*REALLY* STRAIGHT TALK - Just a Minute for Thursday 5/29/08 - Dr. Coburn Prescribes

Hi Folks –

 

I was a bit surprised to find a Wall St. Journal story headline describing both Obama and McCain speaking like collectivists.

 

Barack told students at Connecticut's Wesleyan University to devote themselves to "collective service." He totally ignored military (bypassing a Memorial Day remembrance) business, athletics or anything else other than service to the ‘collective.’  Then the story picked up a McCain speech of May 3, 2007 in which McCain was running down Romney and minimizing his leadership abilities saying: “I served out of patriotism … not profit.” Seemingly he would have *everybody* uniform rather like China in the days of Mao.

 

The WSJ writer, David Boaz, went on to point out Obama’s earnings last year were $4.2 million and he lives in a $1.65 million house – via help from Tony Rezko – while McCain and his beer heiress wife divide their time between “at least” seven homes and split an income of about $6 million. I guess Boaz didn’t have space to take on the Clinton fortune. But the point is this is hardly the description of America’s path to prominence in today’s world either.

 

Coburn – a conservative Christian MD from Oklahoma says what’s needed is a return to describing the diligence and dependence upon “a power higher than the government” for continued leadership the world needs.  And I think that’s refreshing.  The shortened version (today’s script) is below along with a link to the audio track.

 

Hope you’ll leave a comment sometime and let us know you’re out there.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack Buttram

 

 

“JUST A MINUTE”

REALLY STRAIGHT TALK

 

Just A Minute – I was refreshed yesterday after reading “collectivist” language in the Wall Street Journal from both McCain and Obama, to note a call for return of Republican sensibilities by Dr. Tom Coburn, Republican Senator from Oklahoma -- an M.D. who prescribes medicine the patient really needs.

Obama’s commencement speech in New England Sunday urged graduates to seek communal goals, totally ignoring business or individual achievement. Then review of a McCain’s speech in May of 2007 at the Reagan Library debate, the Navy hero derided Romney’s capabilities saying: “I led out of patriotism … not for profit.”

The Journal noted a ‘whiff of hypocrisy’ here since Obama pulled down $4.2 million last year -- living in a $1.65 million house acquired with Tony Rezko’s help, while McCain and Cindy own seven homes on earnings of around $6 million.

Coburn says, “for those who claim, as I do, to submit to an authority higher than government...” conservatives are conservatives promoting policy depending on individual diligence – and of God -- rather than dependence on government.

I go for that.

<> I’m Jack Buttram

 

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