Repeal and Replace

Repeal and replace is a central theme to Romney's and the Republicans' mantra. And they refuse to give any details about what they will replace the laws and regulations they repeal, with. They talk about the free market. Ryan talks about Ayn Rand. Despite the fact that both Romney and especially Ryan concede that their family and businesses were recipients of much government assistance, they now want to let the rich and powerful, and especially the banks, run wild; and relegate the role of government to the protection of the feudal lords and the waging of wars.  This is not free market economics. A great Republican President Teddy Roosevelt fully understood this. And he busted up banks which were small by today's standards. At best, what Romney/Ryan advocate is despotic or feudal capitalism. As Romney pointed out in his 47% statement which essential assumed that half the population of this country has no value, their vision for our country assumes that half of all Americans are not entitled to have the ability to obtain food, shelter, or healthcare, despite the fact that these are basic needs. Romney believes that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are for the chosen few. I guess Romney and Ryan would have the rest of Americans fight to get the basic needs in the arena. Instead of reading Ayn Rand, perhaps Ryan should read Abraham Maslow and examine how we humans operate. Then perhaps he wouldn't pontificate and advocate such crap. Then again, maybe he would.

The 2008 crash provides irrefutable evidence that Republican thinking and policies allowed banks and other institutions to gut and suck the life's earnings, and life blood, out of every single man, woman, and child, save the top 2% that benefited from the disaster. Republicans seek to end, through social engineering, the one thing that made America so great, its people. America cannot and will not survive a repeat of 2008.