The Differences Between Left and Right: Part I

Dennis Prager - Most Americans hold either liberal or conservative positions on most matters. In many instances, however, they would be hard pressed to explain their position or the position they oppose. --But if you can’t explain both sides, how do you know you’re right? At the very least, you need to understand both the liberal and conservative positions in order to effectively understand your own. --I grew up in a liberal world — New York, Jewish and Ivy League graduate school. I was an 8-year-old when President Dwight Eisenhower ran for re-election against the Democratic nominee, Adlai Stevenson. I knew nothing about politics and had little interest in the subject. But I well recall knowing — knowing, not merely believing — that Democrats were “for the little guy” and Republicans were “for the rich guys.”

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Is There a Dime’s Worth of Difference between the Two Major Parties?

At last count there were about three dozen potential candidates for president on the Republican side. Although Hillary Clinton is the expected Democratic nominee, should she falter, there are probably about a half dozen people ready to take her place. Without knowing who the candidates will be and without knowing who will win the election, can we say today with some confidence what difference a Republican or a Democratic victory would mean in 2016?
Paul Krugman asked this question the other day in The New York Times. His answer: parties matter a lot more than candidates, and if a Democrat is elected you can be sure of four things...

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JUST ONE

YOU may be thinking, "What difference can I make? Let me remind YOU what a difference JUST ONE made...

• In 1645 JUST ONE gave Oliver Cromwell control of England
  
• In 1649 JUST ONE caused Charles 1 of England to be executed
  
• In 1776 JUST ONE gave America the English language instead of German
  
• In 1839 JUST ONE gave Marcus Morton governorship of Massachusetts
  
• In 1845 JUST ONE brought Texas into the Union
  
• In 1868 JUST ONE saved Andrew Johnson from impeachment
  
• In 1875 JUST ONE changed France from a monarchy to a Republic
  
• In 1876 JUST ONE gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency
  
• In 1923 JUST ONE gave Adolf Hitler control of the Nazi Party
  
• In 1941 JUST ONE saved the Selective Service System just 12 weeks before Pearl Harbor
  
• And don't forget that the efforts of JUST ONE atheist removed prayer and Bible reading from our schools

Ethan Allen, a hero of the American Revolution said, "I am only one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I ought to do; what I ought to do, by God's grace, I shall do."

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