Posted on 06/10/2008 12:22:35 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Despite the hopes of Democrats, the economy isn't going to tank, at least not unless Barack Obama gets into the White House.
While the media would like to help along the meme that McCain's financial plan of low taxes and lowered government spending is a continuation of Bush's economy, that is fiction. McCain's policies are in line with Ronald Reagan's successful conservative economic plans; of the two Presidential candidates, it is Obama's plan that is more like those practiced by Bush.
The bloated government and increased spending seen under the Bush Administration is horrific from a fiscally conservative standpoint, and a prequel to what would occur if the ultra-liberal Obama campaign lives up to its promises, creating more than $87 billion in new government and entitlements. Obama will need to substantially raise taxes to fulfill even some of his campaign promises.
Think Bush is bad? Obama will be worse, pulling for "higher income taxes, Social Security taxes, capital gains taxes, dividend taxes," and taxes on job-creating small businesses straight out of the "dazed and malaised" days of James Earl Carter's failed one-term Presidency. I'm sure I am not alone in hearing from parents concerned that an Obama presidency will ruin the economy for their children.
This is just on the home front, where Obama thinks he's strongest. Overseas, Obama is even more of a dismal failure.
We are not losing in Iraq, despite the best efforts of Democrats in Congress and on the Presidential campaign trial. Oh, they've certainly tried, but the war is actually progressing well enough that a Iraqi Sunni sheik is pressing to go to Afghanistan to help fight al Qaeda there. He trusts America. Democrats? Not so much.
As for Iran, the mullah's no doubt salivate at the possibility of an Obama presidency, and the reasons why are obvious.
They seek to exploit Obama's status as a foreign policy naif pledged to a campaign of pacifism to recreate the glory days of their Islamic Revolution. I'd remind you that these were their glory days due in no small part due to Carter's ineffectual Presidency, which Obama is already emulating with his stated policy of unconditional talks with tyrants. Other strongmen in the region also smell Obama's fear, which is why they are actively campaigning for him.
He's a well-rounded candidate, the first-term senator from Illinois. Obama's foreign policy is equally incompetent as are his domestic policies, all of which are as bad or worse than that of the thirty-ninth President.
Higher taxes. Bigger government. Intrusive regulations.
Welcome Back, Carter.
Barry has revealed himself as a fascist.
Increasing capital gains taxes “in the interest of fairness” regardless of the revenue effects or the effect on middle class mutual fund holders,
is simply a reflection of the fascist hatred of “idle capital” earning profit instead of only “labor” earning profit.
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OMG!! Put that to the tune of Welcome Back Kotter and change the wording abit....it’d be a great RNC commercial!!
If they only had the guts!!!
Great ideas!
With a few hours of work and YouTube, we can make our own commercial.
Calling on all FReepers!!!!!!
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back...
mark
What would be interesting is to compare Carter’s policies with Obama’s and also to see the results of those policies side by side. I’m not up on Carter too much, other than hearing my dad complain about waiting in line for gasoline and 23% (?) interest rates. I do remember the fall of the Shah of Iran and the hostages though.
Apeasing terrorists, check.
Gas Price controls, check
Tax the rich, check
Windfall profit taxes, check
Change, check
Propose big government spending, check
Applogizing to the world for America, check
President Reagan put everything right in 1981. That's why I'm hoping that another Carter will lead to another Reagan.
Here are the lyrics to ‘Welcome back Kotter’ somebody suppy some new ones:
Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out.
Welcome back to that same old place that you laughed about.
Well the names have all changed since you hung around,
But those dreams have remained and they’re turned around.
Who’d have thought they’d lead ya (Who’d have thought they’d lead ya)
Back here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)
Yeah we tease him a lot cause we’ve got him on the spot,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.
Kotter’s wife was H.O.T.
America cannot afford another Jimmy Carter! He was America’s worst president and is America’s worst ex-president.
“He was America’s worst president and is America’s worst ex-president.”
Actually, Lyndon Johnson was the worst, but Carter comes close.
In a Boston suburb there was a huge gas line that my dad sat in. A young guy in a clean jump suit with a clip board walked up the line of cars. He said that everyone was allowed $4 or $5 of gas (not sure the total, it changed as my dad told the story over the years. To make the lines go faster you paid him and that way you got up to the pump, the guy put in $4 or $5 bucks worth and you were on your way.
My dad got to the pump and it turned out the kid was just scamming everyone and he had nothing to do with the gas station.
I always loved that story. Goood times! Good Jimmy Carter times!
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