R e Curt Welborne letter of July 18, "Liberals deserve thanks, not scorn."
Once again a liberal cannot reach the meat of his argument before name calling and making insulting remarks. Once he has those off his chest, he wonders why not everyone thinks the president is a "great American." Could it be unemployment, a failed stimulus, the ignoring of the job crisis and the economy during his first 18 months in office, while he and the liberal Congress chased long discredited liberal dreams, or the attack on Boeing?
The Constitution is mentioned, but the claim that Brown v. the Board of Education decision happened because of "who was in charge" is dubious at best, based upon the separation of powers under the Constitution and the lifetime appointments of the justices. While LBJ was in charge when the Civil Rights Act passed, the Democrats voted against it and the evil Republicans ushered it through Congress.
While it is indeed sad that the protesting WWI veterans were driven out of Washington by Hoover and MacArthur, let us remember why they ended up in Washington. A land war in Europe broke out between the regular players (land wars in Europe happened every 25-50 years in Europe for centuries), and the Democratic president saw a chance to become a global player; he fantasized about a utopian, progressive world government with him at the helm, so the country's young men were sent "over there" to die. Let's not forget WWII, and while by 1945, we knew the evil that the Nazis represented, we did not know that five years earlier. The liberal, Democratic president, FDR, plotted with Churchill to get the U.S. into the war; finally, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and FDR reacted immediately. He asked Congress to declare war on Japan ... and Germany.
To continue the "who was in charge" game: who was for the start of the Korean War, and the Vietnam War?
But wait, there are liberal successes; JFK was the first to prove that you could lower tax rates and increase government revenues. Reagan followed suit. But today's president has said it is not about increased revenues, it is about fairness.
The U.S. was founded upon the backs of individuals, and it has been a great success because it provides opportunity for all, not equal outcomes. It often seems that liberals want to meet every need of every individual, through a mammoth, debt ridden federal government. It also seems that Vauvenaurges' maxim: "Servitude debases men to the point where they end up liking it," is being proved correct in this country if we substitute "dependence" for servitude.
Lastly, a Founding Father once noted: Democracy is a wonderful thing until 51percent vote that the 49 percent should support them.
And there you have it; no insults or snide remarks. It can be done. Enjoy this beautiful South Carolina weather.
The writer lives in Georgetown.
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