Thoughts on Obama's Speech

First off, my earlier post was a good prediction. I would like to just state it again- in a speech like this, an acceptance speech to be the nomination for President from a major party- you really should have mentioned our Constitution, the Founding Fathers who fought for it, the beliefs and ideas contained in it, or the long history of our nation in fighting for it. You'd think he might even mention the Declaration of Independence, and life, liberty, and property.

But he didn't, and I'm not going to pull any punches here- the reason he doesn't talk about life, liberty, and property, is because he doesn't believe in it. He doesn't believe in life (Born Alive stuff), he doesn't believe in liberty (more government control over aspect of your life), and he doesn't believe in property (higher taxes).

He went on to say in his speech that we need to forget the history of our country, ignore the founding fathers, and abandon the principles on which our nation was built- limited government, separation of powers, federalism, checks and balances, and popular sovereignty (not government sovereignty!). His speech defied these ideas at every term- he wants government do be unrestricted, unrestrained, and able to do anything and everything that he wants it to do. He ignored the states and the role they play, ignored local government, and instead talked about centering more power in Washington, more power under him. At every turn, he ignored what makes America great, and instead evoked demagogues of the past.

Barak Obama views government as a parent, giving money to various groups, watching out for us, and forcing us to make decisions which we don't want to make. He should not be President of our great country. He should not.

UPDATE: I got a look at the Daily Kos' take on Obama's speech. They agree with me. Editing some, their take: The speech was "a full-throated defense of progressive principles, devoid of mushy "centrist" crap. It didn't unnecessarily praise John McCain. It drew sharp distinctions between Democrats and Republicans. And it came from the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party."