Gary Palmer of the Alabama Policy Institute writes:
For weeks I have grappled with the question: what is this election really about? My conclusion is that it is a choice between the policies of Franklin Roosevelt and the policies of Ronald Reagan . . .
Reagan understood the principle that the sole end of a just government in the proper exercise of its power is the protection of the rights of the people. Therefore, a just government does not limit the freedom of its people by depriving them of the use of their resources or limit their choices except when it is necessary to protect their freedom. And a just government does not deprive some people of their rights in order to create new rights for some or improve the status or condition of some at the expense of others.
Roosevelt came to power at a time of great uncertainty and fear that created the opportunity for reshaping America. Gripped by the Great Depression, Americans chose the promises of security offered by Roosevelt’s New Deal and in the bargain got a government not found in the Constitution which, seven decades later, has given us largely unsuccessful social programs and trillions of dollars of debt.
Now, the collapse of the mortgage industry and the fear of another Great Depression that hangs over this nation are leading millions of Americans to look for security once again . . .
