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ONE MORE TIME
A comment by Joe Lee III
After writing last week’s column, another old saying of my grandmother’s came to mind. It explains the dilemma in which the National Republican Party finds itself.
Once in a while she would remark, “He’d rather be right than (be) president.”
When I was young I did not understand the observation, but over the years I have come across people who will go out of their way to prove themselves right, even at the expense of alienating themselves from others.
In the past national election, Mitt Romney was, indeed, right about his economic observations and the dire straits of the United States’ financial house. Barack Obama stayed president.
Now the Republicans have to make a grave decision.
Suckling nation
In recent years America has become a suckling nation. We have slipped over the fulcrum, and the political seesaw now has more persons nursing at the government teat than there are persons providing financial nourishment to the system.
We have more people taking money from the government than we have putting money into the government, and these people vote.
In years past, we would say this is just a cycle. The pendulum will swing back. This time, it will not. We have passed the point of no return and if the GOP wants to win elections, be president, if you will, then the party will have to become a carbon copy of the Democratic party and master the (eventually fatal) “government giveaways for votes” agenda.
No white Christmas
According to AccuWeather.com, the probability of a white Christmas in Mississippi is less than 10%.
Less green Christmas
According to the Wall Street Journal, internet sales tax immunity is robbing $23 billion a year from state and local treasuries across the country.
This is in addition to taking lots of business from local retailers “who create jobs for our families, friends, and neighbors,” according a recent article from the WSJ.
In our opinion, this is a looming “fiscal cliff” for local businesses and local governments, and local schools.
Political logic
Two young voters were overheard the other day:
“I sure am glad I voted for Obama. His health care program is going to take care of me, now that I have lost my job,” one said.
“Why did you lose your job?” the friend asked.
“The company had to cut a bunch of jobs because of the expense of Obama Care.”
Publisher@GrenadaStar.com
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