Unlike the fictional Robin Hood of yore, Senator McCain intends to continue the tradition started by President Bush, of making the rich richer. While no one has accused the Republican Party of stealing from the poor to give to the rich, neither has anyone ever accused the Republican Party of taking anything from the rich and giving it to the poor. Even though he initially opposed the Bush tax cuts, Senator McCain now supports them. This will certainly help Senator McCain in his efforts to reach out to the working men and women of America who can barely make ends meet and don't have adequate health insurance or any health insurance at all. No doubt he can explain this in the 500 words or more.
Robin Hood, as depicted by Hollywood, wore green tights and hung out with a band of "Merry Men." An actor by the name of Errol Flynn, set the standard for portraying Robin Hood in the movies, and also set other standards with women of all ages. Excuse me, back to the Republican Party. It is against conservative Republican principles for men to wear green tights, and you hardly ever see a group of high-ranking Republicans with their arms around each other with smiling faces. Perhaps if we could get a group shot of them on a visit to Guantánamo we could see them in a more festive mood. Cheap shot? Hardly! Those that live by the sword tend to get skewered by the sword.
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I've been a lurker on your blog for a few weeks, but I decided I had to speak up on this one:
While no one has accused the Republican Party of stealing from the poor to give to the rich, neither has anyone ever accused the Republican Party of taking anything from the rich and giving it to the poor.
My question for you is why should the government take from the rich and give to the poor? Shouldn't that be the (moral) responsibility of the "rich"? And just who determines the threshold of "rich"? Would that be done by the government as well?
I enjoy reading blogs with different perspectives than my own - it helps me to see the other side - but I'm just not seeing the justification for this particular side.
Dana,
great questions. "Moral responsibility" is a wonderful concept. There are many rich who give to the poor of their own record. However, there are many people of means who basically say "It's my money and I don't care what happens to anyone else." That's been said for a long time. If those with means don't see to it that the quality of life for those without means is sufficient, then those with means can find much of their money taken away. This happened in England. The worst nightmare of any of us is that the poor and the working class begin to vote en masse and elect a real socialist government instead of a quasi socialist one.
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