Tuesday, February 03, 2009

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Secular Utopian Fantasy

Actually, several things have happened in the two weeks since Inauguration Day was supposed to usher in the new era of Hope & Change. While two weeks does not an administration make, and President Obama is probably smart enough to regain some momentum, there are no longer any expectations of spotting him walking on the Potomac.

-If sex scandals are the worst embarrassment for social conservative Republicans, then tax scandals must be the most embarrassing for big government liberal Democrats. The administration hit the trifecta, with three tax scandals causing two withdrawals from nomination in a single day (the third one who got a pass being the new Treasury Secretary, the guy who oversees the IRS.) Any chance we can finally get some Democrat support for radical tax simplification?

-The tax scandals distracted attention from what the President wanted to emphasise, trying to win support for the 'stimulus' package. This entity continues to oink and lumber its way around Capitol Hill while public skepticism continues to grow.

-It's not the 'Hope' promised during the campaign. Iran's launch of a satellite called Omid, which is Persian for 'hope' (the disturbing part being not the satellite, but the missile capability that launched it), only complicates the foreign policy challenges already facing the new administration. We can only pray that the President overcomes any naivete in foreign affairs as he deals with the world, including those powers that mean us no good.

-Americans aren't happy with the Obama decision to fund abortions through aid programs to other countries. Even many Americans who may describe themselves as 'prochoice' are appalled by the prospect of the government supporting the Planned Parenthood agenda of encouraging and subsidizing abortions everywhere.

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