Posted by
preservefreedom on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 12:00:00 AM
As I am watching the debate between John McCain and Barak Obama, the thing that troubles me the most is that Barak Obama admits that he thinks healthcare is a right. Now at the risk of sounding like a "cold-hearted conservative", I must point out that there are very few rights in this country. As a matter of fact, that term gets tossed around far too often.
The Constitution of the United States grants each American the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In other words, every American has the right to seek healthcare for themselves and their families, but there is no such guarantee. Liberals seem to stop short on what the Constitution grants it's citizens. The missing ingredient that most Liberals leave out is personal responsibility.
It is my hope that every American have a healthcare plan, but at the same time I realize that each American should be responsible for aquiring it themselves.
It is extremely troubling to think that America, the home of the free, has come to the point where we have a man this close to the White House who thinks that Americans can not provide for themselves. We have a man running for President who thinks it is the government's job to take care of the people.
There is no doubt that Barak Obama himself troubles me to no end. However, what troubles me more are the millions of Americans who will vote for him because they are unsatisfied with their own lives and what they have acheived.
As a matter of fact, I have criticed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for their role in the economic crisis and there is no doubt that corporate greed has played a part, but let's talk about the root of the problem for a change. No, it is not politically correct to say this, but what about the American consumer who has lived on credit for the last 10-20 years? What about the consumer who purchased homes that they knew they could not afford and are now (much like Wall Street)wanting to be bailed out of their mistakes? These people are blaming the "predatory lenders". Here is a novel idea. Make a budget and stick to it. If someone comes along and tells me I can afford to make a $5,000 mortgage payment, I am going to tell them that my budget disagrees.
When does personal reponsibility come in to play?
I guess the reason why so many people are voting for Obama is that they don't want to have to worry about being held accountable.
I am afraid that we are witnessing the transformation of our country from a free market society to a big brother-socialist society