The Democrats have found their "do you support the troops" question.

I always cringed when Republicans tormented anti-war Democrats with that interrogatory. Do you support our troops who are in harm's way? It was a "damned if you do; damned if you don't" kind of question. If you did NOT support the troops you were the worst kind of freeloading ingrate, running down the way of life our fighting men have fought and died to keep. If you supposedly did support our troops, then how could you say such ugly things about our president and his war while our troops were in the field fighting for your freedom?

It was always an ugly spectacle.

Unfortunately, what goes around comes around.

Fast forward: the Democrats have found their cudgel.

"Do you hope the President fails?"

Of course not! His success will be our success. Right? I have written and articulated that line myself many times since November 4th.

The first time Rush Limbaugh said he hoped this president would fail I winced. I knew immediately that it was a horrible public relationships misstep. Worse than that, it struck me as the perfect example of partisanship run amok. Limbaugh obviously hated Democrats more than he loved America.

Why? We are in an exceedingly precarious position. Wishing for the failure of this president is tantamount to hoping for a national economic cataclysm. If this president does not meet the exigencies that threaten our union, the next president may be too late.

But that was before this president showed his true colors and proposed New Deal 3.0. Now that it is clear that this president is determined to turn back the clock on the Reagan Revolution and lead us into the promised land of a European-style welfare state, it is not so easy to say I hope he succeeds. In my heart of hearts, I am convinced his program of unabashed liberal restoration would be disastrous for our nation at any juncture--but especially so in our currently compromised state of economic weakness and indebtedness.

Therefore, I guess I am with Limbaugh for now. I hope the guy fails in his current push for radical transformation of American society.

Do You Hope the President Fails?

Get ready to be beat about the head with this malicious question as a basic measure of your patriotism and good will.