If you aren't willing for everyone to read it

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If you aren't willing for everyone to read it; Don't write it!
Topic Started: Jan 27 2010, 09:13 PM (213 Views)
Post #1 Jan 27 2010, 09:13 PM	eye95
The Democrats are embarrassed that this memo was leaked. However, as the title of this thread suggests, if you don't want everyone to read it, don't write it. Politico Article Here's the pertinent excerpt: Quote: “Given the pressure Republican candidates feel from the extreme right in their party, there is a critical — yet time-sensitive — opportunity for Democratic candidates,” the DSCC writes. “We have a finite window when Republicans candidates will feel susceptible to the extremists in their party. Given the urgent nature of this dynamic, we suggest an aggressive effort to get your opponents on the record.” The memo urges Democratic candidates to force their opponents to answer a series of questions on health care, taxes and some of the favorite causes of the far right: “Do you believe that Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen? Do you think the 10th Amendment bars Congress from issuing regulations like minimum health care coverage standards? Do you think programs like Social Security and Medicare represent socialism and should never have been created in the first place? Do you think President Obama is a socialist? Do you think America should return to a gold standard?” If a Republican candidate says no to any of the questions, the memo says Democrats should “make their primary opponent or conservative activists know it. This will cause them to take heat from their primary opponents and could likely provoke a flip-flop, The questions disingenuously, in classic false-choice style, call inappropriately for a yes or a no. Instead of falling into these dishonest traps, the intended victims should just explain the applicable principles. Here's how the questions should be answered: Q1. Do you believe that Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen? A1. I don't know. President Obama has chosen not to put this issue to rest by being completely forthcoming. Until he permits the public to examine his original birth certificate, some will continue to question whether he is constitutionally qualified to be president. Q2. Do you think the 10th Amendment bars Congress from issuing regulations like minimum health care coverage standards? A2. That depends upon what the vague phrase "regulations like minimum health care coverage standards" means. If it means mandating, with the threat of a fine or jail time, that Americans have to buy "qualified" health plans, as defined by government bureaucrats, then the 10th Amendment, in conjunction with the enumerated powers of Congress, define the mandate as unconstitutional. Q3. Do you think programs like Social Security and Medicare represent socialism and should never have been created in the first place? A3. Now that these programs are in place, they cannot be revoked without breaking a promise to people who have paid into them their whole working careers. They are, however, by the definition of the word, socialism. If they had been instituted by the States, then individuals could exercise more freedom by choosing to live and pay and taxes in States with more or less socialism. Q4. Do you think President Obama is a socialist? A4. Senator Obama was, by far, the most left-wing member of the Senate. He definitely advocates programs that are socialist in nature. But, no, he is not a socialist. That does not mean we should accept his agenda that moves this country towards socialism and away from capitalism. Q5. Do you think America should return to a gold standard? A5. The gold standard is one way to keep a stable dollar--which would be far better than destroying the dollar by out of control spending with the attendant increase in debt and increase in dollars and dollar-denominated instruments. These lead to an unstable and inflated dollar. If we get spending under control, the dollar will be backed by the U.S. economy's ability to produce and will be just as stable as a gold-backed dollar. Knock off the drunken-sailor spending and folks won't feel the need to talk about returning to the gold standard.	Administrator Posts: 2,647 Group: Editor-in-Chief Member #1 Joined: December 11, 2005



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