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Politics of FEAR Remain Constant
It doesn't seem to matter which party is in power. Fear and playing on people's fears make good politics or at least that is how the politicians think.
During the Bush administration, the Democrats were claiming that the President was using FEAR tactics to get and continue funding for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. They screamed it every time they had an opportunity.
Now that President Obama is using FEAR tactics in an effort to pass his Health Care Bill, it is OK. He is spreading fear every opportunity. Bringing out sick people and telling us all that we are going to all end up like that if we (politicians) don't pass his Health Care reform bill. He is telling us that if we don't act now, in 10 or 15 years, we will not be able to afford to fix it. That time is of the essence.
Remember when we had the gasoline shortage and the people were wondering why we couldn't drill for oil in our own country, in Alaska's Anwr region or off shore. The people said if you start drilling now, in ten years the problem would be over. The Democrats blocked every attempt to "Drill Here, Drill Now" Had we started drilling back in the 1990s, like we would have liked, we would probably have affordable gas now. But the environmentalists, like Al Gore, blocked every attempt to drill and still do using FEAR. We will ruin our landscape. There will be oil rigs on every shore line in the country. It will ruin our forests, kill off vegetation and animal life. What about the caribou?
Why is it OK to use FEAR if you are a Democrat and not if you are a Republican?
I don't think our political system is failing us, the people we have elected are failing us. I think we should vote them all out of office and start over. If you are a lawyer, you should be barred from politics, only real people allowed. People who care about the country, not people with hidden agendas. People who would like to go to Washington for a couple of terms and then hand over government to more willing ethical, morally sound people, not professional politicians.
That is my stand, what is yours.
During the Bush administration, the Democrats were claiming that the President was using FEAR tactics to get and continue funding for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. They screamed it every time they had an opportunity.
Now that President Obama is using FEAR tactics in an effort to pass his Health Care Bill, it is OK. He is spreading fear every opportunity. Bringing out sick people and telling us all that we are going to all end up like that if we (politicians) don't pass his Health Care reform bill. He is telling us that if we don't act now, in 10 or 15 years, we will not be able to afford to fix it. That time is of the essence.
Remember when we had the gasoline shortage and the people were wondering why we couldn't drill for oil in our own country, in Alaska's Anwr region or off shore. The people said if you start drilling now, in ten years the problem would be over. The Democrats blocked every attempt to "Drill Here, Drill Now" Had we started drilling back in the 1990s, like we would have liked, we would probably have affordable gas now. But the environmentalists, like Al Gore, blocked every attempt to drill and still do using FEAR. We will ruin our landscape. There will be oil rigs on every shore line in the country. It will ruin our forests, kill off vegetation and animal life. What about the caribou?
Why is it OK to use FEAR if you are a Democrat and not if you are a Republican?
I don't think our political system is failing us, the people we have elected are failing us. I think we should vote them all out of office and start over. If you are a lawyer, you should be barred from politics, only real people allowed. People who care about the country, not people with hidden agendas. People who would like to go to Washington for a couple of terms and then hand over government to more willing ethical, morally sound people, not professional politicians.
That is my stand, what is yours.
posted by Brian J Perks at
7:27 AM
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