Democrats’ Welcome Discipline

By David S. Broder

Fortunately, for my siblings, and myself our folks as still here, the old man served in the Navy in WWII and mother worked in a munitions plant. She lived with 5 other young women in a one bedroom apartment, cramped, underpaid and over worked, but proud to do it. We were at war and the one thing the “greatest generation” should of taught us, was that America will step up and do the extraordinary when they believe. I don’t think that has changed despite the passage of 60 years. 

The absolute failure of the Iraqi experiment has cost much in blood and treasure. We are facing a fiscal crisis that this nation has never ever seen before and it is our generations’ time to shine. When I hear a Democratic candidate stand up and give an “I have a Dream” speech, explaining the financial peril this country is in and ask America to step up will be my candidate. Why, because that candidate understands “us”, understands our deep patriotism, and understands that leadership requires honesty and telling the people just how bad it is, and what it will take to fix it. He or she understands that our America has always been a team player and as long as they know why we are playing, given a plan to follow and believe, we will. It is time for our America to be asked to participate and it looks like the Democrats are starting that march with the return of pay as you go as a fiscal policy.

On this tax-filing weekend, a bit of consolation is coming from an unexpected quarter in Washington. Instead of promising more unaffordable tax cuts that go mainly to the richest Americans, as their Republican counterparts have done for the past six years, key Democrats are imposing some real spending discipline on themselves.

On this tax-filing weekend, a bit of consolation is coming from an unexpected quarter in Washington. Instead of promising more unaffordable tax cuts that go mainly to the richest Americans, as their Republican counterparts have done for the past six years, are imposing some real spending discipline on themselves.