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The election of Sarkozy in France, who has declared France to be a friend of America, has made one of Dems' chief criticisms of GWB - that he's alienated U.S. allies - almost unusable at this time. Reports from places like Time magazine show that the surge may be working in Iraq. The Dems' bill to pull the rug out from under our troops in Iraq and prevent them from pursuing their goal of a stable, free democracy there, has been defeated.
Dems have got to be worried that all their strategy of running against GWB, rather than for anything, will be nullified by events before the 2008 election. This may explain why today we are seeing what looks like a new strategy, as both Hillary and Obama put forth something they're in favor of accomplishing, rather than merely criticizing GWB. This is a good thing, and their proposals need to be considered on their merits.
Why is it that the only new policy goals the Dems can come up with, attempt to move the U.S. away from capitalism and toward a socialist, centrally-controlled economy, in the style of the failed communist soviet union? Nothing less than this seems to be Hillary's goal:
Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it's time to replace an "on your own" society with one based on shared responsibility and prosperity.
First of all, why does she want to "replace" our society with something else? We have the greatest society, the greatest freedom, the greatest economy, the world has ever seen. Why does she want to throw it out and replace it with something she dreamed up herself?
"There is no greater force for economic growth than free markets. But markets work best with rules that promote our values, protect our workers and give all people a chance to succeed," she said. "Fairness doesn't just happen. It requires the right government policies."
Per her own words, she wants restrictions on free markets that will make it impossible for people to pursue their goals and ambitions 'on their own.'
Hillary titled a book, "It Takes a Village, " i.e. to raise a child. I think what she also has in mind is, that it takes a village to hold a free man down.
Obama proposed universal health care, and proposed massive tax increases to do it:
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) on Tuesday offered a sweeping health care plan that would provide every citizen a means for coverage and calls on government, businesses and consumers to share the costs of the program.
Obama said his plan could save the average consumer $2,500 a year and bring health care to all. Campaign aides estimated the cost of the program at $50 billion to $65 billion a year, financed largely by eliminating tax cuts for the wealthy that are scheduled to expire. President Bush wants to make those cuts permanent.
It's not going to save the average consumer $2,500 a year when the average consumer is going to be paying more in higher taxes, both directly to the government, and indirectly in higher prices on everything, in order to get this supposedly "free" health care. And of course, universal health care really means that the average American, who has a job, and takes care of making sure he or she has health care, will have to pay more to buy health care for people who don't.
