Joe Six pack

Yesterday I heard an interview of Sarah Palin by Sean Hannity and during the interview she referred to herself as Joe Six-pack, the commoner. It was a cute little line and her way of showing she was just like you and me.

Then tonight I heard a guy call in to the Phil Henry show and rant about how the Republicans have no idea what being Joe Six-pack is like. This guy went off on a tirade about how he went bankrupt taking care of his dying wife and how he deserves to get some government money. He was so livid about not having equal share in the cash flow of America, he actually advocated taking money from the "rich" and giving it to him. He decided it was right that Obama get into the White House, so he himself could get a little more cash.

To my dismay this was not the first person I heard in the last few days talk like that. Earlier this week I heard a guy on the Randi Rhodes show talk about how he just wanted to give Obama a chance, even though he might end up being a bad president, but he felt Obama deserved a chance to prove himself. After all, according to him, Obama could do no worse than Bush did over the last 8 years.

This type of social apathy is driving me crazy. I honestly don't understand where this sense of entitlement comes from. You know what? If you want more money, then go work for it. If you are stuck in a bad job with no future, then get out. Don't tell me that it sounds easier than it is, if you are that miserable in life, then staying where you are has to be the hardest thing you've ever done! People actually think that by electing Obama they are going to get more money. This is nothing more than raw entitlment and laziness.

Finally, political apathy led to the ascension to power by one Adolf Hitler. His socialist party promoted taking care of the people and being a voice for the working class. I'm not comparing Obama to Hitler, but what I am saying is this type of attitude could lead to someone mush worse than Obama or Hitler in the coming years.