[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

Hey, there's an original idea! Let's spend government money to get rid of poverty. It's never been tried before!

[WOSG]

The grand strategy? Simple: Eliminate poverty throughout the world."

This would require:
1) Eliminating Islam, the scourge of many a nation.
2) Making the whole world a free-market arena and zone.

Any other strategy of the socialist variety will fail.

[sergeantdave]

Let's see - seize all private property, the state owns and runs the means of production and those who disagree go to the gulag.

Did I miss anything?

Oh, yeh. The ruling politburo gets dachas, special party member stores and limos.

[dfwgator]

Bill is living in a world of make-believe, with flowers and bells and leprachauns, and magic frogs with funny little hats.

[Always Right]

The second leg of Republicans' grand strategy is to shrink the role of government in people's lives. That, too, is failing.

That is 'failing' because they are NOT doing it. Duh. Domestic spending is raising out of control with neither party looking to do anything about it.

[winner3000]

(Democrats have been criticized for offering no alternative grand strategy. We might forgive them on two counts. Republican control of the White House and Congress virtually dooms any Democratic ideas.)

How forgiving! More like partisan...

[Galveston Grl]

I wish democrats would run on ending global poverty with American taxpayer money. Global wealth redistribution would be a great platform for the Dummies. Hillary! Go for it.

[Reddy]

"The grand strategy? Simple: Eliminate poverty throughout the world."



"The poor you will always have with you." Jesus
(Mark 14:7)

[B-Chan]

[The] Republicans' grand strategy is to shrink the role of government in people's lives. That, too, is failing. Budget deficits, trade deficits and the federal government's incompetent response to Katrina and rebuilding New Orleans, to say nothing of the Medicare Part D headaches, are evidence enough

I don't have an opinion about General Clark's "grand strategy" -- but honesty compels me to admit that the critics are correct when it comes to the GOP's failure on the big government issue.

[hford02]

Just a thought... but if we reduce our superpower defense budget to eliminate world poverty.... who would protect us(and the rest of the free world) from Chinese Communist or Islamofascist invasion?... Or am I a hopeless rightwing reactionary?

[bordergal]

Yes, I'm sure that corrupt dictators will use our aid for the benefit of their people, and not send any of it to their private swiss bank accounts......

/channeling Bono

[mthom]

Wow another presentation of the lefts solution for any problem that comes up: worldwide socialism. Keep trying guys! One of these centuries somebody will buy it. Idiots.

[VeniVidiVici]

Is Bill SpaceCadet in Jr High School? I think I wrote something similar to this back then.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

We know that neo-Marxists the world over love the poor. They are working so hard to make more of them.

[dead]

[Alas Babylon!]

Spend a bit more on education and energy, medical and agricultural research; a bit less on automobiles and extravagant lifestyles.

Oh, please, we've try this EVERY time a democrat wins an election.

Clinton put a LUXURY tax on the rich. Yachts and expensive boats were highly taxed, for example. Well, the rich aren't stupid, so they bought fewer boats. Result? Several yacht manufacturers driven out of business, and the craftsmen who worked for them, blue collar stalwarts who built ships and yachts generation after generation, passing down skills from father to son, unemployed.

It's so easy to be compassionate and concerned with other peoples money, but often extremely simplistic and the results are not intuitive toward the solution desired. Actions have consequences. Generally, people have to strive and work for things they want. Anything else is pampering.

[hinckley buzzard]

I tried to be obedient and get all the guffaws and harrumphs out of my system; but as I read, new ones kept emerging with accelerating frequency. Sorry!

[Between the Lines]

And, oh yes, eliminating poverty is a dominant message of the Bible, if that means anything to you.

You will always have the poor among you... John 12:8a

Eliminating poverty is not in the Bible. Even in the last days we will still have the poor.

He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,Revelation 13:16

[Lancey Howard]

LOL, another "Ingrate Society" program from the rats?
How much this time? $500 trillion?

[ccmay]

Wow. After they get done with poverty, maybe they can do something about sunspots, ants at picnics, and the common cold.

-ccm