"I believed in civil rights, like Lyndon Johnson ...." WT_??!!!
The problem is the Democratic Party shifted left to the Progressive/Socialist side. Now they crave power and not to help the working man. Why else would they undercut union jobs by bringing in illegal cleap labor?
I used to utter those two sentences with pride and would shout them from the highest rooftops. Now, I’m ALMOST embarrassed to say those words.
ALMOST??? Try harder Dhimmi.
Interesting, my grandfather followed that path too except it was WW1. His comment about the dems were they were like commies and fascists whom he despised and left Italy to get away from.
Piscopo is an idiot. Always has been. And he’s not funny.
Sounds to me as though he finds his arguments sound but will be casting his votes for Democrats, yet again, this fall.
A died in the wool Marxist is now disappointed Marxism doesn’t work. None of his explanation holds water and continues to bash Republicans with lies.
Pray America wakes up
Al Capp supposedly said, “I dodn’t leave the Democrat Party, it left me.”
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ho! Ho! Always with the jokes, Joe!
Seems like Piscopo needs a shovel upside his head to wake up.
>>> ..... a disillusioned Democrat
But I don’t see this author wake up to the conservative principles, which is guided by the principles from the Constitution.
“...it seems as though Democrats are more interested in catering to the special interests, such as the trial lawyers, lobbyists and George Soros who fund their campaigns “
Sadly Joe, the GOP has the same problem. Their masters are just a slightly different flavor (Chamber of Commerce and K-Street). Neither of the two parties has anyone other than their own personal interests in mind.
Hey Joe, without Republicans, civil rights would’ve never passed.
"I believed in civil rights, like Lyndon Johnson ...." WT_??!!!
A well-written article...but that website is always so painfully slow for me. ugh. I’ve always enjoyed Piscopo...and how I wish there were leaders who could inspire once again. (not Johnson, though)
I have news for Joe. He’s never been a Democrat. He’s always been a Republican.
Joe has completely ignored the spending problem. Lowering taxes when the nation is spending a trillion dollars more per year than it takes in has always been a recipe for disaster. Our national debt approaches twenty trillion dollars and that doesn't even take into account the unfunded liabilities of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other improperly funded public pension funds.
Joe's understanding of economics is not zero. He recognizes that taxes need to be lower and he recognizes that only a better economic situation for employers could justify adjusting the wages of workers.
He fails to mention the need of businesses to compete with third world nations and he doesn't mention the absolute requirement that employee wages be dictated by employee productivity.
Also from the linked article: " ... if I can walk the streets of Camden to try to help the disenfranchised, ..."
At 63, Joe is moving far too slowly in his realization that things have gone terribly wrong in this country.
How can Joe really think the problem is that people in the inner cities are "disenfranchised"? Do they not have local polling places? Are there not enough languages on the ballots? Most such places don't even require a photo ID to vote. Not only are these people not "disenfranchised", but the chances are they are voting multiple times along with their dead ancestors.
I see no possibility whatever that increasing voter participation in the inner cities would change a thing.
Keep working on it, Joe. In another 63 years you'll figure it out.