Posted on 09/25/2010 9:27:06 AM PDT by John Semmens
The Republican Party’s effort to clarify its stand prior to November’s election by issuing what it calls its “Pledge to America” was met by universal scorn from the Democratic Party and its allies.
White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer called the Pledge’s plan to cut taxes and trim federal spending “wrong for America. If this economic crisis has taught us anything it’s that we need more government now than we ever have in this nation’s history.”
Pfeiffer characterized Republican contentions that individuals and businesses would do a better job with their money than the government would “ludicrous.” “The idea that government is wasteful while private individuals aren’t is exactly backwards,” he wrote. “Private individuals are repeatedly spending money on things they don’t really need—big houses, big cars, fancy gadgets, fatty foods, you name it. The President is trying to stem this private waste. Electing Republicans will undo the progress he’s made so far.”
Former President Bill Clinton labeled the Pledge “a hysterical rant against government” and “an attempt to capitalize on the failure of the president’s initiatives for political gain.” Clinton urged voters to forbear ousting Democrats from Congress this year in order to “give them more time to fix the mess they’ve made. If by 2012 voters are still dissatisfied they can vote the president out during the primaries.”
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) denounced the Pledge’s promise to cut government waste as “a dagger aimed straight at the heart of the public sector workforce. It’s the kind of thing you expect private sector firms to do to protect their profits. It is the task of government to rise above petty concerns for efficiency and solvency if that’s what it takes to ensure full employment.”
The LA Times editors opined that the “Pledge” is “the wrong medicine for what ails the economy. Promising to reduce ‘pork,’ ‘bailouts,’ and ‘special favors to corporate elites’ may sound good in theory, but these government payouts represent real income for real people. Letting ‘the Market’ determine who gets what overlooks the possibility that there may be no buyers for what these recipients of government payoffs might produce. As Keynes so aptly pointed out, spending is the key to recovery. It is nonsensical to quibble about waste if the end result would be to cut spending. We hope Americans will see this truth before they vote.”
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http://azconserv1.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/gops-%e2%80%98pledge-to-america%e2%80%99-assailed/
ping
Had me fooled until the 3rd paragraph....
Bo-o-o—ooo-gus, but a good attempt.
All the ‘Rats are running skeered that their Gangsta Gov’t is being threatened. Oh my.
Pfeiffer characterized Republican contentions that individuals and businesses would do a better job with their money than the government would “ludicrous.” “The idea that government is wasteful while private individuals aren’t is exactly backwards,” he wrote. “Private individuals are repeatedly spending money on things they don’t really need—big houses, big cars, fancy gadgets, fatty foods, you name it. The President is trying to stem this private waste. Electing Republicans will undo the progress he’s made so far"
--------------------------------------------------------- That should be a campaign ad for every Republican out there. Holy cow! That's a Spread the Wealth around level of "accidentally speaking truth" without Joe the Plumber!
I am so mad at you right now! You got me again! Gah! LOL!
Yeah. What makes this satire is that while it’s true, no Democrat would ever say anything that is true.
Next thing you'll be talking about Free Market economy. Everybody knows that it a gateway philosophy to hard core capitalism. Say no to lower taxes!
Good one
The trick is to get on his ping list. Until I did that, I kept getting ‘got’!
Sir, you are a satirist par excellence.
Of course the party of "Mass Giveaway" "Huge Government" and high taxes is aghast. They are being pushed over a cliff into Grand Canyon and they are panicked. Screw'em.
We’ve bin missin’ yu;)
(p.s. there are some FReepers who feel the Pledge is a day late and a dollar short)
Sounds so believable I had to re-read to find anything that hadn't actually been said (out loud at least)...lol.
“If by 2012 voters are still dissatisfied they can vote the president out during the primaries.
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And vote in Clinton’s wife?
Good job, John. Nailed it, as always.
LOL! Me too...when I read that paragraph, I then looked up to see from where this article came....(chuckle)!
It does feel like rats abandoning the ship as it begins to sink, doesn’t it? ;-)
Good one John. ROFL. Thanks for the ping, and the post.
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