Republicans getting away with attacks on the middle class

[Onlooker]

Man, I remember when the Republicans were so good on spinning everything into attacks on the middle class: welfare, food stamps, affirmative action, you name it. They were all attacks on the middle class. When the Democrats wanted to anything for the disadvantaged, the Republicans declared the Democrats were against the middle class. It was an effective strategy that helped Reagan create today's evil, basically whites-only Republican Party.

Now, all across the country, Republican politicians are attacking the middle class -- cutting pensions, cutting benefits, cutting the jobs or ordinary, honest, government employees. These people are not rich. They don't earn fortunes. Chances are they could have done better if they worked in various parts of the private sector. But, now they are being painted as greedy and useless. This is part of the Republican's effort to protect the wealthy. This time, instead of blaming the poor for the plight of the middle class, they are blaming parts of the middle class, especially government workers and union workers. Sure, government workers may in some cases earn more than private workers, but that's because those in the private sector are underpaid, not because those in the public sector are overpaid.

Why are the insipid Democrats letting the Republicans get away with this. Why aren't the Democrats defending the middle class?