http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-29/obama-pushes-for-jobs-plan-during-2-swing-state-tv-interviews.html
And perhaps a bit of malaise too?
"Ah don't think that's funny."
If we are getting soft, it is because many Americans have bought into Obama's ideal of a socialistic society with bailouts and extended unemployment benefits, union give-a-aways and such designed to increase the dependence of people on Big Government.
In Obama's world view, everyone would be dependent on central government to provide the basic necessities of life and more. Those who have succeeded through their own talents and hard work are excoriated as being rich and selfish people who need to pay more taxes so wealth can be evenly distributed to others.
We have already seen this in Europe, haven't we? In Western Europe, ever since the end of the Second World War, Europeans have built a socialist society built around vacations every August and protected by American military might. Meanwhile, Eastern Europeans lived under the thumb of big central governments, while said governments lived under the thumb of Moscow. Both experiments failed miserably as the Western Europeans are just learning.
A few years ago, a German friend told me that the old, stereotyped fleissige Deutscher (industrious, diligent German) was a thing of the past. That is what socialism has accomplished.
That is also what Obama's ideal world view is doing to America. Do you see what is happening to American can-do and initiative? That is what Obama is working to make a thing of the past. What's the point of being industrious, diligent or having initiative if government is going to provide you with everything and take away any "excess" money you make?
Aside from the obvious example of our military, what is the biggest force that is not getting soft? That would be the much excoriated Tea Party that the Obamanites love to condemn.
Obama's latest statement is another example of how he refuses to accept any blame for his actions. He blames others. He blames the opposition.
He blames us.
His ego is so great that there is no way he will ever blame himself for his mistakes.
ReplyDeleteDrivel.
ReplyDeleteOr, to be more precise, a long-winded rant of personal speculation and name-calling without one shred of evidence. In fact, there is no statement sufficiently precise that anyone COULD test its truth or falsehood.
Drivel.
Siarlys,
ReplyDeleteHow come you enjoy reading "drivel" so much?
Someone has to stand up for truth, justice and the American way. Lance has given it up as not worth the effort. I love my country too much to let drivel pile up under our spacious skies.
ReplyDeleteBased on what one German friend said you know what socialism has accomplished? You have no clue how hard Germans work.
ReplyDeleteI just spent three weeks in California, and I feel a little more socialism would do a lot of good there. People live in fear of losing their homes, their jobs, mainly their healthcare. What is so great about that?
No German I know has those worries.
Your comments are getting more boring by the day, your fanclub (except for Siarlys) parroting everything you say, and your obsession with nazi pictures truly scary. There is something wrong with being so obsessed with Israel (what do you have to say about their lousy economy?) the Jews and the old Nazis at the same time.
I would suggest that you look a bit more in the future and realize the world belongs to the young. Your choice of pictures is terrible.
Ingrid,
ReplyDeleteYou right about one thing. My choice of pictures was terrible. (The only p[icture in this post was Jimmy Carter-That's as terrible as it gets.)
Ingrid, one thing Gary & Company are missing out on, as is John Boehner, is that blind support for Netanyahu under the banner of "Israel Uber Alles" has increasingly made the U.S. irrelevant to the middle east peace process. Bibi won't talk to the President of the United States, the Palestinian Authority knows that however well intentioned, Obama has no leverage to do anything useful, so everyone is turning to other nations that might actually be able to do some heavy lifting. We're just going to be out of the picture, Israel lobby and all.
ReplyDeleteAfter all, we can't afford unipolar military dominance, and soon, we won't be the wealthiest nation in the world either. Its not our way or no way anymore.