Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.—Gustav Mahler

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Religion, Government, and Obama

Has anyone else noticed that Obama seems to think that bitter people will abandon their descent into religious faith when they have a government that they can count on? Do I actually have that right? Well, OK then: In Obama's sophisticated view, religion is just the opiate of the masses!

I think that the McCain people ought to be sleeping just a bit easier these days.

1 comment:

James F. Elliott said...

Oh come on, that's the stupidest interpretation of the Obama comment ever. Obama as a Marxist? I know you people poop your pants as soon as an intimation of Saul Alinsky rears its head, but please.

Obama's comment was about people, when lacking a faith in government's ability to protect and insure the common welfare, clinging to more basic forms of tribalism for that security. You can disagree, but it's flat-out dishonest to make straight for the backhand "Oh my god, a Marxist!" crap.