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Democrats have become 'party of quid pro quo'

It's said that this election cycle is not about politics, but about principle. It is also about political parties and where they have led America.

With its constant drive for power, no matter the cost, the Democratic Party has become the party of "quid pro quo." Give us your votes, and we will provide goodies from the public treasury. Even the mildest questioning of the Democratic agenda is branded as racist, sexist or homophobic, or a combination of all three.

Meanwhile, the Republican Party has abandoned its core values of limited government and fiscal responsibility because it desired civility (and getting a few of our votes by default) and the new bipartisanship, which means compromising on your position without any movement from the other side.

Throw into this a mainstream media that were once relatively impartial but have now morphed into a propaganda machine dedicated to shamelessly advancing the liberal agenda.

Liberals believe in the "politics of fear of failure" -- their own! If they can't/won't/don't make it on their own, someone else has to provide for them. This fail-safe guarantee has caused the political system to spend out of control. Our government is bankrupt, financially and morally. We are at a point in our history where good and decent people cannot continue to work to better themselves. Our children, for the first time in American history, will not enjoy a standard of living better than their parents.

Do Americans still want to be able to enjoy the fruits of their decisions, successes and failures? Is happiness still to be pursued, or do we just wait for government to hand it out? Will career politicos and their cronyism continue to spend the earnings of our children and grandchildren? You decide, vote your principles and God help us.

Greg Theriault

Skowhegan