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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Obama: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"

Evidence is mounting that Chrysler dealerships were selected for closure on the basis of political contributions, not profitability. And Nancy Pelosi wants an inventory of "every aspect of our lives." These are only two of today's new items, for which the popular adjective (which I don't particularly like) would be concerning.

Last night, the President told the contributors at a Hollywood fund-raiser, "You ain't seen nothing yet." This was after cataloging the accomplishments of his first four months in office, which he says he would put up against the first four months of any presidency since FDR's.

Okay, let's take him at his word: we're in for a lot more of the same. A quick scan of today's news (mostly at the Drudge Report) reveals the following:

• The federal government's ownership stake in General Motors is about to increase to 72.5 percent. The United Auto Workers (union) will own 17.5 percent. I guess that leaves 20 percent for the stockholders to own of what was once a public company.
• There is mounting evidence that the Obama Administration has targeted for closure Chrysler dealerships whose owners contributed to Republicans in recent elections and has protected those who contributed to Obama (except one).
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is at a global warming revival in China, where she said, "Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory . . . of how we are taking responsibility" for cutting back on carbon emissions. Surely by now you don't think I'm paranoid if I suggest that she means government should be taking inventory of every aspect of our lives.
• There is a report from San Diego that a pastor and his wife are facing fines for holding bible study in their home. That's a double whammy on the First Amendment (religious freedom and freedom of assembly), or at least so it appears. Attendance is about 15; authorities are demanding that the pastor obtain a "major use permit," which can be extremely expensive and may be denied anyway.
• The President has just nominated a judge to the Supreme Court whose rulings have been overturned by that court 60 percent of the times they have reached the Supreme Court, and who is on the record saying that appellate courts (of which the Supreme Court is one) are where policy is made.
• Democrats are so desperate for more money that they're considering that old, taboo conservative idea: a national sales tax -- except that the conservative idea was to replace income tax with sales tax, and the Democrat idea is to pile it on top.

It's already old news that Obama is quadrupling the George W. Bush administration's budget deficits. I heard reports last week that they might turn out bigger.

"Ain't seen nothing yet?" One of the possibilities here is that it's time to declare that American liberty is merely a passing fad -- and note regretfully that it is passing rapidly. However, I don't think it's time to surrender yet.

Not everyone is mourning freedom's passing, in any case. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday, "The best part of Barack Obama is his heart is bigger than any heart in the world." It's a good thing for me that I already ate my lunch.

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