An open letter to Sarah Palin

9  January 2011
Dear  Governor Mrs. Palin:

Hi, we've never met, my name is Anastasia and I am your average liberal.  I'd like to point out a few things we want for this country that you might not agree with, but let's see if I can help.  I don't presume to speak for every liberal but I would like to share a few things.

As a liberal I want the following for America: 
I want good schools for the children so we can compete in the information economy.  I want good schools for children so that my child can have a better life than I do .

I want us to recycle more and start having green jobs until humanity figures out what's going on  with global warming so we don't destroy animals and ourselves.    I think  it is practical to recycle and as Benjamin Franklin said, "Waste not, want not."

I want to be represented fairly, and so i vote. I have been registered since 1996 and have only missed a couple elections.   I also write to my representative, my senator and president with my computer and the Internet.    

I want widespread broadband Internet access for the whole country,  and net neutrality so that information can be available widely and that people can communicate freely.  

I want a secular government that does not favor any particular religion, in which the rights of the many are not trampled by the noisiest who lately seem to want government to favor evangelical Christianity.

I want freedom of religion  for every American to worship as they see fit.   I want freedom from religion as well for those of us who do not believe in God to not be coerced or harassed.  I am an atheist, I had attended a Baptist church but it was not for me.  I am an atheist and I am not an axe murderer, an addict and i am trying to be good without God, and there are people in every state and country doing this too.   We believe that what we put out into the world is what we get back, like karma or the Golden rule.

We want universal access to health care so that children don't die young from untreated pneumonia, nor that  adults suffer from undiagnosed diabetes or high blood pressure or cancer or any number of conditions.  I think it is a waste when kids like Kara Neumann die from untreated diabetes. nor should other children like Ava Worthington, Neil Beagley, Aaron Gregory Grady  have died from treatable illnesses.   We want all children to be happy, healthy, and able to follow their dreams of going to college, being a professional athlete, being a musician, owning a bakery, traveling, owning a Camaro or even to get married and have their own children. 

I want food that has NOT  been tainted by fecal matter, E. Coli, salmonella and is not loaded with high fructose corn syrup or preservatives. 

I want manufacturing jobs so that Americans can have good jobs that permit them to own their home, save for retirement and send their children to college without an outrageous debt load. 

I want financial and bank regulations so that unscrupulous practices can be punished by law and that people won't lose everything due to shady banking practices, and that people understand hat they are getting when they get a loan or mortgage or a credit card.   I want  to avoid a disaster like we had in  2008  that brought the economy to its knees, and cost people their savings.  I want to avoid another Enron so that people who have their investment portfolios loaded with company stock do not lose everything when their company crashes and burns.

I want widely available birth control  and sex education to reduce the need for abortions, unwanted pregnancies,  to reduce the number of  neglected, unloved or abused children, and i want the adoption process streamlined to get foster children loving families.  I want abused wives and husbands to be able to leave thier abusive spouses and have a healthy, happy life free from fear, pain and misery.

I want gays and lesbians  to have the same chance that I do to get married and continue their families.   I believe that  it does not harm society to have more happy people and that it takes nothing from the lives and marriages of straight people for gays and lesbians to marry as they want.

I can't think of anything to add to this letter, but I will be happy to answer any other questions you may have about liberals, their beliefs and what we want for this country.    I look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,
Anastasia