Remember Rahm? ‘A good crisis is a terrible thing to waste’ or some such nonsense. This whole thing is Cloward-Piven from the get-go. This is no longer just conservative vs. liberal. This is one for the survival of the Republic as we know it.
“It’s fair to ask whether the supposed outrage over AIG bonuses did not have some beneficial value to making this argument. Although one hesitates to make the comparison with the Reichstag fire, it suggests itself.” - BELMONT CLUB http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/03/24/the-why-of-kabuki/