Dear Editor,
I agree that that media have diverted attention from the serious
issues but the very reasons Mr. Boggs ascribes as negatives to John
Kerry are reasons that conservatives should consider voting for
him. John Kerry’s undistinguished record in the Senate and the
possibility of a stalemate between the parties with a Kerry
presidency may be better governance than the single party
domination, we now have.
Dear Editor,
I agree that that media have diverted attention from the serious issues but the very reasons Mr. Boggs ascribes as negatives to John Kerry are reasons that conservatives should consider voting for him. John Kerry’s undistinguished record in the Senate and the possibility of a stalemate between the parties with a Kerry presidency may be better governance than the single party domination, we now have.
The prescription drug bill, signed last year by President Bush, hid the true cost of $530 billion over 10 years while preserving pharmaceutical company profits.
Since taking office in 2000 Bush and the Republican majority have allowed the federal government to grow by 30 percent and have and slashed federal revenue with tax cuts for the super wealthy and corporate interests.
The budget deficit of $422 billion, which does not include the cost of the war in Iraq, is at a record high. The president and his Republican colleagues are creating a fiscal disaster for future generations with their Alice-In-Wonderland view of the economy. One has to wonder where all the fiscally conservative small government Republicans have gone.
Barring a nuclear attack by terrorists on our homeland, I believe that out-of-control government spending poses a greater long-term threat the stability of the economy.
Baby Boomers should especially be concerned with the solvency of Social Security and Medicare. Recently Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has sounded the alarm over growing federal deficits and the future of Social Security. Greenspan clearly warned of the need for program cuts in the face of growing federal deficits.
Ironically, it took a Democrat to bring back fiscal discipline to Washington. Bill Clinton, in conjunction with conservative Republicans, succeeded in balancing the federal budget and ran a surplus in his second term. Perhaps a president that does less will be better for the country.
Warren Seifert, Gilroy
