It felt good to be a Democrat tonight! Finally people stood up and said Hey, we aren't Commie/Pinko/Socialist/Whimps you Righties have been calling us for over 20 years. A few speakers even suggested that some Dem's grow a God Damm Backbone and fight back. Amen my Brother!
It is time for a little "Bubba" in the Democratic party, the Center Left, to lead from where most American's are. The extremes segments of both the Dem's and GOP have never been the true GPS of their members but many of us could see where others (namely people who live outside the USA) believe that is what we are.
Both Parties have lead our great country to the cliff of ruin. Both Parties have helped grow the US Gov't into large mess of rules, taxes, Military Control and far too many contradictions to list here. The Debt "Crisis" has been coming for years, don't just blame the Dem's and don't just blame Bush (W) for it. Blame every President since Ike. Blame every member of Congress since 1960. This mess we find ourselves in is not due to Social Security, nor is it due to Food Stamps or Well-Fare.
When was the last time you heard someone not talk about ripping off the IRS, ok better choice of worlds, when was the last time you or you over heard someone discuss which "Tax Breaks" you use to keep more $$$? Or when was the last time you heard about a "Friend" who gets Gov't assistance but really doesn't need it? I have a feeling you know, you do or know of a person who does one of the things listed above. Now move back and look at it from a larger view point, We are fighting Terrorist who used cheap bombs made from fuel oil and a dime store radio and we spend Billions on a new Fighter Jet with two differnet engines. We "Invest" in a finite fossil fuel but make no attempt to improve how we use that fuel. Think about it. If we ever really put our money where our mouths are we could do it, we could delevope a new way to travel, a new fuel or a fair tax code. Heck, we got to the moon in 10 years at a time when we were miles behind our Super Power co-hort, USSR. When we got into WWII we were able to switch quickly into production mode to out build the Nazi's and Japan combined. (The Greater Military issue is one I will get into one day but at this moment I chose to wait)
Don't just blame Medicare, Social Security, the Afforable Health Care Act, Food Stamps and Well-Fare as the places to cut for you will truly find those programs are at the center of what most Americans want. And yes we can & do pay for them. Look deeper. Don't just take Fox News, MSNBC or Rush's word for or against it. Read a book, not the Drudge Report.
Come to the Center.
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