Jim Dodge’s Feb. 28 Viewpoint criticizing liberals for partisan attacks on Republicans would be more credible if he hadn’t done the same thing to Democrats.
Does he think he has credibility when he calls the Obama administration “community agitators, income tax evaders and the 1960’s version of terrorists”? Or saying Democrats “would love to rewrite the Constitution”? No facts, just right-wing name-calling.
He says sensible people applaud Mike Pence for saying “no.” Pence voted against the stimulus, but Martin Feldstein, considered the dean of conservative economists, said, “Without that rise in government spending, the economic downturn would be deeper and longer.”
Dodge repeats the usual conservative talking points, such as “Government has never been the solution, only the problem.” I guess he forgot civil rights laws, the Food and Drug Administration, Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, the GI Bill, and child labor laws, to name just a few. Or he doesn’t think they’re important.
He says government’s “job is to get out of the way and let the American people create.” So he must have been pleased when government got out of the way and let energy giant Enron create deceptive accounting practices, resulting in bankruptcy and billions of dollars of pensions lost. And when Bernie Madoff created a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, unchecked by government despite repeated warnings. And when financial institutions created subprime mortgages and credit default swaps, which nearly caused a global depression.
As James Madison said, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary.”
Norma Abbey
Anderson
Letters
Letter: Holes pointed out in talking points
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Letter: Consumer-driven economy will pay off debt
To save America some money — by acclimation of course — let’s not have a presidential election in 2012. We already have a good president who will do his best to kill all Republican bills (DOA) and, consequently, create more good-paying jobs in the $30 per hour range.
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Letter: Gingrich cashes in on political amnesia
Rasmussen says that Romney has flattened nationally. Why?
Two reasons seem to tell the tale. Gingrich has shown that he will fight, and Romney is a Mormon, believed to be a “cult” by a majority of evangelicals. -
Letter: Hiring Winkler not wise spending
As a taxpayer I want to know that my taxes are being spent wisely. Hiring Greg Winkler at a salary of $126,000 is not wise spending.
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Letter: Bill of Rights being nullified by new law
President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act on New Year’s Eve. I doubt many Americans noticed its implications because they do not yet comprehend the big picture. This law, coupled with the Patriot Act, is paving the way for America’s direction toward tyranny.
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Letter: $14 trillion debt started by previous president
I’m a proud atheist who’s lucky enough to know the difference between fact and fantasy.
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Letter: Economy putting people in the gutters
We are now getting the results of putting people in the gutters. We need to take a second look at our government and its policies. It’s not working.
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Viewpoint: Look at Creation Museum from an educational, scientific perspective
I encourage any and all who have interest in this vitally important topic to “go to the source,” to invest the time and energy into exploring The Creation Museum for themselves.
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Letter: Blame the voters for our Congress
Why is insider trading legal for Congress and illegal for the rest of us? They make and enact laws for all of us, but then exempt members of Congress. Somehow this doesn’t seem to pass the smell test.
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Letter: Smith’s firings appear vindictive
Anderson is a city of negative publicity and actions. Why else is Sears leaving? Can we stand four years of vindictive actions and negative reporting?
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Letter: Planned devaluation of dollar is coming
I’ve submitted letters regarding the existence of a global elite for years now. I’m now submitting another one in which I hope readers will take note of.
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Letter: Consumer-driven economy will pay off debt
