Tax and Spend vs. Don't Tax and Spend More

How is it that the Dems have the label "tax and spend" and the GOP has the label "strong on defense"? When in fact, the white House has made Iran stronger and bolder than ever. Failing to bring Iraq's oil production back online to pre-war levels, let alone to capacity, has strengthened Iran beyond their wildest dreams -- because India, China, and the USSR need Iran's oil. Furthermore, they've unleashed a civil war in Iraq. Further more, they've taken "don't tax and spend" to new levels. Meanwhile, under Clinton, we had a balanced budget and pay as you go budgeting process in place. It continues to baffle me, this world where black is white.

I mention this as the Senate votes to raise the US Debt limit to $9 trillion while they cut taxes for the rich. This Frankenstien Congress is marching with the president in lock step to our doom, while the Dems pathetically posture with the Dubai ports deal, a truly shameful move. You know when the GOP is saying, "why didn't we think of that?" you're really stooping to new lows.

In addition, the right has launched a war on women, especially poor women, with their mysogeny masking itself as religious fanticism -- barring access to contraceptives and abortion, as Kansas and many other states are either doing or trying to, as a part of the Medicare programs. So the middle class and wealthy can do what they want, as they can afford to cross state lines if they have to, while poor women are stuck. Has anyone read Freakonomics, which suggests that one of the major reasons for decreased crime in the 90's was Roe v. Wade -- i.e. fewer unwanted babies.