Onward! Let the revolution begin.

I was thrilled and inspired by Obama's jobs speech last night. It's what I wanted to hear from Obama. A passionate plea to do the right thing. For society. To help the people that need most help. The destitute. The unemployed. For government to intervene. Instead of merely waiting for the private sector to create jobs on its own. If it ain't financially advantageous, the private sector will wait forever. But we don't have forever. Which means that if the common good is to be served, government must step in. Because unlike the private sector, government tends to have a conscience. Because government is us. The people. Or at least, it's supposed to be. But the party of the rich, Republicans, have another idea. To allow for the survival of the fittest money-grubbers. And to hell with the rest of us. Republicans think that everybody has the right to be monetarily rich. Filthy rich. But seems to me that at some point one must ask, what's best for society? As a whole. And not just what's best for the few. Throughout history, the monetarily rich have been the true power brokers. After all, money is power. Money can buy all sorts of political favor. More so than the individual votes of common people. Therefore, America is dominated by the rich ruling elite. Time for that to stop. But it won't be easy. The rich are entrenched. They won't surrender power willingly. Onward! Let the revolution begin. --Jim Broede