Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Dems Keep Voters Eyes Off the Ball with Politics of Division

What's the real issue in this election? If you didn't answer, "It's the economy, stupid." You're probably living in the Democrats' world.

In my previous article "Mitt Romney--A Man For Our Times" I put it this way: "Today is a singular time in America. Six years of Democrat dominance in Washington and an even longer trail of failed progressive policies has left a country wallowing in debt, reeling from the most prolonged high unemployment in history, divided by an Administration that pits rich against poor, black against white, labor against management, and the faithful against the secular."


"America is in a downward spiral on a course that, left unaltered, can only lead to disaster. Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are all on a crash course with insolvency. Tens of trillions in unfunded pensions and other long-term liabilities dwarf the already incomprehensible national debt."


"A bloated, corrupt, and inefficient federal bureaucracy is sapping the strength of our once-great nation. Burdensome regulations and unpredictable tax policies have paralyzed capital and chilled small business development. A convoluted, corrupted tax code leaves too few Americans carrying the load for too many while almost half have no skin in the game at all. And a behemoth new healthcare law brings a sixth of the entire US economy under the direct control of the federal government while limiting consumer choice and self-determination--abridging freedom for all."


The litany of America's economic woes could go on for pages. Yet despite Obama's abject failure to even address the economic crisis (when did he last meet with his Economic Council, again?)--much less actually make it better, the Incompetent-in-Chief holds the edge over the Republican contender. In an election where a failed President should be run out of town on a rail for his abysmal let down of the electorate, he's not only holding his own, but continues to lead in the polls.


Why? Well, there are a lot of reasons. But the most conspicuous is that the Democrats are doing a superb job of  focusing voters attention on anything BUT the economy. Which is no small task since the news keeps going from bad to worse!

 
But, of course, Obama has the lion's share of the news media deeply in his pocket. The Democrat propaganda machine (ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN) spews a steady stream of non-stories about the campaigns and bald-faced lies about Romney; painting the Republican as a cartoon capitalist without an empathetic bone in his body. 'He's completely out of touch with average Americans,' they cry 'and hostile to women, blacks, gays, and hispanics!' And, oh yes! 'Completely inept in matters of state.' 


 
None of this Romney bashing could be further from the truth and it, frankly, smacks of desperation.
Any fair evaluation of Romney's public record and personal life shows him to be, not flawless by any means, but an honorable man of strong conviction and deep compassion who is driven to serve, as well as a remarkably effective and thoughtful organizational leader. But, it's all the Democrats have got and they're playing it to the hilt. Unfortunately for the country, it's working...at least for now.
 
Although Romney's numerous
virtues are the very strengths America needs in a President at present, the political conversation is about anything but. We're constantly hearing about the GOP's imaginary war on women or about Romney's supposed missteps of diplomacy (they said that about Reagan, too). Obama's never-ending chain of policy failures are ignored while the news cycle is filled with non-issues like abortion, contraception, gay marriage, immigration, and religious rights. Meanwhile, over 400,000 more Americans give up on employment, Moody's threatens another credit downgrade, America is attacked overseas, home foreclosures rise, and Obama splits for Vegas to bolster his odds in the upcoming election, snubbing both his own Jobs Council and the Israeli Prime Minister.

I say non issues, not because these social issues are unimportant, but because if the nation falls economically, they simply won't matter.  Social issues are NOT in the primary wheelhouse of the President of the United States. At least, they shouldn't be. Sure the President can use the bully pulpit to champion the social ideals he believes in, but these are legislative issues that, Constitutionally, should be decided, primarily, at the state and local levels. 

Especially in an era when the United States is speeding towards the economic abyss, there's ONE ISSUE that looms--the ECONOMY! And two questions Americans should be fixated on: 'Have Obama's policies made the economy better or worse?' And 'Which candidate is best prepared and able to turn it around?' And on these questions, Romney wins by a landslide every time!

Instead, millions will be voting against their own self-interest because they've been bludgeoned by a battering ram of lies and distractions from the Democrat machine. They may "feel good" supporting the guy who panders shamelessly to every emotional appeal, but they'll be among the first to fall following him mindlessly over the financial cliff. And that's NOT rational!

2 comments:

  1. If you don't care about social issue important to me, why should I care about your economy?

    Ok, so hypothetically, we ignore the social issues for the time being and "fix" the economy - everyone in the nation is employed and makes a comfortable $30K a year... The social problems are still going to exist. Then what? Are they going to be important enough for your consideration then?

    The economy hinges on society.

    Consider abortion - everyone opposed to it loves to complain, whine, and cry about being "forced to pay for someone else's abortion (which they don't support in the first place) against their will.

    What's going to affect the economy more? A $300 abortion, or yet another unwanted human being draining god knows how much out of the economy. I'd say literally "nipping the problem in the bud" is the best course of action. Unfortunately, since quite a large number of people can't seem to respect or understand the separation of church and state, we can't seem to approach this issue rationality.

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  2. Jeff, Thanks for taking the time to comment! I really appreciate it. I didn't say I don't care about social issues. I do! Deeply! But, for the most part, they shouldn't be "managed" at the federal level, and they're not among the critical matters that face the nation in 2012. As you aptly stated, those issues will continue to be battled out in the court of public opinion no matter who is elected, and most of them will and should be decided at the state and local levels, not in Washington DC.

    On the other hand, if Obama is re-elected and continues his march towards insolvency and socialism, there won't be too many people paying much attention to the social matters as they try to hang on to their way of life or even physically survive.

    I'm saddened by your attitude about abortion, and it coldly displays why there's such division on the matter. The idea of an "unwanted human being" is anathema to me. That unwanted human being could be the next Einstein or Mother Theresa; could be the person to find the cure for cancer or Alzheimer's. That nipped-in-the-bud problem could have been YOU, my friend. If there is a preeminent right protected by our Constitution, it *has* to be the right to life, itself--particularly for the most innocent and defenseless among us--the unborn. Reducing that life and that right to a $300 medical "problem," is shockingly dehumanizing and devaluing of all human life.

    I agree that many people don't understand the concept of separation of church and state--apparently you're among them. ;) We can have that discussion at another time, if you like.

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