Posted by
Michael J. Smith Jr. on Sunday, September 28, 2008 6:10:55 PM
Better late than never, I'm back... First, lets start with the bailout. I totally disagree with this argument that unless we give 700 billion dollars to the people that messed the entire system up in the first place just to have the entire thing happen again further down the road, we will be headed for the next great depression. The bill might cause the next great depression. As "The Great One" Mark Levin said "It's like rebuilding houses after an arsonist burned them down, and then giving the arsonist a fresh set of matches." I have never been a fan of "knee-jerk" legislation. Often times when something "bad" happens, the Congress passes a bill to "avoid this kind of thing from happening again". The bill is often signed into law within 24 hours and ends up screwing up the situation more than the original so-called crisis.
On to the debate... It was a draw, John McCain missed some key points to bring up when Barack was attacking him. For instance when Barack attacked him on 350 billion in tax cuts. John should have been more aggressive in bring up Barack's proposed 900 billion dollars in new spending on government programs that will not help working people. He eventually got to it later, but I think he should have hit the point hard.
On foreign affairs, John McCain stunbled as well, when Barack said that China and Russia should have a say in what we do against Iran, John should have pointed out that kind of thinking is what delayed us from action in the 1930's and caused World War II. If we had gone after Hitler in 1936 when he was relatively small compared to what he became, World War II would have never happened. China and Russia will never agree with an United States attack on Iran. So that gives Barack cover for not doing it if he becomes President. Just like Senator John Forbes Kerry in 2004 "I will only defend the United States if the crisis passes the Global Test" President John F. Kennedy is turning over in his grave right now saying "whatever happened to support any friend, oppose any foe"
We need to seperate ourselves and withdraw from the U.N. not set up another bureaucracy that we have to answer to. The League of Democracies that John McCain wants to set up would only prevent or delay America form doing what it needs to do right now. It would set up another group that we would need permission from before we did anything. The United States of America does not need permission from anyone to act in it's own interest. We declared independence as a sovereign nation back in the late 1700's Remember, the whole revolution thing??? Bad idea John, you better stick to "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran." That was the best idea you ever had.
In 2002 when Barack came out against the Iraq War, he was in the Illinois State Senate. He claims it was a bold move, that could have led to the end of his career, but he did what he thought was right and risked the political consequences..... What is he talking about? Just about every single Democrat in the Illinois State Legislature was against the Iraq war, the political consequences would have been suffered if he actually supported it. The nation as a whole was not paying attention to what was happening in the Illinois State Legislature at the time. What the Illinois State Legislature would have passed would have no baring on the war anyhow. So at the time he just sided with the majority. Then two and a half years later when he came to the United States Senate he said. "The is no difference between me and George W. Bush on the war." In the immortal words of Bill Clinton, "This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale, I've ever heard." I'm surprised that Obama did not vote present on the ceremonial protest bill that meant nothing anyway.
It's Sunday Morning.. God Bless America.