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"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, will prove the end of any nation.
You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

~~~ The late Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931 to 2005 ~~~

The Treatment of Bush Has Been a Disgrace

What must our enemies be thinking?

By JEFFREY SCOTT SHAPIRO

Earlier this year, 12,000 people in San Francisco signed a petition in support of a proposition on a local ballot to rename an Oceanside sewage plant after George W. Bush. The proposition is only one example of the classless disrespect many Americans have shown the president.

According to recent Gallup polls, the president's average approval rating is below 30% -- down from his 90% approval in the wake of 9/11. Mr. Bush has endured relentless attacks from the left while facing abandonment from the right.

This is the price Mr. Bush is paying for trying to work with both Democrats and Republicans. During his 2004 victory speech, the president reached out to voters who supported his opponent, John Kerry, and said, "Today, I want to speak to every person who voted for my opponent. To make this nation stronger and better, I will need your support, and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can do to deserve your trust."
Those bipartisan efforts have been met with crushing resistance from both political parties.

The president's original Supreme Court choice of Harriet Miers alarmed Republicans, while his final nomination of Samuel Alito angered Democrats. His solutions to reform the immigration system alienated traditional conservatives, while his refusal to retreat in Iraq has enraged liberals who have unrealistic expectations about the challenges we face there.

It seems that no matter what Mr. Bush does, he is blamed for everything. He remains despised by the left while continuously disappointing the right.

Yet it should seem obvious that many of our country's current problems either existed long before Mr. Bush ever came to office, or are beyond his control. Perhaps if Americans stopped being so divisive, and congressional leaders came together to work with the president on some of these problems, he would actually have had a fighting chance of solving them.

Like the president said in his 2004 victory speech, "We have one country, one Constitution and one future that binds us. And when we come together and work together, there is no limit to the greatness of America."

To be sure, Mr. Bush is not completely alone. His low approval ratings put him in the good company of former Democratic President Harry S. Truman, whose own approval rating sank to 22% shortly before he left office. Despite Mr. Truman's low numbers, a 2005 Wall Street Journal poll found that he was ranked the seventh most popular president in history.

Just as Americans have gained perspective on how challenging Truman's presidency was in the wake of World War II, our country will recognize the hardship President Bush faced these past eight years -- and how extraordinary it was that he accomplished what he did in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

The treatment President Bush has received from this country is nothing less than a disgrace. The attacks launched against him have been cruel and slanderous, proving to the world what little character and resolve we have. The president is not to blame for all these problems. He never lost faith in America or her people, and has tried his hardest to continue leading our nation during a very difficult time.

Our failure to stand by the one person who continued to stand by us has not gone unnoticed by our enemies. It has shown to the world how disloyal we can be when our president needed loyalty -- a shameful display of arrogance and weakness that will haunt this nation long after Mr. Bush has left the White House.

Mr. Shapiro is an investigative reporter and lawyer who previously interned with John F. Kerry's legal team during the presidential election in 2004.

“Just Say No” to Socialism!

By: DukeNet Administrator

Date: June 1^st, 2010

After studying the quintile chart that is the core of this exercise, I confirmed my thoughts that social justice is nothing other than Socialism. For reference, according to Wikipedia:

“Social justice is also a concept that some use to describe the movement towards a socially just world. In this context, social justice is based on the concepts of human rights and equality and involves a greater degree of economic egalitarianism through progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even property redistribution.” (Wikipedia, 2010)

When looking at the percentages of people and their income, I see a well balanced financial system in accordance with Capitalism. In order for capitalism to thrive, there must be a spread in the income spectrum to allow for those who create jobs and those whom hold them. Capitalism is why The United States of America has grown into the greatest free-market society in the entire history of the world. No other economy has ever reached the financial heights that have been achieved in USA and no other economy has more to offer a person whom has the desire to succeed. Let’s take a closer look into this subject matter.

As a staunchly conservative American citizen, I am completely against the idea that I have to give one penny of my hard earned income to any other citizen who is capable of working. The only people who deserve such redistributed financial support are those whom are physically and/or mentally incapable of taking care of themselves; this vehemently excludes those whom decide to have ten children and claim that they can’t take care of themselves (there is a such thing as birth control and/or celibacy). When considering what over-taxation and re-distribution of wealth will do to the lower and middle class working American, one must put aside their prejudices, talking points, and anything else that skews their judgment. Quite simply, it removes the American dream of being able to work hard for what you have and to be able to enjoy the benefits of said achievements. When one must work and share his or her income with one who chooses to stand in line and ask for ‘cradle to grave’ government handouts, the desire to work will, in time, become diminished or even gone. If this occurs on the national level, who will there be to tax and redistribute if the majority is standing in line with their hand outstretched asking for something that they do not deserve? Many people are angry at those whom are rich, at big corporations, big oil, etc. Those with clarity of thought, wisdom, and reason are thankful for such entities that supply us with much needed goods, services, and yes…employment! The Russians tried socialism; where are they now within the global economic ranks? Just say no to socialism!

If you aren’t standing up and feeling energized, then, chances are you are one who expects to be unnecessarily nurtured by your government. Have you ever stopped to think for one moment who it is that pays for the assistance that is handed out to so many able-bodied Americans? It doesn’t come from a printing-press; it comes from those whom bleed Red, White, and Blue and from those who proudly wear their “blue collars”.

Citation:

Wikipedia. (2010). Social Justice. Retrieved May 01, 2010 from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/social_justice.