Posted by
Watchman on Monday, November 17, 2008 7:19:13 AM
It is taken me a little time to digest the idea that Barak Obama is going to be the next President of the United States. I wish him nothing but good luck, because he is certainly going to need it. Along with a history making president we are also going to have a dominant Democrat majority in the Congress. The makeup of the Supreme Court is going to change as President Obama appoints liberal judges. The economy is in shambles in a way that we haven't seen since the Great Depression. The United States is about to make significant changes in the way is does business. I hope that we have learned from our mistakes of the past, but generations seem to make their own mistakes. Where is the model of success in this world? The world has looked toward us for answers and we have fallen our wallets.
It is clear to me that socialism is not the answer. If you doubt this, look around. Where is your model of successful socialism? Socialism as a concept seems reasonable, but it doesn't work. It doesn't work for the same reason that capitalism does work. People are motivated by selfinterest. It is called the profit motive. But there are flaws in capitalism, as we are now witnessing. I hope that the new Democrat government of the United States doesn't throw the baby out with the bath water. Keep what works and change what doesn't work.
It appears that the current American auto industry doesn't work. The problem is government interference with the system. The unions got greedy and now the whole industry is in jeopardy. So, fix the unions. Look at the problem and the solution is obvious. Fix the union contracts so that American cars can compete. But the unions are an important part of the Democrat party. This means that the Democrats will have to injure themselves in order to fix the problem. Lets us see how much leadership is provided by President Obama. Will he fix the union problem?