The real “fundamentally transformation” of America – it’s formerly “Can Do!” spirit!
President Obama today declared that rallying behind the unemployed, by extending their emergency benefits again, is “who we are as Americans.” It was better when we were builders, explorers, and entrepreneurs. But our national identity is now defined by the food stamp, the welfare check, and unemployment benefits that have become functionally equivalent to welfare. ”Who we are” is a great national hospice, where a dying generation forgets that its grandparents were giants. The most important thing now is to insulate people from risk and consequence, which means we can never again dare to build and achieve. The last word anyone would use to describe Barack Obama’s electorate is “daring.”
– John Hayward, RedState
