BY BOBBY HALTON
I have a great friend; he is provocative, insightful, and funny. He is the kind of guy that you never know what he is going to do next. He voted for President Obama then showed up at the Courage and Valor Fun Run this year wearing a T-shirt with former President George W. Bush’s picture on it and the caption “Miss Me Yet?” He is not afraid to change his mind or speak it; he has courage in his convictions, and he loves a good debate.
He is a straightforward guy, so when he asked me, “Aren’t you glad that the country is moving in a national socialist direction under President Obama?” I was shocked. I asked him why he would think that I would like the country to move toward socialism and why he thought it was doing so. He responded that he felt it was clear, primarily because of nationalized health care and all the power and influence the unions were getting under this administration, among other points. And since I was such a strong union supporter and lifetime firefighter, he assumed I and my fellow firefighters must support socialism.
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