Labor built this country. [View All]

[txaslftist]

I'm sick of hearing how entrepreneurs and capital built this country. They helped, sure. But it was labor that built this country.

I've said this before, and I'll say it again. My grandfather fought in WWII, got a battlefield commission, and a bunch of medals. He fought again in Korea. He was one heroic, smart, gentle and thoughtful son of a gun. He voted Democratic his entire life.

Why? Because he knew the Democratic Party was the party of the working man. I'm not talking about organized working men, I'm not talking about unions.

I'm talking about the guy (or gal) who gets up at 6 a.m., feeds his kids, gets them off to school, goes in to work at 7:30, early because he wants to get the jump on the day, skips lunch or eats at the job site, and stays until the work is done. He stays until the whistle blows or he works late into the night. Sometimes he takes a second job, because he has to in order to make the ends meet in the middle at the end of the month. He doesn't break the law and he doesn't have much patience for those who do.

His spouse probably has to work, too.

This is the guy who is taking a beating in this country. He's taking a beating because the party running things doesn't give a damn about him. The rich man keeps getting richer, the working man keeps getting the short end of the stick, even though he and his wife together are working harder today than at any time in history.

Capital could give a shit about him. So long as he keeps working, they'll keep making money. So long as he's satisfied putting his kids in Wal-Mart clothes made in China and so long as he doesn't make too much noise about how they're shipping jobs overseas, they'll feed him bullshit and keep ripping him off.

This is the guy the Democrats represent. This is the guy the Democrats have always been the only voice for. This is the guy the Democrats have to keep sticking up for if they ever want to return to power. And once they're in power, they better not forget him.

He doesn't want war, he doesn't want deficits, he doesn't want tax cuts at the expense of his kids. All he wants is a chance to get ahead and give his kids a better life.

He is the guy who built this country. No other country in the world has a guy who works as hard as this guy. Whether he works on a construction site, in a factory, or in a cubicle, no one can match him for sheer hard work.

We better remember this guy.