Democrats champion nanny government

George Libbey, North Las Vegas

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 | 2:02 a.m.

I am writing in regard to Richard Mundy’s Monday letter, headlined “Democrats are ones looking out for us”:

The Democrats of old are the Republicans of today. History reflects that. My parents voted Democratic until the mid to late ’60s, when the party shifted its philosophy and ideals.

John F. Kennedy said: “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” The Democratic platform of today is: Here is what your government will do for you.

I, like many Americans, do not want big government. I don’t want a handout. A large number of Americans today have become lazy and apathetic and want government to sustain them.

There are Americans requiring and deserving of government assistance, but we all know that many of those programs are abused and those truly in need suffer. We sure don’t need any more government programs to continue spending.

We do not need government to look out for us — most Americans don’t want it. If the American people need something, they should be the ones to dictate its implementation, not the government.

Just so you don’t misunderstand, I do not think John McCain is the golden goose, and I don’t agree with everything he or the Republican Party says or does. I do disagree with the majority of what Barack Obama says and I disagree with his stance on what I consider key issues to this nation.

If the majority of the media weren’t so liberal and one-sided, you might just increase the circulation of your paper, make more profit, and be able to hire more employees. But wait, if you increase your revenue, government will have to take that or, a good chunk of it, to redistribute the wealth, so forget about that profit and creating new jobs.