Economic Justice?

"Economic Justice" is a catch-phrase very much prevalent in the Barack Hussein Obama presidential campaign. He used it at least four times during a recent NAACP speech. Although he hasn't defined exactly what that term means, he has vowed as president to make sure "economic justice" is served.

Economic justice...what could this term possibly mean? I read this to mean he wants to make sure everybody has an equal share of the economic pie. It means taking from the "haves" and giving it to the "have nots." It means punishing people's success by redistributing their wealth to those not quite so successful. Doesn't this sound a lot like socialism?

Now, fresh on the heels of yesterday's Congressional vote to issue a formal apology to Black Americans for slavery and segregation, Obama is talking about reparations.

Sen. Barack Obama told a meeting in Chicago the U.S. should review how it can make amends for "offenses" committed during its history. […]

"I consistently believe that when it comes to whether it's Native Americans or African-American issues or reparations, the most important thing for the U.S. government to do is not just offer words, but offer deeds," he said.

Don't get me wrong. I think what this country did to black Americans was absolutely horrible. The evils of slavery and segregation were a tragic mistake that has and will forever haunt our country. However, issuing a formal apology for something that happened so long ago doesn't really accomplish anything, other than starting us on a very slippery slope.

Is it any surprise that the first black candidate with a decent shot at the presidency wasted no time at all in opening Pandora's Box? It shouldn't be. Remember, he spent 20 years as a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ, where he sat and listened to Reverend Jeremiah "God Damn America" Wright spew absolute hatred towards the "European white people."

Now we come full circle. Obama vows (during a speech to the NAACP) that he will make sure economic justice is served. Now he's talking about the government making reparations for slavery and segregation. How do you think these reparations will be funded? Economic justice.

If this isn't playing the race card, I don't know what is...