Turmoil, Trauma, Treachery

Economic dislocation is already escalating. Unemployment numbers are rising. Obama has promised a $3000 tax credit for each job a business creates. Even at minimum wage, a full-time employee will make many times that and that does not include the expense of training and benefits. Once hired, Obama's infatuation with trial lawyers will make it problematic to fire anyone. Under Obama, unemployment in the private sector is destined to skyrocket. Government will try to offset this with massive make-work programs in the spirit of FDR's New Deal or Johnson's Great Society, both dismal and demonstrable failures. The taxes to pay for Obama's government leviathan will only cripple entrepreneurs that much more. Herbert Hoover raised taxes in a recession and did a brilliant job of pushing the economy over a cliff. If Obama follows the path of John Maynard Keynes or Lester Thurow, he will injure the nation irrevocably. He must embrace the supply-siders, follow the path of Milton Friedman and Arthur Laffer and allow private enterprise to grow us out of our current travail. But Obama's animus to capitalism and love of power will prevent this. He will not honor his pledge to lower taxes on 95% of the people. In all likelihood, he will betray many of his own high earning voters and raise taxes on everyone already paying them. This was the victory of populism, progressive prevarication, and power madness over patriotism and productive people.

Captives of Darkness

Through the millennium, man sought to raise the heel of the oppressor/ In '76, by blood and fire, the boot was lifted./ In 2008, the foot fell hard to trample the rights of man./ Purchased at a cost so dear/ And relinquished with many a tear./ Look back and remember how sweet the sip of liberty/ Recall the taste of freedom

Humanity's Best Hope

Obama speaks of hope. Behind the electrified fences of concentration camps, the inmates hoped and prayed for American soldiers to storm the gates. Behind Festung Europa and in the Asian Co-Prosperity, those enslaved by totalitarianism sought US liberation. Anne Frank wished for rescue by the forces of freedom. Behind the Iron Curtain, the subjugated whispered of the aspirations to loose the chains, jump the Wall, and revel in the freedoms of the West. In 1956, Hungarians briefly broke the chain and awaited the protection of NATO forces streaming in to uphold liberty. So it was in 1968 in Prague Spring, and in Tiananmen Square as the Goddess Liberty was crushed under the tread of tanks and soaked in blood. The oppressed and dispossessed the world over seek US aid or entrance to our land of hope and opportunity. The Democratic nominee does not appreciate our unique position as the cradle of liberty. He sees many Americans as "bitter, clinging to their guns and religion with an antipathy towards those that are different from them." Michelle calls us a "mean country in 2008." His twenty (20) year minister damns us, and his mentor in whose home, he started a campaign tried to blow us up. A vast multitude of immigrants, too many illegal and even at the risk of their lives, try to enter our polyglot, tolerant, prosperous polity. They don't harbor the same resentments as the Obamas. They don't abhor our way of life and as the Obamites seek to inextricably alter it. Elect a third class candidate, get a third world nation.

Something for Nothing

Obama has promised to lower taxes on those earning less than $250,000 per year. When he takes office, he will announce that though it rends his heart, the previous administration left the economy in such a dire state that no taxes will be lowered. No nation has ever taxed its way into prosperity. The ideas of John Maynard Keynes have been tried and discredited. The junior Senator has claimed to be all things to all people except the rich-for he and Biden a moving target that is now according to Joe $150,000. Barry still contends he will lower taxes on 95% of people when almost half pay no federal income tax now except withholding putatively for their own retirement (Social Security). This is not tax relief but welfare and in any event will not happen unless the government devalues the dollar creating massive inflation. Obama is playing sugar daddy-Santa with the confiscated earnings of the productive which will only diminish their initiative, thwart growth, and cripple the recovery. Obama is already known to break his promises as in his pledge to take Federal campaign financing. He merits no trust. Fear Obama-vote McCain.

The Final Furlong

The old warhorse and the colt are nearing the finish line. The feedbag of hope and change may overwhelm experience and wisdom. Hope for what and change how? Economies are cyclic and capitalism has served America well. A cascade of redistribution and ever more intrusive regulation will not cure our ills. Rationed care will stifle research and prevent expensive treatment and transplants. A cascade of bureaucracy and hiring of multitudes of government workers to administer it will break small business. The 143 day wonder will crumble if Red China moves against Taiwan and Putin will be able to assert Russian hegemony at will. If Barney Frank's 25% drop in the military budget is adopted (a peace dividend with no peace), reenlistment will dry up and volunteers will shy away. This will necessitate conscription. Jihadism will be redoubled by our precipitous withdrawal from Iraq. Our First and Second Amendment will be compromised with national laws against hate speech, mandating of hiring of homosexuals by religious organizations, silencing of preaching against alternative lifestyles, forced acceptance of homosexual marriage by the various and several states, and enough regulation of guns and ammunition to make protecting one's family next to impossible. Obama will introduce sentencing reform that will release thousands of prisoners and unleash them on the ever more defenseless public. Obama will end free, fair trade, alter NAFTA, and open our borders to hordes of illegal immigrants and inevitably some of those crossing will be terrorists and drug dealers. Fortunately, some of the foreigners will self-deport with America's rapid decline. Companies will move abroad or close, unemployment will skyrocket, and many working Americans will be forced on the dole and the ignominy of government rationing of food which will become more scarce with the mandated production of more ethanol to fight the global warming bogeyman. Our flagging education system will slip further into the realm of leftist indoctrination with charter schools and vouchers ending. On July 4, 1776, our forefathers brought forth our perfect union. On November 4,2008, try not to ruin it.

