Because nothing says “freedom” like forcing people to purchase a product or otherwise be punished…

The Democrat Party has trouble with the concept of freedom. While so many praise the concept of liberty, so often, the Democrats in power focus attention on more regulation, more taxes, more laws- overall, more constraints. They justify this mantra as a function of the modern world and pretend that more government is the answer. They seldom reference freedom because the Democrat agenda is so-often at-odds with it.

President Obama is looking to change that. Speaking to Democrats on Friday night, Obama attempted to rally the audience by suggesting that they should try to reclaim the word “freedom” from Republicans.

Speaking to fellow Democrats, Obama announced,

“As Democrats, we’ve let the other side define the word ‘freedom’ for too long.”

Freedom, Obama claimed, is about having health insurance.

“Freedom is the peace of mind of knowing that if you got sick, you won’t lose everything,” he stated. “Freedom is the ability to change jobs and start a new business, chase a new idea without fear of losing your health insurance.”

President Obama and his band of Democrats have continually hailed the disastrous CBO report as good news. The CBO reported that Obamacare would cost 2 million jobs within ten years and force 6 to 7 million people to lose health insurance options that otherwise would have been present if the law had never passed.

Obama and Democrats have worked feverishly to spin the news, claiming that Obamacare allows people to move freely within the job market, unafraid of changing (or losing) jobs that were tied to employer-provided healthcare insurance.

Of course, the position falls apart with even mild scrutiny as it is not a blessing that millions more will be out of work thanks to Obamacare.

Obama touted economic reforms that have had a disastrous effect on the banking industry.

“Freedom is signing for that new home and knowing it can’t be taken from you because you actually understand what you’re signing,” he said. “Freedom is getting that new credit card and knowing the stakes and understanding how you’re going to manage it; enrolling in college and knowing what you’ll owe once you graduate.”

Obama mentioned immigration, saying,

“Freedom is the knowledge that your future in this country is secure; you’re not going to be treated like a second-class person once we fix our broken immigration system. That’s freedom.”

“So we’re not ceding that word… That’s the choice we face right now — opportunity for a few, or opportunity for all,” he explained.

Obama’s assertion that Democrats are pro-freedom is as absurd as Ted Nugent saying he’s pro-gun control.

Democrats have firmly committed to crusading for big government, the antithesis of freedom. They have committed to this line of thinking and the choice for Americans has become, “Do you want more freedom, but more responsibility, too? Or do you want government to control our lives, but mitigate your commitment to personal responsibility?”

Freedom is not a gimmick, a word to just say because it sounds nice. Either Democrats are committed to freedom, or they are not.