More About That Liberty Thing

Remember what I was saying about the Left, and Obama, seeking to take as much liberty from you as possible? Now he wants to force you into public service. Check this out:

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised on Wednesday to create new opportunities for national service that would give Americans a chance to fight growing challenges on issues like poverty, climate change and education.

On a trip to Colorado, which Obama hopes to turn into an election battleground in his November White House race with Republican John McCain, Obama said Americans were ready to answer a new call for national service.

"I won't just ask for your vote as a candidate -- I will ask for your service and your active citizenship when I am president of the United States," Obama said.

Shove it, Senator. I'll be the citizen I want to be, and I'll serve when and where I deem it most helpful. I do not need the government to tell me when and where to practice my "active citizenship." The government's solutions so far to the "growing challenges" you mention above have been abysmal. We don't need MORE government, which is exactly what you will give us if Americans collectively go insane and elect you in November.

UPDATE: Paul Mirengoff over at PowerLine has a good take on this boondoggle today.