January 20, 2015

Rangel Says ‘Free’ College Important to Security

There’s no denying America’s income disparity has grown. Regardless of what the headline employment numbers says, the middle class is being squeezed from every direction even as Wall Street boasts record profits. Democrats have it easy – all they have to do is cast blame on “greedy” Corporate America when pitching income mobility to their constituents to foment support for their income redistribution scheme. Conservatives have the more difficult task of explaining basic economics to millennials, who are up to date on the latest pop culture fad but have no idea that MLK didn’t deliver a speech Monday in Washington. Enter Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY). “The president’s recommendation that we have two years of free college is really so important to the security of the United States of America,” Rangel explained, the reason being that education is the only sure way to elevate the middle class. Never mind how that assertion justifies nationalizing education; how can we fix a problem if we refuse to call a spade a spade? Corporations refuse to invest money because of Democrats’ economic policies. We’ve come a long way, but uncertainty and regulatory shackles are holding back the recovery. That’s not to say education isn’t important – it’s imperative when it doesn’t involve things like women’s gender studies – but another socialist boondoggle doesn’t address the issues largely responsible for today’s expanding income gap. If there’s one thing even more important to the security of the United States, it’s incorruptible congressmen.

Who We Are

The Patriot Post is a highly acclaimed weekday digest of news analysis, policy and opinion written from the heartland — as opposed to the MSM’s ubiquitous Beltway echo chambers — for grassroots leaders nationwide. More

What We Offer

On the Web

We provide solid conservative perspective on the most important issues, including analysis, opinion columns, headline summaries, memes, cartoons and much more.

Via Email

Choose our full-length Digest or our quick-reading Snapshot for a summary of important news. We also offer Cartoons & Memes on Monday and Alexander’s column on Wednesday.

Our Mission

The Patriot Post is steadfast in our mission to extend the endowment of Liberty to the next generation by advocating for individual rights and responsibilities, supporting the restoration of constitutional limits on government and the judiciary, and promoting free enterprise, national defense and traditional American values. We are a rock-solid conservative touchstone for the expanding ranks of grassroots Americans Patriots from all walks of life. Our mission and operation budgets are not financed by any political or special interest groups, and to protect our editorial integrity, we accept no advertising. We are sustained solely by you. Please support The Patriot Fund today!


The Patriot Post and Patriot Foundation Trust, in keeping with our Military Mission of Service to our uniformed service members and veterans, are proud to support and promote the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, both the Honoring the Sacrifice and Warrior Freedom Service Dogs aiding wounded veterans, the National Veterans Entrepreneurship Program, the Folds of Honor outreach, and Officer Christian Fellowship, the Air University Foundation, and Naval War College Foundation, and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. "Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one's life for his friends." (John 15:13)

★ PUBLIUS ★

“Our cause is noble; it is the cause of mankind!” —George Washington

Please join us in prayer for our nation — that righteous leaders would rise and prevail and we would be united as Americans. Pray also for the protection of our Military Patriots, Veterans, First Responders, and their families. Please lift up your Patriot team and our mission to support and defend our Republic's Founding Principle of Liberty, that the fires of freedom would be ignited in the hearts and minds of our countrymen.

The Patriot Post is protected speech, as enumerated in the First Amendment and enforced by the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, in accordance with the endowed and unalienable Rights of All Mankind.

Copyright © 2024 The Patriot Post. All Rights Reserved.

The Patriot Post does not support Internet Explorer. We recommend installing the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome.