Editorial Review of Michelle Malkin Blog

My review this week is on a blog written by Michelle Malkin titled Standing up against wealth-shaming.  In this blog the author is talking about how the War on Wealth has escalated with the current administration and has done nothing more than continue to divide this country.  Her blog was written in response to a mini -manifesto written by Silicon Valley millionaire Tom Perkins that was submitted to the Wall Street Journal.  Both Perkins and Malkin believe that the idea of "income inequality" is absurd and damaging to America.   Because of movements like Occupy the majority of the opinions of Americans are that the rich keep getting richer and the poor poorer.  I agree with Malkin that yes the rich do keep getting richer, but I say "good for them".  It should not be the job of the government to make sure that we are all equal with our incomes.  That responsibility lies only with the individual.  You get out of life what you pay for. This blog caught my attention because I am by no means a rich woman and I still struggle from time to time;  however, I am fully aware that if I want more out of life then I need to give more.  I do not want anything handed to me that I didn't earn. I believe that Michelle Malkins blog was intended for those who are out there crying about how little they have and instead of looking within themselves for the blame place that blame on the "Haves".  Rappers are writing songs about how to kill a CEO, and  corporate executives are receiving death threats.  Is this what our country that was founded on individual freedoms has come to?  Wake up America and stop crying about what you don't have and go work for what you want.

Editorial Review of Presidential Power

In the February  Washington Post  article Obama has a pen, a phone and a precedent author Ruth Marcus is notably trying to convince her readers that President Obama is not only fully in his right to exercise his weight as Commander in Chief by signing laws into effect without congressional approval, but that compared to history is following in his predecessor's footsteps.  Ms. Marcus is clearly trying to sway the people's personal opinion away from those of  Republican Randy Weber  who views the president as a "social dictator". There has been a lot of Americans angry over words spoken during the recent State of the Union address when President Obama stated that he had no issue bypassing the path thru Congress and using his executive actions more frequently. I, myself, was one of those Americans sitting on my couch, yelling at my T.V. during the State of the Union when this was announced.  I thought to myself  "how dare he" and "who does he think he is?".  While its clear to me in my opinion that Ruth Marcus is herself a  Democrat and readily agrees with the Presidents choices, on this matter I now have to concede and agree as well.  Ruth Marcus has pointed out in her article times when past presidents have acted in the same manner as our current president is.  Thomas Jefferson signed the Louisiana Purchase despite having doubts as to whether it was constitutional or not.  Our great President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation  into effect knowing full well the Constitutions recognition of slavery. I could make a list of every other past President doing the same thing that I was quick to judge the current administration on.  While I do not believe in the President's "Action Agenda" or his view on immigration, I can readily admit that there does not seem to be enough bipartisanship these days. In closing, I am reluctantly agreeing with a liberal Democrat.  Well done Ruth Marcus!