Posted on 04/15/2009 3:27:49 AM PDT by Scanian
In his still young presidency, Barack Obama already has revealed himself as a reveler in the exercise of a certain type of power. Not on the international stage, where his apology tour of Europe was just the latest example of the abasement of America that he sees as part of his mission in life. Nor in dealing with the threat of terrorism (or "overseas contingency operations" and "man-made disasters" as a way to define away the future of his office) or looming dangers from a nuclear Iran.
But he has demonstrated a desire to act forcefully in one particular way: vanquishing his domestic political opponents. Never mind his calls for bipartisanship, and regardless of safeguards meant to serve as checks and balance on the exercise of untrammeled presidential power, Barack Obama captured his own attitude in two syllables: "I won."
The mainstream media has been called the fourth branch of government because it has a duty to monitor the actions of our politicians. However, journalists have already abdicated this role -- as was clear during the campaign. We are seeing the rise on an imperial presidency, and the media, or what is left of it, snoozes.
Not content with sizable Democratic majorities in Congress to accomplish his goals, he seeks to mobilize grassroots goon squads to pressure to accede to his demands, including recalcitrant Congressmen who happen to be Democrats but who may have qualms regarding some of the President's policies.
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The term for these squads is 'storm troopers'.
I wouldn’t even dignify those thugs with that term. The original storm troopers were WWI veterans who had experience storming and overwhelming allied trenches. I can’t see Zer0’s punks having the stones to try a maneuver like that: too much training,discipline, and dedication required.
A point well taken. But remember what Lenin said, "Quantity has a quality all its own."
You can be certain that 0bama recalls it.
The SA soon degenerated into Obot-style street thugs who came out in considerable “quantity” on multiple occaisions to bust heads and raise hell.
The media snoozes?? Hell, the media participates and enables it.
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