That he got to where he's at because of his race is absolutely ridiculous. You would think it would have held him back if anything. I don't even need to elaborate on that being that it's pretty easy to understand.
Oh yes, rev Wright and Ayers launched Obama into the world of politics and made him president. NO. He went to a church where the pastor turned out to be a nutbag. I went to a church where the priest molested several kids(totally not lying he was the pastor of our school)...does that make me a bad person because I went to that church/school? Ayers, oh Ayers, how long are you gonna hold on to that one? The guy has nothing to do with anything relevant in the last 20 years if not more. You need to read up on Obama's biography before you claim he did nothing in the senate.
BTW, I'm for getting people off of welfare. I think it's B.S. that people all over our country go to some shady doctor and get papers filled out saying they're disabled and sit at home all day and do nothing. They do get that welfare/disability check though! Guess what, you ARE paying for that. We need to make sure our children are more educated than they are at the moment...I'm 26 and I started college at 18. Fresh out of high school i went to Florida International University where in my first English class enc1101, a college level English course, the students from public school did not know what a verb, noun, adjective, proper sentence/paragraph structure where! How is that possible? I'm not talking one or two of them either, I'm talking the majority of the class. I had to drop the class because the professor was teaching them all the stuff they should have learned in middle school and high school. This happens all the time because of our dumbed down kids that only care about myspace and texting and xbox. They are a direct reslut of their lazy or inattentive (or both) parents. So, in my opinion, cut down welfare (which Obama has said he wants to do). Make people who are able to work get out there and get jobs. Let me tell you, a lot of people who are currently on welfare collecting that free money better watch out...soon enough there will be new parameters for qualifying for it. If you have arms, legs, fingers, toes, and a working brain you can work doing something. Work at wal-mart.
As far as your retirement, yea, you pay it, but will it be there when it's time to collect. I definitely don't agree with giving illegals welfare, but I do believe Americans need to realize that not all foreigners are in our country illegally. BTW, the haves are paying for the have nots currently. You've been paying for them and GWB didn't do anything to stop that.
In closing, the majority of the world has socialist programs in one way or another. Most actually work very well. A whole socialist society is not the answer because that theory is only good on paper, but there's nothing wrong with wanting healthcare for all for example. Why wouldn't we want that?
BTW, stop calling me a liberal or giving me any label. I'm neither repub nor democrat. Thanks.