Citizens First

Many Democrats have recently attacked the current Administration and Congress for excessive federal spending.

There are two major causes to this surprising turn of events, the nature of which have caused free-spending Democrats to experience a townhall conversion to deficit hawks: The war in Iraq, which is opposed by most Democrats, and the reconstruction in New Orleans, which may by itself incur an unanticipated $200 billion expense.

However, Democrats have said nothing of spending to assist illegal aliens, which is indirectly done through federal subsidies to State coffers for education and other services, nor of hundreds of millions for aid to Africa.

Some, but usually not Democrats, have observed that the welfare of illegal aliens should always be subordinate to the welfare of American citizens. If any part of the $200 billion should come from existing spending, then all of the spending to assist illegals, logically, should be redirected for that purpose. Where are the Democrats on this rather obvious extrapolation of logic?

Shouldn't American citizens be given first priority by the U.S. government?