Obama’s fear factor was evident in the few months between the nomination and him being sworn in.
Over and over and over, he emphasized and re-emphasized dire straits and horrible circumstances…”…all the better to prepare you for my plans”, as the Wolf said to Little Red Riding Hood.
Yesterday, in London, he spewed a lot of the same old shtick, this time, quite literally, before the world he trotted out the same set of tired old clichés. Embarrassing.
His administration has told states that refuse TARP money (see esp. South Carolina) that they’d better get on board, or else. This is an assault on federalism and states’ rights.
A guy who swore to abate lobbying is using lobbyists, as we speak, to intimidate lawmakers who have reservations about his massive spending, and concomitant intrusive growth of government, agenda.
The President Is ‘Keeping Score’
Chicago on the Potomac, indeed.
