At his first inaugural address, President Ronald Reagan discussed plainly the role of interventionist government economic policies on the woes of that time:
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden.President Obama has a different philosophy, one that asserts the federal government as the savior through social engineering, control of the means of production, a welfare state and centralized healthcare.
I appreciated the Family Research Council's quick response to Obama's proposed socialized child care proposal and support for gays in the military:
Washington, D.C. - Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement in response to President Obama's first State of the Union Address:"At a time of enormous economic challenge, two on-going wars in which American are fighting and increased terrorist threats to Americans at home, President Obama seems untethered from that reality as he called on Congress to force the military to allow open homosexuality. As a veteran of the Marine Corps, the timing of the President's call in the midst of two wars shows that he is willing to jeopardize our nation's security to advance the agenda of the radical homosexual lobby.
"The military is a warrior culture for a reason: Our service members wear the uniform to fight and win wars, not serve as liberal social policy guinea pigs. The sexual environment the President is seeking to impose upon the young men and women who serve this country is the antithesis of the successful warfighting culture and as such should be rejected.
"Tonight the President also proposed expanding the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit which would only benefit families if: both parents work, a single parent works, or one parent works and the other is in school. In other words, it completely discriminates against families with stay-at-home parents, who wouldn't see a penny from this plan. The President's plan further drives a wedge between parents and children as it would encourage parents to place their children in government approved day-care rather than encouraging one parent to stay home and personally care for their off-spring.
"This new socialized child care proposal comes on the heels of a proposed major marriage tax penalty included within the President's health care bills. A tax penalty on married couples only serves to discourage couples from marrying while encouraging societal instability through cohabitation and divorce.
"If this administration cared about getting families back on their feet, it would double or triple the across-the-board child tax credit and let parents decide how to spend the money. For many, it may be all the incentive they need to stay home and care for their kids.
"We applaud Governor Bob McDonnell for calling for a land in which 'innocent human life is protected.' The governor's call to protect human life is clearly in line with the American people who overwhelmingly oppose the President's health care plan which would use our hard earned dollars to pay for abortion coverage. FRC will continue to work to ensure taxpayers are not forced to be part of the President's pro-abortion agenda.
"Family Research Council pledges to work with our allies and the thousands of families we represent to oppose the President's plans to socialize child care, sexualize the military, and penalize married couples through a government takeover of the U.S. health care system."
As a gay pro-lifer, I find this post to be damaging to the pro-life movement. Why does prolifeblogs need to be a forum for everyone to openly condemn homosexuality? Can't we stick to that in our own individual blogs? We need as many gays as we can get--and let's be honest, they're probably a little nervous venturing on to a site like this. Such a blog post won't help cement alliances.