Obama gave a commencement speech at the University of Ann Arbor. He said, "When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is us."
Made me think of the old Pogo cartoon -- "We have met the enemy and he is us."
Our government has become menacing -- "You will buy health insurance or suffer the consequences."
Our government has become threatening -- " You will reduce your carbon footprint, or we'll tax you out of business."
Our government has become a foreign entity -- our founding fathers wouldn't recognize it.
And we don't have a democracy -- despite the majority of Americans being opposed to the health care bill, it passed through backroom shenanigans and outright bribes. And that's just one example.
Yes, if we do, indeed, have a democracy, then old Pogo was right.
"Obama calls political vitriol dangerous." The Dallas Morning News; May 2, 2010; p. 4A.
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