Obama; our nanny-in-chief
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill. participates in an MTV roundtable with Iraq war veterans, Monday, March 17, 2008, at Whistles Pub in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Barak Obama says that our troops can walk around with hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a loaded weapon, be responsible for millions of dollars worth of equipment, drive around the countryside in 26-ton vehicles, be responsible for the lives of several other humans and make daily life-and-death decisions. But have a beer? Nope, sorry. (Associated Press link);
Democrat Barack Obama on Monday promised Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans help with their grievances — save one. “I know it drives you nuts. But I’m not going to lower the drinking age,” the presidential candidate said.
Army veteran Ernest Johnson, 23, of Connecticut, said one of the things that peeved him before he turned 21 was that he couldn’t come home and drink a beer — even though he was old enough to serve in the armed services and die for his country.
Obama told Johnson he sympathized, but that setting the legal drinking age at 21 had helped reduce drunken driving incidents and should remain.
For one thing, drinking ages are set by States not by the federal government (currently, the feds entice the States to have a 21-year-old minimum age with federal $$$). Secondly, why is it that Republicans are accused of trying to legislate behavior when it Democrats who cling to regulations as the solution to all of society’s problems. Smoking, drinking, abortion, and lately, the size of our cars and the foods we eat.
Is it any wonder that Obama gets almost perfect liberal ratings when he clings to such idiot nannyisms.
