Well we finally know what ‘CHANGE’ means. By his own admission, Obama has a problem with the Constitution and the American way of life. Overwhelming evidence should convince all but the willingly deluded that he wants to use the IRS to ‘spread the wealth around’.

Obama’s comment to Joe the Plumber about plans to redistribute income is only the tip of an iceberg that includes a 2001 radio interview where Obama calls for ‘major redistributive change’ in order to ‘fix’ the Constitution’s ‘blind spot’.

Equal opportunity apparently is not good enough for Obama. He prefers equal outcome.

The United States of America is the most successful national on earth to which millions flock each year, both legally and illegally, for two basic reasons – opportunity and freedom. These unleash the awesome power of human potential by allowing pursuit of happiness through individual self-interest. This has resulted in advances too numerous to mention and an unmatched standard of living.

Everyone, poor and rich alike, benefits from the advances brought about by creative individuals, freedom, and rational self-interest. Virtual every modern invention, from lifesaving drugs to computer software, was inspired by profit, not public welfare. We have done so well that over 50% of America’s poor have cable TV and over 40% own their own homes.

Government can supply none of these benefits, as it does not inherently have anything to give. Only individuals create wealth. Government can only give what it has taken from individuals.

The Framers knew government was a necessary evil as there is no freedom without order in society. They were wise enough to realize government needs limitations to preserve liberty.

• Freedom + Equal Opportunity = Inequality. Ignored too often is the fact that the necessary by-product of personal freedom is inequality. Offer individuals an equal opportunity at something, give them the freedom to make choices they feel appropriate for their circumstances and the result will be different outcomes.
• Equal outcome is tyranny. A perfectly equal society is not the natural state of human beings. Given varied desires, priorities and strengths, equal outcome can only be achieved through enforcement.
• Inequality is life. The fact that I may have more trouble clearing a hurdle than my neighbor in order to achieve identical goals is not the fault of the government. It is called life.
• Inoculating against life. Politician’s dishonest efforts to achieve equal outcome under the guise of equal opportunity smacks of “inoculating against life”. Government not only has no place in determining what is best for each of us but it is also incapable of making those determinations.
  

The current economic crisis illustrates the effects of equality over liberty. Obama wrongly asserts that unregulated capitalism caused the economic crisis. Rather, it was government meddling that upturned free market incentives.

In an effort to force equal outcome, the well-intentioned 1977 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was given specific goals in 1995 that forced banks to make bad loans in order to avoid punishment from government regulators.

Obama has admitted to wanting more of the same! The Democrat controlled Congress provides no barriers to that end.

John McCain is not perfect but he is not at war with the fundamental underpinnings of what has made America the greatest nation on earth.

The decision is easy – McCain is clearly the better choice.