Originally Posted by
Pilotbiffster
Weighing in here very carefully since we're dealing with politics. My opinion only, but ..
As a labor union, we have a lot more influence with the Democrats then the GOP. All that said, if the country self destructs ala Greece due to runaway spending, all that influence is meaningless. What good is a friend in the Whitehouse if the economy is in total meltdown? My "co-workers" tell me, "you gotta vote your paycheck." My response is, "No, I gotta vote for my country and for my children's future." I'm, not here to argue "who's" vision of the future is better. All I'm saying is that, as much as I want to be fairly compensated, I'm not going to cast my vote for president based on that.
Is it not true that the last time the Feds had a balanced budget was under a Democrat in the White House? As a matter of fact...wasn't there a surplus until the most recent Republican President moved in the WH?
Many people associate us liberals/progressives with "big government" and that's just untrue. We're for efficient government, there's a difference.