WORLD VIEW
Is America to end in fiery immolation or to sink into an icy abyss of poverty? This either/or proposition seems to be the Hobson’s Choice given to us by the leaders of the Republican and Democrat Parties. Ken Mehlman, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) fears immolation as our end and Howard Dean, Chairman Democratic National Committee, (DNC) sees poverty as our national destiny. But, happily, each of them offers an opportunity to avoid the impending disaster; vote their party into office in November and their party will save the nation. Who is right, which straw shall we grasp?
In contrasting Op-Ed pieces issued by Mr. Mehlman and Mr. Dean on September 22, each outlines the world view of their party and what solutions their party officially offers to the crisis of our time. So stark are the differences in perceiving where America has been, where it is now and what lies in the future, one wonders if they are operating on the same planet.
The Republican world view sees the fiery attack on America by the Islamo-fascists as the central fact. Mr. Mehlman notes the increasing ferocity of terrorists’ assaults on Western Civilization since the Munich attack in 1972 that reached new heights of barbarity in the 9/11 attack and continued in the unmasked plans for new assaults on Americans uncovered in London in the last few weeks. Homeland defense is the primary domestic goal, fighting the Islamo-fascists on their own turf and limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapons are the international goals. He describes continued robust domestic economy growth and participation in a vibrant global economy as dependent upon true national security and the defeat of Islamo-fascist terrorism.
"A war against American families" by the government, meaning the Bush administration, is the repeated theme of the Democrat world view, as outlined by Chairman Dean. He sees America in the cold grip of poverty, injustice and depression. His description of the current state of American society is reminiscent of Charles Dickens describing the early industrial age in his book ‘Bleak House’ and in his story, ‘A Christmas Carol’ except one would have to strip out the happy ending for Tiny Tim in the holiday tale. In his utter despair, Chairman Dean laments high unemployment due to globalization, falling wages, a health care crisis, disappearing pensions, and "dwindling economic fortunes". He opines that by abandoning the war against Islamo-fascism in Iraq, we could have enough money to fund many new government programs to cure all the ills that beset America. It is difficult for the ordinary observer to share Mr. Dean’s gloom and doom outlook. Where is all the poverty and government oppression except in the Liberal mind? In his article only two sentences represent the whole of Democrat policy on the war on terror, defense policy and al Qaeda.
Come election time, Mr. Dean and his Democrat liberals, can be trusted to only vaguely lay out a ‘plan’ to defeat the enemies of poverty, injustice and depression. Is the enemy really at home? Can’t you see him all around you? Or is he you? You who can’t make ends meet, you who can’t party or shop, you who can’t find a job, you with a job who are so depresseed you can’t go to work, you who must fight injustice and discrimination daily, you who can’t save because you choose not to, you who need the government to tax you more so that you can spend less and save others who won’t take care of themselves responsibly? Is it so unfair and oppressive as you go about your day by day living that poverty, injustice and depression way heavily upon your mind? Or are these mere delusions conveniently playing you for a sucker and playing into the hands of would-be leaders like Mr. Dean?
In November, Americans must choose between the opposing Republican and Democrat world views. Chairman Dean, speaking for Democrats, claims the danger to the nation comes from Bush, Cheney and Rove. Conversely, Chairman Mehlman, speaking for the Republicans, see the danger coming from Osama, al-Qaeda and Ahmadinejad. Starkly put, which is the greater danger. Fire or ice?
Is America to end in fiery immolation or to sink into an icy abyss of poverty? This either/or proposition seems to be the Hobson’s Choice given to us by the leaders of the Republican and Democrat Parties. Ken Mehlman, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) fears immolation as our end and Howard Dean, Chairman Democratic National Committee, (DNC) sees poverty as our national destiny. But, happily, each of them offers an opportunity to avoid the impending disaster; vote their party into office in November and their party will save the nation. Who is right, which straw shall we grasp?
In contrasting Op-Ed pieces issued by Mr. Mehlman and Mr. Dean on September 22, each outlines the world view of their party and what solutions their party officially offers to the crisis of our time. So stark are the differences in perceiving where America has been, where it is now and what lies in the future, one wonders if they are operating on the same planet.
The Republican world view sees the fiery attack on America by the Islamo-fascists as the central fact. Mr. Mehlman notes the increasing ferocity of terrorists’ assaults on Western Civilization since the Munich attack in 1972 that reached new heights of barbarity in the 9/11 attack and continued in the unmasked plans for new assaults on Americans uncovered in London in the last few weeks. Homeland defense is the primary domestic goal, fighting the Islamo-fascists on their own turf and limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapons are the international goals. He describes continued robust domestic economy growth and participation in a vibrant global economy as dependent upon true national security and the defeat of Islamo-fascist terrorism.
"A war against American families" by the government, meaning the Bush administration, is the repeated theme of the Democrat world view, as outlined by Chairman Dean. He sees America in the cold grip of poverty, injustice and depression. His description of the current state of American society is reminiscent of Charles Dickens describing the early industrial age in his book ‘Bleak House’ and in his story, ‘A Christmas Carol’ except one would have to strip out the happy ending for Tiny Tim in the holiday tale. In his utter despair, Chairman Dean laments high unemployment due to globalization, falling wages, a health care crisis, disappearing pensions, and "dwindling economic fortunes". He opines that by abandoning the war against Islamo-fascism in Iraq, we could have enough money to fund many new government programs to cure all the ills that beset America. It is difficult for the ordinary observer to share Mr. Dean’s gloom and doom outlook. Where is all the poverty and government oppression except in the Liberal mind? In his article only two sentences represent the whole of Democrat policy on the war on terror, defense policy and al Qaeda.
Come election time, Mr. Dean and his Democrat liberals, can be trusted to only vaguely lay out a ‘plan’ to defeat the enemies of poverty, injustice and depression. Is the enemy really at home? Can’t you see him all around you? Or is he you? You who can’t make ends meet, you who can’t party or shop, you who can’t find a job, you with a job who are so depresseed you can’t go to work, you who must fight injustice and discrimination daily, you who can’t save because you choose not to, you who need the government to tax you more so that you can spend less and save others who won’t take care of themselves responsibly? Is it so unfair and oppressive as you go about your day by day living that poverty, injustice and depression way heavily upon your mind? Or are these mere delusions conveniently playing you for a sucker and playing into the hands of would-be leaders like Mr. Dean?
In November, Americans must choose between the opposing Republican and Democrat world views. Chairman Dean, speaking for Democrats, claims the danger to the nation comes from Bush, Cheney and Rove. Conversely, Chairman Mehlman, speaking for the Republicans, see the danger coming from Osama, al-Qaeda and Ahmadinejad. Starkly put, which is the greater danger. Fire or ice?
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