The question I would ask, for which I don’t have the answer, is if flushing a trillion dollars now is worth it if brings the country around to the understanding that government can’t solve this problem and will only make it worse. If conservative Republicans can hold the Dems feet to the fire and win back control over the next 4 to 8 years and bring back free market capitalism, will the 1 trillion have been a worthwhile investment?
Re: “ If conservative Republicans can hold the Dems feet to the fire and win back control over the next 4 to 8 years and bring back free market capitalism”
One point: The above line from your post presupposes that there will be an actual contested election in 2010 and/or 2012. Every known objective of Obamanation is directly focused on the prevention of that occurrence.
As “deepthroat” is portrayed as saying in “All the President’s Men,” “Follow the money!”
The “stimulus” bill, like the Keynes’ “economic” policy which underlies it is a means of rationalizing socialism rather than stimulating the economy.
Consider:
1. Regardless of economic status, if you are a permanent federal bureaucrat or you receive more from the government that your tax payments (if any) you are on welfare. The word has a distasteful connotation but “on the dole” correctly describes the majority of almost every nation of europe - over 70% in some cases. Obama’s plan, if he is able to be “successful” from his viewpoint, will result in over 50% of americans being effectively “on the dole.”
2. The funding of his old “community organizing” buddies in Acorn with hundreds of millions — Sole objective is to exponentially accelerate voter fraud using the tax-paying victims to fund it.
3. Objective of “Censorship Doctrine” is exclusively to abolish and eventually criminalize all public criticism of government. It WILL NOT be applied to force any “balance” in the MSM either electronic or print.
4. Total jihad against 2nd Amendment as well as all other natural rights recognized by the Bill of Rights. Other than Obama’s campaign lie of “I support the 2nd amendment” he has a history of more than 50 major statements and actions against gun freedom and as far as I can find NO statement or action in favor of it. Since the campaign he has reportedly required all persons appointed or hired by his administration to fill out a personal questionnaire which asks if the applicant or any member of his/her family owns, has ever owned, or has access to, a gun. He doesn’t want to have any sentiment in favor of individual freedom within his administration.
Lets get real: The old democratic party is dead. Truman, if alive, would be horrified at this bunch.
If the lights go out here, they go out all over the world. Obama’s stated objectives include an exponential increase in transfer of wealth from US taxpayers to the UN.
The danger we face is real, and the threat of severe recession - even depression — is bad but recovery possible. The threat of generations long, or even perpetual, socialism is much, much worse.
Steny Hoyer says that true bipartisanship might make elections unnecessary.
I see a red (in more ways than one) flag here.