“She proposes “affordable health care”, which I assume is her version of government health care, which would be a great disaster.” – pauld

How so, pauld?

“My big problem with Hillary is that she doesn’t mean what she is saying. If she truly believed in her message she would be giving a lot more than she does.” – JLP

So, Hilary Clinton has to become an ascetic and donate all of her wealth before she can do this sort of work through the government? That’s ridiculous. Do you even know how much she donates now? I bet no one on this site does (including myself) You can’t quantify how much charitable contributions are acceptable; that’s each person’s own prerogative.

I’m disappointed because this blog usually has very well thought out posts that explore multiple sides of an issue; this post lacks that entirely.

i’m not a fan of targeting one side – conservative or liberal. i can get that from cnn and fox news.

and to jlp – no idea if the accusation was directed at me, but just in case – no disrespect meant. you have an excellent site.

I agree with you that I want to live in the kind of world in which people do help others. Where I take issue with Hillary Clinton and other liberal politicians is with whether using the government to accomplish that end is ethical, efficient or even successful. I don’t believe for a minute that government programs work. I don’t limit that to entitlement programs either. Corporate bail-outs don’t work either in the long run. They encourage some terribly short-sighted behavior on the part of the industries they are trying to save.

The concept of tithing is an interesting one, and I think it is broader than just supporting your church. To me, tithing is about spending a portion of your income supporting your community. It is about making the world around you a better place. I strongly believe that it should involve more than putting money in the collection plate on Sunday or writing a check to your favorite charity, although there is nothing wrong with doing either of those things. Give some of your time. Learn what a charity is actually doing with the donations it receives.

The other problem I have with most politicians, on the left or the right, is that I object to the expansion of government, both in size and power. Eventually, every law, every power, and every government program will be in the hands of someone I don’t trust, whose goals I disagree with. If you are a liberal, think of government in the hands of George W. Bush. For the conservatives here, think back to the Clinton years. Never create a power that you wouldn’t be willing to see wielded by your enemies. It will be some day.

You’re well acquainted with the straw man, I see. Wildly exaggerate or alter the views of your opponent, then attack the caricature you have created. Nice!

You may not agree with the viewpoints in this thread but you do yourself no good by ridiculing them and the very informative blog JLP allows us to read and comment on. It shows a lack of respect, at the very least.

I think you’re being a bit dramatic. None of the comments were that cold and heartless yet you make them out to be that way.

My big problem with Hillary is that she doesn’t mean what she is saying. If she truly believed in her message she would be giving a lot more than she does. Her motives are to get votes, not to help people.

-The lowest 10? 20? 40? 90? % of society should be left on the streets with no government support, since they’re not as educated and motivated others. When they come looking for food and shelter, I’ll build bigger walls and buy more ammo, which is good for the economy! (Okay, that last bit is a stretch, I admit it.)

-Taking care of the least well off is equivalent to total government control of everything, like shipping industrious small businessmen to the gulag

-Hey, the conversative talking points are connecting Hillary with Communism and Soviet Union. We’d better do it, too!

Didn’t she succeed through education and hard work? Isn’t that what you support? And she believes in helping those who aren’t as successful. Do you really think it’s wrong to help others? Isn’t the AFM blog to help those who don’t know as much as you? No, wait, it’s probably just for making money.

I have no problem with the rich and famous, unless they’re pretending to be ordinary. That’s when you better keep your eyes on them…

LOL!