I think that some of the people who now *depend* on government resent it terribly. Those people had jobs, careers, and lives before government came along and stole it out from under them. I don’t ount thm into thehard left core. It’s a mistake to think most of them would rely on government if they had even the slightest choice.
I agree, however, I believe Obama sees the year remaining in his first term as providing the Left with enough time to push people into ever more desperate circumstances.
Also, many have lost their “choice.” They’re products of generational, government sponsored, poverty induced ignorance and dependency. Include in the mix the public sector union jobs that are headed by hard core Leftists ready to march alongside the growing number of radicalized students, “environmentalists” set on taking our property rights away and a U.S. justice department that pits groups against each other.
I believe we are still in the majority but if we don’t pull this out in 2012 it may be a long time, if ever, until we’ll see our Republic stand strong again.