Shouldering the burden

I am growing increasingly tired of the Obama administration placing societal concerns squarely on the backs of those who have succeeded. This administration -- which is not simply drifting toward socialism, but is in fact racing full speed in that direction -- seeks to punish success and reward irresponsibility.

And regardless of your party affiliation, that is simply wrong.

We were lectured by a member of the Obama cult last week who had the audacity to say the Obama economic policy has "a deep moral imperative to make our society more just."

Just?

What justice is there to place the entire burden of funding this nation on the shoulders of those who work hard, who make countless sacrifices and who abide by the rules of society?

"Moral imperative?" Give me a break, Mr. President. How about the moral imperative of forcing lousy parents to take responsibility for their children? How about the moral imperative to mandate against accepting a lifestyle of living from generation to generation off the labors of others? Don't talk moral imperatives until you clean your own house, Mr. President.

What form of justice says you take from those who succeed through their own efforts and give to those who fail because of their own bad decisions?

Unlike some others, I don't hope the administration fails. I believe the flawed policies of this new administration will fail under their own weight. In the end, it's the American public who will judge success or failure based on the experiences in their own lives.

But success or failure aside, what I find troubling is the constant lecturing that comes spewing from the White House that places a bull's eye on those who have made this country great.

There is nothing in the tone of this administration that amounts to justice. Nothing! Instead there is this deafening obsession with taking from those who succeed and giving to those who fail. And then we're told that somehow -- in some twisted logic -- that this will address some moral imperative.

The president calls on this nation to make sacrifices. Yet he fails to grasp the sacrifices already made by those who are being asked to sacrifice even more.

Perhaps in his climb to power and affluence he was not forced to make sacrifices. Most of us have not had that luxury.

I want someone to lead this nation who will instill confidence. Who will motivate all segments of society to collectively accept a common goal and a unified approach to solving our issues. Thus far only venom has been directed to one class while others are told they are victims of those who succeed.