the Silent Majority

Discussing his views on minimal government in a recent interview by The New York Times, Senator John McCain was quoted as saying:

“Government should take care of those in America who cannot take care of themselves…I’m for government carrying out those responsibilities that otherwise can’t be exercised by the individuals and the states…that’s the founding principles of our country.”

It seems that Mr. McCain has a very skewed view of the founding principles of our country.  Last time I checked, our government was formed to protect the liberty and security of its citizens, not to “take care of” anybody or anything.  To address the second part of his statement, I can’t think of ONE responsibility that the individual citizens of this country and the states couldn’t handle by themselves outside of natural disaster relief and defending our national borders (which, coincidentally, is an issue that John McCain doesn’t believe in doing even at the federal level).

McCain has never been a limited government conservative, I’m fully aware of that.  Hesitantly, I was able to support him despite his campaign finance reform that trampled our First Amendment rights, his support of giving amnesty to illegal immigrants that break our laws and threaten the very security of our country, and his support of a hegemonic American empire that has jeopardized our foreign integrity and international reputation.

Yet, for some reason, hearing John McCain say those words really did it for me.  I guess you have to draw the line somewhere.

To hear the full interview with John McCain, click here.