Talk about a terminal case of projection.
These guys are stuck in the past. Regular Joes now know that government comes with a price, and that the price is often way too high not only in money but in freedom. No citizen wants his health or his retirement to be subject to the whims of legislators, or worse, government careerist bureaucrats.
Talk about a terminal case of projection.
I know I got my daily 'marching orders' in my Yahoo inbox this morning.......I'm down the last two tasks on the list.
.........Laugh uncontrolably at the democrats,
and
........Turn to my framed photo of Ronaldus Magnus, pause, and salute.
Huh?! Who has hours to spend on FR? Most of us around here are working stiffs.... unlike the Republicans Howard Dean CLAIMS we are, who've never worked an honest job in our lives....
I've been hanging around this place, as time permits, since 1998 and am STILL waiting on my marching orders. :-/
One reason I don't like Democrats is they all use foul language.
Case in point: Compare the tenor of the postings here with those at DemocraticUnderground.
My orders! Where are my orders? Must have missed the memo today.
...not Republicans, genius, it's "conservatives."
Fascinating look into the liberal mind. They make life better in the sense that an addictive narcotic gives physically pleasurable sensations right up to the moment it kills you. Medicare will either be dramatically reduced, taxes will be dramatically raised, or our government will default.
Democratic congressmen can do that, for example, by making a credible collective pledge that if you vote Democrat enough you will never pay another medical bill as long as you live.
Mr. Perlstein says this as if he expects medical care to suddenly become free. Someone has to pay the bill. What Mr. Perlstein really means is that the bill will be paid by someone else, someone that is not voting Democrat. That's his hope anyway.
According to Stanley Greenberg's polls, only 30 percent of Americans call high taxes a very serious problem.
He ought to ask the question a different way: "Do you favor a tax increase?" See if that number changes any.