Comments on: cleveland does not in fact rock

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 21:37:42 +0000

Once again, I’m speaking from personal, real life experience: I worked hard and am in the middle class. One of my brothers and one of my sisters have worked hard and are middle class as well. Two of my brothers worked VERY hard and are upper class. Then I have a brother who hasn’t worked very hard and is on the borderine of poverty. A “level playing-field” is a hand-out; There will always be adversity to overcome, why should you be exempt from it? Adversity forges a stronger person; The sword that is most likely to shatter is the sword untested. I’m GLAD I had to fight for what I have, not because it made me better than anyone else, but because it made me better than I would have been had the government stepped in and made it easy on me.

By: jkalla

jkalla — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 19:39:42 +0000

Thomas,

There is a mistaken belief that liberals want to have things given to them or don’t value hard work. That is not true. What we do want is a level playing field. With the income gap in this country widening and the disappearnce of the middle class, the rising number of uninsured and the increasing number of children growing up in poverty – there is more needed than just hard work. I grew up with very little, worked hard to finish school, got a good job and I hav a good life. That doesn’t make me feel that I am better than anybody else.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 07:37:21 +0000

This may be a deviation from the discourse at hand, but did you know Ms. Calli is officially an ENGAGED person!?! As in engaged-TO-BE-MARRIED?!?

Conga-rats, Calli!

By: Calli

Calli — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 03:17:55 +0000

It’s one thing to not want your tax money going to someone who can and should be working (assuming there are jobs to be had, of course). My issue is with the kids. As a society, we have an obligation to make sure that kids are taken care of.

There’s so much work and reforn that needs to be done with welfare and assistance programs. There’s got to be some way to balance the conservative, “My money! Mine!” with the liberal “Gimme all your money!” (I know that’s simplistic, but it seems to be the way each side views the other)

By: Holtz

Holtz — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 19:54:15 +0000

My only consolation is that MN went to Kerry and the Twin Cities was overwhemingly againt Bush. I wouldn’t want to live in any of those red states anyway, I’ll take NYC over Oklahoma anyday.