What democrats will do

Put new rules in place to break the link between lobbyists and legislation.
Enact all the recommendations made by the 9/11 commission.
Raise the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.
Cut the interest rate on federally supported student loans in half.
Allow the government to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices for Medicare patients.
Broaden the types of stem cell research allowed with federal funds.
Impose pay-as-you-go budget rules, requiring that new entitlement spending or tax cuts be offset with entitlement spending cuts or tax hikes.

Well, what do you think. There's not a lot about the gubbymint going after the guns, but maybe they will get up to some dumbshittery in the future. Anyway, I have nothing against this agenda, do you?

"Put new rules in place to break the link between lobbyists and legislation."

I disagree with this.  People should be allowed to lobby for things they want.  The NRA, for example, is known as a 'gun-lobby', as is GOA.  They should be allowed to lobby for our 2nd amendment, clearly, as should others with other political agendas.

"Enact all the recommendations made by the 9/11 commission."

Fuck the 9/11 commission.  Terrorism poses about as much threat to your average american as a peanut allergy.

"Raise the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour."

Stupid.  The minimum wage is a horrible idea for a few reasons: 

*Makes starting new & small businesses more difficult & expensive.

*Increases the price of American-made products, goods, and services (and thus increases the trade-deficit, since other countries that pay their workers lower wages will then overtake the USA in the marketplace.)

*Increases outsourcing and the price of employing more people.  (Higher paying jobs for some, less jobs to go around, and more job loss to outsourcing.)

"Cut the interest rate on federally supported student loans in half."

Not sure.

"Allow the government to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices for Medicare patients."


"Broaden the types of stem cell research allowed with federal funds."

Stupid.  I am not against stem cell research, I'm against GOVERNMENT stem cell research.  Fuck the government.  Let the private sector do it if they like.  The government shouldn't be giving any funding to this. 

"Impose pay-as-you-go budget rules, requiring that new entitlement spending or tax cuts be offset with entitlement spending cuts or tax hikes."

I'm all for putting tight rules on when the government can borrow money.  The budget is currently out of control.

"Well, what do you think. There's not a lot about the gubbymint going after the guns, but maybe they will get up to some dumbshittery in the future."

Of course they will.  I've heard rumours that they might be looking to create a new Assault Weapons ban if the democrats take solid control of the Senate, the House, and the presidency.  Combine that with John Conyer's ramblings about how we need a National ban on handguns, and not to mention the recent movement to ban various kinds of hunting, and I honestly wouldn't trust those assholes for a second.

"Anyway, I have nothing against this agenda, do you?"

Yes, I do, by and large.  The only decent thing they had to say that comes to mind was the pay-as-you-go government, if this is what I THINK it is.