I believe all elections are a referendum on what kind of people we are and what kind of people we want to be, and the November elections are no exception.
I am especially focused on the Congressional race in my district which pits Democrat Brad Schneider against incumbent Republican Robert Dold.
A vote for Congressman Dold is a vote to keep Republicans in control
As a veteran and a citizen who believes in national service for all,
I am also disgusted with a Congress that loves to wage war and unleash American might on perceived enemies of the country, but also opposes paying for war in any way other than sacrificing women and children.
For these reasons, I am backing challenger Brad Schneider, who has taken moderate positions on key issues, from equality to pragmatic solutions to our difficult economic situation.
Am I better off than I was four years ago? Absolutely. The national
economy has come back from the brink of failure, the stock market is trading thousands of points higher than it was in 2008, my tax rate is the lowest in the industrialized world, Osama bin Laden is dead, we are out of Iraq, and we have a reasonable time table for getting out of Afghanistan.
Electing Brad Schneider to Congress will help us continue to recover economically and socially from the radical excesses of the Republican Party.
Kirk Landers
Wheeling
Supporting Mr. Dold by attacking his opponent with hate speech, does nothing to help his campaign. Mr. Dold, Mr. Schneider and the Patch's readers all deserve better than that.
However, I don't even know that its true that most Jewish voters, who aren't hard core Democrats, will necessarily vote for Mr. Schneider just because he's Jewish. I think that more than that goes into the decision-making process.
South Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Ireland, Japan, Australia, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Brazil, India, Russia and Hong Kong would be surprised to learn that they are not part of the industrialized world.
Comedy gold
The comedy is in the idea that the dems are the defenders of the people you list.
1.) 1000s are no longer unemployed… 2.) But are instead earning a good living building the future of America. (If you have 1000 (public sector) workers laying track between Chicago and Nashville, say, that translates to 1000 American jobs, held by 1000 American workers. We (Congress) can even stipulate that the tracks be made of steel forged in this country (gov’t contract) and that the train cars be produced in the USA (gov’t contract), all of which translates to 1000s more USA jobs.) 3.) The increased purchasing power of these (public sector & gov’t contract) employees spurs private sector growth. Supply and demand economics! Crazy! (Remember those 1000s ,who are earning a good living forging steel, and laying rail? Presto, changeo! They have paychecks and are once again feeling secure about their future. They move out of their mom’s basement, start spending, new furniture, a more dependable car—i.e., in the private sector… They eat out more often, hire a contractor to build their dream house, buy a better lawnmower and a second car—i.e., more spending in the private sector…) 4.) The deficit goes down! (More people employed in both the public and private sectors translate to more tax revenue collected!) 5.) We have infrastructure improvements that future generations will thank us for. Hope this helps!
"Stock market up." Sure, for the 10% of people that own stocks. Why are you shilling for the rich?" In U.S., 54% Have Stock Market Investments as of 4/11. This is down from 65% in 2007 and is trending up again. This is from Gallup and can be found here: http://bit.ly/TwrDdg You are entitled to your own opinions. You are not entitled to your own facts.
I'm Jewish and wouldn't vote for Schneider if you paid me to do it. There is a plane leaving for Iran today, please be on it!