tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post6824019402159506109..comments2024-03-26T09:40:00.710-06:00Comments on La Bloga: La frontera - our new war zoneContributing Bloguistas:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13054190814722049711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-74859993438616452992013-07-20T10:53:01.649-06:002013-07-20T10:53:01.649-06:00I mostly agree with you and others, Thelma, but mu...I mostly agree with you and others, Thelma, but must add that in recent decades, the Democrats, Presidents included, have themselves become more and more Republican-like.<br />RudyGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-11314052848238504972013-07-20T10:45:17.297-06:002013-07-20T10:45:17.297-06:00The Republican "budget hawks," who have ...The Republican "budget hawks," who have always painted themselves as conservative spenders and haters of big government spending have all dissipated now--though their false claims of being careful with our taxpayer money continue unabated. Now, what could our country do with all those billions of dollars instead? Feed the hungry, bolster our educational system, hire more teachers to reduce overcrowded classrooms, fix our crumbling infrastructure, create green energy jobs? The human, quality-of-life needs are endlessly there, as are the possibilities for politicians to make America a better country for its people.<br /><br />But no. All this militarization and overspending is being done to win the GOP support for "immigration reform," which, as you point out, Rudy, is totally ignoring the vital human element of the issue anyway. In my lifetime, I may never again see the Republican Party lift its finger to do one humane, compassionate, helpful thing for the middle class, the working poor, and the other poor people of our nation. Thelma T. Reynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06301689369632221130noreply@blogger.com