OK. I've been thinking about this. And DS, I know there's no way in hell you will ever agree with Rush Limbaugh about anything, even if he said the sky is blue.
As someone who did not vote for President Obama, I can read between Rush's lines and know where he is coming from. Rush did not vote for Obama (no secret) because he does not believe that Obama's ideas for solving the country's problems are the best way to go about it. Neither do I for that matter.
So Rush does not want him to succeed in creating socialized healthcare or spreading the wealth or any other number of things. Because Rush (and 57 million other Americans) don't want this stuff to happen. I don't want a lot of it to happen. So as far as hoping that Obama succeeds on putting his campaign platform into law, I would agree with Rush.
I think that Rush was speaking on a micro level - about Obama's specific policy ideas. On a macro level - I (and many others) desperately want him to succeed. For the most part, we all want the same outcomes, it's just that we differ on the methods to achieve them. I happen to believe in a free market system (NOT a fan of any bailout). I do not believe that the Constitution guarantees Americans the right to see a doctor without paying for it. I believe strongly in helping others - through private channels and the creation of jobs, not through tax dollars and bailouts/handouts. I gave 3 times the amount Vice President Biden did to charity, yet I make 20% of what he makes. I am a hardcore Libertarian that believes the federal government should exist only for defense and maybe a little infrastructure. Let the states handle other issues.
I DO NOT have all the answers. If I did, I would run for President. But as a business owner, I know that I want as little unsolicited input as possible from the federal government about how to run my business. And how to run my life. And what I should be required to do with my money and my time. If I go bankrupt, that's MY problem. Not the government's and sure as hell not your problem or your responsibility to help me out. I don't want help.
This woman scares the shit out of me. How have we gotten to a point where Americans believe that the President of the United States is going to fix it so they don't have to worry about paying their bills? I would like to believe that she is thinking macro, and that it is her belief that Obama's policies will create so much wealth that she will get a great job and have money to burn. But I don't doubt that there are folks out there who voted for him just because they want more social programs and money for nothing. "How DARE anyone in this country take home more than $250,000 in salary. Take it from those greedy bastards and give it to me. I'm poor."
I have great respect for President Obama. He is my President, and when he proposes something that is in line with my personal values and thoughts, I will hope that he succeeds and will share that with my Congressman and Senators. However, if he proposes something that I do not agree with, I cannot help but hope that he (read: IT) fails. I am even more liberal than he on some issues (gay marriage, decriminalization of marijuana, and other matters of liberty that I believe to be PRIVATE issues and none of the government's business).
And I have to agree with our new Secretary of State: “I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration, somehow you’re not patriotic, and we should stand up and say, “WE ARE AMERICANS AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO DEBATE AND DISAGREE WITH ANY ADMINISTRATION!”
And that includes Rush Limbaugh.
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