Now that John Kerry has assumed the role as front runner for the Socialist Party in their bid to
overtake Bush and his Fascist Party, I decided to take a gander at johnkerry.com and see what I
could see. Most of it is Marxist pap and envy politics, mixed in with loads of empty rhetoric.
Here are Mr. Kerry's actual positions [with my commentary in italics]:
Education - We will propose a National Education Trust Fund [Would this be like that wildly successful and
wholly bankrupt Social Security "Trust Fund" you've helped to oversee, John?] to make sure that, for the
first time ever, we fully fund our schools [And where does the U.S. Constitution give the federal
government the authority to do anything related to education?] so they have the tools to assure our kids
can succeed in the 21st century economy. We will make a new deal [Make that "raw deal"] on education â
€“ if Washington is going to mandate something for our schools, then the funding should be mandatory [Rest
assured, he will do loads of mandating, and the funding will come out of our paychecks.].
National Service - John Kerry will call on Americans of all ages – from students to America’s seniors - to
serve in our classrooms, after school programs, nursing homes and nursery schools. [I'm relieved to know
that we'll no longer limit "national service" to unsuspecting 20-year-old males. Mr. Kerry will now
mandate that we are all slaves of the state. Serve, or else!] We will fight [Who will you fight, John?] to
allow students to earn four years of college tuition in exchange for two years of national service [That's
right, if you survive your term patrolling the streets of Baghdad, we promise you an education at someone
else's expense.]. His plan will require mandatory national service for high school kids and enlist a million
Americans in service a year [If a million indentured servants is good for Uncle Sam, surely 290 million is
290 times better!].
Rejoin the Community of Nations - We will immediately declare the Bush policy of unilateralism [Would you
be referring to our refusal to sign the Kyoto Protocol, which would ruin our economy and give taxing power
to the the United Nations?] over and work to rebuild our shattered alliances all across the globe [Including
our staunch allies, France, Germany and Russia?]. We will launch a successful war against terrorism [What
happens if our "allies" don't agree with your version of the war, John? What then?] and also restore trust
here at home and abroad by making sure that America always tells the whole truth [A government telling
the whole truth? Please!!]
Health Care - John Kerry’s first major proposal to Congress [You've been in Congress for years, John. If
you had a brilliant idea, why haven't you already proposed it?] will be a realistic [Realistic? On which
planet?] plan that stops spiraling healthcare costs, covers every child in America, and makes it possible for
every American to get the same health care as any Member of Congress [You left out the part about curing
the sick, performing miracles, and eliminating want.].
Reward Companies that Create Jobs not Phony Corporate Profit - We will work to reward companies that
create jobs by helping with health care costs [Read: socialism], a new manufacturing jobs tax credit [More
socialism] and new assistance for small businesses [That's right, more socialism. John's an expert in every
field of human endeavor and knows how thousands of companies and millions of workers should interact.
What a guy!]. We will also close every single loophole for companies that take jobs offshore [He's had
enough of these cheap goods from China and Latin America. By God, Americans should be forced to do
menial labor, then spend a fortune on stuff we used to get for a tenth of the price. Good plan. And all
because John thinks we should.] and apply new criminal penalties, such as RICO penalties, on companies
that defraud their customers and workers [How about incarcerating fraudulent, lying scumbag politicians
with those RICO statutes, John? Oh sorry, who would be left to turn out the lights in Congress?].
Cut the Deficit in Half in Four Years - We will put forward a budget to restore fiscal sanity [And I always
thought the U.S. Congress - one which Mr Kerry is a member of - is constitutionally responsible for the
national budget. Did you vote against all the insane spending you now rail against, John? Thought not.],
eliminate corporate welfare [You mean, no more corporate bribes to your re-election campaign? Horrors!],
and cut the deficit in half in four years [Why only by half?]. However, we will keep our compact to seniors
by securing Medicare and Social Security and protecting our children and veterans [As president, he will
continue to bribe every possible constituency in order to gain a second term, but somehow magically he
will not spend like a drunken sailor. Do you believe in miracles?].
Well, there's more nonsense on his web site if you have the stomach to read on. I'm sure his competitors
have equally banal platforms. If nothing else, this little exercise should give us all confidence that whomever
assumes the presidency next year is sure to be a lying, conniving tyrant who will bilk us blind and blame
everything on evil corporations and "the rich." Our country is doomed.