Originally Posted by Lou Card

I just joined this forum, and read posts about the silent left so I will try to give you an upfront view of who I am. I voted republican all my life to include twice for Bush until 08. Watching my country suffer so much I voted for Obama in a last ditch hope for something better. Now, I am sure we are on the right path. Do I agree with everything Obama is doing: NO WAY
Like children that disagree with their parents only to grow up and realize that mom and dad were, so are the Right Wing experts that are so sure they are right. Remember, you were positive they were wrong at the time. I was born and grew up a redneck in Iowa, but have learned that I was wrong. I was taught by Mom and Dad that a man works and a woman takes care of the house and kids, but again I learned I was wrong. I was always told that people from the south are all hillbillies that don’t were shoes and have little to offer the world. I was very wrong about so much. If you are making your formed opinions based on the lunacy of idiots like Glen Beck or Limbaugh, at least listen to both sides.

If you are pro-life, then don’t deny the poor children proper health care.

If you are a Christian, then refer back to the Sermon on the Mount before you deny help to the needy. And then, form your opinion about health care, border crossers, etc. You just might be wrong.

I retired during GOP rule so to get a feel for the future, I look to the poor, the sick, the handicapped, the unemployed and I see things getting better now as opposed to the last 6 to 8 years. I understand that if you wish to say the heck with the sick or the weak, that is fine, but when you say stop welfare, be sure you look at the face of everyone eating that free cheese. If you see the small children, the elderly and the handicapped and you still say the heck with them, then I will stand by your right to defend your position. But if you only refer to the 30 year old man that is lazy, that is not enough for me to support your denial to the true needy.