Der Fueher Wants You

It has long been a tactic of the Left to hire an army of trial lawyers to litigate their way into office. The most aggregious use of the courts for political purposes may have been Al Gore's attempt to steal the 2000 election by demanding selective recounts in areas of Florida where Democratic poll workers botched the election process. Years after the debacle, every conceiveable scenario of recounting showed that Bush still would have won the Florida vote albeit by a paper thin margin.

When disinformation and race baiting fail them, Democrats always resort to the courts, and thus far, they've been unable to make charges of racism stick, if for no other reason than Senator McCain having a solid record on such issues. Likewise, Obama and his Chicago Cogs have not been able to make lies, slander and outright actionable libel stick. Their only remaining tactic -- and one we will see a lot of in battleground states -- is ideological suppression. That's a fancy term for silencing opposition.

Obama has loosed his legal beagles in Missouri by recruiting several district attorneys and sherrifs to file criminal complaints against people who express opinions about Hhis character, campaign or policies that do not present him in the favorable light He feels is most appropriate for one of his stature. This report on KMOV St. Louis points out Obama's "Truth Squad" is not merely a blog that corrects factual errors about his candidacy. In point of fact, use of statewide law enforcement officers and state attorneys to "enforce" his speech code with an iron fist seems more appropriate in a different historical setting -- 1930s Germany, perhaps.

McCain also has a "Truth Squad", but thus far it has confined its activities to contesting what the McCain campaign feels are inaccurate or unfair attacks such as those typical of a Democrat campaign. The latest example is accusing the McCain camp of "racism" because it featured two "sinister black men" in an ad about his economic policy advisors. The "sinister black men" just happen to be Obama himself and his chief economic advisor, Franklin D. Raines, the guy who drove Fannie Mae into the ground causing the current economic crisis. His failure and criminal conduct have nothing to do with his race; they have everything to do with the reason Obama should not be trusted with the presidency -- especially on economic issues. Most people get that. That's why The One feels it necessary to file criminal complaints against anyone who dares criticise Him.

Not merely criticize in a campaign ad. The state attorneys and sherrifs have been instructed to file criminal charges against ANYONE who makes a false statement against The One. Clearly, He has not bothered to read the constitution. He may have taught "Con Law" as an adjunct years ago, but it doesn't appear the "Con" is short for "Constitutional".