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It cannot be denied that Barack Obama is a well reasoned, thoughtful and ultimately powerful orator. When speaking to supporter's young and old he can be very inspirational. His appeal has been called messiah-like, by the likes of Rush Limbaugh with a surge in popularity has been nothing short of extraordinary. He is the most, win or lose, successful African American politician in American history.
Senator Obama's record of achievement has fully prepared him to lead us; to help us achieve the American Dream. Or has it?
The issues facing the next president are vast; economic slowdowns and possible recession, wars in foreign nations with no end in sight, and education system where great teachers aren't rewarded and ultimately a health care system that needs to be reworked. Let us not forget about our porous southern border, unprotected with crime rates sky rocketing in border states. Our next president will have to address these issues, especially if they campaign for "change."
Once we get passed the flowered rhetoric who really is the Senator who hopes to be President of the United States? The purpose here is to understand his plan for America that literally lacks specifics and presents a model for the future that brings down the heavy hand of government, limiting our choices and our freedoms.
Senator Obama proclaims that under his America, his changed America that all our health care needs will be met by forcing insurers to issue "fair" policies. These fair policies would include a national plan that pays for all your health care costs. These fair plans "force" private industry to provide coverage at accessible prices whether you, in your current economic state, could afford it or not. These fair policies would automatically garnish payroll budgets for employers not wishing to or able to pay for the coverage Obama deems necessary. Small businesses are obviously exempt for now; that is until another entitlement or victim is popularized by the media.
Are we supposed to so quickly forget that the government so eager to take care of health care needs is the one who has bankrupted Medicare, Medicaid and every other social program in America?
The issue of choice looms large as well. Obama promotes "proven methods" as the means to take care of things like diabetes, heart disease among many chronic diseases. Who defines what "proven methods" work with chronic diseases? What is the definition of a "proven method" when human beings react differently to different medications treating the same illnesses? When such an entitlement, which would nominally be in the hundreds of billions of dollars yearly, is running low on funds what should these patients expect as far as care? Simply put the cheapest alternative to keep you alive but not healthy.
Obama, of course has a plan for schools as well. According to his campaign site he will provide high quality care and education with his "zero to five" plan aiding all those who need assistance. His K-12 initiatives are yet another tax and spend fantasy providing expansion for after school, summer and expanding No Child Left Behind by furthering the financial reward to both failing schools and improving schools. While the Senator does astutely address teacher training with mentoring programs and residency requirements to help build a better foundation for future educators, he fails on the critical question: financing.
Our current public school system spends on average up to 10,000 per student per year and the system continues to fail. Are we to believe that throwing more money at the problem is the solution? How should those whose children do not attend public school react when their taxes are increased to meet these demands? If parents are not given the option to take their child to an improving school or given the breaks necessary to place their child in private education then the freedom of the child and the parents are imperiled. It is important to note that the Illinois Senator does not offer choice in his education plan only edicts and check writing.
Our southern border is another matter of pressing national importance. Illegal immigration, which has caused there to be anywhere between 12-20 million undocumented people within our borders, is a problem not only affecting our national identity but our national security. Some, like Pat Buchanan, see it as an invasion from Mexico. Pat Buchanan's assertion aside it is causing this nation many problems.
Illegal immigration is a burden on our school system and our health care system, not to mention many of our entitlement programs like the aforementioned Medicare, Medicaid, et al. Senator Obama on paper appears to support border enforcement and working with Mexico to curb their peoples incursions into our nation. Employer penalties are also part of the plan to eliminate the illegal alien migration.
His actions would say otherwise. Romantically and personally beholden to the immigrant story of success in a new land; Obama goes against the popular opinions about our immigration situation.
He is a vocal supporter of driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and comprehensive reform which has been labeled as a code word for "amnesty." On the floor of the Senate in 2006 he applauded the legislation that would reform our current laws instead of enforcing them. President Reagan also supported a comprehensive package known back then as Simpson-Mazzoli, that reformed our immigration laws and put an emphasis on enforcement. Here we are 22 years later facing the same issue.
Economic woes are preventing most from achieving their goals. The subprime mortgage lenders, growing numbers of bankruptcies and foreclosures have put a strain on millions. He is quick to blame the credit card companies and lenders for the financial troubles of the nation. He would rather give a fish than teach people how to fish. Instead of promoting financial education at the earliest stages of our educational lives he would rather cut a check and create funds to protect those who are either foolish or to easily swayed to spend money they don't have. The problem is not the companies that issue the credit but person who uses that credit.
As far as jobs are concerned, it can't be denied that high paying jobs are being taken overseas and that many of "the jobs Americans won't do," are being taken up by undocumented low skilled workers. Instead of promoting growth in all industries and providing incentive for corporations to retain their headquarters in the United States, Obama along with the other Democrat candidates, plan to impose tax hikes on the wealthy. He claims that investment and promotion of green technologies will create jobs while punishing companies that charge for internet services will promote growth. More likely than not tax hikes, green policies and the lack of positive job creation will lead to higher unemployment as employers cover the cost of these initiatives. That of course excludes the cost of government mandated low cost health care initiatives.
The Iraq war has been the greatest foreign policy blunder in American history. Some argue that the numbers of deaths in other wars easily trump this one with their losses of blood and treasure. Thus, Iraq is only a show of our force instead of a misguided act of ignorance. Obama rightly, smartly seeks to end this catastrophe and bring some semblance of sanity to our foreign policy initiatives.
Still there is a naiveté about his first major endeavor into changing America's presence in the world. He believes that talking to the worlds greatest dictators, heck according to reports he admires Marxist revolutionary Che Guevarra, will somehow absolve one another of our differences. He also believes that letting the world know that we will be out of Iraq in 16 months but retaining troops in the region will placate those that hate us. If he truly sought change then he would abandon all our posts worldwide and bring our boys home. Should we retire from our stations worldwide? Pat Buchanan and Ron Paul, classical conservatives and philosophical enemies of our current Military Industrial Complex, think so; then again Barack Obama may be left of Hugo Chavez. It is doubtful he would seek their advice.
Senator Obama is a man of unrivaled style and charisma. I have to admit I was moved by his speeches and I have been somewhere between a classical conservative and a neocon my entire life. Still, the prospects for our nation over the next 4 and possibly 8 years are dire. Barack Obama may be a rock star to his followers but no amount of speech making skills make up for a flawed and destructive domestic policy that is traditional tax and spend, with a touch of Marx. Our country needs help its unfortunate there are no leaders or cowboy diplomats worth their weight to assist us in regaining our national pride.
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