George Rebane
Juan Williams of NPR surprised the living *#%@ out of me last night not once, but TWICE! First, that Bill O’Reilly chose this dignified and sober liberal journalist to guest host his show. And second, that Juan immediately launched into a relentless pursuit of a truth, the discovery of which would be clearly embarrassing to Team Obama and the Democrats. Candidate Obama took McCain to task and promised numerous times that his programs (specifically for climate change and health care) would not raise taxes on any family earning under $250K a year. Writhing on the spit, he mercilessly questioned Bill Burton, Deputy White House Press Secretary, about this promise and had the poor weenie sputtering into the mike. It now turns out that Barack Obama was lying through his teeth, so Burton wouldn’t answer the question. But in the final moment he thought to rescue himself with a real whopper, President Obama “has brought about the biggest tax decrease in history with the passage of (ARRA).” Wow! I must confess, I have to re-evaluate my entire take on ol’ Juan. This man may yet rescue journalism single-handedly. (BTW, does anyone know of any liberal show which has had a conservative guest host?)
First General Electric and now Wal-Mart, all of our big corporations are beginning to see the benefits of government run social and green programs. Kinda takes you back to the days when old Europe became Old Europe. Wal-Mart’s jumping on board the ObamaCare bandwagon is just another case of what I have modestly dubbed Rebane’s First Law of Capitalism – The bad thing about capitalism is that it will always seek to game the system; the good thing about capitalism is that it will always seek to game the system.
The big corporations are quickly realizing that the major impact of Obama’s socialism will be to punish the country’s small businesses and start-ups. These new government programs continue to build up the barriers to entry, and hence, competition to the established giants who might get knocked down a notch or two or even made to go the way of dinosaurs by some spunky small fry. How do you think the Siemens, Thomsons, and Krupps of Europe got that way, and why is it so difficult for European businesses to grow from small to large? They have no Microsoft, Intel, Oracle, or Wal-Mart stories to tell. Twenty years from now, will we?
Federalization of America is advancing on all fronts – the Tenth Amendment has become an atrophied appendage to our Constitution. The latest insult quietly going through Congress now is the disguised Clean Water Restoration Act (S787) – it is up for a hearing today (video). If this becomes law, then the feds will regulate EVERY body of surface water in the country – public or private – that is standing, flowing, or subject to intermittent runoffs. You will have to get a permit to do anything on your land that may affect the water, even if you want to drain a ditch. And soon, to the required permits will be added maintenance and monitoring fees, and, of course, expanded staffs to inspect, test, and enforce. (Not in America?)
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