Friday, March 20, 2009

Assignment #8 J Miller

The article "It's not about socialism, it's about rescuing capitalism" by Harold Meyerson of the Washington Post is directing this to the American people and to the capitalist believers that socialism is taking over. With all the commotion in the media like Newsweek and spokespersons like Newt Gingrich and Mike Hucabee with their lashing comments like "We are all socialists now", "socialist republics" and "European socialism is transplanted to Washington" doesn't help the change that President Obama has in mind. This makes it impossible today to find a left-leaning party anywhere. Conservatives never bashed socialism because it was stalking America but fought against progressive reforms of free universal education, minimum wage or other tighter financial regulations and also keeping the U.S. free from universal health care resulting in the world's highest health care costs. Conservatives attacked Roosevelt as a socialist as they also attack Obama even though he is engaged in rebuilding capitalism not socialism. President Obama's stimulus plan is the only way to inject our economy and also by using more tax dollars for education and research.

As we all know the U.S. is in huge deficit and weather we agree with President Obama's decisions he was elected into office. He actually seems like he really cares in turning this country around and making a difference. The fact is that people hate change but sometimes change isn't a bad thing plus it's not like we have many options anyway.