So, I was considering what to write in my letter to the editor of the Daily Herald, the largest paper in the Chicago suburbs. They hadn't printed the one I sent about Kirk boasting about telling the Communist Chinese government not to trust our government (a thing that Alexi still hasn't taken as much advantage of as he could). And since they endorsed Kirk, I figured they wouldn't print another Kirk bashing letter. So, after giving it some thought, I decided to write something that points out the differences between the Dems and Republicans and also might motivate a few Dems that weren't thinking of voting to get off their butts and get to the booth. Follow me below the fold.
I admit to not being the best with words. I am an idea man but not the best in putting them into a decent order so I am sure that most of you could come up with better ways to phrase what I wrote. Without further ado:
If you haven't voted yet, consider the following before you do.
If it weren't for the Democrats, most economists agree (even the conservative ones) that the unemployment rate would be a minimum of 13%. If it weren't for the Democrats insurance companies would still refuse to cover you due to pre-existing conditions or drop you because you forgot to mention you had acne as a teenager when you applied. If it weren't for Democrats, the auto industry in the US would be dead. If it weren't for Democrats, an additional 200,000 teachers, firemen and policemen would be out of work. If it weren't for Democrats, companies that ship jobs overseas would still get rewarded through tax loopholes. If it weren't for Democrats, women would not have the wage protections they have now. If it weren't for Democrats, our veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan would not have the increased benefits and access to health care they have now.
If it weren't for Republicans, we wouldn't have even had the deep recession we did. If it weren't for Republicans we wouldn't have seen the BP oil well disaster. If it weren't for Republicans, the top 1% wouldn't be earning 50% of the country's wealth and the middle class wages wouldn't have actually gone down several years in a row.
Just a few things to consider.
So that is the letter. I hope it gets published, though I tend to doubt it. But I present it to you because maybe some Kossack might like the general thrust of the letter and send it to her/his local paper. As the saying goes, "It can't hurt to try."