PrintMarch 12, 2009
Obama and the Liberal Freeloader Culture
Many conservatives experience President Obama's budget as a radical lurch to the left. Obviously, they conclude, President Obama is a radical lefty.Unfortunately it's worse than that. President Obama is not leading from the left of his party. He is leading from the center.Scratch a liberal and you will find someone who believes in universal health care run by the government. But President Obama's budget doesn't do that, not yet. It just sets a clear course towards that long-term liberal goal.Scratch a liberal and you will find someone who believes in universal education from "early-childhood education" to graduate school. She will nod approvingly when her European guest relates how she got a government stipend while doing post-doc work at a university in the United States. President Obama's budget doesn't do all that. Not yet.And we all know that liberals are getting ready to believe that global-warming skeptics are ethically close...(Read Full Article)
