Was Obama Right?

As Mentioned in my previous post. Obama was fond of saying that McCain would have brought about a second Bush Administration. He may have been right. It is true that McCain and Bush were in legislative agreement about 90% of the time. McCain could point to the 10% of differences to point to his maverick tendencies. The fact is that Bush and McCain are not Ideological conservatives. Both were opposed to earmarks, though Bush never vetoed a spending bill. both have a pro-life view and both are foreign policy Hawks, though McCain may be a little more hawkish.

A moderate McCain administration though preferable to a Socialist Obama may have a positive side. Having McCain as the leader of the party and as president may have resulted in delaying the much needed shake up in the Republican party that is now taking place. The next republican candidate may well have been carrying the same political baggage that was carried by the party on this election cycle.

Obama seems intent on implementing a socialist economic agenda. This will only deepen the economic problems we are now facing. Obama will want to blame Bush economic policies as being so bad that his policies are taking on Bush economic policies to work. We must point that the Bush economy of the last two years is a socialist economy and that Obama is simply taking us further left. The Obama economy in essence began in 2006 with the democratic congress, Bush simply rubber stamped it. McCain may not have taken us further left but was likely to keep us where we are now with minor adjustments.

Bush was a Second FDR term.

The eight years of Bush are very similar to the FDR years. Both faced economic problems and a global War. Both presided of what at the time was the largest expansion in government in history. Both were aggressive in pursuing Americas enemies abroad and expanding social services as home. It is entirely possible FDR may have felt more at home in today's Republican party as seen the democratic party as to radical for his taste.

The problem that historically once a social program is implemented it stays. Even the great Reagan could not roll back most government programs, at best he was able to slow their growth and grow the economy to better fund them though higher revenues.

 

This is the danger of an Obama administration, he stands ready to grow government even more and create more dependency, which a conservative administration will have a hard time removing. It is worth noting that both parties have moved left with the Republican party looking like the democrats of old and the democrats in many instances voting to the left of the socialists in congress.

We must push for a radical reform of the republican party to field candidates that will promise a mayor roll back of government and hold them to it.

Barrac, Another four years of Bush?

During the election Obama Obama was fond of linking McCain to Bush. He wanted to imply that to elect McCain would be to continue the Bush economic plans. The fact is that there is every indication that not only will Obama continue the Bush economic plans, at least the one he seemed to follow that on his last term, but that he will continue to take us further left.

The fact is that fiscally, aside from the tax cuts, Bush was no conservative. Not once did Bush veto a single spending plan. Obama promises the same. The only deviation from Bush that Obama promises is that everyone who pays taxes will get a tax increase. Yes everyone, not just those making over $250.000. When the Bush tax cuts expire in 2010 all will get a tax increase. The poor will also get a tax increase in the form of higher prices for goods and services.