Comments on: Finally, A Turn For The Better

By: gwood

gwood — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:40:09 +0000

Unlike the post-Goldwater and LBJ years, we now have a plurality of the electorate who, if they vote their own “pocketbook” issues, will vote for more government every time. It’s no longer “the economy stupid”.

Those who gain an advantage through tax policy will not give it up readily. The sheer numbers who work for government, added to those whose bread is indirectly buttered by government, is vast and growing.

Government grew by one-third under Bush, and the current pork-fest is about enlarging government’s reach even more. The elimination of the charitable deduction completes the coup.

The private sector now consists of the politically neutered, and the co-opted, hands out and palms up.

Atlas is already shrugging.

By: crosspatch

crosspatch — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:45:06 +0000

Redteam, things are different these days. The new voters coming of age are of a generation that have been programmed to believe that it is the responsibility of “the government” to take care of them. The look at “rich people” as parents whose responsibility it is to pay the medical and housing costs of everyone else.

We have a different culture from back then when people were taught to get out their and make it on their own.

I am not so sure anymore.

By: Redteam

Redteam — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:52:59 +0000

CrossP,,, sounds about right.

For those foreseeing gloom and doom for the Republican party, there’s a good story by Patrick Buchanan out about when Goldwater lost the election of 64, and LBJ had over 75% of the votes in both houses and the Democrats were gonna be in power forever,…….uh, or until 1966 when the Repubs came roaring back and continued it in 1968 winning and keeping the presidency for 20 of the next 24 years.
Obama is gonna be a dead duck (politically) in 2010. The Repubs are gonna come roaring back.

By: crosspatch

crosspatch — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:16:56 +0000

My favorite line of the day from Confederate Yankee:

“At this pace, Obamaâ€™s going to be reduced to filling Administration jobs in front of Home Depot.”

By: crosspatch

crosspatch — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:09:33 +0000

Well, Pelosi and Reid got a “stimulus” bill through that isn’t set to be spent, for the most part, until 2010. Now today Pelosi is talking about ANOTHER stimulus bill. Looks to me like they are setting things up for a veritable pork explosion right before Congressional elections next year.

By: Terrye

Terrye — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:19:14 +0000

I have never seen so many resignations in such a young administration.

By: lurker9876

lurker9876 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:02:00 +0000

Not surprised and glad Chas withdrew.

Now to get Susan Rice out.

I wonder that the more Obama is attacked, the more of a “lameduck” he will become in short time…

By: Democrat = Socialist

Democrat = Socialist — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:37:54 +0000

Another Obama Appointee Runs For The Hills (Chas Freeman)…

Jake Tappers advises:
“Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair announced today that Ambassador Charles W. Freeman Jr. has requested that his selection to be Chairman of the National Intelligence Council not proceed.Â Director Blair acc…