Well, Cal, for the most part there are two kinds of people who vote Democrat:

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

Correction to my last comment: 2nd sentence, third word should be "say", not "said". And by the way, I'm a registered Democrat and have been since 1972. I've never voted straight party ticket, but have voted for the person I thought was right for the country. It's only been in the last few years that the clouds have parted, the sun has shone and I have seen the light. I guess the bottom line is this country has to find a way to stop the nonsense and begin to work together to fix the major problems that we face today: energy, the deficit, and illegal aliens among them. Higher taxes, more free handouts and amnesty are not the answers to those problems.

Keenan,

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.

The billboard is offensive. I wonder what would happen if someone put up a billboard in Denver that said, "Welcome, poor (or rich) black Democrats?" Then again, it probably wouldn't be allowed in the first place. It would be too politically incorrect. It's "funny" to point out "whiteness", but if you point out "blackness" you're labeled a racist bigot. So much for "equality."

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.