Obama says Republicans practice "Social Darwinism"

[Jon8503]

In ORLANDO, Florida story headlined "Obama says Republicans practice "Social Darwinism" please read in second paragraph ... Sen. Barack Obama ..

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans controlling the federal government practice Social Darwinism, a discredited philosophy that in economics and politics calls for survival of the fittest, according to a Democratic U.S. senator.

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, a fast-rising Democratic star, told Florida party members that only a philosophy among Republicans of sink or swim explains why some Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans still live in cars while Republicans in Washington prepare next week to enact $70 billion in tax breaks.

"It's called the 'Ownership society' in Washington. This isn't the first time this philosophy has appeared. It used to be called Social Darwinism," Obama said late Saturday at the Democrats meeting at Walt Disney World.

"They have a philosophy they have implemented and that is doing exactly what it was designed to do. They basically don't believe in government. They have a different philosophy that says, 'We're going to dismantle government'," Obama said.

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[gordonlamb]

1. The Republican Party...

....gives lots of lip service to "small government" but no one grows the deficit or size of Gov't as fast or as far as the modern republican party has.