A critic of the Evangelical Manifesto

Hmmm . . . let's see: Democrats left office after eight years with a 5 trillion surplus . . . Republicans leave office after eight years with a 9.5 trillion DEFICIT. (Who's the party of financial responsibility, again?) Size of government vastly bigger after eight years of Republicans. War that should never have been fought and has proved to be a huge strategic error costing thousands of lives, more thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars, much of it going into the hands of corrupt contractors, pals of Cheney et. al. like KBR who are now responsible for electrocuting soldiers due to crappy wiring jobs, among other outrages. Taxes cut for the wealthiest during time of war, a decision McCain rightly called unconscionable before he sold his soul and decided it was OK if it won him campaign contributions.

That leaves, let's see, abortion. Last I checked, nobody was forcing anyone to have one. If you don't want any of your taxes to pay for poor women's abortions, I suggest you take out whatever portion that amounts to and tell the IRS you refuse to pay. That's what some courageous people have done to protest the billions of dollars used to kill people in our name. But I guess you'll just vote Republican. Problem solved.

Anyone who thinks we went to war for the noble aim of overthrowing Saddam Hussein is either hopelessly deluded or naive. Hussein was our ally not so long ago; he only morphed into the worst man on earth when Cheney et. al. decided it was time to seize control of Iraqi oil.

And don't tell me the entire system isn't rigged to protect the wealth of the richest 1-2 percent, many of whom have never worked a day in their lives.

Clinton's economio policies created millions of new jobs and great prosperity, genius. I guess Bush just had really really bad luck? No, wait, it was US who had the bad luck. Because people like you voted for him twice.

"Clinton's economic policies created millions of new jobs and great prosperity,"

Oh, come on, name ONE. That's crazy.

"don't tell me the entire system isn't rigged to protect the wealth of the richest 1-2 percent, many of whom have never worked a day in their lives"

Sheesh, like absurd conspiracy theories much? Sure, there is a TINY fraction of the population that lives off investments rather than wages, and yes, their tax rate is low, but SO WHAT? I HAVE INVESTMENTS TOO, and so should YOU. The 80% of the population that hold securities benefits directly from low capital gains taxes. You're speaking out of pure jealousy and nothing more.

"Hussein was our ally not so long ago". Ummm, it's called realpolitik, and every country on earth does it. Everybody on the PLANET, including Saddam's OWN GENERALS, thought he had WMD. Well, now he'll never get the chance to have them because he's in a pine box. So the lesson is, tell everybody you have WMD, get hanged. Good lesson to have out there.

These comments prove we will never rise above our differences and work together for the real good of the nation. I personally could care less about abortion. Even if Roe is overturned, it will always be legal in most states, including mine. I would gladly see Roe overturned, if it really would make a difference in the political unity of the country. It would not. Christianity functions best when Christians feel they are wronged and persecuted. You guys would just find something else to snivel about, while our great nation turns to rot.

Gee, Ben, so Jesus was all about killing babies. How do you get that? Oh, I'm sorry, being against baby killing is not "nice". Because being "nice" means not offending anybody, and since the murdering mothers are able to pout, and the babies are not, being on the side of the babies is not "nice".

Shallow, juvenile, childish reasoning. I hope you never get old and have to depend on somebody else for your life. I think at that point you will find the murder of helpless ones less convenient.

"benefit only big business"

Oh, like the companies that grow and deliver your food and made you car and clothing and who EMPLOY you. Way to pick your enemies, bub.