You Free Market extremists have no "social conscience"

From the Opinion section of the Grand Junction Free Press, "My thanks to the right side of the aisle," E. Michael Ervin, Grand Junction, April 8:

The long-awaited Republican/Tea-Party/Libertarian federal budget proposal has now been made public; and as a progressive Democrat, I can only thank the right-wing for providing plenty of campaign fodder for the 2012 election season. The conservatives have just handed our side the White House, a filibuster-proof Senate majority and the possible regaining of control of the House of Representatives.

Created almost single-handedly by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chair of the House Budget Committee... and trumpeted as the “Path to Prosperity” by true believers on the radical right, a top-line analysis reveals the proposal to be nothing more than toxic financial nonsense (including the destruction of Medicare and ending federal contributions to Medicaid)... and is a direct attack on the very existence of our government.

Again, thank you Republicans, Tea-Party types, and “no-government is the best government” Libertarians. 2012 is going to be a great year for those of us who believe that having a political and social conscience is a good and necessary thing.