[ctdonath2]

Words have meaning. Don’t call it a “coup” if it isn’t one.

Yes, I am suspicious of where BHO will take his power. He achieved it legitimately; this is different from whether, like others you note, he subsequently uses it illegitimately. Adolph, Hugo and Daniel did not stage coups to achieve power, they staged them to continue and extend that power beyond legitimate limits.

[oblomov]

What if the sudden collapse of the credit and equity markets in September-October was the result of deliberate action? What would you call it?

[Wallace T.]

Webster's New Dictionary defines coup d'etat as follows: "a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics ; especially : the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group". As you correctly assert, words have meanings. The term, coup, includes both violent and peaceful changes, contrary to your assertion.

Hitler and Chavez were elected to their offices by following the rules, as did Ortega most recently. After achieving the chancellorship and presidency, respectively, Hitler and Chavez began the process of turning what had been democratic republics into dictatorships under the color of due process.

Granted, it will be far more difficult for Obama to do likewise, given the sheer size of the country and the safeguards that the Framers wrote into the Constitution. However, Obama is a second or maybe even a third generation red diaper baby on his maternal side, and his associations throughout his life were with leftists. You cannot say the same thing about Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reed, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, etc.

[frog in a pot]

“Yes, I am suspicious of where BHO will take his power…”

O has already demonstrated he is a threat to our nation…to our “flawed” Constitution”...to the 2d Ad….to the national defense…to our economy…to our election process…etc.

What more would you like to see?