Fast-moving Shelley Moore Capito finds Democrats appealing

by: Clem Guttata

Sat Jul 05, 2008 at 21:06:46 PM EDT

In this recent Washington Post article she says Democrats are more appealing to people like her than Republicans are:

In West Virginia, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, the only Republican in the state's congressional delegation, said it was simple: As national Democrats focused on a cosmopolitan constituency, her party made clear that it understood West Virginia's culture.

The Democrats "do appeal more to an upper-middle-class, higher-educated, faster-moving kind of voter," she said.

Let's see... is Rep. Shelley Moore Capito "upper-middle-class"? Yes, her congressional salary alone makes her at least upper-middle. Is she "higher-educated"? Yes, again. She's got not only one, but two degrees, including that Master's Degree from Duke University in career counseling. How about a "faster-moving kind of voter"? I really don't know what that means, but she seems to:

There you have it--check, check, and check--according to Republican Shelley Moore Capito, Democrats appeal more to Shelley Moore Capito.

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Finally, if I had ever thought about voting for Capito before, I'd be really insulted by her statement.

Not only is Republican Shelley Moore Capito saying her own party doesn't appeal to people like her, she's painting those who do vote Republican in a rather negative light.

According to Shelley, if you haven't done well enough economically during the Bush years, or haven't had the benefit of a college education, or you are the kind of voter the Republican party have written off as "slow-moving", she somehow still thinks she can count on your vote.

It's as if she thinks her voters are both ignorant and fools. She's taking your support for granted because she doesn't think you'll notice the many failures of the Bush administration. Just 'cause you don't have a fancy degree doesn't mean you're not smart enough to know you're being sold a bill of goods!

If the Republican party isn't enough appealing to Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito any more, why should it be right for anyone else?