Blame conservatives for nation’s ills

David Fredericks, Las Vegas

Saturday, June 14, 2008 | 2:03 a.m.

Humanity is about to pay a horrible price for the retrograde thinking of conservatives.

Our food is not always safe because conservatives do not believe that government should be responsible for food safety; our economy is undermined by speculation and cronyism because conservatives do not believe in either equality or regulation; our kids are not being well educated because conservatives are more concerned with pushing religion and creationism than teaching true science; our farms, homes and wetlands are being destroyed by drought, flooding and storms because conservatives do not believe the clear warnings of atmospheric scientists that go back 30 years; and many Americans have little or no medical benefits because conservatives do not believe in anything approaching universal health care.

We are at war because conservatives tend to be conspiratorial and think we must impose our values on other sovereign nations, especially if they have oil; we’re losing our freedoms because conservatives do not believe (when in power) that “we the people” has any meaning, and we’ve lost the admiration of the world because of our imperialism and lawlessness, including torture, wire tapping and secret prisons.

What conservatives do worry about is that some immigrants do not speak English, that some poor person will get an unearned penny, and that they, personally, will see their taxes increased.