Excerpted, here is what the Democrats of 1948 said about foreign policy:
"We support the United Nations fully and we pledge our whole-hearted aid toward its growth and development." BushI understood bringing that body into the first Gulf War was the key to success on the ground and cost sharing.
"We advocate the effective international control of weapons of mass destruction, including the atomic bomb ..." Shrub can pratal on about this issue till he's blue in the face, whle exempting himself and our country from signed treaties and obligations. But if a Democrat brings it up the media will trash him, because Republican's OWN the MEDIA, which they also claim is LIBERAL.
Excerpted, here is what the Democrats of 1948 said about domestic policy:
"Adequate food, clothing and shelter -- the bare necessities of life -- are becoming too expensive for the average wage earner and the prospects are more frightening each day." The battle over fair wages is the most important Government Policy. It is the foundation of our standard of living, competing directly with Corporate profits.
We shall endeavor to remove tax inequities and to continue to reduce the public debt." Bribery will get you somewhere. Nowhere is that more evident that our corrupt tax system. If you have a million to throw around, you can get exemptions written exclusively for yourself.
We are opposed to the imposition of a general federal sales tax." So far so good, although it is progressive.
We advocate such legislation as is desirable to establish a just body of rules to assure free and effective collective bargaining." Well the greatest triumph of the trickle downers is the dismantling of Labor's collective power. Immigration Policy, or lack thereof, is central to their success.
We favor legislation assuring that the workers of our nation receive equal pay for equal work, regardless of sex." When one factors in risk, gender pay disparities are quite small. Significant progress has been made, if both parents working full time is progress.
We favor the enactment of a national health program ..." GM has seen the light. But the Insurance Companies profit too much by denying you care. They go to any length to preserve the status quo.
The disabled veteran must be provided with medical care and hospitalization of the highest possible standard." This is Shrub and his partners in crime most abominable failing (among many). To send our troops into battle and shift the burden of proof to qualify for battle injuries onto mentally disabled veterans is the Republican Party at its absolute worst. Then they dare to claim that those who disagree with their policies "don't support the troops". How can anyone believe this horseshit?
We pledge an intensive enforcement of the antitrust laws. ... We advocate the strengthening of existing antitrust laws by closing the gaps which experience has shown have been used to promote concentration of economic power." Shrub brought 20 years of legal work to a screeching halt agsint Microsoft. Ken Lays FERC stood by in silence while Energy Companies fleeced consumers. Wall Street and Big Oil have never had it so good.
The Democratic Party commits itself to continuing its efforts to eradicate all racial, religious and economic discrimination." Significant progress has been made, in spite of having a racist President.
We recommend to Congress the submission of a constitutional amendment on equal rights for women." The Mormon Church secretly spent millions of their tax free profits to kill this Constituional Amendment. Florida was the key battleground in 1978 and 2000.
