"...that's what Democrats do, isn't it?"


That's what everyone does.... You cannot run a country without paying for all the services and structures it needs, and I doubt you'd manage on donations!

Is there any surprise we use Willie Sutton and Robin Hood logic to GET enough money? You MUST get most of the money from those who HAVE money, and they...mostly... do not part with it easily.

The problem is, the wealthy, most of whom are conservatives, want a system that allows them to milk the 'system' with little interference (read.."no regulation"... They do this with fairy tales about 'competition' and 'job creation' and 'trickle down economics'.

   As you may guess, I am tired of Republicans chanting scary mantras about "big government" and "socialism" and "tax & spend", then doing little to help the average citizen when they GET power. They did nothing for health care from Reagan on, and they shot it down under Clinton and they are trying to stiop it under Obama, using the most sleazy tactics & lies.

Unemployment? OF COURSE there are still many unemployed! You, Doug, KNOW that "... the worst of the current recession is over." can BE true even as companies are not yet able to re-hire everyone! Do you not WANT to admit there is progress being made? Oh, yeah...right.... it wouldn't make good campaign rhetoric to say,:

"Ummm...well, yes, we Republicans and our deregulation did cause the recession, and the Democrats are doing pretty well getting us out of it..."

It would be MUCH better to say "see...the Democrats 'failed' to solve the crisis...let US back in, and we'll start where we left off."

Who, ME? Cynical?...naaawwwwww...