LETTER: Student Takes Issue with Youngs Dems View of Scott Brown

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To the Editor:

Remember in National Lampoon’s classic “Animal House?” The part where Dean Wormer excoriates one of the Delta House brothers offering the following advice: “Son, Fat, dumb and stupid is no way to go through life!” While Dean Wormer’s words may be a bit harsh, they do ring true to some extent. I would suggest that the voters of Massachusetts ponder those brutally honest words of advice, and perhaps put them to use with a slight update: “Cynical, biased and partisan is no way to go through life!” This is exactly the advice I would provide to The Metro West Young Democrats on their recent criticisms of Senator Scott Brown regarding his efforts on job creation.

In a letter to the editor, the group cites Senator Brown’s opposition to the Obama “jobs bills” as an indication that he is somehow against the “99 percent” and in favor of tax breaks for millionaires. Senator Brown’s votes against the Obama jobs bills are in no way an attempt to provide “tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans”, on the contrary they are an attempt to stimulate growth in the private sector, and to create and protect jobs for those who need them. The fact of the matter is President Obama’s Jobs Bills would have raised taxes on small business and created an even heavier burden on an already struggling economy. This would not only exacerbate our already fragile economy, but lead to further unemployment. It is simply cynical, biased and overly partisan to suggest that Senator Brown’s efforts could be construed in such a way.

Senator Brown voted against raising taxes on private sector business’s struggling in the Obama economy. He voted against continued engagement in “class warfare” as supported by the Occupy Wall Street Clan. Most importantly Senator Brown understands that the more taxes extracted from Massachusetts citizens and sent to Obama’s Washington, the worse this economy becomes. Creating jobs is priority of Senator Brown, as demonstrated by the 10 pieces of legislation he introduced to protect and create jobs; might I add that two of those pieces were subsequently adopted by the President including the “Hire a Hero Act,” giving small businesses incentives to hire veterans. The Senators recent jobs fair, hosted in Worcester is yet another concrete example of providing real help to an area hit hard by unemployment and a lack of economic growth. The Senator even chided House Republicans for not passing the temporary extension of the payroll tax which he supported in the Senate, deamonstrating his reputtion as an independent voter, fighting for what is best for the people of Massachusetts.

The only thing President Obama appears to be doing is discouraging real growth and economic security by means of partisan politics. Might I suggest that the MetroWest Young Democrats take a walk around and open their eyes to the real challenges of this economy. At some point they might just see where they’re walking and realize that Scott Brown is headed in the right direction.

Justin P. Griffin

Clark University, Worcester