Incredible Moments During the Democratic Debate

There were two significantly incredible moments from the Democratic debate Wednesday night. The first one involved Barack Obama and the second Hillary Clinton.

Barack Obama was reminded that when capital gains taxes are cut federal revenues increase and when capital gains taxes are raised federal revenues decrease. Then asked in light of those statistics why was he campaigning for an increase in capital gains taxes? Obama's answer... “Capital gains taxes should go up out of fairness.”

There you have it. Spoken like a true liberal jack ass. Barack Obama believes that taxes should be used to make things more “fair.” In other words, taxes are not just for the legitimate operations of government, but to take from people who are making to much money and redistributing that money to those making too little.

So if you want to live in a place where politicians determine how much of the money you earn would be fair to keep, and how much should be taken and redistributed to someone else then Obama is your man.

I would prefer the wisdom of author Frederic Bastiat who writes in his book “The Law:” “If the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. If the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay...If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.”

Hillary Clinton says we're pulling out of Iraq no matter what if she is elected!

The other significantly incredible moment is when Hillary Clinton was asked, If the top generals and commanders of the U.S. Military came to you and told you pulling out of Iraq would completely destabilize the region and was the wrong thing to do, would you still pull troops out of Iraq? Clinton didn't even hesitate to answer “yes, absolutely.” She then went on to promise troops would begin to leave Iraq in six months if she is elected.

This comes from a candidate who voted in support of the war. She now wants to cut and run. This answer would have been more acceptable to me if Clinton had actually voted against the war, but it still would have been the wrong answer.

In fact a good friend, John, and I just had this conversation a couple days ago. I supported and agreed with the invasion of Iraq. John did not agree with the invasion or the war in Iraq. However, we both agree we must stay and finish the job in Iraq. John told me the consequences of leaving Iraq at this time are to great.

We both agreed the debate on whether or not the invasion and war in Iraq was right or wrong is irrelevant. We now must deal with the situation and prevent the region from destabilizing.

Another thing, pulling out of Iraq sends a clear message to our enemies that America will always leave before the job is finished. A message the Taliban has used since Somalia in their Information War campaign.