Senator McCain, You Hit it Out of the Park
July 30th, 2008 at 09:32am Mark Noonan
Via NRO’s The Corner:
…Senator Obama says he’s going to change Washington, but his solution is to simply make government bigger, and raise your taxes to pay for it. We’ve been doing that for years, and it hasn’t worked. In the few years he’s been in the Senate, he has requested nearly a billion dollars in pork barrel spending. That’s nearly a million dollars for every day he’s been in office.
I’ve never asked for a single pork barrel project for my state of Arizona, and as President, I will veto every bill that wastes your money, and make the authors famous. I will order a top to bottom review of every government program before I give them one additional dollar of funding. Those programs that are doing important work for the American people have nothing to fear from me. Those that can be modernized and made more effective will find me a willing partner. And those that have outlived their usefulness to you, and waste your money on things you neither want nor need, are going out of business whether they like it or not.
Senator Obama says he will only raise taxes on the rich. But in the Senate, he voted for tax hikes that would have impacted those making just $32,000 per year. He has proposed tax increases on income taxes, capital gains taxes, dividend taxes, Social Security taxes – pretty much anything that you can tax, he wants to tax more. Raising taxes in a bad economy is about the worst thing you could do because they would kill more jobs in an economy that‘s already losing too many. I‘m going to keep current tax rates low, and cut others, not because I want to make the rich richer, but because it keeps jobs in America and creates new ones, and gets our economy moving again by making sure you have more money to spend and save as you see fit.
Senator Obama says he wants energy independence, but he is opposed to new drilling at home; he is opposed to nuclear power; he is opposed to encouraging the invention of an affordable electric car that can run a hundred miles or more before it needs to be re-charged. He has even criticized wind and hydropower. He has said the high cost of gasoline doesn’t bother him, only that it rose too quickly. He believes every domestic energy source has a problem. I believe every energy source needs to be part of the solution. We need to develop new advanced alternative energies like wind, solar, tide and biofuels, but we also need to develop more existing energies like nuclear power and clean coal. And we need to stop sending $700 billion a year to countries that don‘t like us very much or care that Americans are suffering, start drilling and producing more oil at home, and bring down the cost of gasoline that is killing our economy.
On Iraq, Barack Obama says he wants peace, but even today he opposes the strategy of the surge that succeeded in Iraq and will succeed in Afghanistan. No rational person could see the progress we’ve made in the last year and a half, and not recognize that the surge, and the brave Americans who made it work, rescued us from a terribly dangerous defeat and put us on the road to victory. I don’t question his patriotism. This country has been as good to Senator Obama as it has been to me, and I’m sure he loves it. He just doesn’t understand how our defeat in Iraq would have left al Qaeda with a base to prepare attacks against us; increased Iranian power in the region; and threatened to draw other countries in the Middle East into a wider war that would have demanded even greater sacrifices from us. He didn’t see the danger in his policy, and so he thinks Iraq was just another issue to play politics with. Just like he doesn’t see that his policy of unconditional withdrawal before we are certain Iraqis can protect the gains we have achieved at the cost of American blood and treasure could result in in renewed violence and a third Iraq war. I hate war, and I know its costs better than many. When I bring our troops home, I intend to keep them home, leaving Iraq secured, and a democratic ally in the Arab heartland.
The bottom line is that Senator Obama’s words, for all their eloquence and passion, don’t mean all that much. And that’s the problem with Washington. It is not just the Bush Administration, and it’s not just the Democratic Congress. It’s that everyone in Washington says whatever it takes get elected or to score the political point of the day. If Senator Obama doesn’t have the strength to speak openly and directly about how he will address the serious challenges confronting America? How will he be strong enough to really change Washington? We don’t need another politician in Washington who puts self-interest and political expediency ahead of problem solving. We need to start putting the country’s interests first, and come together to keep American families safe and help them realize their dreams for a better life.
In war and peace, I have been an imperfect servant of my country. But I have been her servant first, last and always. Whenever I faced an important choice between my country’s interests or my own interests, party politics or any special interest, I chose my country. Nothing has ever mattered more to me than the honor of serving America, and nothing ever will. If you elect me President, I will always put our country first. I will put its greatness; its prosperity and peace; and the hopes and concerns of the people who make it great before any personal or partisan interest. We are going to start making this government work for you and not for the ambitions of the powerful. And I will keep that promise every hour of every day I am in office, so help me God.
