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THE '94 DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
  by Ray Koziel

  Well, it is election season once again. In fact, within one week 
we head out to the polls to decide which candidates will screw up 
the least and keep the most promises. If you look at some of the 
strategies Democrats and the Democratic Party have used to try to get 
re-elected, you'll see what I mean. The fact is, Democrats throughout 
the country are in hysterics. Two years ago, when Clinton was elected, 
they all believed a new great age was beginning. But due to various 
developments and events from the Clinton Administration, which need 
not be mentioned now -- this has changed. 

  Add to this a strong Republican Party and the Democrats are even 
more hysterical. The Republican Party joined together and signed the 
"Contract with America" which listed ten issues that will be brought 
for debate within the first one hundred days if elected. With these 
developments going on it is actually no surprise to see the measures 
Democrats are going to try to get re-elected.

  First of all, Democrats do not want to be associated with Clinton 
at all!  Here we have the first Democratic president in twelve years 
and none of the candidates in this year's elections want to even be 
seen with him! That has to tell you something right there. Polls have 
shown that for those candidates who have asked for Clinton's help, 
their ratings dropped after Clinton came to town. Advisors have 
suggested that it would be better for Clinton to visit the Middle East 
during the last few weeks of campaigning. 

  They do not even want the President in America!

  Another tactic the Democrats are using is to run against the 1980's 
and the performance of Ronald Reagan, especially when debating the 
Contract with America. Now let me see if I understand this right. They 
are positioning themselves against a period of our history that had the 
greatest post World War II economic growth, the largest increase of job 
creation and personal income, and the quickest growth in federal income 
through tax reductions. They are pitting themselves against the man that 
made all these great things take place, who awakened America by making 
us feel proud of our country and being an American?  They are trying to 
run against this? Well, if that's the case, then they are going to have 
to do more running than Forrest Gump!

  Last but certainly not least the Democrats are doing what they do best 
-- whining. They are griping about the Republicans being the source of 
gridlock, that they are not letting all these great programs come to
fruition. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it their job to try to do 
what is in the best interests of the American people? After all, that 
is why they were elected in the first place. 

  The Republicans are just following what we are telling them. We told 
them we do not need the government controlling health care, and they 
listened by killing the health care bill and this is just one example. 
How do the Democrats respond to this?  By belittling the American people, 
considering them as misinformed, ignorant dolts that need as much help 
from the government as it can provide. Sure, I'm definitely going to 
vote for someone who just called me a nonsensical moron, wouldn't you?

  So the bottom line is the Democrats' master plan to get re-elected,
or elected for that matter, is a joke plain and simple. They are trying
to run against the best periods of this nation's history, blaming the
Republicans for doing their job which is listening to the people, and
claiming Americans are fools seriously needing the government's
assistance. To top it all off, they do not even want the President to
help them in their campaigning and would rather have him out of the
country completely. Yes, the Democratic campaign for 1994 is a joke, 
and the American people will have the last laugh come election day.

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Copyright 1994 Ray Koziel, All Rights Reserved
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Ray Koziel lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and one and a half
children.  When asked about his thoughts on the information super-
highway, Ray replied that it was a "pretty nifty idea" but wondered
"how we could drive a car small enough to fit through a telephone
line".  Ray can be reached via CompuServe at 73753,3044 or via the
Internet at 73753.3044@compuserve.com, which is most convenient.
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