Watching the Democrats with trepidation

As I've said before, I'm at a place in my life where I don't have a whole lot of faith in politicians in general, regardless of party affiliation.

Democrats want to steal my money using the IRS as their hammer and give it to people who haven't done anything to earn it. They do this for two reasons: they want a large percentage of the voting public to owe them a favor and; they want their constituents to become dependent on them so their very livelihood depends on keeping Democrats in office.

Republicans really do want smaller government, but they want it at the expense of benefiting giant corporations that will then steal my money in the form of confiscatory prices that far exceed what any normal human would consider a "fair" profit.

I'm well past ready for a "happy medium" between the two.

Let's look at it like this. If I sold water, or milk, or ice, or any other very necessary commodity in the aftermath of a hurricane at obscene rates and made a ridiculous profit in the process, I'd be hauled off the jail and quite probably killed by very angry residents there. There are laws against such behavior! Why is it that, in a time of economic downturn when thousands of people are losing their homes and we are experiencing a recession, are the actions of big oil seen any differently? Frankly, they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law! We have no option available to us other than to continue buying their product at whatever obscene profit they demand; maybe it's time for some compassion on those who've been financing those profits and calling off the dogs a bit!

So, who's going to win in November? I'm convinced it will be a Democrat, regardless of who that party chooses as a candidate. Sad to say, the Democrats have done their usual horrible job of choosing a candidate! Where's JFK when you need him? Where's Jimmy Freakin' Carter when you go to look? Ever since McGovern in '68, the Dems have chosen one loser after another! Fortunately for us, the American public had a choice in those elections; in this one, there really IS no choice! We're going to get more of the same with McCain or we can choose to become a Socialist nation under Obama.

Here's a little history lesson. In 1976, after one of the worst political scandals in the nation's history (Watergate), a disgusted electorate turned to the party of the opposition and voted Jimmy Carter, perhaps the worst President in this nation's hsitory, into office. I'm afraid that our disgust with GW Bush is going to lead us to another Carter; seriously! Unfortunately, we're not in the same position militarily or finacially that we were in at that point in time. Our manufacturing base is eroded, our "all volunteer" military is dangerously short-handed, and our economy overall is weaker than its been in a very long time.

I think I'll stay home this November!

As I've said before, I guess I'll hold my nose and vote for McCain, but I'm not happy about it! The Republicans have gotten more like Democrats as the years go by -

They can't choose a decent candidate, either!

I'm waiting for politics to go back to the way it used to (and ought to) be; candidates said what they believe because THEY REALLY DO BELIEVE IT!!! We choose a candidate based on those beliefs and vote for the one who most closely mirrors our own views.

That's how Reagan got so many Democrats to vote for him!

Where's RR when you need him? - Dan