A thought occurred to me today.
While some might find this fact revolutionary, I think it’s an interesting thought, and I am going to share it.
Over the past 20 years, we have had three republicans in the presidential race; two presidents, and one candidate. On the Democrat side, we have had one president and two candidates.
Of the three Republicans, all have been wealthy men. Furthermore, all three of them have become wealthy through inheritance. Not one of them has contributed to his own fortune in a significant way. As a matter of fact, in W’s case, he’s actually done more damage to his fortune than good.
For the Democrats, we have two self made men, and one that comes from money. One self made man was the president for eight years, and it’s looking like the other will do the same. Both of these men worked for everything they have ever owned.
The self made men are in favor of social justice. They support the idea of social responsibility, and contributing to the well being of their fellow men. They believe that we all have an obligation to invest back into the society that has given us so much. They understand that the more people we raise up out of poverty, they better we all will be.
The men who argue that you should be able to keep all of what you have earned have never actually earned a dime in their lives. Does it come as any surprise that all three men oppose an inheritance tax? They put themselves forth as the defenders of the working man while denying him health care, and giving his boss a tax cut. They look the lower middle class in the eye, while they pick its pockets. These trust fund babies and husbands of opportunity could never understand what it means to struggle for a living, they’ll never know how it feels to choose which bill to let go for the month. You couldn’t get much further away from a normal American life.
I wonder, does George W Bush relate with the common man because, from his bedroom window, he can see the servant quarters?
Why then, do the rural blue collar workers of the United States gravitate towards these blue blooded children of privilege, while vilifying the members of their own class who have proven to be exceptional men on their own merit?
How can anyone say, with a straight face, that Obama is an elitist, while McCain is for the common man? Why was Bush to common man’s president, when his blood runs bluer than Spock’s?
