Letter to the editor:

Big government is Democrats’ end

Arthur Hambacher, North Las Vegas

Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 | 2:04 a.m.

I grew up during the reign of president-for-life Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In the 1930s there were the Socialist Party (Norman Thomas was the perennial presidential candidate) and the Socialist Workers Party.

By the time FDR got through with the Democrats, there was no longer a need for those parties because he’d usurped their legislative program. FDR still had about 10 percent unemployment in 1941, eight years after his inauguration, up until war production started to get in gear.

The Democrats have continually offered more and more programs to attract voters who want government to take care of them.

This time around the Democrats have the worst ticket I’ve seen in all my years. They have on their ticket two of the top three liberals (socialists) in the entire U.S. Senate. Their candidate espouses programs that will speed the growth of government.

This is the government that required lenders to give mortgages to people who the lenders knew couldn’t carry the load. And now they blame the lenders.

These are the politicians who want to invest in unproven forms of energy. The problem is that it’s our tax money they are investing (risking), and they are politicians, not skilled investors like Warren Buffett.

I first voted in a presidential election in 1952. There have been only two men whom I have voted for for president. The rest of the time I have voted against the Democrat. I’ll do that again this time. The same goes for all offices.

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By neiman1

Oct. 15, 2008

6:39 a.m.

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Why would we elect someone that wants to repeat history that went bad. World War II was the direct result of the economic disaster that occurred under Roosevelt. The people of Europe were devastated by the financial collapse here in America and around the globe and reacted by electing someone that promised "more". The charismatic leader gave them someone to blame, the evil money people who destroyed their lives, the Jews. The invasions of Europe were about riches wanted by those downtrodden masses. Let's not send another disaster around the globe and not elect a leader that wants higher taxes and protectionism like we did in the 30's.
By redferret

Oct. 15, 2008

7:58 a.m.

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Neiman, you have NO concept of history.
First the Depression started before FDR was in office.
Second, the world depression had more to do with international trade like when we passed the protectionist tariffs during that time that made other countries raise their own.
Last to say that WWII was a direct result of FDR shows you to be a hollow idealogue. WWII was a direct result of the Treaty of Versailles and the end of WWI.
So blaming Hitler on FDR, is dumbly partisan, and completely disconnected from reality. Also the depression in Germany sharpened in 1930 and became worse by 1932 as FDR came into office. Also Mussolini was in office in like 1925, well before FDR. The Japanese were freaking out about trade before 1930, and Soviet Russia was fighting border skirmishes all over its borders in the 1920s. How does any of that connect to FDR and by magical reverse osmosis connects to Obama.
You've got more spin than a top.
By redferret

Oct. 15, 2008

8:01 a.m.

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Also it's been proven that while anti-Semitism was a hallmark of the Nazi party, it absolutely did not get them elected. The party quickly figured out that railing against the Jews did nothing for their popularity in general in the country. That's why Jew baiting took a back seat to the economy and those types of concerns. It was only after Hitler came to power that he went after the Jews, and even then it took a few years to start up the persecution. The first people he really went after were the communists and socialists.