Government is NEVER good. It is a necessary evil, and should be kept as small as possible.
” Michael Barone, the esteemed editorialist and resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, along with the “Instapundit” blogger Glenn Reynolds, have both noted that the word “unexpectedly” has often accompanied media descriptions of our economy as of late. “
Hmmmmm...
It would appear that Barone’s (et. some al.)late-to-the-party acknowledgement of this is what it takes to make ‘official’ something we’ve been aware of, and laughing about, for two years.....
“The “Government Is Always Good” Economy”
Government doesn’t solve problems. Government is the problem. - RR
The failure of Obama to be re-elected came as a complete suprise as many of his libtard supporters contemplated suicide over that and living under a Palin administration.
The real problem for the American people in this debacle was that they believed that Bush was to blame for the 2008 recession when actually it was the Democrat Congress, elected in 2006 which trashed the economy, I say purposefully, in an attempt to tarnish Bush.
An otherwise excellent article but this last sentence is pure fantasy.
Actually, I starting noticing that about 20 years ago.
Right around the time I started listening to Rush Limbaugh.
The economic problems are the fault of liberals (mostly) and RINOs secondarily.
Liberals pushed the agenda of housing for those who could not afford it and RINOs did not stand in their way.
To their credit, Bush and some Republicans tried to sound the warning bells, but demagogued into silence by the liberals and a complicit media.
Conservatives must be clear that the fault is not just Democrats.
Does anybody believe that the Democrats voted for Obama because they thought he would create more private sector jobs?
“Why, I’m voting for Obama because he has a proven record of creating jobs in the private sector.”
Nope. Don’t see that.
And they’re not smart enough to care that the private sector is hurting.
“The Democrats will take care of me.”
That’s why they vote Democrat.
It’s easier to explain algebra to cats than it is to explain economics to Democrats. You have to change them with simple messages.
“Democrats hurt you!”
“Republicans help you!”
Go deeper than that, and they shut down.