tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818703174963694504.post8428120457760758301..comments2024-03-09T04:00:18.309-06:00Comments on Know Thyself: The Rhetoric and Story of PoliticsKeith Reichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679244684706964812noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818703174963694504.post-31424983853926678632010-09-27T21:49:10.045-05:002010-09-27T21:49:10.045-05:00I agree this upcoming election will be highly inte...I agree this upcoming election will be highly interesting. I do think Democrats will loose.. It is a historical thing, any party that holds majority tends to loose it quickly as you cannot make everyone happy.<br /><br />My own beliefs aside, I feel that both sides tend to paint things with a brush of their own motives. For all of the "championing of the middle class" and " pro American" platforms, there really is no difference minus ones stance on abortion which is so divisive the Supreme Court will never touch it. The health care bill was a joke by the Democrats. It did nothing to lower the outrageous costs of heath care. It just made purchasing a plan mandatory, something the middle class would forgo anyways due to financial constraints. It just costs them more.<br /><br />Now my own beliefs are of a small federal government and strong states rights. I feel the government is to provide defense for the country and regulate very little. It is not the governments job to bail people out or give them free stuff. The American ideal is to be able to achieve on your own God given talents, not the Government giving everyone a cute little piece of the prize at the expense of others.Joshua Pagonishttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.com