Critics to the right of me and to the left of me. Here’s one reader defending socialism from George W. Bush:
"I wish you’d stress how immoral he is as a socialist. Bush is a reverse Robin Hood, ensuring the largesse goes to corporations. A true socialist would do something for the poor and middle class, but not this administration. The Medicare drug benefit is a disgrace, profits to insurance companies and pharmaceuticals while leaving the poor in need. Now that they have it in place, they intend to cut Medicare payments to doctors and hospitals. They also propose cuts for cancer research and general cuts to the NIH. Student loans will cost far more though they say they’re in favor of education. Understood that you’re a conservative, but at that you might want something in return for your tax dollars aside from ever increasing corporate welfare to companies which were doing splendidly before Bush came along."
I opposed the Medicare bill; but I don’t see that it doesn’t offer real benefits to many many people. But this email shows how conservatives cannot and should not out-left the left. They’re never satisfied. Every expansion of government Republicans legitimize will merely be the baseline for the left’s subsequent push to tax and spend more. Some Republicans in the grass roots acknowledge this. Here’s one:
"I live in San Diego, and Im sending you this message in response to the article I read in the Drudge report this morning. Bruce B. mentioned a lot of us being reticent about the current admin’s directions and decisions of late. I can tell you there is a ground swell here about what our current President is doing and the principles we hold as true conservatives! He is so out of touch with the mainstream party! I and a lot of my friends have sworn not to give another penny to any of the current elected party members! We dont get it? What’s with all the spending? Ten years, and I still pay more taxes, get less bene’s, and these clowns think were gonna sit by and let this happen! I can see a lot of us sitting on the sidelines in the up coming elections to send a strong signal that enough is enough! They need to wake up!"
Agreed.
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