Posted by
B.N. Sharpe on Sunday, September 30, 2007 1:05:12 AM
This DividedWeFail.org group, with the genetically engineered mascot has a kernel of the right idea. I'm supposing that they envision some great melding of the the two great political philosophies into one greatest political platform through compromise and capitulation. As best as I can tell, on cursory perusal, all such compromise and capitulation would be performed by the elephant part of this ridiculous result of philosophic philandering. Though they, at DividedWeFail.org, did have sense enough to employ the elephant head, the poor beast still has the dumb mass donkey body and heart, which will dominate whatever bit of brain power this hideously horrible husbandry has produced. After all, what we emote is more important than what we think.
That is evidenced by their three point pledge. The anchor pledge point says to "Vote for candidates who are specific about what they will do and how, and who stop speaking in generalities." That follows vague, vaporous platitudes to "...ensure that all Americans have access to affordable, quality health care" and "peace of mind about their long term financial security..."
How, in an open markets, free enterprise economic system is the government to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable, quality anything? In the America in which I was born, individuals did the best they could, through proper education, profitable endeavor, and prioritized expenditures to ensure themselves of affordable access to practical products and procedures, such as quality health care. Those principles were also practiced to protect what peace of mind one might be able to muster about such an abstract, ethereal subject as long term financial security. How in the wide wide world of whatever is any government supposed to ensure peace of mind about anything? In theory, that's what church does. In actuality, it would be
1984.
DividedWeFail.org's culminating conclusion is that "candidates owe us action, answers, and accountability, and they must commit to delivering long term, lasting solutions if elected." Beyond appreciating their alliteration, there's nothing in that platitude to applaud. It's just more jerky generalities that they supposedly don't want. Here's some specific action and answers to which to commit that will deliver long term, lasting solutions....
1) Educate our children and ourselves by means other than unmeritorious, unionized government schools;
2) Energize ourselves with our and our allies' fuel sources, rather than with them of those who are not our allies;
3) Implement a system of taxation that isn't communistic and doesn't promote class envy and warfare;
4) Get goldbricks out of government, so that they can grow organic veggies, chase ambulances, or whatever;
5) Allow entrepreneurial individuals, rather than goofball government, to ascertain the answers;
and finally, but foremost,
6) WIN the war against Islamofascism.
There's a quick half dozen actions and answers, all of which are promulgated in more detail at
theip.us. As for accountability of our elected and appointed officers and officials, may we exile and/or execute the ones who deny or defy their oaths of office? Please?