Promise Or Contract? No Difference.

Well, I just read the condensed version of the Republican's "Contract with America". Oh No. I mean the Republican's "Pledge to America", the contract came in 1994. Anyway, it sounds just lovely. That is, if you don't pay attention too closely. Like suggesting to keep Bush tax cuts permanently and add another tax cut for businesses while professing to be concerned about the deficit. By the way these two cuts would add $4 Trillion to that deficit. Of course, you'll hear the Republicans claim it will create jobs thereby bringing down the deficit. What businessman in his right mind is going to create any jobs at all, no matter how much you give him, unless there's an increase in demand for his products? And almost all of those tax breaks are for billionaires from Wall Street, who have already proved they're not going to create jobs under any circumstances unless it's another pool cleaner or gardener. The other thing is the Health care plan recently passed into law and much disliked. They plan to repeal it. Does anyone think they could actually do that? It takes something like a two thirds majority to override a veto. That's not going to happen. And it at least holds out the promise to slow, if not lower, health care costs. Without it, double digit increases will continue. The rest seems to be a rewording of the failed 94 contract with America. If this is an indication of how they'll govern, and I'm sure it is, what's the difference who governs? A vote for this, is a vote for the party that caused this recession.