First one to the car wins...no wait, first one to the car loses!

My 6-year old son is in the phase where he wants to be the fastest, smartest, best. But most of all, he wants to win. All the time. Even if it means changing the rules on the fly so that only he is qualified to win. Sound familiar?

The Demowhacks in Massachusetts were so worried that Governor Mitt Romney might be able to appoint a replacement for John Kerry should Kerry win the Presidency (thank God for small favors), that they changed the law in Massachusetts taking that power away from the governor and requiring a special election. Of course they didn't say they wanted to do it because they were afraid of Romney appointing a Republican (gasp!), instead they claimed that the gubenatorial appointment power was undemocratic and that only the people should be allowed to choose a replacement.

Fast forward to 2009, just days after Ted Kennedy's death, and my how the tune has changed! Now the party line is that the state should not be without full representation especially while important issues like Obamacare are being discussed. What's changed in 5 years? Why there's a Demowhack in the governors office, of course?

Guess what, Demowhacks? Even if we bought your story before about how it was undemocratic to not let the people decide, as soon as you tried to backtrack for your own benefit, you immediatly lost all credibility on the issue.

If the Demowhacks go ahead and change the law back simply to favor their party, I hope that the people of Massachussetts vote them all out of office including the governor and whomever he picks for Kennedy's replacement. I don't even care if you replace them with Democrats or Republicans, just find some people with some spine who can stand by their decisions.

As Dr. Phil would say, "If they'll do it with you, they'll do it to you." You might like them pushing an agenda that ties in with your values, but what happens when it becomes more advantageous for them to do an about face? Will you get that sinking feeling? (My homage to Ted "Chappaquiddick" Kennedy).