Democrats, get over it | Letters to the editor, Nov. 1, 2018

Democrats, it is time to get over it

The Bee on Oct. 11 published an excerpt from The Washington Post op-ed by Max Boot. He ends the article with a paragraph about why he can no longer be a Republican.

Check out his rhetoric on the matter:

“I wish ill fortune on my party.”

“The Republican party must suffer..defeats...”

“It must pay a heavy price.”

“Only if it is burned to the ground.”

“Undoing the work of decades.”

Now check out Maxine Waters calling for public confrontation and public humiliation for her conservative rivals, and how about Hillary Clinton’s latest “losers limp” quote about not being civil to the party she lost to?

Oh and let’s not forget Eric Holder stating that when the conservatives “go low,” “We should kick ‘em...”

The list goes on and on.

This all reminds me of the childhood losers in a game that would stick out their tongues at the winning team when they left the field.

Hey guys, here’s the reality. Donald Trump is beating you at your own game. It’s time to face it. Your play-pen has been turned upside down.

Grow up already.

Socialist-style medicine better

Regarding Manuel Madrid’s letter (Oct. 9), “Socialism murdered more than 100,000,000 people last century” and “learn bitter truth from Venezuela — corruption, killings and crime.” Take note that Venezuela implemented socialism incorrectly or other factors are to blame.

America’s broken system is expensive, inefficient and the most bureaucratic health care system in the world, and we don’t guarantee health for all.

America spends per capita $10,300, Canada $4,826, France $4,902, Germany $5,728, United Kingdom $4,264.

Is Medicare for all expensive? Yes, but significantly less costly than our present system.

In America, 45,000 die waiting — no insurance. Our life expectancy is 2.5 years lower than Germany, our mortality rate for children under 19 is at the top. We face bankruptcy and financial ruin due to high cost.

CEO’s receive disgusting compensation, while Wall Street investors, insurance companies and the pharmaceutical industry rake it in.

We want change.

What America do we want to be?

The question this election is “which America do we want?” Do we want an America where a savage and partisan news media and a raging out-of-control political party spreads propaganda and politicizes a senatorial process; where all men are presumed guilty and all women are declared innocent without any appeal to the facts; where Potemkin universities are run by gender commissars and where loony, over-privileged snowflakes squabble over gender pronouns amid absurdist rumors of racial victimization; where a Democrat governor has opined, “We’re not going to make America great again. It was never that great;” where totalitarian-minded members of this nation’s kakistocracy are deadly serious about interning the politically incorrect for their speech, beliefs and thoughts?

Or do we want an America where truth, not unverified rumors, reigns supreme; an America devoted to strength and security, abundant jobs, lower taxes, justice, civility, equal rights and freedom of speech and religion for all?

A new way to operate Congress

It would appear that our local congressmen will be re-elected again this year, but at least some were worried enough to spend some real money this time. I heard my own representative laughingly say he didn’t want term limits because he was a “baby” in this system with only 16 years in office. So I must trot out my plan for a better system.

Divide the country into the three major time zones and elect representatives and senators every two years by zone. The East Coast starts in 2020, then the central in 2022, and West Coast 2024. Each successful candidate is elected for one six-year term. They get a big fat salary in order to save some money for the future because there will be zero post-employment benefits. This will result in a 33 percent turnover every two years and a 100 percent turnover every six years. Government-paid apartments like dorms so they don’t have to pay for dual residences and free flights (coach, of course), home twice a month in session.

Imagine what might get done without re-election taking up 90 percent of their thinking.