Lets Make America Great Again

August 25th, 2008

What a mess we’re in. Our President is weak and ineffective, the dollar is at an all time low, the economy is slowly slipping towards recession, the middle east is in shambles, gas prices are sky high and we as a country are generally… pretty fuckin pissed off. Essentially we’re back to the Carter administration. 

Now you should know as you read this article that I come from a strong political background. My dad worked in the Reagan White house as the youngest person to ever hold an associate director position. He then went on to help run Reagan’s famous landslide reelection campaign. After that he was the Jewish Liason to Bush Sr. and then later ran for Congress himself.  What’s important to know is that my dad grew up in a staunchly liberal jewish Californian household in the 1970s. So how did someone who grew up in a large ultra liberal jewish family end up as an integral part of the most famous conservative movement in modern history?

The answer is Hope. 

In the late 70s American’s had lost hope. Our supposed power in the world was trivial relative to the crumbling nature of our economy and low morale of our citizens. While Carter scolded us for being in a “malaise,” Reagan reminded us to hope. While Carter made excuses, Reagan promised and delivered progress. Today we face a similar issue.

Right now this country needs hope more than it needs actual change. Most of our problems are purely based on low morale (although the ones that aren’t will definitely not be fixed by the policies of Barack Obama). You’d be suprised how much an economy can be affected by mood…and often its a self fufilling prophecy. When the newsman says that we’re entering a recession… the soccer mom internalizes that feeling and spends less when she’s buying groceries… If everyone does this… guess what… RECESSION!

So if having a charismatic leader can make us feel confident again people will buy more, businesses will hire more… and we will right ourselves again. The problem with Obama is that if he does more than just inspire and starts to actually put his policies into effect… think higher taxes, an even more destabilized middle east and many more steps towards a socialized welfare state. Boy do I miss “reaganomics.”

Barack Obama is the man I will vote for this November. Without regret or trepidation I will disregard my party registration and cast my vote for a democrat. This will definitely be my vote for hope but I’m not completely sure it will be a vote for progress.

Apparently Obama and I agree though…
 

 

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