The Democratic Philosophy Enshrined

Gary Gross catches the Minnesota Democratic Party (called the DFL here in the Frozone) in a moment of rare honesty. Cy Thao, a DFL member of the state Legislature, explained his party’s philosophy at a committee hearing yesterday:

“When you guys win, you get to keep your money. When we win, we take your money.”


That was Thao’s explanation for how the DFL would raise the money to pay for its slate of new government programs. At least it was an honest answer.

15 thoughts on “The Democratic Philosophy Enshrined”

  1. Reminds me of Hillary’s comment about how they were going to take things from us for our own good.

  2. I’m sure Starfleet dude will be along to tell us how stingy and mean-spirited we are.
    Grab your wallet? More like grab your ankles and BOHICA!

  3. The Tax And Surrender Party

    Captain Ed points us to the only honest democrat we have seen in quite a while. Go to his site, read the quote and remember it in 2008 when you consider sitting out the election because the Republican running is not the elusive perfect candidate. Betwe…

  4. The Tax And Surrender Party

    Captain Ed points us to the only honest democrat we have seen in quite a while. Go to his site, read the quote and remember it in 2008 when you consider sitting out the election because the Republican running is not the elusive perfect candidate. Betwe…

  5. Al-Pelosi and Al-Reid are moving forward with plans on taxing Burkas, swords of justice and hummus.
    And think of the possibilities Al-Pelosi and Al-Reid will have, once Sharia law is imposed by the Islamists!
    The Sharia tax on infidels has a marginal tax rate of 100%. Take that, rich Americans.
    So the Dhimmicrats have a plan to pay for universal health care. Female circumcisions and beheadings won’t cost us a dime!
    Thank you Dhimmicrats, thank you!

  6. WINNER TAKE ALL

    Courtesy of Let Freedom Ring via Captain’s Quarters:
    An honest Democrat legislator in Minnesota admits that elections do indeed have consequences and what those consequences are. According to state Rep. Cy Thao:
    When you guys win, you get to keep…

  7. krm,
    That is exactly why Democrats lie about their actual intentions, and it is why the press lets them get away with it.

  8. Would rather pay higher taxes than spend a BILLION dollars a week in that hellhole Iraq!

  9. Look at them, we’re going to tax their asses off.
    Walter “Fritz” Mondale
    Many of you are well enough off that … the tax cuts may have helped you. We’re saying that for America to get back on track, we’re probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.
    Mrs. Bill Clinton
    I wish I could remember which dem said it, but I seem to recall one of their members of Congress lamenting in the early ’90s that people, if the government didn’t take money away from them in the form of taxes, would simply spend it on stupid things. IIRC, she was defeated in ’94.

  10. CK,
    There’s a context that doesn’t make it sound like an updated version of “Stand and deliver!”?

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