February 23, 2010

(Guest: Dr. Alan Wolfe, author – The Future of Liberalism)

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On their website, in the About us section, it says:

We want a society in which democracy is treated as sacrosanct and ordinary citizens participate out of a sense of civic duty, civic pride, and a desire to contribute to society.

This statement is very reminiscent of the Anti-Federalists. They believed that America needed to be a pure democracy in which every citizen participated. They also believed that property should be equally distributed. They continue:

Our Founding Fathers and Mothers gave us an enduring gift — Democracy — and we must use it to meet the challenges that we face as a nation.

Our founding fathers (and mothers? who?) did not give us democracy. They wanted to save us from the tyranny of democratic rule. In the Federalist Papers, Hamilton and Madison warned about the dangers of direct democracies. They argued that the rights of the minority are subject to the majority in a democracy, not to a set of principles or laws which protect their rights (i.e., the Constitution).

Our government is designed to ensure that the neither the majority nor the minority has complete power. The separation of powers, system of federalism, checks and balances, and bicameral legislature were designed to prevent majority factions from taking control of the entire government.

The Coffee Party talks a lot about obstructionism. The founders wanted to make sure that the minority party could obstruct the majority.

The video also talks a lot about “progress” and the desire for government to “work” again. Yet, they don’t define progress. Does progress mean that the government gives you things like health care and affordable housing? If so, then I ask, at whose expense? What right do you have to the productivity of others? Do you own the work and education of doctors who you ask to give you free health care? If you believe that health care is a right, you concede that you own the lives of those in the health care industry.

The founding fathers not only feared a tyrannical government. They also feared a tyranny of a mob that can take away the property and rights of those they demonize.

I hope this Coffee Party does some homework to realize that a.) America is not a democracy and b.) Their platform is more similar to the Anti-Federalists than the Founding Fathers.

At the same time, I hope the Tea Party has done this too.

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What is liberalism and what does the future of the ideal hold? These questions answered as we talk to Dr. Alan Wolfe, author of “The Future of Liberalism.” on The Political Prescription today – Tuesday from 3-5pm!

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Dr. Donald Sabbarese – Professor of Economics and Director of the Econometric Center here at Kennesaw State University comes to the Great American Culture Clash to talk about the President’s jobs bill as well as the Fed’s newly unveiled exit strategy. Tune in to the GACC this Sunday (2/14) at 11am to hear it!

Sabbarese will also moderate a Health Care Forum here at KSU February 18 from 6-8pm.

Dr. Sabbarese’s op-ed in the AJC

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This is the to-do list (crib/cheat sheet, whichever you prefer) scribbled on the palm of Sarah Palin’s hands while she gave her speech at the first Tea Party convention in Nashville Saturday night. For someone who is critical of the president’s use of teleprompters….well you get the drift.

The funniest part is that she apparently couldn’t remember those bullet points.

Palin gives speech

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By: Joel Mendelson

President Barack Obama entered the House chambers last week amid growing criticism and plummeting poll numbers, and with an American public who is beginning to sincerely doubt his ability to bring change to Washington. The speech was heavily focused on the economy and helped set the tone and agenda necessary to pull the United States back from the abyss.

The economic portion of the speech centered on job creation and what it would take to finally get the 10 percent of Americans who are unemployed back to work. The president asked Congress for a jobs bill to inject the necessary funds into the economy that will stimulate growth. According to Obama, his stimulus package has saved or created an estimated 2 million jobs and will create an additional 1.5 million by year’s end. While skeptics and critics of the stimulus package still trumpet it as a failed piece of legislation, when one goes beyond what critics and pundits say, it is working.

President Obama staunchly defended his policies from conservative attacks by proudly reaffirming that his administration cut taxes for millions of Americans during his first year in office. This announcement did not find any support among Republicans who are seething with anger over Obama’s decision to let George W. Bush’s tax cuts expire at the end of this year. These massive cuts did little to help middle class families and allowed the wealthy to live lavishly during these lean times.

Health care reform took a smaller stage than usual, but Obama reaffirmed his commitment to the long embattled debate and hopes to have health care reform passed in the near future. With Americans concerned over the mounting deficit, the president proposed a federal spending freeze. Estimates show that there will be a $1 trillion deficit reduction during the next two decades. These represent just some of the ways the of tackling the continuing economic issues plaguing our nation.

Aside from the economy, which dominated the speech, President Obama discussed at length the lack of leadership on Capitol Hill. Republicans in the Senate have been using the filibuster option at a record pace, requiring the Democratic majority to scrape together a supermajority (60 votes) that they just don’t have. This obstructionist behavior led to a legislative standstill and is partially responsible for the lack of progress on the president’s legislative agenda. The president looked sternly toward the Republican side of the chamber declaring, “Just saying no to everything isn’t leadership.”

This obstacle of hyper-partisanship has created gridlock in Washington at a time when few Americans can afford to sit idly by and watch Congress bicker. President Obama laid out an agenda filled with ambitious yet achievable goals for Congress and the United States. Financial, energy and infrastructure reforms are hardly hyper-partisan in nature.

If one throws their ridiculous partisan label out the window, you might start to realize the importance of true reform in this country. The president isn’t proposing some scary socialist agenda, as some would have you believe; it’s an agenda that supports the United States and its people, something that’s been regularly neglected over the past decade. Some will still fight against investment in education, jobs creation, energy independence and the middle class, but if the president were of the same party as those in opposition, they’d support every word that came from his mouth.

That’s what has become so unfortunate in the United States: If you don’t support the political party of the president or any other government official their message instantly becomes wrong and poisonous to American growth. We remain divided due in part to our constant need for political news, and we lack the knowledge to separate politics from governance. This isn’t the Democratic Party takeover of America, this is a man trying to lead the United States in the direction he feels is best, and he’s giving it everything he’s got. President Obama is ready to roll up his sleeves and so are the American people. Let’s hope Congress can follow suit. From the economy to education, from infrastructure to national security, President Obama is my president, he’s your president, and he’s the President of the United States. If we let him lead, the country will not spiral downwards into oblivion, and we can recapture the American spirit and build a better tomorrow.