Miller Helps Prove Murkowski's Point

[babylonsister]

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_09/025745.php

MILLER HELPS PROVE MURKOWSKI'S POINT.... Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) of Alaska, who announced late on Friday that she's seeking re-election as a write-in candidate, appeared on CNN yesterday and offered a hint about the kind of message she'll be pushing over the next six weeks.

Republican nominee Joe Miller, Murkowski said, is pushing "some pretty radical things.... He has taken an approach that is just, plain and simple, more radical than where the people of the state of Alaska are." She specifically referenced her opponent's desire to eliminate Social Security and Medicare.

Around the same time, Miller appeared on Fox News and reiterated his opposition to Social Security and Medicare, preferring a system in which he "can put my money where the government can't steal it."

What's more, host Chris Wallace noted new data showing 43.6 million Americans living in poverty, and asked the extremist candidate how he would go about helping them. Miller replied by talking about a national debt he considers "unsustainable."

So, Wallace asked again about what Miller would like to do, if anything, about the tens of millions of Americans in poverty. Miller complained that Americans have "an entitlement mentality" that includes a safety net. The would-be senator wants to replace the entire system of government as it currently exists, and create a system more in line with his interpretation of the 10th Amendment.

In other words, when Wallace asked what Miller would do in the Senate to look out for the interests of poverty-stricken American families, the answer was surprisingly simple: nothing.

Indeed, that may be giving Miller too much credit. Given that he wants to do away with unemployment aid altogether, and those benefits saved millions from poverty, Miller actually wants to increase the number of Americans living in poverty.

Did I mention that Miller is currently the frontrunner in a U.S. Senate race this year? And he enjoys the backing of the entire Republican Party establishment?

—Steve Benen

[annabanana]

1. I think he wants to have slaves.

An unlimited supply of disconnected people who would "work for food" would probably suit him right down to the ground.

[joeybee12]

3. Oh, I don't think he's that radical..debtor's prisons will do fine for him...

and some internment camps for others.

[spanone]

2. he's one creepy person

[Andy823]

5. Actually

He is just "ONE" of many "CREEPY" people running for office this year!

[spanone]

9. he's one of the creepier

[kentuck]

4. K & R

This guy is creepy.

[pacalo]

6. Has he or any other tea-slacker ever thought about what would happen if

social security, Medicare, aid for the poor/disabled, etc., were taken away? It would be the end of civilization for this country because, for one, people aren't going to go without food & bare necessities. Think about all the "trickle-down" problems their policies would create.

[suston96]

7. My reply to candidate Miller of Alaska and his "entitlement mentality" nonsense...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9163442&mesg_id=9163597

[Bitwit1234]

8. Well he should have told the republican presidents that's what he wanted

for the government not to "steal" it. I think he should give his money to wall street so they can "steal" it. Just ask the people whose 401K's were completely wiped out, and now have to rely on that SOCIAL SECURITY he wants to hand over to the people who wiped out their 401k's. Maybe they learned their lesson.