1. We will always respect you for your conservative beliefs. We will never, ever, call you "unpatriotic" simply because you disagree with us. In fact, we encourage you to dissent and disagree with us.
WE DON'T CALL YOU UNPATRIOTIC BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE WITH US. WE CALL YOU UNPATRIOTIC BECAUSE YOU HATE THIS COUNTRY.
2. We will let you marry whomever you want, even when some of us consider your behavior to be "different" or "immoral." Who you marry is none of our business. Love and be in love -- it's a wonderful gift.
WHOMEVER? SO NOW INCEST WILL BE ALLOWED? POLYGAMY? COOL!
3. We will not spend your grandchildren's money on our personal whims or to enrich our friends. It's your checkbook, too, and we will balance it for you.
AND, OF COURSE, ALL OF YOUR CHECKBOOKS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED OURS, AS WELL.
4. When we soon bring our sons and daughters home from Iraq, we will bring your sons and daughters home, too. They deserve to live. We promise never to send your kids off to war based on either a mistake or a lie.
NO, WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE YOUR GRANDKIDS HAVE TO FIGHT THEM, INSTEAD. BUT THEY WON'T BE SENT OFF. THEY'LL BE DOING IT HERE.
5. When we make America the last Western democracy to have universal health coverage, and all Americans are able to get help when they fall ill, we promise that you, too, will be able to see a doctor, regardless of your ability to pay. And when stem cell research delivers treatments and cures for diseases that affect you and your loved ones, we'll make sure those advances are available to you and your family, too.
AND ALL IT WILL MEAN ARE WAITING LISTS AND A PROHIBITION AGAINST CHOOSING YOUR OWN DOCTOR.
6. Even though you have opposed environmental regulation, when we clean up our air and water, we, the Democratic majority, will let you, too, breathe the cleaner air and drink the purer water.
WHICH WILL BE ALL YOU'LL BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO DO, ONCE THE REGULATIONS WE IMPOSE STRANGLE THE ECONOMY.
7. Should a mass murderer ever kill 3,000 people on our soil, we will devote every single resource to tracking him down and bringing him to justice. Immediately. We will protect you.
WOW! THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO FACE OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MUST HAVE WOULD-BE TERRORISTS QUAKING IN THEIR BOOTS! I FEEL SAFER ALREADY! AND I MUST HAVE MISSED WHERE CONGRESS HAS NOW TAKEN OVER EXECUTIVE BRANCH RESPONSIBILITIES.
8. We will never stick our nose in your bedroom or your womb. What you do there as consenting adults is your business. We will continue to count your age from the moment you were born, not the moment you were conceived.
HOW CONVENIENT. AND JUST HOW DO YOU COUNT THE FETUSES THAT ARE PARTIALLY BORN BEFORE THEIR BRAINS ARE SCRAMBLED?
9. We will not take away your hunting guns. If you need an automatic weapon or a handgun to kill a bird or a deer, then you really aren't much of a hunter and you should, perhaps, pick up another sport. We will make our streets and schools as free as we can from these weapons and we will protect your children just as we would protect ours.
I'LL FEEL SO MUCH BETTER KNOWING THAT MY HUNTING GUNS WEREN'T TAKEN AWAY WHEN I'M WITHOUT MY PISTOL TO DEFEND MYSELF.
10. When we raise the minimum wage, we will pay you -- and your employees -- that new wage, too. When women are finally paid what men make, we will pay conservative women that wage, too.
THAT'S GREAT! NOW I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO EARNING MINIMUM WAGE!
11. We will respect your religious beliefs, even when you don't put those beliefs into practice. In fact, we will actively seek to promote your most radical religious beliefs ("Blessed are the poor," "Blessed are the peacemakers," "Love your enemies," "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God," and "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."). We will let people in other countries know that God doesn't just bless America, he blesses everyone. We will discourage religious intolerance and fanaticism -- starting with the fanaticism here at home, thus setting a good example for the rest of the world.
DID I SAY "EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T PUT THOSE BELIEFS INTO PRACTICE"? I MEANT ONLY WHEN YOU DON'T PUT THOSE BELIEFS INTO PRACTICE.
12. We will not tolerate politicians who are corrupt and who are bought and paid for by the rich. We will go after any elected leader who puts him or herself ahead of the people. And we promise you we will go after the corrupt politicians on our side FIRST. If we fail to do this, we need you to call us on it. Simply because we are in power does not give us the right to turn our heads the other way when our party goes astray. Please perform this important duty as the loyal opposition.
AND BY "CORRUPT," I MEAN, OF COURSE, CONSERVATIVE. DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH WAITING FOR US TO GO AFTER HARRY REID OR WILLIAM JEFFERSON OR ANYONE NAMED KENNEDY.
"It's your checkbook, too, and we will balance it for you."
All your checkbook are belong to us!