February 23, 2012
Remember FDR
How often do we hear GOP politicians, pundits and the general populace mindlessly espouse the political vulnerability of President Obama due to the sorry state of the economy.
Fact is the economy was far worse at this same time during FDR’s first term. Unemployment was more than double what we have now and he was re-elected in a landslide proving that dependency on the government pays off.
Obama is well aware of this but the GOP and the media obviously still don’t get it. Growing numbers of Americans on food stamps, existing jobs propped up by bailouts, mortgage payments in arrears subsidized by government intervention. Recipients of this mass government rescue are, of course, potential voters who will vote for their “rescuers” even if the rescuers happen to be the very reason for their plight in the first place. Wouldn’t most?
Obama’s glee is further fortified as he observes the GOP candidates and their “character assassination” circus demean their presidential images.
The election is far from being “in the Republican bag”. It must not be forgotten that dependency always pays off for politicians, even when it has in fact critically wounded an economy along with its society.
The GOP should erase all smugness and remember FDR!
Carlton Melvin, Havelock
http://www.newbernsj.com/articles/hear-104510-populace-letter.html
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