THE ARROGANCE OF THE LEFT - AT 9:02 A.M. ET:  The Democratic left is becoming increasingly delusional.  The leftists believe they are a huge army, representing the downtrodden, the oppressed, the tofu nation, and those on the dean's list, and that they must fight to the end for their vastly popular goals.

If they continue the way they're going, their next meeting will be held in a closet. 

The Politico reports their latest Alamo-style stand: 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has rejected a Senate plan to include amendments to the Patriot Act in a larger Pentagon funding bill covering the soaring cost of the war in Afghanistan, arguing that to do so would lead to a “revolt on the left,” according to Democratic insiders.

Pelosi’s decision, announced at a closed-door leadership meeting Monday, has forced Democrats to go with a backup plan of extending the Patriot Act until early next year, essentially punting the controversial issue into 2010, when a broader agreement with the Senate can be struck. The vote is now scheduled to take place early next year.

Yeah, what's so important about national security?  The left is upset!  Let us treat their troops with appropriate drugs.  I have a few pharmaceutical suggestions myself, but there could be legal complications. 

Some Democratic senators were pushing for quick action, understanding that there are real citizens concerned about real security.

But Pelosi would have none of it, telling her colleagues that the Democratic base across the country is already upset about President Barack Obama’s decision to escalate U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan.

Can you believe that this is the way national-security policy is made?

The Obama administration, in fairness, favors extending the Patriot Act provisions.  But once again the left wing of the House goes its own way.  They're still mourning the American victory in the Cold War.

December 16, 2009