OK, I Admit it, Democrats Mystify Me

So I've been hearing stuff from people I know who still support Obama, despite his disastrous first term.  I listen closely, and my only possible reaction is

"You have to be kidding me!"

Here's a sampling:

1. "Free contraceptives!  Isn't it wonderful?"

Me: "How do you feel about the mandate that tells Catholics who believe contraception is a sin that they must pay for it?"

Democrat: Blank look.

2.  "We can keep our kids on our health insurance until they're 26!"

Me: "Are you also happy about having your adult kids still living with you, eating your food, driving your car, leaving their messes for your to clean up?  Wouldn't you rather they get a job and take care of themselves?"

Democrat: Blank look.

3. "Now nobody can be turned down for health insurance regardless of pre-existing conditions!"

Me: "That does sound like a good thing.  But I wonder, who's going to pay for all that care for sick people?"

Democrat: "Well, we already pay for it with higher premiums and taxes"

My reaction is yes, you've got a point, but have any of your premiums or taxes gone down?  Do you think they will go down anytime soon?

4. "Gay people who love each other should be able to get married just like the rest of us".

Me: "You mean they can't already?  Will somebody arrest a gay couple of they gather their friends together somewhere and make public promises of marriage-type commitments to each other?  Explain to me, who's stopping them?"

Democrat: Blank look.

5.  "I'm sick and tired of rich people always getting away with not paying their fair share!"

Me: You mean those top 10 percent rich people who pay 70 percent of the total tax revenue collected by the Federal Government?  What rate should they pay?  What rate do you pay?  What rate should you pay?  What rate should I pay?

Democrat: Blank look.

6. "I don't want to have any more of our kids sent overseas to fight and die in an unnecessary war in some desert"

Me: "Yeah, Obama's made it pretty clear he won't take on Iran under any circumstances. Are you comfortable with our country standing by and doing nothing when Iran launches their first nuclear missile into Israel?"

Democrat: "Well, hopefully that won't happen"

Yes, they mystify me.  But it appears that I mystify them as well.

This is what happens when the ignorant are manipulated by the "elites" to vote them permanent power.  The "elites" will live like kings (or like Barack and Michelle), while the sheep that voted to keep them in charge suffer.  That's always been the story of socialism, everywhere it's been imposed.

It appears I belong to the shrinking class of productive people who make the country run.  The elites want to milk me dry of the fruits of my labor, keep most of it for themselves, then use the rest to toss a few crumbs out to the unproductive so they can pretend they're "taking care" of them.

Sorry kids about my generation handing you this mess.  Too bad you haven't grown up enough to realize how bad its getting, and it looks like by the time you do it will be too late.