Category: Socialism
An editorial in The Washington Times, discussing Obama's appointee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As the post explains, Dr. Donald Berwick would like to see a nationalized health care plan.
The Christian Science Monitor takes up the question and concludes the answer lies in the eye of the beholder. Count me in the camp that thinks he is advancing socialist policies on America.
"[I]n some sense, he actually is a warrior -- not in any military context, but rather in the classic parlance of the progressive movement. He is an aggressive, motivated, and dedicated soldier in the battle to remake America into a collectivist social welfare state."
"This day should be remembered as the day Hitler met his Maker and evil suffered a major setback in its quest to shackle the hearts and minds of humanity and wipe the Jews off the face of the Earth. However, let us also take this day to remember that the war between good and evil did not end with Hitler's suicide. Evil is alive and well. Read more »
"The problem with socialism is socialism, because there are no socialists. Socialism is a system based upon an assumption about human nature that simply isn't true. . . . it's easy to design a society that rewards each according to his need instead of his ability. The hard part is getting the crooked timber of humanity to yield to your vision."
"'He got us out of the Great Depression.' That's probably the most frequent comment made about President Franklin Roosevelt, who died 65 years ago today. Every Democratic president from Truman to Obama has believed it, and each has used FDR's New Deal as a model for expanding the government. It's a myth. ... No one knew this more than FDR himself. His key advisers were frantic at the possibility of the Great Depression's return when the war ended ... . Roosevelt died ... . His successor, Harry Truman, ... Read more »
Paul calls the President a "corporatist." Someone who "takes care of corporations and corporations take over and run the country."
Sean Hannity, out promoting his new book, Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama's Radical Agenda, said that the policies that President Barack Obama is pursuing are socialism. More here. Read more »
The path to Sunday's catastrophic vote was paved with cynical blandishments by the Democratic Party's congressional leaders to their members. Read more »
