Don't put Republicans in charge
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Don't put Republicans in charge
To the editor:
The election is two weeks away. I am writing to encourage Highland County and Ohio voters to vote for Democratic candidates from the county level to the state level to the federal level. It has been made far too clear that our national amnesia certainly extends over the last two years. After an era of Republican rule that saw vast economic collapse, the abrogation of basic rights, the trashing of constitutional law, two decades-long wars that still have no end in sight, a catastrophic terrorist attack that could have been prevented, the virtual annihilation of a major American city that could have been prevented, and the theft and waste of trillions of dollars, every available poll appears to indicate that voters have already forgotten all about it, and are perfectly ready to let the wolves back inside the fence.
State level and federal level Republicans spend years screwing everything up and then they eventually pledge to not do it again.
How about not doing it the first time? The Tea Party Republicans' vision of 21st century America would gut Medicare and Social Security, ignore the minimum wage, and scale back consumer protections and regulations that keep Wall Street honest and our food supply safe. Republicans also hate unemployment insurance. They've voted against extensions because, they say, it coddles the unemployed.
Republicans are pledging to roll back regulations on big oil and Wall Street, strike down rules reining in credit card lenders and insurance companies. They're pledging to increase the deficit by trillions of dollars.
I, therefore, say to voters on Social Security, on Medicare, or receiving unemployment insurance you better be careful before you vote for Republicans. The same goes for those of you who are veterans or farmers. To all voters I say this to you. Putting Republicans back in charge at the state and federal level is like setting free an arsonist after you have started to rebuild the house and telling him, "Here are those matches we took from you. Sorry for the inconvenience."
Sincerely,
John P. Hiestand
Hillsboro
To the editor:
The election is two weeks away. I am writing to encourage Highland County and Ohio voters to vote for Democratic candidates from the county level to the state level to the federal level. It has been made far too clear that our national amnesia certainly extends over the last two years. After an era of Republican rule that saw vast economic collapse, the abrogation of basic rights, the trashing of constitutional law, two decades-long wars that still have no end in sight, a catastrophic terrorist attack that could have been prevented, the virtual annihilation of a major American city that could have been prevented, and the theft and waste of trillions of dollars, every available poll appears to indicate that voters have already forgotten all about it, and are perfectly ready to let the wolves back inside the fence.
State level and federal level Republicans spend years screwing everything up and then they eventually pledge to not do it again.
How about not doing it the first time? The Tea Party Republicans' vision of 21st century America would gut Medicare and Social Security, ignore the minimum wage, and scale back consumer protections and regulations that keep Wall Street honest and our food supply safe. Republicans also hate unemployment insurance. They've voted against extensions because, they say, it coddles the unemployed.
Republicans are pledging to roll back regulations on big oil and Wall Street, strike down rules reining in credit card lenders and insurance companies. They're pledging to increase the deficit by trillions of dollars.
I, therefore, say to voters on Social Security, on Medicare, or receiving unemployment insurance you better be careful before you vote for Republicans. The same goes for those of you who are veterans or farmers. To all voters I say this to you. Putting Republicans back in charge at the state and federal level is like setting free an arsonist after you have started to rebuild the house and telling him, "Here are those matches we took from you. Sorry for the inconvenience."
Sincerely,
John P. Hiestand
Hillsboro
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