General Hypocrisy

The recent "bombshell" in the election race this week has been the exposure of an undercover video showing Gov. Romney at a private fundraiser where he said, among other things, that 47% of the country does not pay income taxes and they will probably not vote for him.  Considering the realities of the electorate, this should not be news.  People who do not pay income taxes are generally divided in to two groups, social security recipients and low income individuals.  Low income voters mostly voting for the Democrats and most Social Security recipients voting for the Republican.

The outrage in the media is the most disturbing part of this story since their favorite candidate said nearly the exact same thing (in reference to Romney voters) fairly recently (see above video).  It is a clear example of the brutal double standard and obvious media malpractice when it comes to the media's coverage of most political topics.

End Game

The violence against US interests across the middle east is growing and shows no sign of slowing until the US takes effective action.  Unfortunately, President Obama has taken a foreign policy of apologizing for the actions of this country ahead of scolding the actions of the terrorists who have attacked and killed US personnel around the middle east.  The attacks are not isolated since they all obviously were planned to commence around the 11 year anniversary of 9/11.  The attacks were aided by the rampant anti-american sentiment around that part of the world.  On top of all that, the Obama administration has adopted a policy of complete abandonment of Israel in all diplomatic matters.  It all came to a head recently when President Obama declined the request of Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet regarding the increasing threats to Israel and US interests in the Middle East.  It begs the question why the President would coddle terrorists and abandon our closest ally in the region.  So what is the end game for America and the Obama administration?

Did We Build it?

      In the weeks following the "you didn't build that" remarks by Barack Obama, the GOP has capitalized on these remarks as an indictment on the views of the current Democratic regime.  The full context of the remarks are somewhat convoluted but the sentiment is consistent with view of the Obama administration that the State is necessary for a business to be successful and it is a major reason that they had the opportunity to do so.  The President said,

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business—you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.

     The actual context is more benign then most people are taking it but it is one more bit of evidence that points to an ideology that believes that the government is the first and most effective solution to any societal problem.  The fact that they think that the government can make decisions that have the best interests for each individual in mind, is misguided at best.  Yes, the government has a valuable role in our society, and yes they must fill a role such as building roads and providing police officers.  But the fact that these things warrant credit from to people to the government is wrong on three levels.