David Cook recently wrote a rebuttal to my comments and did a great job of highlighting the fundamental differences between the liberal philosohpy of Ron Kind and the conservative Dan Kapanake.  Liberals believe that the answer to every problem begins in government.  That if the government is simply allowed to siphon enough resources out of the private sector then all our problems will be solved.  Conservatives know that is just a Utopian fantasy and not reality at all.  Conservative philosophy believes that the people of this nation should be free to pursue their fortunes with as little government intrusion as possible.  When the right balance is set between personal freedom and public service then our economy doesn't just survive as it is today but it thrives and grows with new businesses starting up and employees being hired.  How many new businesses have you seen start up since liberals took control of Congress in 2006?

Every single dollar that the government spends was first a dollar in the pocket of a hard working American taxpayer who had to earn it.  In today's environment of deficit spending it may even be a dollar not yet earned by your unborn grandchildren.  That dollar was then taken from that citizen and siphoned off to God knows what program in Washington or Madison.  Draining the private sector of its resources ($800 billion for bailouts, $700 billion for stimulus, up to $2 TRILLION for health care) is the wrong way to kick start the economy.  Most people with common sense who know what it means to live on a budget will recognize that it will have the opposite effect because the only jobs created will be government jobs which only add more of a drain on the private sector.

My thanks to David Cook for bragging about all the government jobs that have been created by Ron Kind's legislation.  As you can see, the liberals believe in continuing to drain our economy in an effort to strengthen the government. This November you will be able to vote on how we should proceed in the future.