This is the unanswerable argument and if Senator McCain can just hammer this message home again and again and again from now until Election Day, then he’ll win. This is what the campaign has to be about in order for McCain to short-circuit Obama’s bogus change and make the race about who really wants to work for a great America.
McCain, as President, will alternately infuriate and delight us on the right - but whether we fighting for him or fussing with him, we can be certain that what he’s doing is what he honestly believes is best for America. With Obama, on the other hand, the clear indication is that the beneficiaries of an Obama Administration would be the same corrupt unions, corrupt lobbyists, large corporations and varied leftwing special interest groups who have profited off Democratic power for the past 60 years. It is, indeed, time for a change - but not a change backwards to Carter and LBJ; we need a change which will turn our government back over to we, the people. A change which will end the asinine liberal idea that Washington can spend our money better than we can. A change which will end the arrogant, condescending idea that we poor, little folk down here can’t make it unless someone like Obama comes along to organize us and show us how its done. A change to an America where government protects us where necessary and leaves us alone as we live our lawful lives respectful of our fellow citizens.
As for me, I want to live in John McCain’s America where I’m free to strive as I see fit, not in Obama’s America where I’ll get to cue up for government doled-out welfare and health care.
Entry Filed under: Campaign 2008, Democrats, Republicans
48 Comments
1. Old European | July 30th, 2008 at 10:13 am
No new taxes? Wonderful! Except for one minor problem - ‘todays deficits are tomorrows taxes’. Who is going to pay back your current deficit? Giving tax cuts to (arguably) rich Americans will have to be paid for by somebody. Same is true for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Same is true for ‘Smells-like-corruption’ contracts with the likes of KBR & Co.
And while we are at it - the standard argument of high taxes in the states is laughable - compared to most of the industrialized western nations the us tax rates are among the lowest.
If not by new taxes, maybe you can ask for worldwide donations, but the current McCain talking point of him not planning any tax increases is just plain bs. He doesn’t know economics and it shows.
2. Tractatus | July 30th, 2008 at 11:14 am
This is the unanswerable argument
…or perhaps it would be if there wasn’t so much about it that has already been shown to be factually incorrect. But hey, what do facts matter when you can just declare it “unanswerable,” right?
3. Tractatus | July 30th, 2008 at 11:27 am
McCain’s lies about Obama’s tax plan
McCain’s lies about Obama’s energy plan
That’s just for starters. We can get into McCain’s lies about Iraq (and how the “foreign policy expert” McCain can’t get very basic information right while Obama’s plans are supported by Iraq, Afghanistan, and even the Bush White House), the failure of supply-side economics that McCain wants to continue, and all that other good stuff later.
So…McCain lies about a bunch of stuff, and Noonan applauds him for it. This is hardly the first time, either…quite a pattern you’re establishing, Noonan.
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5. jayhay | July 30th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Salient quote from McCain’s essay: “It’s that everyone in Washington says whatever it takes to get elected or score the political point of the day.”
He’s been confirming that truth lately.
And Mark, since you are so concerned about corruption in government (that banner for your pamphlet is still blinking away up there for crissakes) your silence on the endless string of GOP indictments and revelations remains instructive. You aren’t a conservative, you’re just Republican…
6. SEW | July 30th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Old European socialist it is. Higher taxes strangle the economy, create fewer jobs and thus less tax revenue, not more and reduce the incentive for high earners to produce, where 97% of tax revenue already comes from.
7. William Teach | July 30th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Say, Old European, how’s that GDP and jobless rate working in Europe? GDP is low and unemployment is high? Hmm, and your taxes are high. Couldn’t have anything to do with one another, right?
Instead of raising taxes on virtually everyone, government could instead stop spending willy nilly on projects that they have no business getting involved in. They could spend The People’s money responsibly.
Decreasing taxes on all increases revenue as people spend, as well as stimulates the economy. Rather then giving it straight to the government, it passes through many hands, and providing jobs.
You can keep your European socialism to yourself.
8. Danish Artist | July 30th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Thanks, Tract…
Your links brought me to other links that show Barak Hussein Obama’s LIES as well.
