http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/11/11/obama-crony-capitalism-and-blue-collar-jobs/ Politics and policy from inside Washington Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/11/11/obama-crony-capitalism-and-blue-collar-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-3915 Clay Barham Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:06:08 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=2583#comment-3915 How can Obama save his presidency? It is the platform of the modern Democratic Party to lift up the impoverished, salute the failure, reward the takers, applaud the indecisive and elevate the self-centered to assure us more of these in the future. In giving away the treasure of the nation, they increase the line for hand-outs beyond all ability to satisfy. The downward slope increases its steepness and slip each moment. The result is to assign a willing dictator the control and management of what remains. Is this the future of America, once the greatest nation in the world for individual freedom and prosperity? The 19th century Democrat was the libertarian following Jefferson, cited in THE CHANGING FACE OF DEMOCRATS on Amazon and claysamerica.com. The 20th century Democrat follows Rousseau and Marx and condemns individual freedom, the free market and American exceptionalism to the ash heap of history, all at the hands of Obama and his cadre of communists. Khrushchev was right, that we will impose communism on ourselves, and we are doing it right now. How can Obama save his presidency? It is the platform of the modern Democratic Party to lift up the impoverished, salute the failure, reward the takers, applaud the indecisive and elevate the self-centered to assure us more of these in the future. In giving away the treasure of the nation, they increase the line for hand-outs beyond all ability to satisfy. The downward slope increases its steepness and slip each moment. The result is to assign a willing dictator the control and management of what remains. Is this the future of America, once the greatest nation in the world for individual freedom and prosperity? The 19th century Democrat was the libertarian following Jefferson, cited in THE CHANGING FACE OF DEMOCRATS on Amazon and claysamerica.com. The 20th century Democrat follows Rousseau and Marx and condemns individual freedom, the free market and American exceptionalism to the ash heap of history, all at the hands of Obama and his cadre of communists. Khrushchev was right, that we will impose communism on ourselves, and we are doing it right now.

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/11/11/obama-crony-capitalism-and-blue-collar-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-3901 Brad Templeman Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:32:27 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=2583#comment-3901 I suspect that they are worried about blue collar jobs, but it is likely that the policy, and political, thinkers in this White House will look towards trade barriers as a quick fix for industrial decline. If you'll recall, Obama promised that he wanted to create high-paying green manufacturing jobs that could never be outsourced. I suspect that they are worried about blue collar jobs, but it is likely that the policy, and political, thinkers in this White House will look towards trade barriers as a quick fix for industrial decline. If you’ll recall, Obama promised that he wanted to create high-paying green manufacturing jobs that could never be outsourced.

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