Well, congratulations to Obama. He is America’s first black president, and his place in history is cemented. Of course, he couldn’t have done it without the help of the media and the failures of the Republican Party; but as liberals like to tell us, blacks can’t succeed without affirmative action.
I like to console myself by saying that this nation survived the Carter years and the Clinton years, but the comparison isn’t there. Many of the Democrats in Congress were more conservative back when Carter was elected, and Clinton was not a left-wing radical. In fact, Clinton led a movement to shift his party slightly back towards the center. Obama, on the other hand, is a true leftist.
How will out country change with the triumvirate of Reid-Pelosi-Obama? Here are a few things that are likely to change:
- Voting privileges for felons
- Concessions (driver licenses, voting privileges, no border fence, etc) and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants
- Appointees to the Supreme Court that reinterpret the Constitution as they see fit
- Higher taxes, leading to a further decline in the economy
- A return of the Fairness Doctrine, which will essentially end talk radio as a viable commercial format
- More government spending, more government regulation and intrusion into our lives, particularly in Education
- Harsh environmental penalties and restrictions that will drive up the price of electricity, gas and oil
- An effort to enact universal/government healthcare (see higher taxes)
- A decline in military spending, and a general weakening of our efforts against Islamic radicalism
I want to be excited about this. I really do. It finally proves to the world and the elites in this country that we’re not a racist nation. The country should be proud as a culture and society that we’ve gotten over our racial prejudices. Obama should be proud to be the nation’s first black president. The unfortunate aspect of this is that we’ll never hear the end of it. And it will assuredly have the opposite effect of eliminating racial preferences and affirmative action. We’ll hear talk of how bad it still is for the “black man on the street”. Sheesh.
It may seem like hyperbole, but this may be the first nail in the coffin of a free, capitalist America. Think of it this way – right now about 43% of all voting eligable people do not pay federal income taxes. How hard would it be for Reid/Pelosi/Obama to raise that to 51%. And once over 50% of the voters no longer pay income taxes, how can you ever convince them to go back? All the Democrats ever have to say is “right now you don’t pay taxes…vote for the Republicans and then you’ll have to”. After that, it’s socialism all the way, baby. Once the majority realize they can vote to give themselves other people's money then democracy is over.
Here’s an interesting example. Hawaii instituted socialized healthcare about a year ago.
They just scrapped the whole program because the costs ballooned out of control. Why? Because once healthcare became “free” (i.e. the government provided healthcare) even people that already could afford their own healthcare dropped it to get the “free” government healthcare. The system was overwhelmed, and that was that.
That’s the problem when the government provides for people instead of simply assisting people. When a man falls down, what should you do…give him a hand-out or a hand-up? Give him a hand-out – he’ll stay right there. Give him a hand-up – he’ll take it and rise. Democrats, including Obama, are all about the hand-out. What will this country be like in four years?
