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Monday, June 4. 2007

Annoyed with the Dems

A quote from a good rant from the New Media Journal, posted at Synthstuff:

Why do Democrats keep claiming that they represent the middle class, when everything they campaign on is aimed at minorities, illegal aliens, the ignorant, and the poor? What have they done for middle class Americans other than to raise their taxes, lower their self-esteem, and attempt to destroy their national pride? What have they done for the country other than to divide it, criticize it, regulate it and tax it?

Posted by Bird Dog in Politics at 12:18 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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What have they done to the "middle class"?

Silly question!

The have made enormous strides toward eliminating it.
#1 Larry Sheldon on 2007-06-04 12:43 (Reply)
I asked Jon Corzine to define "Working American" when he was running for the Senate in 2000. He hemmed and hawed without answering. He couldn't do it in front of a crowd of white collar workers.
#2 NJSoldier on 2007-06-04 13:21 (Reply)
They have induced a mental illness upon the middle class where one feels guilty for having things, therefore they vote for people who are promising to take those things away.
I will always remember the little button on the rich guy's lapel from the school funding debates, "tax me more". Fine enough for that guy, but yet where are all the communes for those who think this way? SHould he have not sold the Volvo and the $500k house to fund the schools then?

Oh, yeah, after the revolution, some animals are more equal than others....
#3 Phil on 2007-06-04 16:29 (Reply)
That IS a good rant. Real questions. They need to be answered.
#4 buddy larsen on 2007-06-04 18:25 (Reply)
So far, I think they have caused a collective depression among conservatives, but there is no way I'll skulk into that dark night without a fight. I think as people realize the cause of this strange malaise and alienation, they'll fight back, too. I'm sure not giving them my self-esteem, but they can have my national pride until our own party gets its ever-loving act together. I keep a hope going that out of this chaos we will get angry. If we can't muster that, I want The Lone Ranger to come galloping in with a 'Hi ho, Silver!' and wake us up.
#5 Phoenix on 2007-06-05 00:02 (Reply)
"More hay, Trigger?"

"No thanks, Roy. I'm stuffed."
#6 Phoenix on 2007-06-05 14:24 (Reply)
Lone Ranger: "Tonto, here comes the Indians--what're we gonna do?"

Tonto: "Waddaya mean 'WE', Paleface?"
#7 buddy larsen on 2007-06-05 14:47 (Reply)

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