Democratic credibility problems

Ralph Reiland has a good column on Democrats and their credibility problems. He has a good quote from another writer:

"We talk about Southern culture, blue-collar culture, NASCAR culture -- which overlaps, in complicated ways, with evangelical culture. Certainly one tenet they all share is this: When somebody punches you in the gut, you don't smile, stride halfway between his point and yours, and say that maybe the guy has a point.

He also points out that another reason Demcocrats lost the white male vote by a spread of over 25 points is due to stupid big government bureaucrats that threaten jail and massive fines for moving a jar of tadpoles or demand reductions in speed limits in order to reduce bug deaths on windshields.