[SumProVita]

I am also anxious to see if this was a new inclusion. It’s obvious that concern over how radical Obama really is...is beginning to be noticed by the general public. I believe that he will strive to do as much damage to this nation as is possible in his last year in office.

[Lazamataz]

Take a look at this, at least. I’m a little less freaked out.

http://hotair.com/archives/2012/03/18/national-defense-resources-preparedness-executive-order-power-grab-or-update/

[Lazamataz]

Here is the last such EO signed: http://www.disastercenter.com/laworder/12919.htm

Witness there is no difference in verbiage. I will at some point, compare the 1994 order to 2012's in entirity, to see where differences lie. I have to admit, my level of alarm is quickly plummetting.

THEN

Sec. 102. Policy. The United States must have an industrial and technology base capable of meeting national defense requirements, and capable of contributing to the technological superiority of its defense equipment in peacetime and in times of national emergency. The domestic industrial and technological base is the foundation for national defense preparedness. The authorities provided in the Act shall be used to strengthen this base and to ensure it is capable of responding to all threats to the national security of the United States.

NOW

Sec. 102. Policy. The United States must have an industrial and technological base capable of meeting national defense requirements and capable of contributing to the technological superiority of its national defense equipment in peacetime and in times of national emergency. The domestic industrial and technological base is the foundation for national defense preparedness. The authorities provided in the Act shall be used to strengthen this base and to ensure it is capable of responding to the national defense needs of the United States.

Also, it appears, according to the HotAir analysis, that the powers granted are for policy creation only, not for actual seizure and nationalization. I will next, confirm HotAir's article.

[BlatherNaut]

It’s obvious that concern over how radical Obama really is...is beginning to be noticed by the general public.

The progressives seem to have miscalculated in their choice of Obama as henchman. The subtle leftward march was moving along at a steady pace since FDR (enabled not just by leftists, but by "compassionate conservatives"). Obama is a polarizing figure, and has attracted unwanted attention to the progressive movement as a whole.