who does not hold a cut-and-run anti-war position in the Democrat Party need apply for a Senate nomination. Joe Lieberman’s dismissal is only the beginning of what I hope will be a complete hostile takeover of the Democrat Party by leftist psychos.

A hostile leftist takeover could set-up a dream primary battle for political junkies like myself: a cage match between Gore, Kerry, Hillary, and Edwards vying to win the “Most Extreme Leftist Challenge.” What would be better than Gore, Kerry, and Hillary screaming insults at each other until their veins pop out while Edwards combs his hair for trailer park moms? It would be simultaneously an ugly and beautiful thing to witness.

As soon as Lieberman’s sabotaged website is back up, I will donate to his campaign. Nothing could be sweeter than a left-wing takeover in a primary followed by a left wing meltdown in November. Therefore, I will be glad to help finance their demise.

However, Republicans shouldn’t get too excited, because they have a lot of work to do to hold the House and Senate. Remember that Republicans also have problems from the left too, and that is George W. Bush. Like it or not, President Bush is very liberal when it comes to immigration reform, government spending, free trade, education, and agriculture. If Republicans could unite behind conservative principles and nationalize the congressional elections like they did in 1994, they would hold their majorities in both houses.

Senator Rick Santorum’s poll numbers started to rebound when he made his pro-war speech to the National Press Club last month. Therefore it is plausible to conclude that a strong security message coupled with an unapologetic embracement of conservative principles can be a winning formula this cycle.

Left wing nuts may be winning primaries and consolidating their power within the Democrat party, but their membership has been progressively decreasing since the McGovernite takeover of 1972. Lets hope they continue down the road to destruction. I’ll bust out the beer and popcorn to gleefully watch.

I'm tired of the over saturated coverage of the Israeli-Hizballah conflict/war.  This war is a reincarnation of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict in Southern Lebanon starting in the 1970's and leading up through the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982.  It is a repeating consequence of a failed political system in Lebanon.

The problem with Lebanon is the failed system of confessional politics, where religion draws the political battle lines.  The Lebanese Muslim population has been increasing exponentially, and they have dwarfed the Christian Maronite minority who still holds significant power in the current government.

Lebanon's failed confessional political system allowed the PLO to dominate the nation's southern region in the 1970's (the same area Hizballah now controls).  They were used as outposts to conduct commando raids and military operations against the Israelis (familiar?).  In addition, the PLO influence extended to West Beirut, where they wrestled heavy political influence. 

The inability to control the Palestinians was the main reason for the fifteen year Lebanese Civil War, where the Christian factions squared off against the Sunni and Shi'a Muslims.  The war ended without any particular resolution except that the Syrians were invited in to provide "security" for the reigning government that still protected a shrinking Christian minority.  In addtion, the Israelis refused to leave southern Lebanon to insure a security buffer they correctly assumed the pathetic United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) would not provide.

Hizballah was formed as a reaction against two things.  First, the continued occupation of Southern Lebanon by the Israelis, who drove out hundreds of thousands of Shi'a during their invasion (and did not leave until 2000).  Second, the desire to make Lebanon into an Islamic Republic.  It is not surprising that our wonderful news media tends to forget Hizballah's dream of political domination.

Not surprisingly, Hizballah has been playing the prisoner exchange charade for years.  All terrorists use this straw man to justify their actions.  The charade disguises their main objective: to take over the Lebanese government and to create an Shi'a muslim Islamic Republic.  They are attacking Israel to gain support from Sunni muslims, where in turn they hope to create an alliance to take over the Lebanese government.  In addition, they claim to be sympathetic to the Palestinian cause to gain international and overall muslim support.  The Palestinian terrorist cause, led by Hamas, still seems to be legitimate in the eyes of the Anti-Semetic/Anti-American world community.

I believe there is a hierarcy of hate within Hizballah.  They hate Jews the most, Americans second, Christians in Lebanon third, Sunni muslims fourth, and last but not least Europeans of all stripes.  What the world needs to realize is that Islamist movements are the driving force behind almost every conflict in the Middle East.  At least Israel clearly realizes that fact.  Hopefully over time the rest of the world will realize it too.