Venom and Vendetta

Obama claims he will unify the country, but his surrogates have viciously attacked journalists or even citizens who have asked him (Joe the plumber) or Biden (Florida reporter Barbara West) questions that are not as servile as most of those the Democratic ticket has faced. If Obamites are this vindictive before they monopolize power, think how dangerous they will be once they have. The government records of an everyman Ohio plumber have been accessed in an attempt to discredit him. This tactic is not rare for Democrats. In my home state of Tennessee, a politically connected highway patrol officer was caught using similar shenanigans. Somehow Barbara West's familial relations become grist but this was never the case when Ted Koppel's daughter worked for a Democrat campaign or for the many other mainstream media lackeys with deep and longstanding Democrat connections. Can you say Stephanopoulos? In New York and Hollywood, entertainers praise Obama on high, but should they deviate and enunciate conservative opinions, they had best do it quietly or look for work in another field. It is reminiscent of the USSR where you did not have to be a member of the party, but you did not have to eat, hold a job, or not be sent to a gulag either. Can you trust a fox to guard a chicken coop?

Marked by Deceit

Obama is elusive about his past and conceals what he will do to America in the future. He is a closed book. Obama relishes the power of the Presidency. McCain recognizes the awesome responsibility of the office. Our liberty was forged in fire and paid for with blood but once lost, may never be regained. To his supporters, Obama is a blank slate on which they project their ideals. To his skeptics, Obama is the rookie that they fear. Do we want a crypto-Marxist neophyte who craves authority and prerogatives or a tested patriot?

The Lemming Nation

Obama supporters are a strange and sometimes thoughtless lot. African Americans were said in one poll to be backing Obama at a rate of 98%. Some commentators have suggested this is natural but would it be deemed natural or wholly racist if whites followed McCain in equal numbers. Some Obamites back the junior Senator because they work for government and realize his huge expansion of government will feather their own nests. For similar reasons, those on welfare back Barry. White liberals filled with guilt for slavery and discrimination that ended decades or a century before they were born will cast their votes with Obama. A Vanderbilt student knocked on my door recently, canvassing the neighborhood for Obama. He was white, well-dressed, and evidently upper middle class. After engaging him briefly, I asked him why he was working for the Obama ticket. Giving me a wounded look suggesting how could anyone not back Barack, the young scholar declared, "Because he's cool, man!" These are the ignoramuses that will put Obama in the White House.

Merchants of Menace

Democrats were reported this weekend to be attempting to block bonuses to executives of firms involved in the Wall Street bailout. This makes sense as they were culpable for the risky practices that led to the bailout in the first place, but Democrats also wanted the rescued companies to cancel dividends which often punishes investors who had no say in whether the companies delved in to exotic vehicles on the sub-prime market. Democrats have called investors "speculators" diminishing what they were doing and even President Bush has parroted them. Many of these so-called speculators were buying and holding their shares for decades relying on the dividends for large portions of their incomes. They were not casino-type gamblers in a get rich quick scheme. They too were misled by executives who suggested these companies were financially sound and not at risk. Weep not for corrupt executives but wail for your 401K.

Nefarious African Connection

Obama has assisted Raila Odinga in his election attempt in Kenya. When Odinga lost, his response was to try to seize power by force. His tribesman began to murder members of other tribes who largely supported his opponent. Power-sharing was enacted to stop the bloodshed. Odinga is evidently a cousin of Obama and a friend of his late father. Odinga reached an accommodation with Muslims to force Sharia law on Kenya. Can Obama with relations like this be trusted with the reins of US power?

Silenced by Sedition

Previously, the author has discussed the use of the Orwellian Fairness Doctrine and hate crime laws to dampen public resistance to the coronated Obama. Now, the spectre of the use of sedition charges to gag opposition has reared its head. Sean Hannity said he is ready for his yearly retaliatory audit if Obama wins. Perhaps, he should be more worried about an ad hoc firing squad. Some Obama supporters are quick to violence. A Democrat poll worker at a nursing home in Ohio has already allegedly attacked her Republican counterpart, and two days ago a rock was thrown through the window of a Republican campaign office in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Black Moriahes filled with Obama opponents headed for re-education or execution could roam the streets. Already, Senator Boxer has threatened war crimes charges against Bush when her cabal takes power. A Code Pink freak tried to arrest Karl Rove for treason. The far left wants to treat the Bush insiders like Nicolae Caeusecu. These people are dangerous now; give them real power they will be terrifying. So, speak now or forever hold your piece.

The New Camelot

Obama and family have been compared to JFK and his clan. The "Obama Girl" song became a media sensation. But are the Obamas really good-looking? Every time I see the Senator, I can't help but note that he has the green hue of Gaddafi or a movie Martian. Michelle looks like a male cross-dresser. They are no Jack and Jackie. I can just see the Obama daughters tossing pangas on the White House lawn.

The Palin Wardrobe

This morning, ABC's crawl declared the Republican party had spent $150,000 at Saks and Neiman Marcus on Governor Palin's campaign wardrobe. This revelation is curious as the author recalls no such scrutiny directed at any of the male candidates. Nor does the author remember the cost of any of Hillary's dykes-r-us pantsuits being exposed during her failed effort for her party's nomination. The author vividly recalls how CBS reported that Cindy McCain's outfit and jewelry worn at the Republican convention had cost over $300,000. CBS later had to retract the figure as McCain's clothes were off the shelf and her pearls fake. Where is the media examination of the Obama campaign extravagances? As far as the broadcast networks and CNN are concerned, as the Democrats splurge at the Waldorf with campaign funds-"let them eat cake."