Cracks in the armor...

The Obama administration thinks it is invincible. Case in point, David Axelrod, senior adviser and propagandist, in response to the march on DC over the weekend which some have estimated at more than 2 million attendees, claimed the protesters were not representative of the rest of the country. In an even stronger affront to popular sentiment against the President's destructive policies, Axelrod chastised "They're wrong."
In what may well become the worst presidency in the history of this nation, not to mention the presidency that may very well destroy America as we know it, the administration has hunkered down in bunker mode.
President Bush was excoriated in the months and years after 9/11 for telling the world "If you aren't with us, you're against us."
The Obama administration is telling the country, "If you aren't with us, we'll destroy you, reputation, your livelihood, your family, your children, your children's children, and we'll even shoot your dog in the face for good measure."
The wild accusations of fear-mongering, name calling, character assassination and blatant disregard for obvious poll data, however, tell the real story. The administration is flailing about wildly to hang on to power.
In a last gasp effort to distract from its own policy failures and exploding unpopularity and impugn opposition to a destructive radical agenda, the Democrats have turned back to the first page of their "101 Dirty Tricks to Play in Politics" playbook and started splaying about accusations of racism against pure policy opposition. Surprisingly, they have also trotted out a secret weapon -- former president Jimmy Carter, widely regarded by Republicans and Democrats as a colossal failure.
President Carter, in an interview with Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News, charged policy dissenters and Obamacare opposers as racists.
In a similar twist, when he dropped his ice cream cone after the interview, he accused the intern who handed it to him of spearheading a hate campaign against the dairy industry.
It is, frankly, almost unfathomable to see a former United States President accuse the country of racism. The only possible reaction will be even greater alienation of the American people and even stronger opposition to Obama's policies. Worse, Carter's allegations further strain racial strife. Viewers who simply oppose President Obama's policies will see this as a personal attack and a condemnation of their very character. Even those who voted for Obama cognizant of the historic racial nature of his election and who are now concerned about his sweeping agenda will feel wrongly accused.
For a man who was elected partially on the promise of healing the racial divide, these charges will only foment stronger resentment toward Obama and even stronger opposition to his policies. Even more damaging, Obama looks like a liar and the worst kind of partisan politician and all that is wrong with politics. Even worse, it opens wide a wound that's taken decades to start healing and pours salt in it.
The polls bear this out. Opposition to Obama's health care proposals is at its highest level at 55%. Further, only twelve percent believe the opposition has anything at all to do with race.
After a summer of arrogant antagonism from the White House, Democrats in Congress, labor unions and other Democrat constituencies and special interests, and now wildly offensive accusations of racism, the Obama administration continues to think it is invincible.
But there are cracks in the armor. We need to keep applying pressure to split them wide open.