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By: Obama's Job Summit | Reflections From a Murky Pond

Obama's Job Summit | Reflections From a Murky Pond — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:50:36 +0000

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By: jonolan

jonolan — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:19:22 +0000

It’s an attack and a threat because it shows that Obama has no respect for the private sector. They have little choice, based upon their experience, but to put forth the government as the solution to the problems at hand – i.e. “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”

Since that philosophy is directly contrary to- and antithetical to America, it’s an attack. It’s an existential threat because the government makes the laws and, if they so choose and we, the People allow it, overcome any resilience in the American business system.

By: thoughtbasket

thoughtbasket — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:20:09 +0000

I recently posted (see link below) about the importance of having both private and public sector experience in government. My focus was on Timothy Geithner being completely out-negotiated by Wall Street, but there are many situations where having some real world business experience in the administration would be hugely valuable. However, it’s hard to see how the lack of private sector experience in Obama’s cabinet is a “direct attack on America.” Short-sighted, ill-advised, overly confident, yes, but an “existential threat?” I have a lot more faith in the American system and its resilience.

http://thoughtbasket.com/2009/11/24/geithner-blew-it-on-aig/

By: Meat For The State | Reflections From a Murky Pond

Meat For The State | Reflections From a Murky Pond — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:38:08 +0000

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By: jonolan

jonolan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:06:33 +0000

I don’t know that Obama wants to be the first Dictator of America per se; he seems to be not quite autocratic enough for those particular aspirations. More likely is that he just wants to create a pseudo-democracy based upon State-driven collectivism.

By: goodtimepolitics

goodtimepolitics — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:08:44 +0000

Obama would love to be the first dictator of America, and he’s just about there! He has to be stopped in the 2010 elections by balancing up Congress!

By: jonolan

jonolan — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:41:39 +0000

Actually, J.D.F, the char tops out at 60%, not 100%. Therefor only 5 of the last 19 (including Obama) Presidents had more Cabinet members from the private sector than they did from the public sector.

What is telling is the almost total lack of private sector Cabinet appointees by Obama, especially during an economic crisis. It’s horrifying to see a President who obviously hates Capitalism and the private sector attempt to rule America during such a crisis.

Remember, every crisis is an opportunity. With Obama in power the current crisis becomes an opportunity for him to vastly expand the federal government at the expense of Americans.

By: J.D.F.

J.D.F. — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:39:49 +0000

You could see it the other way. The reason we are in this mess is because of those before him… and those before him choose a majority of private sector. But I would not go back much father than the 70s – up until then I fear the integrity of the private sector as a bit different than it has become.