Moses he isn't- but who is?
"Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth." (Numbers 12:3)
Barack Obama is no Moses, but only Moses was so this is not a cause for complaint. The American people are not, individually or collectively G-d, but there is only one G-d so this is not an expectation that we should have nor should we be disappointed by our status. But should Barack Obama and the American people learn something from the relationship between Moses and G-d that would be beneficial to the office of the President and to the American Public?
We learn that the characteristic most associated with Moses was his sense of humility. It was this sense of humility that made it possible for Moses to converse with G-d and transfer what he learned to the people, Israel, who were slaves in the land of Egypt. Moses knew where his greatness was coming from. He understood that all his talents were G-d-given gifts and not the result of his own talents or abilities. As a result of this special relationship Moses was one of the most transformative individuals in history. He led his people out of slavery, he led his people through the barren desert, with the help of G-d for forty years, and he led his people to the gates of, but not into, the Promised Land. Moses heard what G-d had to say, debated with G-d in support of his people, and, with the exception of his violation of G-d’s instruction regarding bringing water from the rock, heeded G-d’s wishes. Only when Moses displayed a loss of humility by publicly striking the rock with his rod notwithstanding the instruction by G-d to Moses that he merely to talk to the rock, that Moses fails the test of leadership and loses the privilege of leading the Hebrew children into their Land.
Since assuming the office of the Presidency Barack Obama has failed at virtually every turn to demonstrate the characteristic of humility that is the true sign of a great person and a great leader. Faced with overwhelming opposition from American public opinion he has used not the humility of Moses to debate and ultimately compromise with the American people but the power of Pharaoh, aided and abetted with his Potiphar team of Harry Reid and Nancy Pilosi to force his agenda down the throat of an unwilling population. With virtually every unbiased poll showing the majority of Americans in opposition to the President’s program he has barreled ahead in the belief that he knows better than the millions of Americans who have been activated and express their dismay at the direction of this administration. The ironic analogy is that Moses was a poor and stuttering speaker and reluctant in his early period to use his voice as a tool to transform the Hebrew slaves into a free nation. Barack Obama, on the other hand, uses a gift of speech not to channel our American dream for freedom but to override it and make our majority a slave to his personal causes.
By denying us our freedom Barack Obama does not fit into the mold of the humble Moses. Does he fit into the Mold of the arrogant Pharaoh who at first belittled Moses’s attempt to deprive him of his slaves? The American people have demonstrated over and over again that by a substantial majority they recognize the quagmire that this Pharaoh is leading us into. Will we find our Moses to lead us out of the desert?
Sunday, July 18, 2010
The Emes #1
Illusory - Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive:
Illusory Contract - Many contracts include "satisfaction clauses", in which a promisor can refuse to pay if he isn't subjectively satisfied with the promisee's performance. Strictly speaking, this is an illusory promise, since the promisor has no actual legal burden to pay if he chooses not to.
Obamacare - An attempt to enter into an illusory Contract with the American people.
Most Americans are aware that Obamacare is an attempt to place more power in the hands of the Washington Power Elite at the expense of the citizens. Power, in the universal sense, is neither expanded or diminished. When one entity gains more power it can only be at the expense of another entity. No one can make a serious case for Obamacare not increasing the power of the government in reference to health care in the United States. If the maxim that power is neither expanded or diminished is accurate, and I suggest that it is, some entity is losing power at the expense of the Government's gain.
The clear and obvious conclusion is that we, the people, are surrendering our freedom of choice, our power to make our own decisions, if we permit the power hungry folks in Washington to increase theirs. Are we really ready to do this with health care? Have we fallen so far from our founding principles that we will meekly surrender the control over our own health care decisions? Are we ready to turn over 14% of the economy to Washington? If so what is next?
Face the truth. Those who favor Obamacare do so for only one of two reasons. The first possible reason is that you are Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi or B. Obama and will gain power at the expense of the people. Of course, since you know more and are smarter than the American people, that must be a good thing because the folks out there in our towns and cities don't know what is good for them as indicated by every meaningful poll. The second reason is more distressing. After all we can understand that human nature being what it is there will always be people seeking to gain power by any means but what about those who meekly surrender and give up their freedom for illusory security. To that second group of supporters of Obamacare - you should be ashamed of yourself. Not only do you support the loss of your own freedom but you want to take mine away as well. How dare you?
Do you think that this is the last power grab by this administration? This group thinks big. Let's not start with the small stuff and work our way up - lets make a grab for the big ones, health and energy - and if we can control those the small stuff will come easy. So folks be ready to continue to buy your cars from government owned companies, borrow your money from government owned banks, get health care, for what it may be worth, from government run hospitals and forget the American dream. Who do the bells of tyranny ring for - it rings for you.
Illusory Contract - Many contracts include "satisfaction clauses", in which a promisor can refuse to pay if he isn't subjectively satisfied with the promisee's performance. Strictly speaking, this is an illusory promise, since the promisor has no actual legal burden to pay if he chooses not to.
Obamacare - An attempt to enter into an illusory Contract with the American people.
Most Americans are aware that Obamacare is an attempt to place more power in the hands of the Washington Power Elite at the expense of the citizens. Power, in the universal sense, is neither expanded or diminished. When one entity gains more power it can only be at the expense of another entity. No one can make a serious case for Obamacare not increasing the power of the government in reference to health care in the United States. If the maxim that power is neither expanded or diminished is accurate, and I suggest that it is, some entity is losing power at the expense of the Government's gain.
The clear and obvious conclusion is that we, the people, are surrendering our freedom of choice, our power to make our own decisions, if we permit the power hungry folks in Washington to increase theirs. Are we really ready to do this with health care? Have we fallen so far from our founding principles that we will meekly surrender the control over our own health care decisions? Are we ready to turn over 14% of the economy to Washington? If so what is next?
Face the truth. Those who favor Obamacare do so for only one of two reasons. The first possible reason is that you are Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi or B. Obama and will gain power at the expense of the people. Of course, since you know more and are smarter than the American people, that must be a good thing because the folks out there in our towns and cities don't know what is good for them as indicated by every meaningful poll. The second reason is more distressing. After all we can understand that human nature being what it is there will always be people seeking to gain power by any means but what about those who meekly surrender and give up their freedom for illusory security. To that second group of supporters of Obamacare - you should be ashamed of yourself. Not only do you support the loss of your own freedom but you want to take mine away as well. How dare you?
Do you think that this is the last power grab by this administration? This group thinks big. Let's not start with the small stuff and work our way up - lets make a grab for the big ones, health and energy - and if we can control those the small stuff will come easy. So folks be ready to continue to buy your cars from government owned companies, borrow your money from government owned banks, get health care, for what it may be worth, from government run hospitals and forget the American dream. Who do the bells of tyranny ring for - it rings for you.
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