Last Monday was a profound evening, Dr. Charles Krauthammer spoke to the Center for the American Experiment. He is a brilliant intellectual, seasoned & articulate. He is forthright and careful in his analysis, and never resorts to emotions or personal insults. He is NOT a fear monger nor an extremist in his comments and views . He is a fiscal conservative, and has received a Pulitzer Prize for writing. His weekly column appears in the The Washington Post and is syndicated in more than 200 newspapers and media outlets.
The entire room was held spellbound
during his talk. I have summarized his comments, as we are living in
uncharted waters economically and internationally. Even two Dems
at my table agreed with everything he said! If you feel like forwarding
this to those who are open minded and have not drunk the Kool-Aid, feel
free. Summary of his comments:
1. Mr. Obama is a very intellectual,
charming individual. He is not to be underestimated. He is a cool customer
who doesn't show his emotions. It's very hard to know what's behind
the mask. The taking down of the Clinton dynasty was an amazing accomplishment.
The Clintons still do not understand what hit them. Obama was in the
perfect place at the perfect time.
2. Obama has political skills
comparable to Reagan and Clinton . He has a way of making you think
he's on your side, agreeing with your position, while doing the opposite.
Pay no attention to what he SAYS; rather, watch what he DOES!
3. Obama has a ruthless quest
for power. He did not come to Washington to make something out of himself,
but rather to change everything, including dismantling capitalism. He
can't be straightforward on his ambitions, as the public would not go
along. He has a heavy hand, and wants to level the playing field with
income redistribution and punishment to the achievers of society. He
would like to model the USA to Great Britain or Canada.
4. His three main goals are
to control ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, and NATIONAL HEALTHCARE by the
Federal government. He doesn't care about the auto or financial services
industries, but got them as an early bonus. The cap and trade will add
costs to everything and stifle growth. Paying for FREE college education
is his goal. Most scary is his healthcare program, because if you make
it FREE and add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type single-payer system,
the costs will go through the roof. The only way to control costs is
with massive RATIONING of services, like in Canada . God forbid!
5. He has surrounded himself
with mostly far-left academic types. No one around him has ever even
run a candy store. But they are going to try and run the auto, financial,
banking and other industries. This obviously can't work in the long
run. Obama is not a socialist; rather he's a far-left secular progressive
bent on nothing short of revolution. He ran as a moderate, but will
govern from the hard left. Again, watch what he does, not what he says.
6. Obama doesn't really see
himself as President of the United States , but more as a ruler over
the world. He sees himself above it all, trying to orchestrate &
coordinate various countries and their agendas. He sees moral equivalency
in all cultures. His apology tour in Germany and England was a prime
example of how he sees America , as an imperialist nation that has been
arrogant, rather than a great noble nation that has at times made errors.
This is the first President ever who has chastised our allies and appeased
our enemies!
7. He is now handing out goodies.
He hopes that the bill (and pain) will not come due until after he is
reelected in 2012. He would like to blame all problems on Bush from
the past, and hopefully his successor in the future. He has a huge ego,
and Dr. Krauthammer believes he is a narcissist.
8. Republicans are in the wilderness
for a while, but will emerge strong. Republicans are pining for another
Reagan, but there will never be another like him. Krauthammer believes
Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty & Bobby Jindahl (except for his terrible
speech in February) are the future of the party. Newt Gingrich is brilliant,
but has baggage. Sarah Palin is sincere and intelligent, but needs to
really be seriously boning up on facts and info if she is to be a serious
candidate in the future. We need to return to the party of lower taxes,
smaller government, personal responsibility, strong national defense,
and state's rights.
9. The current level of spending
is irresponsible and outrageous. We are spending trillions that we don't
have. This could lead to hyperinflation, depression or worse. No country
has ever spent themselves into prosperity. The media is giving Obama,
Reid and Pelosi a pass because they love their agenda. But eventually
the bill will come due and people will realize the huge bailouts didn't
work, nor will the stimulus package.These were trillion-dollar payoffs
to Obama's allies, unions and the Congress to placate the left, so he
can get support for #4 above.
10. The election was over in
mid-September when Lehman brothers failed, fear and panic swept in,
we had an unpopular President, and the war was grinding on indefinitely
without a clear outcome. The people are in pain, and the mantra of change
caused people to act emotionally. Any Dem would have won this election;
it was surprising it was as close as it was.
11. In 2012, if the unemployment
rate is over 10%, Republicans will be swept back into power. If it's
under 8%, the Dems continue to roll. If it's between 8-10%, it will
be a dogfight. It will all be about the economy. I hope this gets you
really thinking about what's happening in Washington and Congress. There
is a left-wing revolution going on, according to Krauthammer, and he
encourages us to keep the faith and join the loyal resistance. The work
will be hard, but we're right on most issues and can reclaim our country,
before it's far too late.
Do yourself a long term favor, send this to all who will listen to an intelligent assessment of the big picture. All our futures and children's futures depend on our good understanding of what is really going on in DC, and our action pursuant to that understanding!! It really IS up to each of us to take individual action!! Start with educating your friends and neighbors!!!
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