The Democratic Stand on Responsibility

Matt Damon has an interesting view of politics.

Doug (Limon) always said that he was turning what is basically a Republican book into a Democratic movie. In the novel, Bourne wakes up with amnesia and says: "Oh, my god, I'm a killer," but he is eventually absolved of his guilt because he did his killing for the government. But, in the movie, he says, "Oh, my god, I'm a killer," and then he has to make peace with that by taking responsibility for his actions. ( http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/3/movies/20070803094131&sec=movies )

Overlooking for a moment that Damon seems to have made this comment without having read the book (in the book, the main character isn't really "Jason Bourne," but an undercover government agent who was assuming the identity of a sniper), it seems outrageous that anybody would argue for the Democrats as a model of personal responsibility. The only thread in common with all of the Democrat positions is irresponsibility:

• Don't worry about working; just let the government take care of you.
  
• Don't worry about health care; just let the government take care of you.
  
• Pregnant? Just go ahead and have an abortion.
  
• Feel sexual urges for someone or something unacceptable to most of America? Don't worry, just go ahead and do whatever you want.
  

The Democrats think that the average American is too stupid to take care of himself. They, as the intelligentsia, are the ones who need to be in control. I wouldn't trust the Democratic leadership to take care of a goldfish.

- Ronald Rightside