Politeness

Listen to what they say. I mean actually listen to the words they use. Unscripted moments really reveal what candidates are actually planning, what their vision is for the United States.

"Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" the plumber asked, complaining that he was being taxed "more and more for fulfilling the American dream." 

"It's not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance for success too," Obama responded. "My attitude is that if the economy's good for folks from the bottom up, it's gonna be good for everybody ... I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/13/obama-plumber-plan-spread-wealth/ 

And what did Joe Biden say: “We want to take money and put it back in the pocket of middle-class people,. . . it’s time to be patriotic … time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut.” http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20080918/ap_on_el_pr/biden_taxes_3 

“We want to take money . . .” “It’s not that I want to punish you for success. . . . I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”

They want to take money. It might be nice if they asked first. They want to spread your hard-earned and accumulated wealth around. Again, it might be nice if they asked first. The disingenuousness of stating that he doesn’t want to punish your success is incredible. The reality of his statement is that he is going to punish your success. Listen to what they say. No institution is more covetous than government. The engine of government is never satisfied with what it has. Under the guise of providing more, government actually provides less. That is why it must take more. “We want to take money. . .” Biden didn’t say: “We are going to ask for money.” And how do you spread the wealth around? Is Senator Obama going to knock on the plumber’s door and ask? No. The notice will be in the mail. So where is the incentive to create a small business? Where is the incentive to expand a current business? Senator Obama wants to legislate equal outcomes from the bottom up by taking from the people who create jobs. Senator Obama didn’t ask the plumber. He told him flat out he was going to punish him, and he didn’t like it any better than any other taxpayer. But Senator Obama is not going to be hurt by the increased taxes. He’s being completely altruistic about it. Or is he?

Listen to what the candidates say. Pay attention to the unscripted moments when the truth slips out and reveals the true vision that these men have for the American people.

From my corner of Main Street & Beech, Rocky Ford, CO

Dr. K