Posted by
Peter V. Bella on Friday, November 30, 2007 3:14:36 PM
YAHOO NEWS reports that the major Democratic candidates addressed the Democratic National Committee. Bill Richardson, Barak Obama, and John Edwards not only outlined their plans for America, but leveled criticism at their own party. They also outlined the dangers of electing a Democrat to the presidency.
Bill Richardson:
"Look at the last twelve months. Not only are we still in Iraq, we still have the failure called No Child Left Behind. We still have 9 million children with no health insurance. We're still allowing this president to thumb his nose at the Bill of Rights. We're slipping into a recession," Richardson said. "And we can't even reject an attorney general who refuses to condemn torture."
Mr. Richardson, we are still in Iraq because your party demanded that the war be fought in a politically correct manner instead of all out warfare. We are still there because your party criticized the administrations handling of insurgents and handcuffed the troops. There is no problem with No Child Left Behind. You are just spouting the NEA talking points. NEA cares not about children; they only care about the rights and benefits of teachers. Health insurance is a product, an intangible consumer product. It is not a right nor is it an entitlement. It is a choice, a free choice for people to make. The Democrats are against free choice except in very narrow and limited circumstances. We are slipping into a recession because markets- all markets go up and down. Artificially keeping markets up is a recipe for economic disaster. The attorney general never refused to condemn torture. He just refused to condemn one practice which is debatable.
John Edwards:
Edwards, true to his two-Americas message and his attack on special interests, blamed Republicans and Democrats for isolating Washington from the rest of the country.
"The American people are on the outside," he said. "And on the other side, on the inside, are the powerful, the well-connected and the very wealthy. ... The truth is that it's not just Republicans who built this wall. Democrats helped."
Two Americas? This is treason and sedition. There is only one America. I do agree with his position that the parties have isolated the rest of the country, but the Democrats are way guiltier. The real rub is his statement about the powerful and the wealthy. I guess he excludes himself, a man of power, connections, and significant wealth, from the equation. Everyone but him is the problem.
His real threat is that we must sacrifice to make this country better. Sacrifice is a code word for higher taxes on all Americans. We must pay for the waste, fraud, and malfeasance they will create.
Obama was rather tepid and only made remarks on strategy.
These people are a real threat to our pocket books, our children, and the choices we make regarding our own money.