an elitist group of people should not be making decisions on behalf of people whose views were not represented, that the Founders and Framers took on the daunting task of creating what can best be described as the cradle of liberty. While many of them held tremendous wealth themselves, they resented the idea that a government could take the fruits of their industry for its own use. Serving in Congress was an act of civic responsibility, unlike now, where its members (lacking in the intellectual surplus necessary to face today’s unique challenges) see their election to office as a license to destroy the basic premise of our government –a government by and for We the People. We the People are beginning to wake from a stupor and to recognize that the abuse of power evidenced by the 111th Congress is staggering.
Greg Farber
Total Proof That Affirmative Minority Loan Policies at center of global financial crisis ! And look at the Public Servants responsible ! An ex president and The present president … http://cofcc.org/?p=4060 Obviousley Clinton Started it..Obama was in on it..But why did Bush let it go on ?
George
The entitlement mentality has been so ingrained into our inner city culture that I don’t think that President Bush could have stopped the practice. From here on mark my words” WHAT IF” is going to be the word of the day.
City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level
1. Detroit , MI 32.5%
2. Buffalo , NY 29.9%
3. Cincinnati , OH 27.8%
4. Cleveland , OH 27.0%
5. Miami , FL 26.9%
5. St. Louis , MO 26.8%
7. El Paso , TX 26.4%
8. Milwaukee , WI 26.2%
9. Philadelphia , PA 25.1%
10. Newark , NJ 24.2%
U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey, August 2007
What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common?
Detroit, MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn’t elected a Republican mayor since 1961;
Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn’t elected one since 1954;
Cincinnati , OH (3rd)…since 1984;
Cleveland , OH (4th)…since 1989;
Miami , FL (5th) has never had a Republican mayor;
St. Louis , MO (6th)….since 1949;
El Paso , TX (7th) has never had a Republican mayor;
Milwaukee , WI (8th)…since 1908;
Philadelphia , PA (9th)…since 1952;
Newark , NJ (10th)…since 1907.
Einstein once said, ‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.’
It is the poor who habitually elect Democrats—yet they are still ……………….
POOR
President Obama likes to speak of Abe Lincoln? Might be some more of his “Dark Words.” You have to listen to President Obama’s words CAREFULLY!
“You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.”
Abraham Lincoln
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Tom Remington
I am a freelance writer and researcher and I publish the Black Bear Blog and other websites associated with Skinny Moose Media and...