An Audacious Take on Barack Obama

It’s difficult to sit back and listen to Big Media laud Barack Obama for his campaign of “change”. If an alien from outer space turned on a TV today, it could legitimately come to the conclusion that Obama is an American messiah. Few critiques of Senator Obama can be heard or seen on major “news” networks or national newspapers. He is promoted by Oprah and others as an “agent of change;” a fresh perspective for Washington. As many accolades as he receives, you might assume he really can change the way Washington runs. Then again, if you look at his record and his positions, you might see that he is the same as every other Democratic candidate in recent history.
Obama’s views are not new. They are not fresh. They are not Washington-changers. And they are surely not views that will facilitate bipartisanship between 1600 Pennsylvania and democrats and republicans on Capitol Hill.
Here’s a quick list of Obama’s views, see if you think these are issues republicans will work with after bipartisan talks. He supports socialized health care (which will cost trillions to overhaul the current system and get everyone covered), he supports killing innocent unborn babies (liberals call this aborting a “pregnancy”), he will lower taxes on the middle class and then raise taxes on the wealthy (Robin Hood was a good movie, but that doesn’t work in actual government), he wants to increase the role of FDR’s outdated New Deal programs, he wants to raise the minimum wage (subsequently raising unemployment), he is pro-Big Labor, he’s anti-corporations, and he has voted to make it easier for individuals to file for bankruptcy.
Honestly, is that a list of stances that would facilitate success in bipartisan talks? Obama is not going to change the face of Washington. When we get through all the political muck, it is absolutely obvious that Obama is only going to further the strife between the two parties. He is certainly no messiah.