Posted by
Bob Wood aka TrekTek on Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:34:27 AM
They sure are a cocky bunch, aren't they? Oh, how I would love to see an "I told you so!" moment on November 5, and if the Republicans had the foresight to launch another "Contract With America" it could have happened. As it is, the Democrats are acting as though the election is merely a formality on the way to their coronation in January. And they are so full of themselves, they are convinced that they are going to win the Presidency and increase their ranks in both the House and Senate. Or... they are merely trying to convince the rest of us.
And it may be. But there is certainly no time like the present to visit some of the reasons that we should never let it happen. And those reasons come from their own words (here's the "cocky" part.)
As reported on
SouthCoastToday.com, Rep. Barney Frank, D-MA, of "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have no problems" fame, lays out the agenda of the Democrats.
NEW BEDFORD — After the November election, Democrats will push for a second economic stimulus package that includes money for the states' stalled infrastructure projects, along with help paying for healthcare expenses, food stamps and extended unemployment benefits, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said Thursday.
In a meeting with the editorial board of The Standard-Times, Rep. Frank, D-Mass., also called for a 25 percent cut in military spending, saying the Pentagon has to start choosing from its many weapons programs, and that upper-income taxpayers are going to see an increase in what they are asked to pay.
The military cuts also mean getting out of Iraq sooner, he said.
Infrastructure projects? Paying healthcare expenses? Food stamps? Extended unemployment benefits? Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, Sen. Harry Reid, D-NV, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL, and their surrogates have all been telling us about the "failed policies of the last eight years." I presume that means the increased deficit spending in a $3 trillion annual budget. More government spending is just what we need! And there is no mention of the almost $1 trillion that The Chosen One is proposing. And it does not include the $850 billion we just threw at Fannie and Freddie. So now we're up to almost $5 trillion before Barney's plan gets passed. But isn't that what got us into this mess in the first place?
A 25% cut in military spending? At a time when the Islamic fascist terrorists want nothing more than a repeat of their devastation of September 11, 2001, and our southern border is being overrun by illegal alliens bent on retaking the southwest United States for Mexico, would it be such a good idea to CUT our military strength? We did that during the Carter administration, and we got the Iran Hostage crisis. We tried it again under Clinton, and we got the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, embassy bombings, the Khobar Towers, the USS Cole, and the 2001 WTC fiasco. Now might not be a good time to cut the military, especially in light of Democrat VP Nominee Joe Biden's warnings a week ago to mark my words, within six months, the world will test this young, inexperienced president if Sen. Obama and I are elected.
And Frank says we will leave Iraq sooner, leaving a struggling Iraqi government to defend itself against not only al Qaeda in Iraq but also against beligerent neighbors like Iran and Syria before it is strong enough to do so.
Finally, Frank says, "...upper-income taxpayers are going to see an increase in what they are asked to pay." Asked? I don't think so. We already know that the Bush tax cuts were across the board cuts applied to all taxpayers equally, and revenue to the government increased. Yet those cuts have been vilified by the Democrats as "tax cuts for the rich." Remember that when they expire in 2010, and the Democrats have not reauthorized them. When your take-home pay goes down, don't blame your employer; blame the Democrats in Congress.
"Asked" implies a choice, but after the November 4th Election Day, we will not have a choice. If the Democrats have their way, the force of law - no matter how just or unjust - will force the "evil rich" to pay for their schemes. And you may be be surprised to find out that the "evil rich" goes a lot lower than the $250,000 minimum that The Messiah says he will soak.
The Republicans - especially those in Congress - should have their heads examined for allowing the likes of Pelosi, Reid, Frank, and Obama to frame the debate this year. The "do-nothing" Democrat Congress of the last two years was ripe for picking, and our friends in the GOP sat on their hands.
This year as in no previous election year, it is up to us, the electorate, to drag the Republicans at all levels to victory. Then for the next two years, we must hold their feet to the fire to serve us rather than to make us their servants.