Posted on 11/26/2008 1:29:34 PM PST by RWB Patriot
As I said in Part I of this article, I can think of at least three ways that the Obama presidency might play out. Let's examine them one at a time.
The Clinton Option
When the HillBillies made it to the White House by proving to be the most adept politicians in U.S. history when it came to playing the Lenin card (i.e., lying as a justifiable means to achieving their ends) - everyone thought communism was just around the corner for the U.S. It didn't happen not while they were in office.
Why? Because the Clintons surprised even their most ardent supporters especially their most ardent supporters by shunning left-wing revolutionary ideas in favor of hobnobbing with the rich and famous. In a very short period of time, they went from middle-aged flower children to Mr. and Mrs. Cosmopolitan.
To be sure, the Clintons paid token homage to America's relentless march toward socialism, but, once in office, they quickly abandoned their radical teeny-bopper supporters. They also managed to forget about their "deeply felt" concern for those at the low end of the income spectrum once they realized that great wealth awaited them on the other side of the presidency. And they were right ... to the tune of more than $100 million to date, and they've barely gotten started.
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