The democratic party is alive and well despite Trump and the GOP's propaganda of failure. The steady hand of the democratic party and its policies have always been a positive influence on our democratic institutions in time of need even when republicans control the government. Democracy is not always a smooth ride because ideology has been adopted to divide and conquer by conservatives and because democracy itself is always in a state of change.
But the roots of democracy runs deep and over time the extreme is rejected for the basic tenant we call progress. Trump and the GOP have little to show in running the country the past year because they have excluded the democratic party from the debates in congress on the issues. However, in the long run it will be democratic votes that decide the issues of immigration, health care, medicare, social security, national security and the fiscal health of the federal government.
It was the democratic party that turned the economy around and created jobs with falling unemployment, reduced deficit spending and reduced federal spending at the same time. Republicans have a history of reversing that success and Trump and the GOP will continue on that path. The key to democracy is to understand the mistakes of the past so that the future will not look like the failed past.
Democratic administrations always understood that and that is why democracy has always progressed on their watch.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
No comments :
Post a Comment