Listening to uneducated "conservatives" complain...yes we can,

The delightful "conservative" backlash following the results of the election just goes to show the blatant disregard for paying attention that is sweeping our nation. From students in middle and high schools, to the overburdened college student, to the working college graduate, it has never been more apparent that people either just don't pay attention or are even more so selective in what they pay attention to. I have and will continually quote the word "conservatives" because, it seems to this writer, that the majority of these so-called "conservatives" are actually moderates who cling to the notions and feelings of a past generation. This post, and subsequent postings, will be referencing my immediate age group. For argument sake, I will focus on the 18-29 range. This is not to discount voters in older age brackets, but it gives me the most information on which to focus.

The facts about the 2008 election...

• This current election was won by a candidate who received an overwhelming majority of electoral and popular votes.
• Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election without the "help" of a voting error in the Republican-led state of Florida.
• A democratic candidate won Ohio, Virginia, and Florida.

The misgivings and complaints of spurned "conservatives"...
Rather than giving a bulleted list, I'd like to highlight a posting on the ever-popular Facebook by a person in Seattle, Washington. Prior to posting this, I'd like to highlight the fact that Obama won Washington's electoral votes.

"All the liberals I've talked to today are saying that Republicans and Democrats and Americans around the country are already talking about working together. I don't know about the rest of you, but it sounds like the little sacks of shit are already scared. Sounds like they're trying to quell whispers of revolt. The Obama Administration has already proposed a 'fairness' initiative for talk radio. The Democrats have long been at work foisting their idiotic PC agenda on the American public. The concept of free speech will be obliterated. Working Americans, especially those who make over $250k per year, will be rendered Obama's fiscal slaves. Our economy will be plunged into a Depression if Obama's $1 trillion government programs budget is approved and taxes are raised. The man may have an assuring air, but make no mistake, his goal is to achieve ETM, or Equality Through Mediocrity. We must exercise our right to bear arms. We must work to overthrow this Communist. If not, we will suffer."

I would like to address is the issue of "free speech being obliterated." Last time I checked, an act was passed under the Bush administration that could, if perceived in a certain way, render someone criticizing the national government as a "terrorist" or "supporter of terrorism". While I, a registered Democrat, do not see the need to be 100% PC in the media, there has to be limitations set in place. The ever popular Imus "nappy-headed hos" comment comes to mind. I could care less what his explanation is, and whether or not the comment was meant to be humorous. Obviously, a large portion of America was appalled at this comment and Imus was forced to render an apology. If Imus was a minority figure and made a similar comment about a white girls' basketball team, I dare to say there may have been a lynch mob headed to his station. The freedom of speech that is guaranteed by the United States Consitution is not a ticket to sa whatever one wants whenever one wants. Obama and the Democratic party, at least from my knowledge, will not place an end to this freedom, nor prevent anyone from speaking their mind. The fact that this comment was even made is just an asinine attempt at rallying support for a political party that is on its way out.

The final pointI wish to address is the state of the economy at its current moment in respect to the aforementioned writer's comment. The economy has been on a steady decline since shortly after the end of Clinton's administration. The housing sector is but one of the causes. A major cause of this problem is the abandonment of the use of American labor in the pursuit of cheaper, foreign labor. Big business has steadily moved outside of the U.S. in an attempt to maximize profit while minimizing cost. While the bigwig CEOs expand their pockets, the middle class employees of such companies are becoming jobless. If the government was to step in and punish industry for outsourcing labor, the job market in the U.S. would be flourishing. With more people working, people might actually be able to afford to pay the loans that they took out to pay for housing. The current economy is not discriminating based on political preference, so why should our government remain divided on this issue. I think Obama's push to cross party lines to fix this problem is not a cop-out, but rather a bold move to undo the problems caused by his own rival's party. If McCain does in fact hold true to his promise to garner support for Democratic fixes to our economy, I think our economy will bounce back to the days of yore, or at least, the late 1990s.