To rebuttal Evil Pundit, how are the Democrats the party of racism? Do they not have a African American presidential candidate? Did President Kennedy not play an important part in eliminating segregation in the South?

Republicans are millionaires or suckers.

Those who will be taken and those who do nothing but take.

sad but true...

Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I didn't said those on welfare had it good, and I certainly wouldn't want to be on welfare. That's why I got an education and have a job, although I'm not wealthy. I was making the point that enough is enough with the free handouts. Yes, if someone is genuinely disadvantaged (physically or mentally disabled), or temporarily out of work, etc., then they should get help, and I mean enough help so they can live a decent life.

If a small percentage of Americans control a large portion of the wealth there must be a reason for it. Maybe they worked hard or created a product or service that we all want or need (Bill Gates rings a bell). Should we take their money and give it to everyone else? Should we redistribute all the wealth so we all have the same amount? That sounds like other forms of government we all know so well; Communism and Socialism. Why would anyone want to work hard to build their own wealth only to have it taken away? People and corporations that have wealth create jobs and opportunity. If you don't want to work for someone else you are perfectly welcome to strike out on your own and make your own fortune. That's what this country has always been about.

People in general have gotten too used to expecting the government to fix everything and help everyone. Perhaps we have an obligation to help when disaster strikes, but when people have to work from January until May to start to actually make money for themselves (tax freedom day) and with a federal deficit that is obscene, then this excessive spending has to stop.

Obviously the govenment has a larger roll to play than just protecting our borders. Nowhere in the Constitution, however, does it say we have a right to free health care or free anything else. Yes, we all have to share the costs of services (roads, police protection, etc.) for the greater good, but it's just out of control. If a household budget is not balanced, there is more outgo than income, then spending must be cut or income must be increased. It's time for the government to cut spending rather than raise more income in the form of taxes. Ok, rant over.

As for the Republican party not caring about poor people, that's BS. I'm tired of the government taking my money and giving it to other people all over the world. The Democrats promise a retirement pension, free health care, free this, free that. All this on top of welfare, subsidized day care, public housing, medicaid, food stamps, and God knows what other public assistance the government already hands out. Who do you think will have to pay for all this "free" stuff? Those of us who actually work for a living, that's who. If they kept their hand out of my pocket I'd have more money to give to those I see fit to give it to. If you want to be an idiot and drop out of high school and work at McDonald's for a living then you get exactly what you earned: minimum wage, all the benefits bestowed upon you by McDonald's, and nothing else. It's not the government's job to take care of us. Its job is to protect the country from outside threats, including protecting our borders, and then get the hell out of our way. The beauty of this country is that you are FREE to make what you want of your life. The down side is that too many people feel free to sit on their asses and let the rest of us take care of them. Yeah, that's just what I want: more hand outs and free stuff that the Democrats promise. Maybe I'll quit my job and sit on my ass and let them take care of me too.

"whatever.

the daily show rules."

No matter which you choose, everybody loses ultimately.

http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2004/09/strongtoo_rich_.html

the daily show rules.

They supported slavery and Jim Crow laws. Now they support Affirmative Action. Their latest candidate for President was chosen on the basis of his race and nothing else.

Once again the liberal media live up to their reputation as the propaganda wing of the Democratic Party.

The party has gotten away for a long time with pretending to be the party of good ole boys, salt of the earth types. They have ranches. They clear brush. The shoot friends in the face while hunting. It's all very Middle America, except the part where the ranch is a mansion, the brush-clearing is a relaxing distraction from the rigors of being on vacation most of the time, and the hunting is an exclusive pastime in a rarified game reserve available only to those VIPs with enough cash.

The Democrats are not perfect, but at least they CONSIDER the poor and the disadvantaged. If you think the Republican party cares, you simply have not been paying attention. For decades.

These are not your people.