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The current administration has no issue with endless cash printing, fractionally reserving the dollar toward Mugabesque inflation, and debt ceilings that reach into the stratosphere. But the automakers cannot fail. Apparently it is actually impossible.
Congress refused an auto bailout, but the WHite House, never an entity to let the chains of legality hold it back, is going to step in and try to force the issue. One can only imagine whether, if things continue, the White House would issue an executive order disallowing a GM bankruptcy filing, or whether it would demand the FBI arrest any bankruptcy judge willing to consider such a filing.
Nero Bush spokeswoman Dana Perino muddled reality as defenders of emperors and despots often do, stating:
A precipitous collapse of this industry would have a severe impact on our economy, and it would be irresponsible to further weaken and destabilize our economy at this time.
And thus the attitude of government is summed up rather succinctly, allowing natural laws to unfold is tantamount to making thing happen. This position is not dissimilar to stating that by Congress failing to ban the sunset, the government caused the next day to appear illuminated on the horizon.
There is no authority this President thinks he lacks, and his god complex is as understandable as the tearful screams of a spoiled child. Congress has given Herr Bush nearly everything he’s ever wanted, and failed to take away even his most dangerous toys. Even through their alleged anger, name calling, and suggestions of blatant wrongdoing, Congress has not lifted a finger in defense of the Constitution or to ensure any ceiling on executive powers–and the Democrats have had a majority since 2006.
The doom and gloom what-if? prophesies of ignorant government and their economic cronies does not change the fact that bankrupt motor companies will continue to exist; that someone will purchase them, reorganize them and improve them. The repeated nonsense that “we can’t let them fail” sound like the musings of a madman. They have already failed. Taxpayer-funded bailouts will not change that sad fact, nor will such “salvation” last very long under the weight of union contracts ensuring workers at the Big 3 make twice what other autoworkers do.
The sudden interest in the survival of the economy is beyond laughable coming from a President who salivates at the thought of engaging in the unaffordable, like gift to African despots, endless wars fought for increasingly vague objectives, and the largest non-military spending increases in human history. Now we are to believe that further damaging the dollar by creating wealth with which to plug the massive holes in a sinking ship is a good idea. Next he is going to repeat him commitment to the free market while the MSM regurgitates its definition of the nationalizing fascist as a “conservative” and “constructionist.”
Whether to make a real point, or hope to embarrass them into considering the truth, Operation Legislative Education is a real step toward informing Congress that there are plenty of us who aren’t going to stand for government by whim.
December 13th, 2008
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Continuing her fearless defense of small government and fiscal conservativism, former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin successfully stumped for big government, neo-socialist Saxby Chambliss in yesterday’s not-as-close-as-predicted Senatorial runoff. The Republican Senator from Georgia suddenly found himself a key national figure for the political party that once gave lip service to fiscal restraint and federalist ideals.
Apparently trying to strain the credulity even of the talking heads who heap conservative praise on left-leaning figures like the sitting President, Palin toured the state with the 65-year old big spender heating up a motley assortment of Republicans from the wacky fiscal conservatives, to that fringe of thowback GOPers who oppose government funding of the arts who had somehow cooled on Chambliss.
The race was illuminated largely due to the current tally of liberal Democrats versus liberal Republicans in the U.S. Senate. It was said to be vital to the GOP and the smoldering remnants of American conservatism that the Democrats be prevented from achieving the Mordoresque “filibuster-proof majority.” That crisis averted, the American people must now brace for the comedic talents of Republican members of Congress who are doubtless going to feign disgust at government growth, social giveaways, big spending, and the elimination of personal liberties.
The apparently shameless Senator wasted no time with mindless rhetoric, immediately meretriculating about the tired GOP strategy of promising “smaller government, fiscal responsibility, more individual rights and lower taxes.”
This is, of course what they have been promising for many years, with the only real change their willingness to chase the Democrats further to the left.
December 3rd, 2008
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Despite irritating suggestions to the contrary, anyone bothering to pay attention surely understands that the Praetorian Guard wielding the reigns of American government are beyond brilliant. They ask the council of none, nor should they. Gods need neither forgiveness, nor permission. The panjandrums are at the ready, preparing to utopify India, and beyond and the Indians themselves they would do well shut up, save to thank their gods.
It is difficult to choose the single thing the U.S. government is best at, as so much state toil in turns to sheer perfection. But forced to choose, the prudent would select conflict. And fresh from our glowing successes in Iraq, Afghanistan, et alii, our leaders are leaping into the smoldering aftermath of the Indian terror attacks likely perpetuated by Lashkar-e-Taiba, a creation of the the Pakistani government.
In the interest of “working together,” Herr Bush has sent his Secretary of State across the globe to ensure that India does not recklessly provide for its own defense against terror in a manner that might risk “crucial” cooperation with Pakistan’s military dictatorship at a time the U.S. is waging a global war for freedom. Our trusted ally has promised to remove 100,000 troops from its western border, allegedly in place to combat al-Qaida and Taliban forces if India recklessly attempts to defend itself from terror attacks launched from Pakistan. The Times of India dubbed this threat as “Pak blackmail.”
Previous U.S. brilliance in the region led to the “banning” of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror organization by a terror-supporting government. Doubtless the insertion of the number one U.S. diplomat will eliminated terror attacks, maintain a stable relationship with a terrorist state, and keep the Indians in their place.
Any perceived discrpancies between this unfolding policy recognizing the superiority of borders regardless of where terrorists hail from, and U.S strikes in Syriabased on similar beliefs should be dismissed without comment.
December 1st, 2008
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