GOP Wave Means Voters Are 'Spoiled Brats'?

Layne6:06 PM Sep 3, 2010(0) vote this comment up (3) vote this comment down cmicek: Again...Illegal immigrants do not get social security, welfare, medicare, or any other govenment program. Again..You are wrong Layne,all they need to do is manage to have a child here and the whole world of benefits is open to them through their"citizen" child.

Ironically, Robinson's remark is typical of the sort of holier than thou ivory tower snobbery that really does cause people to vote Republican. Personally I don't intend to vote for any Republicans or Democrats. My 2010 vote will go to Independent candidates only. Time now for a REAL change.

If none of the above was on the ballot, it would win hands down every time. Incumbents are a scourge and preventing our country from being on top of things.

Many so called Republicans, like myself are those that don't live beyond their means, stay within a budget, have worked decades for the things I do have, and have never taken a dime of government money to help me with anything. The truth is, and I researched it, 38% of people on welfare are white, 37% are black(who make up only 12% of the population), and then there are the thousands of illegals that are mostly Democrats who are the fastest growing population in the country, and they are starting to draing our social programs as well. Most republicans are good, decent hard working American citizens, but we are looked down upon because we have been successful. We are all taught to strive for success, and now you want to hold it against us. Maybe people who struggle should take a long look in the mirror and try to take some of the blame themselves for making bad decisions in their lives. Turn it around and start making better decisions, and you can have the same success. It takes time, and you must remain diligent, but it can happen.

There is no doubt American voters are spoiled brats. They want free government services, a world-wide military empire, the best of everything, and they don't want to pay for anything. If previous generations of Americans were like this one, we would be a Third World country. And if things stay as they are, we soon will be.

Mr. Robinson is right-on. We have expected everything to be painless. We were told the war in Iraq would be painless, recovery would be painless, no sacrifice required. Well, the rooster has now come home to roost...we will be forced to make tough choices, and most of our cushy little lives will be thrown upside down. Too bad - we deserve what we get...sacrifices across the board (milatary, entitlements, tax policy) will have to be made.

When ever we lose some of our freedoms, are forced to pay more in taxes, are forced to pay for illegal immigrants; schooling, healthcare, social security, etc, are forced to see our countries wealth, strength and uniqueness squandared by the "elites" ,be they democrats or republicans...then the American people should be throwing a "tantrum" as you call it.

Without the tantrum, we would have had a Hillary Clinton - John McCain race in 2008 ... with no Sarah Palin in the mix.