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July 29, 2009
My Sentiments, Exactly
Thomas Sowell writes, "If the worst that Barack Obama does is ruin the economy, I will breathe a sigh of relief."
'This is a president on a mission to remake American society in every aspect, by whatever means are necessary and available. That requires taking all kinds of decisions out of the hands of ordinary Americans and transferring them to Washington elites — and ultimately the number one elite, Barack Obama himself.
Like so many before him who have ruined countries around the world, Obama has a greatly inflated idea of his own capabilities and of what can be accomplished by rhetoric or even by political power. Often this has been accompanied by an ignorance of history, including the history of how many people before him have tried similar things with disastrous results.
During a recent TV interview, when President Obama was asked about the prospects of victory in Afghanistan, he replied that it would not be victory like in World War II, with “Hirohito coming down and signing a surrender to MacArthur.” In reality, it was not Emperor Hirohito who surrendered on the battleship Missouri. American troops were already occupying Japan before Hirohito met Gen. Douglas MacArthur for the first time.
This is not the first betrayal of his ignorance by Obama, nor the first overlooked by the media. Moreover, ignorance by itself is not nearly as bad as charging full steam ahead, pretending to know.'
He certainly thinks he has all the answers. Combine that with the Democrats' historic disregard for the truth and their insatiable thirst for power, and we have the potential destruction of America in the making.
Posted by Tom Bowler at 03:14 PM | Permalink
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Our only hope for the time being is that members of Congress will recognize that the squishy middle has made a bad choice and that they will abandon him in action, if not in name. Then we can try to rewrite Congress in 2010. One may also hope that some of the unlawful legislation churning through can be challenged in courts.
Posted by: Geoff Brown | Jul 30, 2009 10:14:54 AM
Well Geoff, even if congress doesn't recognize it, it's beginning to sink in with the general public. Rasmussen has Obama's approval index at -12 today. A new low. I doubt that he would even know how to be centrist -- only how to pose as one. The only hint of transparency in the "transparent" Obama administration is that pose. It's not holding up all that well now and it won't get any better for him as he aggressively chases his collectivist agenda. Voter approval will continue to tank. After a while maybe congress will come around.
Posted by: Tom Bowler | Jul 30, 2009 5:21:37 PM
