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There is a letter circulating via Twitter etc. which purports to be from a disappointed Tea Party supporter to the Hattiesburg American.  In fact this is a poorly-written bit of leftist agitation.

The first three paragraphs attempt to establish the writer’s bonafides as a Tea Party supporter who is now angry, bitter, disappointed, let down (let me check my thesaurus here), and is going to share a bit of good old-fashioned conservative spleen.

Except that what follows in the letter is a laundry list of Marxist talking points.  So I have posted them with rebuttals:

• attempting to destroy Medicare
  • Saving Medicare, unlike simply letting it fail, as it is currently fated.
• by privatizing the program with vouchers,
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The silence of the left, while cowardly, is nonetheless refreshing.

White House on War Powers Deadline: ‘Limited’ US Role in Libya Means No Need to Get Congressional Authorization – Political Punch.  via Drudge

This is an awfully convenient way of looking at things.  It does not happen to be correct.  The reason that only Congress can declare war is to make sure that the American people run foreign policy.  The Executive branch is there to execute the will of the American people as expressed in the laws passed by Congress.  There is no requirement for the words “We Declare War”, but Congress must pass a resolution authorizing these actions.

But ah,  do you hear that shrieking?  Neither do I.

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