The Winds of Change

Changing Course?

This may seem strange to some people, but I have always gauged the political mood in this country by the attitude of my mother. Born in 1948 in Iowa, my mother inherited the title of Democrat from the generations of our kin that came before us. In the eyes of my forebears, there was no being more vile than a Republican, and none more compassionate than a Democrat.

The election of 1988 was my very first chance to vote. As a senior in High School during the primary season, I earned credit in my Government class by attending all of the local rallies, to hear what all the candidates had to say. Armed with the undue influence of my teacher, and the bias of my family, I was a staunch Gephardt supporter. I attended the Democratic Caucuses, though I was not yet old enough to participate. When Gephardt lost the primaries, I was in a real quandry. Of all the Democratic candidates that year, he was the only one that I could get behind. I can’t explain WHY that is today, as his political record is pretty loathsome, but at the time, I really liked him.

The Plumber and the Marxist

No, not this Marx, and not as funny.

Democratic Presidential candidate, Barack Obama, confirmed to voters over the weekend that he believes in a complete overhaul of our free and Constitutional governance by taking from those that HAVE and giving it to those who HAVE NOT.

While in Ohio over the past several days, candidate Obama was approached by a hard working man who is a plumber by trade. “Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn’t it?” the plumber asked, complaining that he was being taxed “more and more for fulfilling the American dream.” (Foxnews.com) “It’s not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve got a chance for success too,” Obama responded. “My attitude is that if the economy’s good for folks from the bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody … I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”