The role of Government...a conversation:
(via D.F. on Facebook)

"How have you been? I know Mao Ze-Dong killed a lot of people but I was not sure he was in the lead......he is. What I don't get is when Oboma appointments praise him. If anyone Rep Dem Ind etc said Hitler had any good points they would be out of office the next day. So why is it OK for Mao to be a roll model? I do think both Bush and Oboma are taking us to bigger government so we the people will be dependent on it. It seems some want us to be more like the Europeans but I am thinking the US was formed to NOT be like Europe. This new world order is bull shit to me Bush #1 statement. I want change but I know Oboma is no different and pushing for a faster break down of the US government as we have know it. The man is like the "chosen one" and he is hope to so many but I feel he is just the opposite. Big government knows what is best for all of us. I feel I am open minded but I just can not buy in to this snake oil salesman. We can meet at Carrabba's but we may only eat with plastic forks!"

(In reply by Richard)
"I guarantee you will view the role of Government in a different light when your life or livelihood depends on the services it provides. You will appreciate it that others have paid into a system that allows you to put food on your table, helps pay for your outrageous medical bills, and protects you from the avarice of others.

Individuals and the corporate world cannot respond adequately to War, to Hurricanes, to Corporate thievery, or to Global Pandemics; nor can they create the Internet - only Government agencies have been able to do that, sometimes better under some administrations than under others.

Invoking Hitler to make a comparison, or political point in relation to modern times ignores several realities, not the least of which is the Nazi's were not Leftists/Commies which the current Wingnuts incorrectly ascribe to Obama's orientation.

Rather they were more like Wingnut Republicans in their emphasis on national sovereignty, military might, distaste for non-traditional social organizations, and selected personality types, such as Gypsies, Gays, Jews, Blacks, and non-Christians.

Pres. Bush's Administration was directly responsible for the evaporation of $12 trillion in National Net Worth...almost an entire year of GDP. No other administration in our history has been more callous in it's protection of its citizen's assets.

What confuses me the most however regarding the animus toward Pres. Obama is "do you really think Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin would have been better choices?" Have you read, listened to, and examined the record of what each person has said, favored, and supported? I have, and a careful review of that record should remove any doubts about who has the better intellect, training, skill, compassion, and wisdom for the modern age. "