DENYING AMERICA (or Republican Family Values)

"In any discussion of the problems in our world today, racism must rank high. Not because we are soft-minded liberals obsessed with countless crimes throughout history induced by colour, religion, tribalism or chauvinism of one kind or another. But because the poison which we hoped and believed had been eradicated in our own time by the knowledge of the ultimate evil- the gas-chamber murders committed by the Nazis--is in fact still present, not in any one area of discrimination or racism, or in a restricted number of specific rulers or governments, but in all humankind. I call it "Inner Racism."-

Gitta Sereny, "The Healing Wound"

Sunday, March 22, 2015

DENYING AMERICA (or Republican Family Values)

Representative Cardenas Rises and makes me ashamed for despairing of our country:

REPUBLICAN BUDGET -- (House of Representatives - March 19, 2015)

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(Mr. CÁRDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

   Mr. CÁRDENAS. Mr. Speaker, today we have the opportunity to speak about values, the values that we have as Americans, the values that we hold dear. The fact that someone can work their entire life and finally make it to retirement and be able to live out their golden years with dignity is something that this budget denies.

   The idea that an American child could be born in this great country and have an opportunity to go to a college or university and become whatever they want to be--maybe an astronaut, maybe an engineer, maybe even a politician--but without an education, every single one of those dreams is tougher and harder than ever before.    The budget that has been proposed by the Republicans in this House denies dreams, denies food, denies health care to seniors; and many more disasters are in this budget. This budget denies an opportunity for children to get an education.

   If you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, this budget is for you--extending tax loopholes into perpetuity but denying and condemning children away from education, seniors away from food and health care.

   This budget doesn't deserve one vote. This budget deserves to be reworked, to carry the values that we hold dear in this country.

Democrat (need you ask) Congressman Tony Cardenas represents California's 29th District. He will be celebrating his 52nd birthday this March 31. A card would be nice, maybe a nice babka, too.