Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Memo to John Edwards: "Those who do not remember the past ... "
If you want evidence that today's crop of Democratic presidential-wannabes haven't a clue about how to win the White House in '08, look no further than "top-tier" candidate John Edward's plan to raise taxes on a whole host of Americans:
"To reduce carbon emissions, Edwards recognizes that people may have to pay more for gasoline. And he is not ruling out new taxes or increasing old ones.
"The universal health care plan he wants is going to be expensive and some people will have to pay more.
"Eradicating poverty, his signature issue, will also require more money from taxpayers.
"And Edwards does not favor any new tax cuts for the middle-class." [all emphases mine]
Not since Walter Mondale in 1984 has a Democratic presidential candidate been so forthright in his desire to burden American taxpayers with additional federal levies. We all know what happened to Mondale: He lost to Ronald Reagan in a landslide.
So, why is Edwards even suggesting a tax increase? John Hawkins has a good answer:
"Because every time the Democrats win an election, they manage to convince themselves that this time, it's not because the Republicans did a poor job, it's because the American people now love socialism and have decided that France is the sort of nation we should aspire to become. They've always been wrong about that before, they're wrong about it this time, and if they continue to overreach on issues like this, they'll pay a big price for it in 2008."
"To reduce carbon emissions, Edwards recognizes that people may have to pay more for gasoline. And he is not ruling out new taxes or increasing old ones.
"The universal health care plan he wants is going to be expensive and some people will have to pay more.
"Eradicating poverty, his signature issue, will also require more money from taxpayers.
"And Edwards does not favor any new tax cuts for the middle-class." [all emphases mine]
Not since Walter Mondale in 1984 has a Democratic presidential candidate been so forthright in his desire to burden American taxpayers with additional federal levies. We all know what happened to Mondale: He lost to Ronald Reagan in a landslide.
So, why is Edwards even suggesting a tax increase? John Hawkins has a good answer:
"Because every time the Democrats win an election, they manage to convince themselves that this time, it's not because the Republicans did a poor job, it's because the American people now love socialism and have decided that France is the sort of nation we should aspire to become. They've always been wrong about that before, they're wrong about it this time, and if they continue to overreach on issues like this, they'll pay a big price for it in 2008."
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Tuesday, February 06, 2007 