Stretching the truth is no stranger to politicians. But McCain’s so-called lies (not distinguishing gross income and taxable income) and Barak Hussein Obama’s so-called truths (senate accomplishments) are miles apart.
Barak Hussein Obama’s has been in campaign mode for over a year now. His effective SENATE SERVICE has been roughly 150 days. How much experience and legislation accolades could he have achieved in such a short time? His claims as pointed out by Tract’s “sources” do not distinguish his US senate career and state senate career. His “accomplishments” are largely from his state term and tries to pass them off as his US senate, very short lived term.
….but he looks good and reads well from a teleprompter.
9. hermie | July 30th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Obama’s Illinois ‘accomplishments’ are also a result of his political ‘godfather’ Emil Jones, giving Obama the credit for pieces of legislation which others had devoted much more time and effort on.
There still is nothing in Obama’s career that he can show makes him qualified to become POTUS. His ‘judgement to lead’ consists of his being against the Iraq war. Other than that, he has zilch..nothing…nada.
10. phnx | July 30th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
If all of our politicians acted on a “country first” basis, we would not have the problems we currently do. McCain’s message will resonate with the average American. The only question is will the MSM let it be heard?
11. Old European | July 30th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
@William Teach: You are right - GDP is lower, jobless rate is (in some countries) higher than in the states. On the other hand…
- Healthcare for everybody - oki
- Social benefits even when uneployed - oki
- State guarantees a minimum level of money so you don’t starve - oki
- Twice to three times the paid holidays you get - oki
- Federal deficit - ok, this one goes to you. You are leading us by trillions.
Of course I’d prefer lower taxes, but it is not that simple of an equation. I also like to know people don’t starve. I’d also like to know I can go to any hospital any time and not die in the waiting room. I also like my children will not have to pay higher taxes for today’s Haliburton profits.
I mean we probably won’t have to start a war over this - it’s a question of mentality, right? You emerged from a frontier state, everybody had to look after himself, you’d like to stick to that as far as possible. That’s ok. We Europeans on the other hand feel a bit different. We believe solidarity is a value of its own. You don’t think so, fine.
And one more thing - I know this will probably not work, but could you possibly try to use the word socialism only when appropriate, and not every time you hear ’social’. There is a difference, you know.
12. Zach | July 30th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
“I mean we probably won’t have to start a war over this - it’s a question of mentality, right? You emerged from a frontier state, everybody had to look after himself, you’d like to stick to that as far as possible. That’s ok. We Europeans on the other hand feel a bit different.”
I think you hit that right on the head. It is about the mentality of us Americans. I dont feel that the European menatality is wrong. Its just not the right menality for America.
“Instead of raising taxes on virtually everyone, government could instead stop spending willy nilly on projects that they have no business getting involved in. They could spend The People’s money responsibly.”-William Teach
You beat me to the punch William. People here act like the only way to help create fresh revenues can only be done by raising taxes. I dont know about you but I get the feeling that theres alot of government programs out there that have outlived there need and/or have become inefficient. Lets eliminate those programs and then look at our deficit.
Why would I want the Uncle Sam to have more of my money when I think believe its already being wasted in so many ways?
13. Carl Gordon | July 30th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Your proclamation of Mickey’s “hitting it out of the park” is either delusional, or I missed the thread about the Great One - Mantle. Assuming it’s the first misconception, a faint feeling of dread, ennui, and deja vu along the lines of Milton’s “Paradise Lost” for putzes punctuates the air with a stirring foul stench evocative of a typical morning with Rush. Pipe dream 11th hour salvation persists in trance-like hallucinatory swirls of confusion and angst, much like having bees run
loose in your head. The real-or-imagined windmills/dragons of your conservative Don Quixote nightmare run amuck?
Realizing that it’s likely that in your non-discretionary youth you hatched a casual road-to-ruin nihilism that somewhat missed the reality-based mark, you must by now acknowledge that, although premature, that brain caper inadvertently came not to fruition but ruin. Speeding downward towards ground zero, the King Kong of your GOP boner aspirations and ambitions
have been finally put to rest by the tattering biplane’s bullets of cold hard reality, with a helping hand provided by your last election albatross poot-butt namby-pamby administration. Yet another
maiden-voyaged Titanic-like Repug project, the icebergs of doubt and pointlessness seething on your frigid horizon.
