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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: LindyBill who wrote (13802)10/25/2003 2:29:20 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 793672
 
National Security comes waaaay ahead of my Aunt Matilda getting a good deal from medicare on her false teeth.

I agree with that. The first job of government is to physically protect us. Right behind that is support for the Constitution, especially our individual rights. Beyond that, mostly I expect them to stay out of the way, especially out of the way of long-term prosperity and progress.

Based on traditional political philosophy, your boyz should be better at all three. Right now, I wouldn't give them an edge on any of them. Quite the opposite. Not that the other guys give me much hope, either, mind you, but the status quo is totally unacceptable.
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