Gayle in MD
10-02-2007, 11:38 AM
In spite of the failure of our resident righties to notice the financial stresses which many low and middle class Americans are facing, due to the faulty Republican economic policies of the Bush Administration, it seem Republicans have lost their pseudo fiscal conservative title to the Democrats.
Although they have consistantly refused to acknowledge the hidden damages to our economy, unaddressed by their party, evidence is acculmulating that many other Republicans, who voted for George Bush, the worst of the worst, and the last Republican majority, have seen the light.
Some are apparently knowedgable to understand the economic results which follow tax cuts, paid for with huge deficits, higher costs to the consumer, both in health and wealth, when policies lead to only the top 10 percent of a nation are accumulating wealth, and prices of goods for all, food, energy, health care, pharmaceiticals, rise above the ability of the majority of Americans to afford to buy.
Though there has long been documentation warning of the unsound practice of cutting taxes during war time, and redistributing wealth upwards, and failing to address the needs of those least able to keep up, creating a vast void between the wealthy, and the middle class, all such proven data was ignored by Republicans, AND their supporters, who would prefer poisoned food, and led laden toys, to spending tax payers money for responsible regulations requiring our vendors to meet standards for untainted foods and products.
Hence, Republicans are way behind Democrats in contributions, and may business owners have seen the light on Republican economics, unsound business practices, unchecked spending, and tax policies which favor only the wealthiest of the wealthy.
Bill Clinton, a President completely dedicated, according to Alan Greenspan, to economic growth, and fiscal responsibility, and known for his ability to focus on details, without losing sight of the big picture, will finally be appreciated for his many attributes as a leader, IMO, when the final reports on Bushonomics are finally recorded, that is if any of us are still here.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119127620102645595.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us
It seem, that finally, some leading Republicans are beginning to understand how using social issues, such as abortion, and gay rights, in order to highjack votes from the authoritarian religious right, do not necessarily bring about good results for the country, nor sucessful policies, from the White House, to the halls of the congress and the Senate.
I hope our country will survive these past seven years of jury rigged numbers, intelligence, and the overall failure of Some Americans to recall the lessons of the past, from the battlefield, to the treasury, and that never again will they allow themselves to be exploited by politicians whose promises are too good to be true, use divisive issues social issues to divide our country, and that we will all shun the political exploitation of social and religious issues, in place of solid, open, responsible economic government issues for the common good of America, and heed the great lessons learned over generations of trial and error, regarding war and the folly of launching occupations in foreign lands, where the enemy is difficult to identify, and not a true threat to our country.
We have committed a great deal more devastation against Iraqis, than they have ever done to us, and all because we did not insist on proof, when we should have, and that failure has sent us into the most devastating potential situation that we have ever faced. Worse yet, the same incompetent leaders who created this dire circumstance, this quagmire, this inhumane and illegal occupation, are now set to expand their former mistakes, into greater disasters.
Gayle in Md.
Although they have consistantly refused to acknowledge the hidden damages to our economy, unaddressed by their party, evidence is acculmulating that many other Republicans, who voted for George Bush, the worst of the worst, and the last Republican majority, have seen the light.
Some are apparently knowedgable to understand the economic results which follow tax cuts, paid for with huge deficits, higher costs to the consumer, both in health and wealth, when policies lead to only the top 10 percent of a nation are accumulating wealth, and prices of goods for all, food, energy, health care, pharmaceiticals, rise above the ability of the majority of Americans to afford to buy.
Though there has long been documentation warning of the unsound practice of cutting taxes during war time, and redistributing wealth upwards, and failing to address the needs of those least able to keep up, creating a vast void between the wealthy, and the middle class, all such proven data was ignored by Republicans, AND their supporters, who would prefer poisoned food, and led laden toys, to spending tax payers money for responsible regulations requiring our vendors to meet standards for untainted foods and products.
Hence, Republicans are way behind Democrats in contributions, and may business owners have seen the light on Republican economics, unsound business practices, unchecked spending, and tax policies which favor only the wealthiest of the wealthy.
Bill Clinton, a President completely dedicated, according to Alan Greenspan, to economic growth, and fiscal responsibility, and known for his ability to focus on details, without losing sight of the big picture, will finally be appreciated for his many attributes as a leader, IMO, when the final reports on Bushonomics are finally recorded, that is if any of us are still here.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119127620102645595.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us
It seem, that finally, some leading Republicans are beginning to understand how using social issues, such as abortion, and gay rights, in order to highjack votes from the authoritarian religious right, do not necessarily bring about good results for the country, nor sucessful policies, from the White House, to the halls of the congress and the Senate.
I hope our country will survive these past seven years of jury rigged numbers, intelligence, and the overall failure of Some Americans to recall the lessons of the past, from the battlefield, to the treasury, and that never again will they allow themselves to be exploited by politicians whose promises are too good to be true, use divisive issues social issues to divide our country, and that we will all shun the political exploitation of social and religious issues, in place of solid, open, responsible economic government issues for the common good of America, and heed the great lessons learned over generations of trial and error, regarding war and the folly of launching occupations in foreign lands, where the enemy is difficult to identify, and not a true threat to our country.
We have committed a great deal more devastation against Iraqis, than they have ever done to us, and all because we did not insist on proof, when we should have, and that failure has sent us into the most devastating potential situation that we have ever faced. Worse yet, the same incompetent leaders who created this dire circumstance, this quagmire, this inhumane and illegal occupation, are now set to expand their former mistakes, into greater disasters.
Gayle in Md.