Critical Issues Survey

Today I received my "weekly" survey of issues (request for donations!!!) It is a typical gimick to ask you to be concerned, and then send $25 to $1000 donations to help the Party. If you are unable "please send $15 for processing." The irony is I have filled out numerous surveys, yet never received any response, let alone change in policies. Let's take a look at a few of the "questions."

"Do you think Congress should respond to the economic slowdown with a plan of tax cuts to stimulate the economy?" Well of course (plus spending cuts, deregulation, elimination of the Fed, cutting back government, etc........ Those extra parts they don't ask about!!!!!!

"Do you believe our economy will grow if we cut taxes and put more money in the hands of hardworking Americans who pay taxes?" See above morons!!!! Oh, by the way you aren't puuting money into the hands of Americans, you stole it in the first place. In criminal law we would add restitution!

"Do you believe that reducing the federal deficit should be a priority?" Easily done, see above. By the way I see [p]resident Bush asked for nearly a trillion for bailouts of failures (doesn't failure mean you SUCK!!!) See the deficit is Congress' "top priority!"

Then you get the impossible to answer questions, like "Do you still beat your wife?" "Do you think the government should reduce regulations and provide tax incentives to encourage small busines growth?" Yes, well no, ummmmmmm I know economics, let alone honesty is not an attribute of politicians (save Ron Paul). But tax incentives is government regulations (they are choosing who gets extra credit!) Who determines who is a "small busines"? How much do they get? How much bureaucracy is that going to take? Don't consumers do a much better job with that incentives thing? It is called profits.

When we turn to foreign policy........my stomach turns sour. " Should the first foreign policy of the next president be winning the war against radical Islamic extremists?" Other than the fact that they are radical due alot to us, should our first priority be not to piss off the rest of the world? Pat Buchanan's editorial today was very much to the point, we are at the end of an era.......I have children and grand children, what era are we about to give them: 100 years of war we can't win, crusade after crusade (at least the Crusaders were Christians!)

"Should America surrender in Iraq regardless of the consequences in the Middle East?" My Lord, the Middle East is not the MidWest; democracy is not their history, their choice, nor their character. Giving back Iraq to an Iraq that has now asked us to leave, is not surrender; it is respecting self-determination (I know government knows what's best for us ignorant Americans, they must know what's best for ignorant Sunnis and Shi'ites.)

Rest easy this week, seeing that Government is taking so great a concern for us.

Panem et circenses= $10 trillion

Lysander