14. neocon | July 30th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Carl,
I am guessing you are currently enrolled in abstract, philosiphical writing class. You may want to refine and sharpen your ponts as many of them meander and become illogical.
I will point out however, that McCain leads Obama amongst likely voters and will win in November.
So start bracing for that now. I have a feeling you will be highly adversely afeected by that.
have a nice day
neocon
15. Donnie | July 30th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
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16. Donnie | July 30th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
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17. Thornsnail | July 30th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Donnie,
Please promise you won’t riot if Obama loses. Put it in writing please.
18. Donnie | July 30th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
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19. cam | July 30th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
What is amazing is that Rebublicans are constantly railing against welfare programs. But when it is welfare for Haliburton, at a much higher rate than what the typical welfare momma defrauds the government for, its no problem. And because the funding for contracting out is bundled with the much smaller funding for the troops the howling becomes incessant if anyone objects to the waste. No, McCain doesn’t want any pork, which typically stays at home and helps real people, but would rather bleat us to death slowly over the next 100 years.
It has been under Rebublican leadership in the White House that the size of government has grown. Its time for the talk about tax and spend to stop. The new reality is spend and spend brought to you by the Republican party. What I smell is burning plastic. Its time to identify where the money is coming for before it is allocated.
20. bagni | July 30th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
markcain:
holy black hole banking
not only did mccain get spanked with the keating5
looks like his son is in the banking jailhouse now
a radarian resignation
like imperfect father….like imperfect son
shame…..cuz us spatial types really want to vote for him
he keeps making it harder and harder to do so
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS51176+26-Jul-2008+BW20080726
21. '08ama | July 30th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Funny how McSame didn’t raise an eyebow while Newt Gingritch was Speaker of the House and demanded that all pork barrel projects be directed to GOP districts ONLY in order to preserve the GOP seats.
Pork barrel spending, the defecit and the size of the government exploded to unprecedented levels during the current Bush administartion. But, I know I know, it was all Clinton’s fault !
22. Donnie | July 30th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
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23. cam | July 30th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Now, in another vein, I wish to comment on the idea that by lowering taxes actual revenue will increase. Certainly there is a thread of truth in this statement. However, anyone can see that taken to an extreme it does not hold true. Lower tax rates to zero and you will get zero revenue. Raise taxes to 100% and you will get a huge number of companies moving off shore. and therefore a lowering of revenue. So the answer lies somewhere in between. But what is the optimum tax rate? I am not well enough educated in economic analysis and I am willing to bet that the majority of people, especially those that make tout the lowering of taxes to increase revenue, really know the answer. Perhaps the current tax rates are below the optimum rates or perhaps they are above the optimum rate. What I am certain about is that there are a lot of people who speak with certainty on this subject and don’t know what they talk about. And this likely includes John McCain who has admitted his weakness on the economy.
24. cam | July 30th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
So John McCain is going to “order a top to bottom review of every government program before I give them one additional dollar of funding”.
This sure sounds familiar. Its the same thing the Governator promissed in CA. The problem with this is that it adds a whole new layer of oversight which requires additional funding and actually raises the cost of govenment.
Further, because there is no one outside of gevernment who knows more about what any government agency does than those that work for that agency. As such the best people to review the work of a government agency are the same people who are being reviewed. Because of this conflict of interest these kind of “reviews” are doomed to failure and become an exercise in going through the motions without ever finding any true problems. Oh sure, when the review are complete whoever is ultimatley responsible for requiring these review will tout their success. But people at the ground level will know all the self-congratulatory chest pumping is just a bund of hot air.
25. js | July 30th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
the us budget is already 2.1 trillion dollars
they dont need any more taxes
they just need to use what they have the right way
26. Donnie | July 30th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
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27. Jeremiah | July 30th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
CAM,
From what I understand that’s the reason we have free markets, which help to increase productivity as it allows small business to establish and grow…but raising taxes to subsidize for programs that aren’t necessary works against any free market plan because it retracts the greater percentage of earned revenue and therefore slowing business and productivity, which is what will take place under Obama - slavery to the government.
