What do Dems care?

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Was reading my latest issue of The Progressive magazine, and came upon this letter to the editor in response to the Molly Ivins, February column. The letter was written by Sue Ellington in Madison, WI. Here is part of it:

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"Dems are for caring. Republicans, on the other hand, are for reward and punishment. Repubs demand self-reliance. Those who are successful should be rewarded; those who fail must suffer their fate as punishment.
Caring means that Dems believe there are many circumstances that overwhelm the average person's abilities. Furthermore, we believe our society is rich enough and strong enough to lend a helping hand. Not helping is self-centered and greedy.
Repub pit bulls are tearing away the caring institutions that Dems have built in our beloved country over the last century. Yet today's Dems do no more than wring their hands and say, 'Of course we aren't organized. We're Democrats.'
What do we stand for? We'd better stand for tough action. And we'd better do it today. Soon there won't be anything left."

by Sue Ellington
Madison, WI