PrintFebruary 19, 2011
Obama Squandering Our Capital
Glowing comparisons of President Barack Obama to President Ronald Reagan, though in vogue among the echo chamber classes in New York and the Capital, fail woefully upon even the most superficial scrutiny.Another historical figure may be a more apt match the president's leadership style, though one who will not be opportunely lionized by the editors of Newsweek, the New York Times, or the Huffington Post. Obama's crusade to reform the relationship between business and government is taking on the flavor of another fool's campaign from the dawn of the last century.In June of 1916, as World War I mercifully approached its zenith, British Field Marshal Douglas Haig made final preparations for a major counteroffensive against the German army in the Somme region of northern France.Despite being self-assured about a quick victory, Haig also expected Britons to accept massive loss of life as a necessary and natural element of victory:The nation must be taught to bear losses. No amount of...(Read Full Article)
