The Year of the Washington Power Grab

Wall Street Journal ^ | Jan 2, 2013 | Kimberley A. Strassel

[Innovative]

This past year will be remembered for many things, but let 2013 be hailed mainly for this: It was the year that the genius of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" became clear in America. Efforts to centralize control in the name of "fairness" have led to a society that is ever more at the mercy of a federal power—one that decides who does and does not succeed. The winners are favored special interests, political cronies and wealthy lobbyists. The losers are everyone else.

[Innovative]

Great article with excellent, factual, specific examples.

Bookmark it for reference.

I am adding a link to my FR homepage.

[Doogle]

...a picture of complete confidence....looks more like the old RCA dog with the gramophone

[Graewoulf]

Impeach Obama in 2014. Period.

The US House of Representatives is analogous to a Police Force - - - they “arrest” the perp by Impeaching the perp.

The US Senate is analogous to a Jury of Peers who have the power to throw the Impeached perp off of the taxpayer gravy train, take away his residence, ban him from building a Library paid for by us, and ban him from using his personal Corporate Jet, Air Force One.

Most RINO Americans want to wait, Wait, WAIT! until they control the House, the Senate and the White House.

To those weak-kneeded summer soldier “patriots” I say “Enjoy the Obamanation that you have tolerated since January, 2009.”

In similar manner, we Summer Soldier Conservatives continue to tolerate a wimpy, hand-wringing, sobbing, crybaby Speaker of the House Boehner as our sorry chief policeman.

“Oh, if only my best friends across the aisle would just play nicey nice - - - “ is the perfect quote that fire-in-the-belly Socialist-Democrats love to hear from their doormat, cowardly, Obamacrat RINOs.

Yes indeed, as long as we WAIT for things to be PERFECT we will never attack those whose goal is to destroy the US Constitution.

Suck it up you sorry House RINOs, and replace John “Benghazi Coverup” Boehner with SC Rep Trey Gowdey, or SC Rep Joe Wilson.

Without a fire-in-the-belly Republican Speaker of the House, Obamacrat RINOs will continue to cave in to “their best friends across the aisle,” to the unbridled glee of every Democrat voter in America!

Pretend that you are fighting to enforce the US Constitution, House RINOs.

Fight or go home, House RINOs.

FIGHT or we will send you home!

Impeach Obama in 2014. Period.

[Fair Paul]

Kim Strassel is my favorite WSJ columnist, her articles are always right on.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The left always poses their programs as “fair” when the truth is that they dispense “fairness” on the politically connected and screw everyone else.

[Pollster1]

As I watch the wholesale exploitation of federal law to reward those with connections and to punish those out of favor, I often think of Animal Farm. George Orwell would recognize America today; he wrote a book about it:

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Too bad WSJ is pro-amnesty.

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[lentulusgracchus]

Impeach Obama in 2014. Period.

Thunder-bump.

Let the 'Rats in the Senate defend him to the last man this year, and let the voters decide then.

Yeah, Beastwoman, we hear you coming. Come on in here.

[Travis McGee]

[Chuckster]

The first black president of the United States will not be impeached. Get over it. He may be neutered by Congress and the courts. He may be forced to resign in disgrace by public opinion or scandal(I can dream can’t I?), but he will never be impeached.

[Graewoulf]

Your loyal words will make John Boehner and Mitch McConnell very proud to be the leaders of the Congressional RINO Establishment.