Herman

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November 12, 2007

If It’s Good for the American People, Democrats Are Against It

I know I am not the only person who sees the blatant strategy of the Democratic leaders in Congress, which is to continue to ignore the best interests of the American people for the sake of political power. They refuse to acknowledge anything that goes right, or pass any legislation that might suggest that President Bush is doing something right.

The “surge strategy” in Iraq is working according to numerous reports, including some of the most noticeably liberal media establishments. But the Democrats only want to focus on the casualties, the mishandling of the war and the costs of the war, while continuing to declare that the surge is not working. They also refuse to publicly acknowledge that the war in Iraq is a major strategic effort in our war against Islamic fascism.   

To not acknowledge progress in Iraq, although admittedly a long time in coming, is insulting to our soldiers and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. It also gives the terrorists a cause for celebration.

Sen. Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leaders in the Senate and House, respectively, have said that President Bush will go down in history as the worst president ever. They are doing everything in their power to make that a reality, while making baseless claims that their actions are for the good of the country.

Sen. Reid, Speaker Pelosi and their Democratic colleagues in Congress will not vote in favor of anything that might be perceived as a victory for the Bush administration, and if something is moving in the right direction, they passionately declare that it is moving in the wrong direction.

The economy has produced nearly four years of positive GDP growth, but the Democrats have consistently said it’s moving in the wrong direction. Now that the economy is expected to slow down in coming months due to volatility in the housing and financial markets, as confirmed recently by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the Democrats are hoping that the economy completely tanks before the November 2008 elections.

In 2006 the Death Tax was almost killed but missed by three votes in the Senate. The three-vote deficit was the result of heavy arm twisting by the Democratic leadership at the last minute. Senators Max Baucus (D-Montana), Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) and Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) reversed their previous promises to vote for repeal of the estate tax. They are all up for re-election in 2008 if anyone is listening.

The Democrat-controlled Congress sent the president a cost-inflated SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) renewal bill, which also attempted to expand the program to middle class families making $82,000 a year. When the president vetoed the bill, he was portrayed by the Democrats and much of the media as “against the children”.

Most recently, after criticizing the Republicans for their spending excesses under Republican control, the Democrat-controlled Congress, with the help of some Republicans, voted to override President’s Bush’s veto of a spending bill filled with excessive “pork”. Just another little gesture to help make President Bush look bad, even though he was trying to save the people some of their tax dollars.

Congress’s historically low approval ratings should be a clue to the Democrat-controlled Congress that they are ignoring what the people want. A poisonous politically partisan environment in Washington D.C. is not the will of the people.

Sadly, the Democrats’ “wrong direction on everything” sound-bites are resonating with a lot of people, who believe that the answer is to put more Democrats in Congress and maybe even elect a Democrat president in 2008.

If the Democrats’ strategy of ignoring the will of the people succeeds in giving them more control in Congress and the White House, it will be an even sadder day for the country.

I remain enthusiastically hopeful that more people will see the light before it’s too late.

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