The left’s incessant push for unsustainable federal spending is not an ironic mistake but a conscious, political strategy. Democrat spendthrifts in Congress enjoy two primary benefits from this strategy: unlimited pork for their welfare-loving, populist constituents and a potent political hammer to use on serious Republican budget cutters — “who prey on the most vulnerable among us, the elderly and children.”

Serious Republican efforts to cut the budget will quickly evaporate in the face of this shameless, Democrat demagoguery.

Faced with unsustainable debt, Democrats and Republicans will ultimately compromise on the only solution able to save the welfare state and at the same time appeal to the insatiable, populist masses: a huge tax increase “on the rich” (or so it will be sold) but in reality a massive tax on the people themselves, namely, the VAT tax.

Welcome to the Democratic Socialist States of America.

This strategy is actually based on the strategy of Reagan Republicans in the 80’s who relied on supply-side economics rather than the VAT Tax as their fiscal savior.

Alluring in the short run, such a strategy in the long run will result in either slow death for the US ala Europe, or an all out armed rebellion ala the American Revolution. Or the former mixed with a taste of the latter.

Either way, we are doomed.

More typical of the “Fascist” News Network are jackasses like Dick Morris, new author of “Revolt! How to Defeat Obama and Repeal His Socialistic Programs”

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062073303?ie=UTF8&tag=votecom&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=00620733039

which is, of course, nonsense. Most of Obama’s obscenities are just repackaged versions of Bush Bailouts, Bush Healthcare, Romneycare, etc. Morris was now advocated universal drug testing of all children! If this is defeating socialism, then I’m Desmond Tutu! Why defeat Obama to get McCain??

And sadly, Ron Paul and Andrew Napolitano and John Stossel are exceptions among the general statist Right which still wants to save Medicare, bomb Afghanistan, and jail pot smokers – – when not promoting complex tax subsidies, agribusiness subsidies, and other expensive gimmickry and mischief (occasionally sprinkled with some sound but insincere rhetoric on the free market).

By the way, Stossel has an excellent column on the Green economy:

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0311/stossel030911.php3

Also, I agree on the speed of reading over watching a video. A transcript can be digested more completely and in less time than watching the video. I focus when I read, but since I often have video on in the background, it’s not something my mind latches on to.

Alas, Alack! The US government is so out of touch with its origins; the explosion has already occurred. Our politicians are viewing the strewn parts in the hopes of reassembling the engine, lobed flywheel and all.

Have a nice day.