"America is no longer what it could be. It is not what it once was."
~ Barack Obama on why he wants to be President.
Obama is right. America is not what it once was.
Slavery is illegal, though it still exists.
A Black man is the presumptive nominee of a major party for the office of President of the United States. A woman was that man's closest competitor for the nomination.
Discrimination based on race, color, creed or gender is illegal.
Even with the mortgage crisis, more people own their homes today than at any other time in our history.
Unemployment is at historical lows.
There is no draft. The most powerful military in the world is entirely volunteer.
Paris Hilton can run for President.
James Hogan can run for Congress.
These are just a few things off the top of my head about America that are different from what they once were. Please add to the list in the comments.
Hat tip to Barry Goldwater for the video.
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Here's some reality for you Art...
Jobless Rate Climbs to 5.7% as 51,000 Jobs Are Lost in July (Friday's NYTimes)
The unemployment rate spiked again in July, to 5.7 percent, its highest level in more than four years and a strong signal that come Election Day millions of Americans will still be hunting for work.
This is from Financial Times
US army ‘stretched thin’ by Iraq war
By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington
Published: February 18 2008 22:09 | Last updated: February 18 2008 22:09
The Iraq war has strained the US military to the extent that America could not fight another large-scale war today, according to a new survey of military officers.
Nine in 10 officers said the war had stretched the military “dangerously thin”. However, 56 per cent disagreed with the suggestion that the conflict had “broken” the armed services, while 64 per cent said morale was high.
More than 3,400 current and retired officers, including more than 200 generals and admirals, participated in the survey by Foreign Policy magazine and the Center for a New American Security, a centrist think-tank.
The results underscore the concerns of officers about the strain that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed on the military. Of respondents, 60 per cent said the military was weaker today than five years ago.
This is from Yahoo Finance
Foreclosures hit a record high -- and more coming
Thursday June 5, 4:30 pm ET
By Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer
Foreclosures surge to a record high -- late payments, too, signaling worse to come
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The foreclosure hammer is hitting ever harder. People lost their homes at the highest rate on record in the first three months of the year, and late payments soared to a new high, too -- an alarming sign that the housing crisis and its damage to the national economy may only get worse.
OOP's...you must be on that delusional McCain "its all in your mind" kick about the economy since you're starting to sound a little like Phil Gramm.
America is not what it was just 8 years ago...we're not safer, or stronger, or economically sound.
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