Democratic politicians as a general rule believe in one thing: absolute power of the government over the citizen*. Almost every policy generated by Democrats in Washington has this as its ultimate end. The fact that they deny this vehemently has nothing to do with reality. Watch what they do, not what they say.

The proof of this is that when a non-governmental solution to a problem is proposed, it is shot down in flames, even when it can be proven that the private-sector approach is demonstrably superior. It's the power that matters, not solving the problem. There is no aspect of your life where a Democratic politician does not believe he should be in charge.

This is why Democrats:

- Oppose tax cuts, and support spreading money around to potential voters instead, regardless of what the economic effect would be

- Oppose any form of privatization of Social Security, a Ponzi scheme which thoroughly enslaves the most reliable voting group in the nation to the Federal Government

- Oppose any change in Medicare (see previous)

- Support national health care, which would enslave the REST of us to the Federal Government

- Oppose private charities, which offer no power to politicians vs. government programs, which do

That is why a politician joins the Democratic party in the first place, because he believes this. I could make an excellent case that this is what attracts a certain kind of people to politics in the first place, because they believe they know better how to run your life than you do.

I will be the first to admit that there are serious government-control issues with Republicans as well, particularly in certain areas. Dr. Laura Schleshinger, who I admire for many moral stances she takes, professed last week a hearty approval for requiring U.S. citizens to perform two years of mandatory government service. I totally oppose all forms of mandatory government conscription, and unfortunately usually find conservatives the most ready to push some sort of draft.

*For their own good, of course.