What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label, "Liberal"? If by "Liberal" they mean, as they want people to believe, someone who is soft in his policies abroad, who is against local government, and who is unconcerned with the taxpayer's dollar, then the record of this party and its members demonstrate that we are not that kind of "Liberal." But, if by a "Liberal," they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people - their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties - someone who believes that we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say that I'm a "Liberal."



I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, in human liberty as the source of national action, and the human heart as the source of national compassion, and in the human mind as the source of our invention and our ideas. It is, I believe, this faith in our fellow citizens as individuals and as people that lies at the heart of the liberal faith, for liberalism is not so much a party creed or a set of fixed platform promises as it is an attitude of mind and heart, a faith in man's ability through the experiences of his reason and judgment to increase for himself and his fellow men the amount of Justice and freedom and brotherhood which all human life deserves.

I believe also in the United States of America, in the promise that it contains and has contained throughout our history of producing a society so abundant and creative and so free and responsible that it cannot only fulfill the aspirations of its citizens, but serve equally well as a beacon for all mankind. I do not believe in a super state. I see no magic to tax dollars which are sent to Washington and then returned. I abhor the waste and incompetence of large-scale Federal bureaucracies in this administration, as well as in others. I do not favor state compulsion when voluntary individual effort can do the job and do it well. But I believe in a government which acts, which exercises its full powers and its full responsibilities. Government is an art and a precious obligation; and when it has a job to do, I believe it should do it. And this requires not only great ends but that we propose concrete means of achieving them.

Our responsibility is not discharged by an announcement of virtuous ends. Our responsibility is to achieve these objectives with social invention, with political skill, and executive vigor. I believe for these reasons, that liberalism is our best and our only hope in the world today. For the liberal society is a free society, and it is at the same time and for that reason a strong society. Its strength is drawn from the will of free people committed to great ends and peacefully striving to meet them. Only liberalism, in short, can repair our national power, restore our national purpose, and liberate our national energies.

Sorry to bust your bubble, but I've never expected a hand out. I've worked since the age of 15. I paid my entire way through college and graduated not having to pay a dime. I worked through college and my grades were outstanding. If I want something I work for it. Some people call me a Democrat with Republican work ethics! However I have a heart. I'd give my hard-earned money to those who are under-insured or not insured because the insurance companies have dumped them for pre-existing conditions.

I don't get free health care. I lost my health insurance after I lost EVERYTHING to Hurrican Katrina. I'm uninsurable because of a pre-existing condition. I do have an insurance policty with a $5,000.00 decuctible. I go to places that allow me to pay on a sliding scale basis according to my income - becaue I demand that I do pay. I don't go to the E.R. because that would be irresponsible of me.

I sell things online to make extra money for the things I need. Because I have a heart and believe in health care for all, you think I'm a mooch??? How dare you. Typical Republican.............. You assume before you think. You assume before you ask.

The next time you see someone in line at a clinic, ask them if they've lost their job, lost their posessions to some catastrophe, if they have insurance, but can't use it, if their deductible is too high. Most people are hard-working citizens who have fallen on hard times.

Stop criticizing and think before you spew hate from your mouth!