The media chastised the Republicans for being boring. Pundits shamed the Republicans for being phony. Contrasts between the parties paled in comparison to contrasts in Democrats themselves. To Democrats, consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. Both Emerson and the Democrats have it wrong.
Consistency is the difference between adhering to principle and doing whatever it takes to win.
Clinton and Gore claim credit for the longest running economic boom in our history. With the Gingrich sweep, the economy took off, reaching 8000 by 1995. Touting the success of welfare reform is ironic given their days of bemoaning the mean Republican Congress for passing it and their initial veto. Lierberman's flip-flops of the last two weeks are maddening. He invokes the name of G-d and is praised.