The mantra of the left can be categorized in one simple statement, “I hate George W. Bush.”  That’s it!  “I hate Bush” is the overriding political theme on blogs, social news sites, video sharing sites, and political web sites.  But does it have any effect?

Some would argue that it helped get the Democrats to power.  But that argument is muted by the fact that Bush was hated by the left for 6 years prior to Democrats taking office.  Hate got Democrats nowhere then.  Moreover, now that they are in office they are impotent to do anything.  They are a lame duck congressional body only left to spew their vomit at Bush.  They have accomplished NOTHING.

So, back to the question.  What does the politics of hate really do?  John Jay Chapman once said, “Politics is organized hatred, that is unity.”  Fair enough.  Hatred creates unit among the liberal, progressive, and Democratic horde.  But their unity of hatred has done nothing to affect the war in Iraq, change social policy, or create legislation of substance.

Here’s what hatred does do to answer the question rhetorically. 

Hatred is something peculiar. You will always find it strongest and most violent where there is the lowest degree of culture.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Hatred creates a degenerate culture.  A quick search on the internet will show the liberal hatred of Bush is manifested in violent “art work” or photography, profane diatribes, and ill-tempered statements.  None of these add to the political culture or dialog.  In addition, it only makes the hater look decadent and vicious.

In short, hatred fostered by liberals, progressives, and Democrats of George W. Bush will serve them nothing except more hate.  Buddha said it best:

 ”Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”