Tuesday, December 13, 2005

The So-Called 'Ownership Society'

Hmmm, Barak Obama out there telling the People what the Republicans really mean:
Sen. Barak Obama of Illinois, a fast-rising Democratic star, told Florida party members that only a philosophy among Republicans of sink or swim explains why some Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans still live in cars while Republicans in Washington prepare next week to enact $70 billion in tax breaks.

"It's called the 'Ownership society' in Washington. This isn't the first time this philosophy has appeared. It used to be called Social Darwinism," Obama said late Saturday at the Democrats meeting at Walt Disney World.

"They have a philosophy they have implemented and that is doing exactly what it was designed to do. They basically don't believe in government. They have a different philosophy that says, 'We're going to dismantle government'," Obama said.
Yes, Social Darwinism: totally bankrupt (actually, Darwin didn't even use the phrase 'survival of the fittest': some jackass named Herbert Spencer did. nice beard... loser)