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Party of Death vs. The Party of Slow Suicide ©2003 Patrick Rooney
Once upon a time, there were essentially two
political parties in America—the Democrats, the party of the blue-collar man;
and the Republicans, the party of the white-collar man. Two parties, two
visions, yet both American. Today, there are still two major parties in
America—the Democrats, the party of death, and the Republicans, the party of
slow suicide. The names may have remained the same, but the times, they have
a--changed.
My parents were “New Deal” Democrats—they believed that Franklin Roosevelt
and his big government helped get us out of the Great Depression. While that
point is certainly debatable, it is certainly true that Franklin Roosevelt
wasn’t Howard Dean.
My folks were hard working, bill paying, church-going people. They sacrificed
and sent their kids to Catholic school, so we could get a better education than
they themselves were able to get. My dad was a combat Vet, and proudly flew the
colors at all appropriate holidays. He would not have recognized John Kerry. My
mom was a “homemaker” when the word wasn’t considered an insult. Trust me,
she wouldn’t have recognized Hillary Clinton.
Viewing today’s Democratic Party is mind numbing. The party’s total
degeneration is now complete. And all the old rules of civilized discourse are
gone. We have Bill Clinton and his Jim Jones followers to thank for that. His
behavior in office hit new lows, and he pulled a whole political party down with
him.
Now it’s considered okay to lie, to cheat, to steal in order to “win”. To
rip the Commander In Chief while the man is leading a war for our nation’s
survival. To blame the man for his “failure” in the war on terror when
everyone knows liberal Democrats have been terror’s best friend. The
leadership of this party is wicked to the core, and following them leads to
certain death.
Unchecked abortion, revolving door immigration, rampant homosexuality,
backbreaking taxes, crippling regulation, the rise of the U.N. and N.E.A., the
shredding of the Constitution—the list goes on ad nauseam. This is the legacy
of the modern Democratic Party.
The main alternative is the Republican Party. A party that accomplished some
remarkable things over the years, like freeing the slaves and winning the Cold
War. But something has happened to the Grand Old Party.
Many of the GOP’s positions will bring us to the same destination (death) as
the Democrats, only slower. Example: immigration. Where the Democrats seek to
destroy the United States with open, uncontrolled immigration, the Republicans
apply window dressing, yet keep the borders open, in an effort to win votes and
not offend Hispanics.
The Republican strategy appears to be to win now and to hell with the succeeding
generations. It’s kind of like the late Washington Redskins’ coach George
Allen’s “the future is now” strategy.
Republicans who follow such a strategy are ensuring the eventual demise of their
own party as the more illegal immigrants they allow in, the worse their chances
become of winning office in the future. This ain’t hard to figure out, folks.
On many other issues, the Republicans’ strategy of slow strangulation is
evident. Take the growth of government itself, which was once considered a great
evil. Ronald Reagan himself said, “Government is the problem.” Now
Republican leaders are all too happy to grow the government, thereby increasing
its power to enslave the average American.
Republicans are happy to let organizations like the NEA grow in power, as they
preside over the brutalizing of our children’s minds, spirits, and sometimes
bodies. When will the people realize that they cannot take back their culture
while the NEA maintains control over their children? Remember the words of
Hitler: “When an opponent declares, "I will not come over to your
side," I calmly say, "Your child belongs to us already.”
Republicans cannot even muster enough strength to stop the obvious brutality of
partial birth abortion, or object when the left removes the Ten Commandments
from a state courthouse, or speak up when “apple pie American” groups like
the Boy Scouts are preyed upon by homosexual activists and traitorous judges.
The only viable alternative for those of all political persuasions is a strong
stand for truth which would bring life and hope to this nation. While the
current Democratic Party is by far the larger evil, choosing the big lie or the
smaller lie both lead to death at varying speeds.
This is not a call for the abandonment of the classic two-party system. But it
is a call, to either choose the speed of this nation’s death, or demand a
better set of choices from your party. I recommend the latter.