Dems care.In the February issue, Molly Ivins Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (August 30 1944 – January 31 2007) was a liberal American newspaper columnist, political commentator, and best-selling author from Austin, Texas. said no one could answer the question "What do we stand for?" with less than a laundry list laundry list A popular term for a long list of Sx, diseases, or etiologies that share something in common–eg, differential diagnosis of acute abdomen ("Get Off Your Duff'"). Well, I have the answer. It only takes four words: Democrats are for caring. Republicans, on the other hand, are for reward and punishment. Republicans demand self-reliance. Those who are successful should be rewarded; those who Fail must suffer their Fate as punishment. Caring means that Democrats believe there are many circumstances that overwhelm o·ver·whelm tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms 1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. the average person's abilities. Furthermore, we believe our society is rich enough and strong enough to lend a helping hand. Not helping is self-centered and greedy. Republican pit bulls are tearing away the caring institutions that Democrats have built in our beloved country over the last century. Yet today's Democrats do no more than wring wring v. wrung , wring·ing, wrings v.tr. 1. To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used with out. 2. their hands and say, "Of course we aren't organized. We're Democrats." What do we stand for? We'd better stand for tough action. And we'd better do it today. Soon there won't be anything left. Sue Ellingson Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The 2006 population estimate of Madison was 223,389, making it the second largest city in Wisconsin, after Milwaukee, and |
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