Archive for January, 2009

A Triumph and a Tragedy

Allen January 29th, 2009

Last year was an interesting year in politics. The Republicans nominated a Democrat and the Democrats nominated a Socialist. I’m not quite sure who the Socialists nominated, but one can only imagine.

I can certainly understand those in the society who see President Obama’s election as a triumph of progress and a turn towards “the greater good.”

I certainly hope that President Obama has a successful presidency. The problem is that I think in order to have a successful presidency, he will have to repudiate many of his campain promises and the left-leaning politics of his consituents. I advise those who support him to read both “Basic Economics” by Thomas Sowell and “The Road to Serfdom” by Friedrich Hayek. I’ll wait….

So I think President Obama’s election was a triumph for some, I fear that his economic policies will lead to an entirely different place. And, unfortunately, some in our society will blame his race for this failure. And therein lies the tragedy.