Writer Maureen Pekar - Truthful and Gutsy!

Writer Maureen Pekar – Truthful and Gutsy!
In pursuit of the truth – www.cinopsbegone.com – Wednesday, May 18, 2010

Preface: the following is from the Orange County Register, Sunday, May 1, 2011: Reader Rebuttal: GOP budget plan – by Maureen Pekar, Free-Lance Writer from Seal Beach -

“Tibor R. Machan’s Orange Grove column April 20 (“Budget case the GOP won’t make”) stated that the Democrats have the moral high ground and that prudent Republicans are trumped by seemingly generous or charitable democrats. In all charity, I disagree.

“Born into a strong Irish/Catholic family of seven, of course, we were all Democrats. My Dad was teacher and Mom took care of us. Mom tells the story of my 6-year-old brother, Mike, asking, “Are we Catholics or Democrats?” My folks made difficult financial sacrifices to send us to Catholic elementary and high schools. John F. Kennedy was running for president during my high school years and we proudly supported him. When I was old enough, I registered as a Democrat. Because they seemed to reflect my Catholic values.

“My epiphany occurred in 1973, when the Supreme Court legalized abortion in Roe v. Wade. When the national Republican Party supported pro-life issues in their platform, and the Democrats came down as pro-choice, I started voting Republican. In the 1980’s I changed by party affiliation to Republican. Pro-life trumps welfare as a moral issue.

“Other Republican issues from history to the present day elicit my support. The conservative approach is to provide a safety net, encourage freedom & provide a health economy for all, including the poor. Republic. want to truly give the poor a helping hand. The Democrats seem to need a permanent underclass of needy.

“The moral high ground eroded over the years as the Democratic leaders and supporting groups have pursued more and more radical issues enforced by coercive laws… I agree that the Democratic agenda sounds good, but attentive inspection reveals that they only seek power over people. The Republican agenda truly helps the poor and provides what they need but most importantly the freedom to prosper.

"In “Truth and Tolerance.” Pope Benedict XVI says, “Wherever politics tries to be redemptive, it is promising too much. Where it wishes to do the work of God, it becomes, not divine, but demonic.”

“The most pressing issue facing the poor and disadvantages of California and the U.S. is unemployment and the immoral deficit spending. The Catholic Catechism teaches; “work proceeds directly from persons created in the image of God… work is a duty: If anyone will not work, let him not eat. The responsibility of the state … presupposes sure guarantees of individual freedom and private property, as well as a stable currency and efficient public services.”

“Two examples of excessive government largesse are: 50 percent of those who qualify for food stamps don’t collect. The social activists try to find those scofflaws and insist that they use their benefits. Remember when we were proud of surviving tough times? Secondly, during the federal budget stalemate, congressional Democrats were willing to shut down the government over funding for Planned Parenthood. Moral? No.” George H. Kubeck