A little holliday cheer

This made me smile. I hope it brings a smile to your faces as well. :)

(The Democratic Club at Palomar recently split into two clubs, this is an opinion piece regarding the great schism)

"Asses at Odds

From a conservative's point of view, three words come to mind upon hearing about the split of the Democratic club on the Palomar College campus: Burn, baby, burn.

It isn't nice, but it's hard not to gloat about this. Even with all the problems that Republicans have had during the last couple years, they still manage to win elections, mainly because the party is united.

Democrats, on the other hand, are still trying to figure out where they stand on many issues, and the infighting has caused the party to appear divided. This division has apparently trickled down to this college campus.

According to Cody Campbell of the Palomar College Democrats - not to be confused with the Palomar College Democratic Club - the split was due to "personality conflicts." In more correct, less congenial terms, a few bloated heads could not fit in the same room.

If the Democrats in these clubs really wanted win over the hearts and minds of other students, they would get over themselves and realize that the principles their party represents - whatever they are - are bigger than who they are.

Luckily for Republicans like me, these sad people would rather satisfy their own egos and let the state of their party go down in flames, instead of sucking up their pride and doing what's right for their cause.

Words really cannot describe how beautiful this is for Republicans. Many students will probably be confused by the fact that there are two clubs, and just stay away from both by default.

As plenty of political experts will say, voter turnout is everything. The less Democrats involved, the better it is for Republicans.

The best part of all this is that the GOP had absolutely nothing to with this extremely fortunate situation. This is a completely self-inflicted wound by the Democrats - one that will cause them to bleed to death if they don't bandage it up soon.

An argument can be made that Republicans also have disagreements within their own party. This may be true, but we don't see leaders of the Republican party threatening to start their own party elsewhere because of some disagreement on policy - let alone "personality conflicts."

Even at the national level, Democrats are often split. The current chair of the Democratic National Committee, former Presidential candidate and professional crazy person Howard Dean has made several reprehensible statements about Republicans since becoming the head of his party. Although Dean sticks to what he says, many ranking members of his party publicly distance themselves from Dean's comments.

Republicans don't have a problem child like Dean at the helm of their party and most also stand together on core issues like Iraq and tax cuts, two policies that Democrats also have trouble agreeing on.

While people may disagree with Republicans, they know where that party stands. Perhaps that is why they have been winning more often than the Democrats.

The fact that these two Democratic clubs decided they are too different to even attempt to work with each other, even for a cause that they obviously feel strongly about, shows that perhaps they are not mature enough to lead a political party - or a country, for that matter. How do they expect people to take them seriously when they act like children?

But again, this is all good for Republicans. If the Democrats want to remain weak and divided, I can only sit back and grin. Their demise is our gain.

You might wonder why I would point this out in a public forum if I enjoy their suffering so much. It is because I have enough faith that these people will continue to bicker over petty differences, even after reading this (if they do). Basically, I just wanted to share my happiness with everyone.

So keep on doing what you're doing, Democrats. Continue to weaken your fight for your principles and keep fighting with each other. You're doing all of us at the Grand Old Party proud."

This article was written by Thomas May for the Palomar Telescope; Monday, December 5.