28. Donnie | July 30th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
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29. Jeremiah | July 30th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
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30. nro | July 30th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
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31. Donnie | July 30th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
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32. jayhay | July 30th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Re: McCain - Did you see he was wearing $500 Ferragamo shoes? Obviously he can no longer be president. Who can possibly step in to take his place? (In a hard-working American footwear that is, not those gay Italian loafers…). I have to get over to Townhall and see how they are handling this crisis…
33. Donnie | July 30th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
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34. Jeremiah | July 30th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
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35. Donnie | July 30th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
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36. congressive | July 30th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
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37. Jeremiah | July 30th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
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38. congressive | July 30th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
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39. Donnie | July 30th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
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40. Nevada Pundit | July 30th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Oh so amazing, if you can’t attack the comment attack the commentator. It is so nice to see personal attacks replacing the rational and intelligent sharing of ideas. You don’t like what the other person says then tell him he is wrong, why they are wrong, and why you are right. Personal attacks are only for those who no longer have anthing intelligent left to say.
41. Stingray | July 30th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
A post that distorts Obama’s record. Who would have thought you would see that here at BFV. Where is the McCain plan. What did he mean by everthing is on the table when asked about tax increase for SS? Is this McCain flip flop number 193, after recently stating, “He will raise your taxes, I wont.”
42. Danish Artist | July 30th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
08ama, good little Obamaton lemming….
Show us the draconian cuts to help offset the defecits when the Pelosi/Reid embarrasment started! If you can’t, then STFU!
You can’t, you fool. The liberals spent their pork now and they spent their pork during the rest of Bush’s term.
Never seen a spending package a liberal did not like, other than those during the Gingritch era that actually tried to reduce spending. Remember the Democrat obstructed Balance Budget Amendment?
Now be a good little Obamaton lemming and get your talking points for the next attempt.
43. cam | July 30th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Jerimiah,
You say
“From what I understand that’s the reason we have free markets…..”
What are you saying? Specifically what does “that’s” refer to?
I guess the problem I having is that I am not sure which post of mine you are responding to.
While you express a belief in free markets, I don’t believe you and I don’t have a disagreement in regard to free markets. However, I assume you are not espousing markets without any regulation. Is that correct? If you do I would refer you to exibit a - uncontrolled pollution on stage for everybody to see in China. And I assume you are not against all government spending. So the question is what do you consider necessary?
44. neocon | July 30th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
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45. Jeremiah | July 30th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Specifically what does “that’s” refer to?
CAM,
Just as a compound word in reference to the questions in your post at 4:54 pm.
So the question is what do you consider necessary?
Well, by all standards considered I am what you would say ‘illiterate’ as far as the markets are worked, of course, there is rather pretty redhead on Fox News who has it down pat, so to speak.
About the only thing I know concerning money is that it moves fairly quickly if it is not managed well, as investments can outweigh incomes by margins of 10 to 1 when you have a government that tends to ask for more on behalf of those who, by the example of one who works himself from the bottom up to his given potentials, others however, would rather be relieved of their responsibilities of living productive lives. Therefore, the man who has given his talents to better further benefit society as a whole is somehow found responsible to the one who seeks to leech, and the government feels sorry for him. Even though the government pays him well in good trust that he is trying to get on his feet when in reality he is probably into drugs or alcohol. Now, this is not fair if you ask me.
So, what we need, really, is to question our government leaders…..I think society as a whole does not understand or cares for that matter what our government’s plans are…after so many years of liberalism, people just put too much confidence into our leaders without any real concern for their agendas.
I don’t really see the governments purpose in holding so much money….unless of course, in the event that national emergency would arise…but in reality, you just have money standing idle not doing anyone any good….it belongs to the people, not to Congress….and there’s no telling how much Harry Reid, Jack Murtha and the likes have embezzled for their own personal interests such as furthering Barack Hussein Obama’s campaign….How likely is that? Well, it’s just a guess, but knowing those critters anything is possible. And I’m not trying to make a conspiracy here, just my straight-forward opinion. Consumerism has got a big hold on America big time.
You know what we really need? I don’t know how well this would work, but we need to cut the cost of goods in America, wage increases, and reduce taxes at the same time, so people can go to work. We also need to somehow reduce the amount of dependency in America, we’ve got too many people in prison, too many people on welfare, millions of dollars are going to fund for abortions which, in turn goes to more funding for murdering the innocent. There are too many STDs in America, too much funding to treat them, it needs to stop and people need to live responsibly.
