Posted on 10/12/2008 7:45:41 AM PDT by Kaslin
Most Americans wake every morning to news that Barack Obama will win next month’s presidential election. Strategists even say the word “landslide” aloud.
Every poll shows it, every pundit echoes it, and every analyst predicts it – therefore it must be true, right?
Let’s take this political axiom to some of those who do the predicting, to project what America will look like under an Obama administration, governing with a Democratic congressional majority led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
“First of all, let’s dismiss any talk of socialism,” says Democrat strategist Bob Beckel, who worked in Jimmy Carter’s White House with a Democrat-controlled Congress. “The idea that Barack Obama is going to bring socialism to this country is just crazy.”
Beckel says that, in government and politics, the policy pendulum always swings back and forth and, particularly in this economic crisis, “people will want – and Obama will deliver – more government involvement.”
“They feel more comfortable with that than they do with a bunch of people on Wall Street,” he says.
Beckel sees an Obama appointment of Hillary Clinton to the Supreme Court bench as soon as an opening occurs, and he dismisses the massive move towards industry regulations that some people predict.
One insider, who refuses to predict on the record, says privately that Obama will quickly announce his appointments to the cabinet positions of state, defense, treasury and attorney general. He believes Obama’s cabinet is shaping up to look like this: retiring U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., as defense secretary; Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick as attorney general; New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a political independent, at treasury; Susan Rice as national security advisor; Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as secretary of state.
Mark Siegel, a former Democratic National Committee executive director, says Obama will want to make it immediately clear to America and to the world that “there's a new sheriff in town." He expects Obama to make that point dramatically by issuing several executive orders.
Siegel says you will see Obama immediately suspend all pending judicial nominations, close Guantanamo, then reassure the world that he will never permit torture.
Also look for a doubling of the Peace Corps, a brand-new Volunteer Youth Network, an expansion of U.S. assistance for “Teach for America," and a reduction of interest rates on student loans, Siegel predicts.
What a difference four short years makes says Brian Darling, a congressional analyst for the Heritage Foundation.
Darling predicts Obama’s tax policy will have an immediate effect on small businesses and result in many individuals seeing their marginal tax rate double. Any Supreme Court retirements would dramatically change the direction of American jurisprudence. And he warns that the push for new regulations is the wrong reaction to problems on Wall Street.
“We need more capitalism, not less. Telecommunications has thrived without regulations, and our economy should make sure that politicians in Washington do not try to regulate and tax our way out of the current economic downturn.”
University of Arkansas political scientist Bob Maranto says the Illinois senator is a pragmatist tactically: “Obama knows that if you try to impose things like racial quotas and gay marriage, that would not be a vote-winner. But if you appoint federal judges who impose those policies, you can evade responsibility.”
Maranto suspects those are the judges Obama would appoint.
He warns that Obama is no fool. “Socialism is dead, and Barack Obama knows it,” he explains. “He would, however, favor a very strong government hand in regulating the economy, both because he believes that government knows best and because that means more subsidies and jobs to hand out to supporters, and more votes and PAC contributions to get in return.”
All four men agree that if Obama becomes president with Congress sharing his beliefs, then “change” is definite – but not infinite.
The degree of success or enforcement, they say, depends on how far the press and the next mid-term election will allow the new president and Congress to go.
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We’re staging a surge to prevent such an atrocity.
Beckel says that, in government and politics, the policy pendulum always swings back and forth and, particularly in this economic crisis, “people will want – and Obama will deliver – more government involvement
That’s no Socialism? Good grief!
After reading this.....Hussein is a Socialist...no doubt...
The damage will be.
They are starting to put lipstick on the pig.
Hey Bob, you left something out.
He will let the people that caused the financial crisis get away scott free.
He will confiscate every gun that he can find.
He will make it illegal to criticize anything the gov’t does.
He will oppose every attempt at making America energy independant.
And if you think you have seen corruption at the highest levels of the gov, you ain’t seen noyhin’ yet.
But don’t call it socialism, no, no, no.... we’ll call it... governmentism! Yeah! That’s it!
But if you appoint federal judges who impose those policies, you can evade responsibility.”
Roe v Wade for health care, housing, food, education .... they will have no choice but to confiscate your 401K because the USSC says you must pay.
If it happens we all will have a big “I told you so”. Not that it matters.
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I am very impressed with Philip J. Berg. He’s no flake, not by a long shot.
I believe watching this video will cheer you and give you greater hope than anything we have seen so far. This is not a rumor of a RICO indictment; this a lawsuit in the courts right now that is just waiting for the judge to make a decision.
I urge you all to take the mere 10 minutes and 52 seconds it will take to view the video at the link below, and perhaps spread the link around.
This man is a true hero if he’s right.
The pleadings are here: http://tinyurl.com/4fq8lf or http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-paedce/case_no-2:2008cv04083/case_id-281573/
The video is here: http://tinyurl.com/4fwsac or
http://hillbuzz.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/the-question-of-the-birth-certificate/#comment-6812
I am enormously encouraged.
So if you want to feel better, and more hopeful, watch it immediately.
If Berg is wrong, what is Obama really hiding, and who signed off on his qualifications to run for president? Somebody in this country must have — but who, and what are *they* hiding by remaining silent?
Berg is going to take this to the Supreme Court if necessary, particularly, I think, if this court looks like it’s going to delay rulings until after the election. I don’t know if there are any statutory time requirements for the pending rulings, but Berg is not going to lie down and give up at any point.
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-paedce/case_no-2:2008cv04083/case_id-281573/
http://hillbuzz.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/the-question-of-the-birth-certificate/#comment-6812
If Barry is “elected” and he does all of this, look for another Republican Revolution in 2010 like the one in 1994. I could see the Republicans regaining control of the House and closing the margin rapidly in the Senate. Of course, I’d like to see McCain-Palin win.
Reagan and Carter Stand Nearly Even in Last Polls; Differences on War Issue Reagan and Carter Stand Almost Even in Final Polls Effects of the Debate Male-Female Preferences Catholics and Conservatives Fears About the Economy
The New York Times/CBS News Poll
By ADAM CLYMER
November 3, 1980, Monday
Page A1, 1540 words
Ronald Reagan and President Carter, their already close race tightened by their debate last Tuesday, appeared to be running about even in popular support with two days to go until the Presidential election.
“First of all, let’s dismiss any talk of socialism,” says Democrat strategist Bob Beckel, who worked in Jimmy Carter’s White House with a Democrat-controlled Congress. “The idea that Barack Obama is going to bring socialism to this country is just crazy.”
Beckel says that, in government and politics, the policy pendulum always swings back and forth and, particularly in this economic crisis, “people will want – and Obama will deliver – more government involvement.”
“They feel more comfortable with that than they do with a bunch of people on Wall Street,” he says.
In the first line he states that Obama won’t bring socialism to America.
And in the next two lines he defines EXACTLY what socialism is and tries to say the people WANT it.
Let's keep it civilized. After all, we can hope they use a sharp blade when they come to cut off our heads.
Oh ... that's right. We were too prudish to look at those videos.
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Fascism.
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