Barack Marx? The incredible leftward lean.
Posted on 01. Apr, 2010 by scott in Social commentary, economic daydreaming, political munglings
I had high hopes that Barack Obama would live up to his potential and all the hype of the campaign. I have even tried to be realistic about his performance in the all-important first year of his term.
With patience and hope, I have watched his ‘rookie’ mistakes: wavering and waiting on Afghanistan as more Americans perished at the hands of the ‘talibummers’, ignoring our dependence on foreign oil (what about natural gas dude?), passively accepting the ‘gotchas’ by the Chinese, Russian and even Brazilian leaders, staying in the background as congress pussy-footed around until health care reform became a 2,000 page mess, waiting (still) as unemployment soared to completely unmanageable highs (can’t wait for the #’s that come out tomorrow — I look for a gain of 100,000 or so but don’t give much credit to Obama), and . . . well you get the idea.
But sadly I now come down hard on the side of those who believe that obama is the ‘anti-capitalist’, the American Socialist of the 21st century, one mighty big government, income transferring danger to everyone who believe in free markets and freedom of choice.
President Obama right now is a socialist, tried, true and red as can be.
Here is what pushed me over the precipice: the health care bill . . and the ’stealth’ student loan provisions that were hidden inside that 2,000 page horror and passed without a whisper from the right.
I am far from alone. Steve Forbes (April 12 issue of FORBES), “Health insurers will eventually be private in name only, as the details of their policies will be dictated by governmental decrees. About the only thing companies will have any autonomy over–perhaps–will be their corporate logo.” And, “President Obama wants higher education in this country to be free of charge, which is why his admin is pushing for a government takeover of student lending.”
This absolutely could lead to complete government control of higher education (think of North Korea here to get the full impact of such an awful thought).
Others are even more condemnatory and I will not repeat the rantings of such as O’Rielly or Beck. Those guys make Obama seem like a total Boy Scout (with all the merit badges of course).
Oh, how I fear for our country when the left manages (and micro-manages) with no debate with the right. But, the right is motionless as republicans cower behind an agenda-less fury. Oh, the dread of democrats in control as President Obama ignores the right.
At his peril, we can only hope.
This is what is happening. Obama pushed health care reform through with NO republican support. The victory seems to have made him into the ‘Teflon’ President. Forget that he has opened more areas to off-shore drilling — with the same sweep of his left-wing pen he also denied drilling in other areas with great potential.
Consider that No, None, Nada, Zip, Zero, government programs have ever come in at or below the original estimates. Name me one! You can’t. Oh, dread the thought.
If Obama gets his way now, those who have worked hard, paid their debts and mortgages, saved, invested and benefited from American opportunities are now going to have to finance the mistakes of the lazy, the indolent, the illegals, and the entitled. Those who pay are most of you reading this because the others never have to worry about the facts–they get everything they need from the government or MTV!
Have a huge mortgage on you McMansion? Don’t worry Obama will pay off enough of it to make you whole–with our money.
Got no health insurance? No problemo Obama will take our money and pay your premiums or your health care costs.
Can’t afford a car or a toaster? Heck, Obama has a few hundred to $8,000 just to get you in the driver’s seat. With our money.
Own a big bank that is busted? Shoot, Obama has $trillions to back your risky bets right or wrong. Again our money.
Crap — I can’t stand to go on.
Bottom line today?
Obama is a socialist, through and through.
Doesn’t look like he is going to live up to the hype (unless you are a rich hollywood star or a tort lawyer).
There are some of us out there ready to do something about it. Not those you might think.
Conservative values are not those of the whacky right that think Obama is the ‘Anti-Christ’ or not even born in America. Conservative values are the exact same values that directed President Lincoln to same the Nation, that made Apple a house-hold name, that developed amazing drugs to help the sick, that put a man on the MOON for crying out loud. Real people, real work, real hope, real patriotism, real values.
Obama is a good man, I am convinced of that (would love to take him on one-on-one for a few of my political and economic agendas), but he really does have this whole government and economics/social thing wrong.
We (the good guys above — you know who pay taxes and stuff) have got to start a real movement to get our country back. No silly ‘tea-party’ or ‘coffee-party’ , we need a genuine ‘Founders Party’ to get us back to where the Constitution, common sense, and a high school education take us.
DO NOT VOTE FOR ANY INCUMBENT! NEVER! EVER! NOT OF ANY STRIPE!
America by and for Americans. Sounds good (maybe that should be the name of our new party)
‘America for Americans’ — and God Bless Our Great Nation!
thanks to flickr’s doratagold for the photo
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