“We got high on the grandeur of our vision. Getting aggressive in the political world was a high all its own. Our noble goals expanded our egos. We were no longer insignificant; we were the new liberal elites creating the … Continue reading
On raising taxes: “All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, … Continue reading
A victory for Obama will mean one of two things: Either the end of America, or the end of liberalism as we know it. Obama’s socialism cannot work. Socialism fails every time it’s tried. People who oppose socialism often say … Continue reading
Obama says it’s “selfish” of McCain-Palin supporters to cut taxes rather than increase them. Obama believes that people who want to keep their own money are selfish, and bad, while people who want to redistribute other people’s money are virtuous. … Continue reading
We started out as a government of, by and for the people. We turned into a government OF some people and FOR the sake of some people financed BY other people. We started out as a nation based on, “Give … Continue reading
“If you don’t believe me, just watch how Congress and Barney Frank run the banks. If you thought they did a bad job running the post office, Amtrak, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the military, just wait till you see … Continue reading
John McCain insists, like his opponents, that the federal government must bail out all home mortgages. He knows that this essentially means a government takeover — a literal nationalization — of the lending industry. If this isn’t socialism, I don’t … Continue reading
‘I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists.’ From “Dreams From My Father,” by Barack Obama, published in 2004.
I think it’s wonderfully refreshing that a newscaster in Florida asked the Democratic vice-presidential nominee a question based on fundamentals. In case you didn’t hear, Senator Joseph Biden was asked to defend how Obama is NOT a socialist, since his … Continue reading
Magical thinking is a term associated with mental illness and schizophrenia. It refers to the insane person’s completely false and delusional beliefs that make no logical sense whatsoever. But magical thinking is something a lot of people suffer from, to … Continue reading
I have a question. People who make $200,000 a year (or actually $150,000 a year, as Obama’s plan unfolds) are supposed to not care about tax increases — and, in fact, suck them up without a complaint. But the people … Continue reading
Doing what you say you’re going to do always matters. There are times when people generally mean what they say; and there are times when they generally don’t. (We live in the latter). But either way, it matters. People can … Continue reading