An Open Letter To The LEFT

Ok, you are not happy about the elections, I get that. So what went wrong?
I can’t say this is happening everywhere, but here where I am, the young 18-25 year olds are not registering to vote. They are all afraid of having to do Jury Duty. I blame the parents for this, and listening to other youth.

The black vote didn’t turn out. I heard more than one black voter say “I have no reason to vote this year”. Um, really? The black vote is a huge reason Obama got into office. Why the hell wouldn’t you want to make it a bit easier to get work done??

Where do we go from here?

The far Left is pretty pissed, but you need to chill out. Congress and Obama are going to go a little to the Right, just to keep things moving along. Deal with it. The clock is ticking. 2012 should be fine if the big US Companies (who have kept unemployment high for 2 years for a reason, and that was 2 Nov 2010) start hiring again, things will improve.

The Left needs to just be patient. They need to get the youth registered to vote. And wait. In 15-20 years, the baby boomers will be tapering off, and the hippes of the 1960s/1970s will ring in the next big wave, as the elderly vote. It’s just a waiting game, and just a matter of time, until the Right becomes the fringe of society.

Short term: I hope all the Bush tax cuts expire. We have been under taxed for 12 years. We wouldn't have a deficit if we were not. And Small Businesses pay little or no tax, just like the big companies. They get tons of credits from Federal and State programs. Stop holding us hostage.

Tweak the Healthcare law, but repealing or "kicking" it will be impossible. I hope Republicans spend 2 years trying to pull that off. 2012 will be a cake walk.

Balance the budget, and make that the LAW: HHS, DOD, Welfare and Social Security need fixing/cutting. Start running a surplus and pay down the debt. These can be done fairly. The easiest; Discourage expansion of Welfare/Foodstamps, by not increasing payments if people pile up babies. You have one, you get this much, you have three kids, you get no more. A dick thing to say? Yep. Smart? Yep. 

Notice I didn't mention Medicare?  Keep your eyes open and you will see why.