One Week of Obama

Is America better than it was last week- in other words, after having Obama as President for one week, and having him make decisions and executive orders, is our country a better place?


First, your tax dollars will now go to support abortion clinics and doctors who perform abortions. Now only does this mean that it will now be easier and more welcoming for women who want to have an abortion, but it means that even if you are against abortions, you are still forced by your government to support something that you oppose. This is a very controversial issue- tax money shouldn't be going to support or oppose abortions- and by having the President step in and enforce his view of the world, it makes the decision illegimate and tyrannical, whether you are for or against abortions. This did not make America a better country.


Second, the national government has given up the power to regulate the flow of air between states, and will now let states control their own air and what goes into this air. Look, if the commerce clause has been tortured to give the federal government the ability to control virtually every aspect of business, then it clearly gives the federal government the ability to regulate emissions into the air, because air flows pretty easily between state boundries. It is only logical that the ability to control emissions resides in the federal government, not the states, and what is going to happen is a mess of conflicting state laws- again, not making America a better country, and likely leading to increased tyranny and lowered economic growth.


As a side note, I get a little angry when I am 'ordered' to do anything by the government- this isn't a monarchy or a tyranny yet, and hearing that Obama thinks my choice of a car isn't a good one and that he demands I switch to another car, one even he doesn't drive- well, to be honest, it makes me want to grab a gun and start the revolution right now.


Third, Obama choose as his first national broadcast and his first TV interview to endorse a terrorist media network. His hope is that by recognizing and legitimiszing this media outlet, that people will be nicer to us- his hope is that by going in front of the world and agreeing with thier claims that the Untied States sucks, that the United States is bad, that everyone will like us better. Not only will this not work, it will actually encourage and embolden our enemies abroad, thereby huring the United States.

I would say that one week on the job, and we are not better as a nation.