Posted on 04/30/2005 7:48:27 PM PDT by CHARLITE
"We are Republicans, and don't propose to leave our party and identify ourselves with the party whose antecedents have been rum, Romanism, and rebellion. We are loyal to our flag."
The Big Lie in that particular canard is that there never was a surplus to "squander". The Clintinoids simply declared that there was a "projected surplus", which mysteriously disappeared the day after the 2000 election. Then it was discovered that the Clinton administration had been cooking the economic books for at least two years prior to the election, yet somehow the myth of a surplus still hangs on.
The reason so many people vote against their own self-interest is because not everyone puts their self-interests first.
This is a concept that is beyond the, in the words of Tammy Bruce, "malignant narcissist" of the left. In fact it is so beyond the Democrat that not only isn't utter selfishness wrong but unless someone is utterly selfish there must be something "wrong" with them. This is the entire point of one of the best selling leftist-penned tomes "What's The Matter With Kansas?"
Because Democrats have no higher value than self (not God, not country, not truth) they cannot conceive of people who would put their selfishness on hold in favor of protecting America, honoring God and seeking truth.
They don't understand the concept of sacrificing for a bigger cause because to the Democrat the ONLY cause is self. Thus the expression "if it feels good, do it." Thus the emphasis on not doing estimable things but on SELF-esteem.
In fact the concept of sacrificing for a bigger cause scares the hell out of them. They believe there must be something wrong with people who aren't utterly selfish. They must be "brainwashed" to love America or believe in God, etc.
This is why they HATE Bush and LOVE Clinton. Bush believes in God and he loves America. Clinton cared about NOTHING other than "getting off." He wouldn't protect America, he ejaculated all over the Oval Office, he sold the Lincoln Bedroom like it was a Motel Six...THAT they understand.
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