Friday, February 22, 2008

Local GOP Reveals Twisted Priorities

Michigan's unemployment rate is high, jobs are going overseas, millions of Americans are without health insurance, hundreds of thousands of people are on the brink of losing their homes, billions of dollars a day are being wasted on the war in Iraq.

So what do the Livingston County Republicans say their top priorities are in 2008?

An email to local Republicans this week(provided to me by a special friend) says:

"Republican victory means:
Winning the War on Terror
Replacing Supreme Court retirements with Constructionists
Making the Bush Tax Cuts Permanent."

That's it. Do you see anything in there about jobs, about working people, about anything that affects anyone but the richest people in America?

I sure don't. All I see is fear, packing the courts with reactionary judges, and helping the rich get richer.

The same email hints that Republicans realize those priorities are not too popular. "Republican voter turnout is needed urgently this year, and this election is of profound importance. All local Republican candidates will suffer if conservative voters stay home," said the email.

And it even hints that people may not want to give money to the top-of-the ticket, noting, "We have re-designed the membership in order to maximize local candidate support this election process." In other words, we'll spend the money locally rather than send it on to John McCain.

So if more war and more tax cuts for the rich are your priorities, you know which party is for you.

If you want jobs, health care, a better future for your kids, and an end to a wasteful, pointless war in Iraq, look to the Democrats.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

good post - you should do more of this type of thing