The US Will Be 2 Years Old This July

One (of the many) recurring Democratic themes is that the United States is failing miserably to take care of the middle class and poverty stricken people across the land; that the haves couldn't care less about the have nots; and that the only way for a person in the lower realms of society to better himself is by becoming hopelessly dependent on government welfare programs. This socialist (almost communist) theme found its way into national policy in the 1930's and continued to dominate Democratic talking points in every election since.

Well, that would be the case if you were a "traditional" student of American history. Apparently, if you're Barack Obama or one of his lobotomized followers, the US hasn't done jack squat to help the little guy since, well, since forever. I present for your review some highlights from the Messiah's speech on Tuesday night.

First, the setup: while Obama actually manages not to use the words "hope" or "change" here, you can't help but feel hopeful for change after hearing this:

"Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment..." (Random note: during the North Carolina primary, I saw an Obama ad where he said the word "change" over 10 times in 30 seconds)

All right, so Obama is clearly going to reveal something that he is going to do that the United States has never, ever done before. And what are these things?

1. "...when we began to provide care for the sick..." Holy crap. Why the hell have I been paying $300+ a month in Social Security and Medicare taxes? I could have sworn that Social Security was part of the New Deal (1930's), and Medicare was part of The Great Society (1960's).

2. "...and good jobs to the jobless..." Again, the New Deal apparently never happened. But then again, who needs to get a job when you can live just fine off unemployment, welfare, and social security?

3. "...this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal..." The oceans are rising less because the Earth is getting colder. If Dems could comprehend time in a geological sense, they would realize that 20 years is a drop in the geological bucket, and global warming is much better for life than another ice age.

4. "...this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on earth..." World War I, World War II, the Cold War - all of these wars required massive sacrifice in order to win, and we sure as hell didn't win them by quitting in the middle of it. Plus, the argument can be made that we're still working on securing Europe and Asia.

5. "...when we came together to remake this great nation so that it may always reflect our very best selves and our highest ideals." The word you need to focus on here is "remake." That means major overhaul, start over, a drastic change. I don't know about you, but I think while we certainly don't have the perfect solution, it's the best option out there. Can we improve? Always. Life will never be perfect, and to imply that government can make it perfect? Well, that's idiotic.

Barack Obama is the last thing this country needs right now. Of course, John McCain isn't the ideal candidate, but at least he seems to get the basics of what this country is.