The Social Democrats

"Dean also said he wants to get rid of the Federal Election Commission that oversees campaign financing because it's toothless and serves the parties instead of the public. He wants to require broadcasters to devote a few hours of air time to public affairs every week."

Is it just me, or does this sound vaguely like the beginnings of state-run media? Hey, look people, we have CSPAN and CSPAN2. If we wanted anymore access to public affairs, we'd ask for it. As it is CSPAN(2) doesn't exactly draw my attention for a "few hours...every week".

Now, I would like to know how the Democrats can rail against "exporting American jobs" and in the same breathe insist that getting prescription drugs from Canada is the right thing for the country. Surely, I'm not the only one who sees this dichotomy...

Oh, and let's talk about the "Single Payer System" for Health Insurance. I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but the last remaining vestige for qualifying as a "welfare state" is socialized medicine. The Single Payer System is exactly that. The implementation of socialized medicine. And what happens to the competition within privatized medicine? It disappears just like our "socialized" educational system.

Competition creates better products, period (political competition, notwithstanding). It's a fundamental principle of capitalism. Nationalize health care like we have education and you'll get comparable products and services.

On another note... Who the hell is voting for a leader who is fervently pessimistic about the state of things? Please, turn around and show me your back. I want to see if I can fit my foot alongside your head that is firmly planted up your ass... Progress isn't made with negative rhetoric.... No one surfs out-to-sea... Dipshits...

While I'm at it, let's examine some other Democratic rhetoric heard after last night's State of the Union address. Apparently, Bush broke his promise of "humble foreign policy" and yet the Democrats were calling for a "better state of the union". While conceding that the country was strong, they insisted it could be stronger. A call to arms was made to make the country the "best" in the world.... Wait a sec... I thought we WERE the best! That's what we keep telling everyone! Hey...I'm a realist... Better is the enemy of good enough... Remember, "the glass is too damn big". Work to the requirements. Arrggh!