Pelosi reveals Dems plan - spend more money and assault business

I have to hand it to AP. Once in awhile they actually report something as it is. I have linked to a report on the announcement by Democrats of their agenda to take back Congress. It basically is a hybrid between their usual extraction of money from the pockets of others in order to buy votes and John Kerry's campaign mantra "I have a plan..."

Here is the core of the plan in Pelosi's own words with some summarized by AP:

"A new direction means expanding access to affordable health care for Americans. We will begin by lowering the cost of prescription drugs by putting seniors ahead of pharmaceutical companies and HMOs," Pelosi said.

"A new direction means broadening opportunity by addressing the soaring costs of higher education. We will begin by making tuition tax-deductible and cutting the interest rates of student loans in half."

Pelosi also pledged to improve security, reduce dependence on foreign oil, maintain Social Security and oppose deficit spending. Under the plan the minimum wage would rise from $5.15 to $7.25 over two years, the interest rate on student loans would be cut to 3.4 percent and Democrats would approve a "pay as you go" budgeting rule.

So they are going to take money out of our pockets to grant others "more affordable health care" and more affodable education. I just instinctively made a protective grab for my wallet for all the good that will do. Then as if Bush did not stick it to us enough with the cost staggering prescription drug plan, the Dems are going to stick it to us more while leaving drug companies with less incentive to come out with the drugs society needs. Other businesses will be assaulted with a 40% increase in the minimum wage. Talk about a vote buying extravaganza.

Dems then have a plan to deal with security, Social Security and foreign oil. Not too many details here. They'll just deal with it. Even though they have rejected all solutions to these problems thus far. I thought they said Social Security was just fine? Of course that was a few years after they were screaming it was falling apart. Are they back to that, or does the word "maintain" show they are still in denial?

I wonder what this "pay as you go" rule refers to? I am sure it has something to do with us "paying" as they "go". The Dems also seem to be tip-toing past the graveyard when it comes to Iraq and the War on Terror. Here is where my previous reference to AP comes in. According to them:

She didn't mention that there's significant disagreement among Democrats on when to begin withdrawing troops.

Pelosi's position on the Iraq timetable -- "at the earliest practicable time, the United States must begin the responsible redeployment of its troops," she said -- is not shared by everyone in the Democratic caucus.

In other words, when it comes to our security and our committment to the Iraqi people, the Dems don't have a clue. They have no ideas here; only criticism. What outstanding leadership! We can trust 'em with our security...Not!