Between the lines

Townhall.com::Read Between the Lines::By Herman Cain

In the 2006 election cycle, Democrats campaigned on the promise of "A New Direction," a platform that expectedly has no compass and little content. Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) recently told Fox News that Democrats will focus the next two years on raising the minimum wage, providing cheaper drug coverage for seniors and increasing spending on college tuition. Now Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) wants to reinstate the military draft, yet fellow Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) says Rangel does not really want a draft, and that we should "read between the lines" of his proposal.

This is what will pass for leadership for the next two years under Democratic control of Congress: empty slogans, read - between - the - lines sound bites, and a continued disregard for the failed and crumbling Social Security and Medicare structures. Let me help you read between the lines on the Democrats' governing strategy. They will seek, and likely achieve, small victories on seemingly innocuous issues like raising the minimum wage and securing more taxpayer dollars for college students. Their unstated goal is to grow their base by pandering to selected groups with government handouts, retain control of Congress in 2008 and, most important, win back control of the White House.


Minimum wage increases and college tuition handouts are merely means to the liberals? desired end of massive tax increases and socialized health care. A higher minimum wage and increased federal spending on college tuition are not policies. They are blatant examples of political pandering that will have little effect on the lives of most citizens.

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