On January 20, 1961 John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President of the United States. In the closing sentence of his inaugural address, Kennedy said: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”.
JFK was not a perfect person, as the revelations concerning his extra-marital affairs and substance abuse due to his chronic back injury have proven. However, I believe that no one can dispute that he was a proud and loyal American who loved and believed in this country. Were he alive today, he would probably not recognize what his Democratic Party has become in the Twenty-First Century. It is unlikely that he could become it’s nominee.
Somewhere along the line, the Democrats have morphed from the party of the working man to the party of those who don’t work. Yes, I understand that their are millions of hard working people out there who loyally support Democrat candidates. My question is: Why? Why support a political party which ensnares an ever growing portion of our population in a never ending state of dependence on the government for their needs? Why support a party which supports so-called “open borders” that allow a never-ending stream of individuals to enter and remain in our country illegally? Why support a party which continues to expand our crushing national debt, passing that on to our children and grandchildren? Why support a party which refuses to face the reality that this county MUST use every source at our disposal to gain energy independence? Why support a party which has been complicit in driving good paying jobs out of our country due to regressive and excessive corporate tax policies?
Finally, why support a party which has put forth an individual as their presidential nominee who is so obviously dismissive of the responsibility to follow the letter of the law when it comes to keeping our country safe and secure, and who seems to consider herself above these mundane concepts?
FDR, Harry Truman and JFK must be spinning like tops in their graves at the scope of this national travesty.