In response to yesterday’s speech by Gov. David Paterson (serial philanderer) in which he said, “we’re hosed,” Sen. Clinton said this:

Gov. Paterson has outlined many of the serious economic challenges and choices facing New York state which are the direct result of the 7 1/2 years of failed fiscal leadership by President Bush. Under the Bush administration’s watch, the budgets of state and local governments have been pushed to the limits while New York’s families are feeling the squeeze through higher costs for energy, health care and food at the same time their incomes have fallen. I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to invest in our economy and to prevent the Bush administration from further shifting the costs for Medicaid, unemployment insurance, energy assistance, infrastructure investments, and job creation onto the budget of New York state and the backs of New York’s taxpayers. (Press & Sun-Bulletin, Reactions to Gov. Paterson’s remarks)

Ms. Rodham Clinton: It is NOT the federal government’s job to be the nanny of every citizen in this country, particularly of our great state. It IS the federal government’s job to protect its citizens from foreign invasion. And that’s about it. As outlined in the U.S. Constitution, the federal government has very few responsibilities, and the states themselves many responsibilities. You might try reading the Constitution sometime Ms. Clinton.

One can argue that the federal government has great influence over the states economically, sopping up money for this purpose and that. But the federal government and George Bush are NOT responsible for the mess that is New York. It is socialists like Clinton and Schumer, Paterson and before him Spitzer, and our legislature in Albany, right down to groups like Citizen Action (that runs Binghamton), that are at fault.

Socialists view their role as redistributing wealth. They love to take from those who have (i.e., those who work for it), and give it to those who don’t have (i.e., welfare slugs). Why? Because the slugs vote for the socialists to keep them in office. You can only play that game for so long before the economic house of cards comes crumbling down. Sooner or later, as we’ve seen in New York, those who work grow tired of being ripped off and having their money transferred to people who refuse to work.

In New York, we conveniently place a tax on Wall Street activities which helps fund this madness. But now that Wall Street is rather anemic, the socialists are scrambling to figure out what to do. First order? Blame Bush. How predictable and how typical. Second order? Well…they don’t have a clue, do they? They mumble about trimming a little here and a little there. We are in a MESS. Medicaid is the reason. You must address the root cause and do it now. Only then will hard working families move back to this state and the welfare slugs will move out.

Technorati Tags: New York budget, David Paterson, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Medicaid, socialism

Here’s the thing: This one question exposed Spitzer’s “plan” to the nation. And that’s a good thing. Yes, Hillary tried to say she was both for it and against it. Old news. What more would you expect from this (rather unintelligent) person? I’d say unintelligent “woman” but I’m not denigrating the gender, just the person. What I heard on talk radio over the next few days was sweet to my ears. What I heard was exactly what I’ve been writing about on this blog and in Press & Sun-Bulletin story comments. This is purely and simply about increasing the voting rolls of the Democrats in this state. It is about an insane, mad grab for power by Spitzer and his Democrat cronies. NOTHING ELSE MAKES SENSE. No other facts fit. Please, stop and think about it. This is manifestly NOT about safer roads because more people will get car insurance. Give me a break!

When drivers are granted a license, they are automatically given a registration form to vote under the Voter/Motor Act in New York. The form has a check box that you “swear under oath” you’re a U.S. citizen. But guess what? There’s no way to enforce it! No one will ask that person to show a Social Security card or birth certificate. This is the dirty little secret about this “policy change” by Governor Spitzer.

The overwhelming majority of New Yorkers are against this shameful policy, rightfully so. We are not anti-immigration. We are anti-ILLEGAL-immigration. Big difference. Hey, if you want to come to my country legally, and you want to work and not be a drain on my pocketbook (i.e., welfare, public healthcare, ANY kind of public assistance), the door is open as far as I’m concerned. Self-determined and hard working people made this country. If that’s your view too, come on in to the good ole U.S. of A. Our arms are open!

But if you slip across the border illegally–you’re a criminal. Plain and simple. And criminals don’t get special privileges. For the 2 or 3 hard lefties that still try to justify this policy, what evidence can you offer that the situation is anything other than what I’ve stated? I’d love to know. Leave me a comment.

Technorati Tags: Hillary Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, illegal immigrant drivers’ licenses, New York State, Democrat Presidential Debate