kicking Dachshunds v. kicking German Shepherds-- Molly Ivins [View All]

[TexasLawyer]

I just got back from tonight's Molly Ivins event, which was put on by Houston's popular and much-loved Progressive Forum. Molly was brilliant, sarcastic, hilarious and full of illustrative stories and Texas-isms.

Molly was definitely at her best, though, when chiding weak-kneed, cringing Washington Democrats for their pathetic lack of courage against George W and his machine. The "where's the courage" theme popped up at several points in her talk-- and I thought I'd relate one of Molly's illustrative parables. To paraphrase:

"During World War II there were some tough talking guys swaggering around kicking Dachshunds. You'd ask them why they kick the poor Dachshund and they would snarl-- "'Cause it's German!"

But notice-- these guys weren't walking around kicking German Shepherds!!!"

Molly lamented that so many Dems in Congress will just roll over and take it when they get bullied by the likes of Karl Rove-- so much so that it becomes a self-affirming cycle of abuse. The Dachshund could transform itself to the Shepherd, though, with one well-placed bite.

So, are you going to let your Congress-person act like a bully-enabling Dachshund?



Or are you going to demand that your Congress-person act like a German Shepherd?

On a personal level, what kind of dog are you going to be? What's part of the bully do you MOST want to bite?!?

Cheers!