Democratic socialists!

I agree with The New York Times when they warn Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi not to give too much power to newly elected House Democrats who call themselves “Democratic socialists.” They will be a minority of Democrats in the House of Representatives. I don’t enjoy being unkind toward anyone, even the Republicans in Congress, a minority of whom are really scary “survival-of-the-fittest” social Darwinists, but you have to be a total and complete moron and idiot to call yourself a “Democratic socialist.”

First, they’re not true socialists. Second, if you believe anyone can be elected president who calls herself/himself a “socialist,” then you must live in DreamLand. Third, they are all liberals/progressives who support our capitaliat economic system but believe in a federal government that has effective safety-net and social programs which help make life better for its citizens — and, by the way, who want our federal government to do more to help its citizens as almost all of our allies do for their populations. Our allies often criticize our country for that reason. Believe me, I had to listen to it every day for the five years I lived in Canada.