That is the question asked by Herbert E. Meyer in the American Spectator today. He poses it to Chucky Schumer and the rest of the ScreaminÂ’ Mimis of the Left who want to paint a superior nominee to the Supreme Court as somehow outside the mainstream of the American way of life.

He then proceeds to offer some possible answers.

For instance, is anyone who’s pro-life, or who thinks their kids’ schools should let parents know before organizing an abortion for their daughter, a “right-wing extremist”? Is anyone who thinks it’s okay for kids to pray in school, or to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, a “right-wing extremist?” Are you a “right-wing extremist” if you believe our economy is over-regulated, and that entrepreneurs should have a bit more elbow-room to create jobs for all the rest of us? How about anyone who thinks the United Nations is a vicious kleptocracy that can only be saved with a dose of tough love? Or anyone who thinks that other countries can behave however they like, but if they attack the US or lend support to those who do – we ought to kick their rear ends and not apologize for it?

In other words, is one a “right-wing extremist” if one holds beliefs that are supported by a majority of Americans and many of which were, prior to 1972, considered mainstream within the Democrat Party.

But best of all, Meyer offers some hallmarks of “left-wing extremism” for us to consider.

A “left-wing extremist” is an individual who believes:

• That the thing growing inside a woman’s body isn’t human, and can be disposed of at any time before birth.

• That our Judeo-Christian heritage is an abomination, that religion ought to be removed from the public square, and that our country should become a secular society.

• That the State, rather than parents, should have the primary responsibility for raising children.

• That private enterprise should be tolerated, because it generates the wealth for politicians to redistribute, but that entrepreneurs are evil.

In addition, a “left-wing extremist” is a politician who:

• Professes to love our country, but who shows more concern for the rights of terrorists than for the survival of the Americans they’re trying to kill.

• Shows up at every memorial service for the victims of 9-11, but whose speeches and votes make clear that he or she really believes the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were legitimate responses to US policy, and that in effect we “had it coming.”

• Uses the phrase “I support our troops” as a code-word for “I hope we lose the war in Iraq so the Bush Administration will be a failure.”

In other words, a “left-wing extremist” is someone who holds the views put forth by Chucky Schumer – one of the most malignant influences on US politics today.

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