Pardon My Politics

Over the past few weeks, Senator Barack Obama has promised the American people (more so the impoverished communities) "economic justice." Wow, sounds great doesn't it? Unfortunately, his version of economic justice means collectivism to the extreme degree. Senator Obama's plan, which has stemmed from his socialist icons, is to punish individuals who are financially successful by redistributing their wealth in the form of government "freebies." Of course, most normal, thinking Americans realize that nothing in life is free.

Are we bitter? You bet we are! Why? It's not what Obama thinks. Causes? Many many many. Any solution? Probably not. There has been much ado about Obama's "bitter" comments. I consider myself a middle-class worker who lived and worked in the Midwest most of my life. I think lots of people get bitter, but not for the reasons Mr. Obama seems to think.