I am trying to find an article I saw about a month ago; I believe it was a poll commissioned by the RNC...IIRC, it said that Americans back Bush strongly on the war on terror, and after that, their top priorities for the Federal government were improving health care, improving education, and saving social security.
It also said that Americans trust Bush to successfully prosecute the War on Terror, and believe that Congress will follow his lead, but they trust the Democrats more on the domestic issues they are interested in.
The results were rather surprising to me, because they did NOT fit my preconceived notions of what Americans want, and certainly don't agree with MY opinion of what government should be doing.
My question to you is, do you have any basis for saying what Americans do or don't want, or are you projecting your own beliefs onto the rest of the country?
The short answer is no, I have no data regarding polls. But in three elections, where the people were presented clear precise conservative choices against two liberal Democratic candidates and in one election where ten precise conservative issues were presented, Republicans won landslide victories of unprecedented proportions. And if Americans really prefer liberals and socialism why do Democrats try to mask or disguise their liberal views and completely avoid the word socialist? Why do they try to hide behind the term progressive? Why do they try to coopt some conservatism on something to make them selves appear conservative? Their clumsy attempts are little more than charades for public consumption and everybody knows it. If the American people are liberal and socialistic, why do Democrats and the media resort to these charades? Ninety per cent of the media vote Democratic? Why do they attempt to appear unbiased and deny their prejudice? Why does the media go to such lengths to hide their liberalism and one-world socialistic views. If most Americans were liberal and socialistic, would the media go to such lengths to hide their views which would be no different from the public's at large?
I have a few more questions for you and any others who have doubts. If Social Security, the Democrat's exemplary socialistic issue, is such a great deal for the people, why is it necessary to compel participation by law? What would the American people do if given a choice, would you rather participate in Social Security or opt out and be completely responsible for your own disability and retirement program? Most of you may not remember, but back in the late sixties and early seventies, many groups were not covered under social security, doctors and dentists for example. When the government decided to include doctors and dentists it was not optional or voluntary. It was compulsory and mandatory. Does that sound like a popular program that Americans can't wait to become participants? And if it were really such a wonderful program, why does it not apply to members of Congress? How many Americans are unaware that FICA is not taken out of your friendly local Congressman's paycheck. Members of Congress have their own retirement plan separate and completely isolated from Social Security. If it is such a fair and wonderful plan, why did they carefully exclude themselves from participation? Why haven't they climbed on this bandwagon? They have certainly not been bashful about getting in on any other good deal.
And my last answer is that if Americans are actually liberal and socialistic, then stop this train, I want to get off. I don't want to live in a country that is socialistic and intend to do everything within my power to change the minds of the people and/or secede from the country. I have no objection to people voluntarily having any programs or form of government that suits their own purposes. But I draw the line when they want to impose socialism and their corrupt form of government on me or my family. Socialism is corrupt. It is a crime against freedom and mankind. It is a form of slavery and an abomination that should be eradicated from the earth. And I don't intend to continue allowing other people to continue imposing involuntary servitude on me or my family in perpetuity.