Obama’s Acceptance Speech: Shameless Pot-Shots
Kudos on an overall rousing speech. Much of it sounds great. I’d actually agree with much of it if I didn’t understand the tactics that will accompany the rhetoric. Random snippets and commentary below.
“It’s a promise that says the market should reward drive and innovation and generate growth, but that businesses should live up to their responsibilities to create American jobs, to look out for American workers, and play by the rules of the road.”
A business has no responsibility except to legally make money for its owners and investors. That is, unless you force other responsibilities on it against its will.
“I’ll help our auto companies re-tool, so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here in America.”
Any plans to help other business sectors that have generally made horrible decisions for the past 15 years?
“I’ll make it easier for the American people to afford these new cars.”
Because we deserve them, right? Nay, we have the right to new cars!
“But I will also go through the federal budget line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work and making the ones we do need work better and cost less, because we cannot meet 21st-century challenges with a 20th-century bureaucracy.”
If Obama is elected and he actually does this one thing (with a balanced budget) then I will consider voting for him in 2012. Reducing the size of the federal government and fiscal responsibility are my top priorities. However, I doubt we’ll agree on our definitions of “what we need” and “what no longer works.”
“…don’t tell me we can’t uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals.”
You can’t–unless you get criminals to obey the law, which they don’t, because they’re criminals.
You don’t think you’re being a bit too cynical? I mean it was only a 45 minute speech.