LETTERS TO EDITOR


October 18, 2012

Democratic Party Is Party of the People

Boy, does Howard Hyman (“Not The Democratic Party of the Past,” Oct. 5) have things turned upside down. He argues that today’s Democratic Party isn’t the same as it used to be. Well, I say the Democratic Party is absolutely the same as ever. It is still the party of the middle class and working people, the party that fights for civil rights, gay rights, women’s rights, and the poor, handicapped and oppressed, and for universal health care. It is the Republican Party that has allowed itself to be hijacked by the Tea Party, today’s equivalent of the Ku Klux Klan. It is the party that wants to turn Medicare into a voucher program and shred Medicaid and funds for education; it is the party that denies the scientific truth behind global warming and wants to make all abortions illegal, even in the event of rape and incest. It is the party whose principles are antithetical to Jewish values.
Jack Kinstlinger
Pikesville