I just watched a television show called "The View". Normally I would not consider this particular program. But today they invited Bill O' Reilly to speak about his new book on Abraham Lincoln. However, Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar could not help but try and sway the conversation to present day politics and even tried to show the similarities between Lincoln and Obama. O'Reilly did, on a few occasions, refuse to comment on something Whoopi or Joy said in an effort to keep the discussion on Lincoln. At one point the idea of sacrifices came up. In an attempt to explain what a good job Obama was doing Joy cited the example that Obama showed he was willing to make sacrifices and mentioned social security and other programs. But let's be honest, social security, military retirement, Medicare, and other programs that the politicians have targeted for cuts do not, in any way, demonstrate sacrifices they are willing to make. They are sacrifices they are willing to make for you, the taxpaying working stiff. I guarantee you have not heard one politician, republican or democrat, volunteer to take a cut in the outrageous retirement program they voted for themselves. Likewise, they have not said they would stop the no fee no limit healthcare plan they gave themselves and use obamacare. No, their idea of sacrifice is to take as much as they can from the American people and continue to line their pockets while doing it. After that, the rest of the show was pretty uneventful.
I will write more on this subject as this new blog grows and takes shape. In the meantime I hope you enjoy being here and feel free to express your own opinion.