Also, healthcare providers, such as hospitals need to cut their prices in half, they’re charging too much….just to walk in the emergency room is a whopping 3,000 bucks….is that not insane or what?
Insurance costs are way too high!!!!!
We also need to cut out pornography, too much taxpayer money is funding for it. We need to cut out Alchohol…..too much taxpayer money is funding for people to destroy themselves.
All the illegal aliens need to pack up and go back home.
And that’s another thing, we have a major drug problem in America, once people get addicted to the various assortment of highly addictive, brain destroying drugs they will go at great lengths to purchase the stuff…..and you guessed it, your tax dollars funding to destroy people.
We also need, less funding preferably no funding for false rhetoric such as global warming and the special interest groups created by it.
Perhaps most of all, we need less money going to education that is to no benefit to the children, such as evolution, feministic propaganda, homosexual agenda garbage, global warming, and other such atheist propaganda……the only thing accomplished in those programs is the destruction of the next generation and thus the destruction of America as a whole within time.
As you can see, we have a major problem in America….and nearly all of it could be cured if people would try to live right, it is a moral problem we have in America and tax dollars are supporting the destruction of our institutions of learning and ever facet of life across this land.
America is on its way out if people do not wake up and realize where they’ve went wrong within a fairly short timespan.
Thank You!
46. Tractatus | July 30th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Thanks, Tract…
Your links brought me to other links that show Barak Hussein Obama’s LIES as well.
You’re welcome. Happy to enlighten you. Of course, I’ve been saying that Factcheck.org does a good job of shooting down Obama’s BS for a while…I’m just glad you finally caught on.
And I appreciate your implied agreement that McCain is lying his ass off.
47. cam | July 30th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Jerimiah,
Its nice talking to you. Although I agree that we are in a bad place I’m not sure I agree on how we got here.
I think one of the major problems we have is that what was intended to be a representative democracy has become more of an oligarchy. Those that give large sums of money to support political candidates get direct access to the elected officials who are supposed to represent all. What we have is a corrupt system whereby the monied interests call the shots. And in a twisted line of reasoning, those who support this system have equated money to free speech. So brother, people like you and me who work hard for a living loose our voice while those who can pay to play get what they want and the rest of us are lucky to get the leftovers.
What I do agree with you on is that materialism has had a negative effect on our society.
Most people are happy if they can have their big screen TV, a few cold ones in the fridge and American Idol on the tube. Because of this, the majority of people are not focused on what is happening with their government. So, while the monied interests lobby for lawmakers to do their bidding, the majority of people are being distracted by the various idle occupations that are readily available to them. Such idle occupations one might argue include the pornography that appears to be one of your pet peeves. However, get rid of pornography and there would still be plenty of distractions that would keep people occupied while our government is being taken over by big money interests.
What it will take is for every citizen to remain vigilant and remember that democracy is a participation sport that requires every citizen to remain involved.
48. Jeremiah | July 31st, 2008 at 12:52 am
CAM,
I agree.
The thing of it is, however, that you have to get rid of the problem before you can get peoples attention.
You’re absolutlely right, most people feel content with their liquor and pornography….what is lacking is a sense of the ends of such lifestyles, the beginning and during such acts are pleasurable, but the effect that it produces on everybody else does nothing to benefit the whole society in the long run….and reason you see, that people feel this way, is that they are self centered, they’ve adopted as Judge Bork puts it - the Radical Personal autonomy, or Radical individualism. In turn, what you have, is, after several generations, society gets progressively and progressively worse…society deteriorates, because people aren’t concerned with what worked best in ages past.
If you want to preserve what was and is best, then you are considered a Traditionalist….In my case that would be traditionalist Conservative.
You know, we see on our money, it says, ‘In God We Trust’ …. I personally think that too many people take those words for grantit. To me, ‘In God We Trust’ means that we are going to do our part to ensure that we do what God wants for us to do……If we try to live right, according to God’s standards, then the economy will work, because the Lord will bless our serving Him.
What it will take is for every citizen to remain vigilant and remember that democracy is a participation sport that requires every citizen to remain involved.
Absolutely!
Hey! Nice talkin’ to ya!
:o)