Dr. Charles
Krauthammer
|
We see him on TV every weekday on the Fox news channel.
|
Dr.
Krauthammer is on Fox News . He is an M.D. and a lawyer and is
paralyzed from the neck down. A friend went to hear Charles
Krauthammer. He listened with 25 others in a closed room. What he
says here, is NOT 2nd-hand but 1st. The ramifications are staggering
for us, our children and their children.
Last Monday was a profound evening, Dr. Charles Krauthammer spoke to
the Center for the American Experiment.. He is a brilliant
intellectual, seasoned & articulate. He is forthright and careful in
his analysis, and never resorts to emotions or personal insults. He
is NOT a fear monger nor an extremist in his comments and views . He
is a fiscal conservative, and has received a Pulitzer Prizefor
writing. He is a frequent contributor to Fox News and writes weekly
for the Washington Post.
The entire
room was held spellbound during his talk. I have summarized his
comments, as we are living in uncharted waters economically and
internationally. Even 2 Dems at my table agreed with everything he
said!
Summary of his comments:
1. Obama is an intellectual, charming
individual. He is not to be underestimated. He is a cool customer
who doesn't show his emotions. It's very hard to know what's behind
the mask. The taking down of the Clinton dynasty was an amazing
accomplishment. The Clintons still do not understand what hit
them. Obama was in the perfect place at the perfect time.
2. Obama has political skills comparable to
Reagan and Clinton . He has a way of making you think he's on
your side, agreeing with your position, while doing the opposite.
Pay no attention to what he SAYS; rather,
watch what he DOES!
3. Obama has a ruthless quest for power.
He did not come to Washington to make something out of himself, but
rather to change everything, including dismantling capitalism.
He can't be straightforward on his ambitions, as the public would
not go along.
He has a
heavy hand, and wants to level the playing field with income
redistribution and punishment to the achievers of society. He would
like to model the USA to Great Britain or Canada .
4. His three main goals are to control
ENERGY, PUBLIC
EDUCATION, and NATIONAL HEALTHCARE by the Federal government.
He doesn't care about the auto or financial services industries, but
got them as an early bonus. The cap and trade will add costs to
everything and stifle growth. Paying for FREE college education is
his goal. Most scary is his healthcare program, because if you make
it FREE and add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type single-payer
system, the costs will go through the roof. The only way to
control costs is with massive RATIONING of services, like in
Canada .
5. He has surrounded himself with mostly
far-left academic types. No one around him has ever even run
a candy store. But they are going to try and run the auto,
financial, banking and other industries. This obviously can't work
in the long run. Obama is not a socialist; rather he's a
far-left secular progressive bent on nothing short of revolution.
He ran as a moderate,
but will govern from the
hard left.
Again, watch what he does, not what he says.
6. Obama doesn't really see himself as President
of the United States , but more as a ruler over the world.. He
sees himself above it all, trying to orchestrate & coordinate
various countries and their agendas. He sees moral
equivalency in all cultures. His apology tour in Germany and England
was a prime example of how he sees America, as an imperialist nation
that has been arrogant, rather than a great noble nation that has at
times made errors. This is the first President ever who has
chastised our allies and appeased our enemies!
7. He is now handing out goodies. He hopes that
the bill (and pain) will not come due until after he is reelected in
2012. He would like to blame all problems on Bush from the past, and
hopefully his successor in the future. He has a huge ego, and Dr.
Krauthammer believes he is a narcissist.
8.. Republicans are in the wilderness for a
while, but will emerge strong. Republicans are pining for another
Reagan, but there will never be another like him. Krauthammer
believes Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty & Bobby Jindahl (except for his
terrible speech in February) are the future of the party. Newt
Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage. Sarah Palin is sincere and
intelligent, but needs to really be seriously boning up on facts and
info if she is to be a serious candidate in the future... We need to
return to the party of lower taxes, smaller government, personal
responsibility, strong national defense, and state's rights.
9. The current level of spending is
irresponsible and outrageous. We are spending trillions that
we don't have..
This could lead to
hyperinflation, depression or worse.No
country has ever spent themselves into prosperity. The media
is giving Obama, Reid and Pelosi a pass because they love their
agenda. But eventually the bill will come due and people will
realize the huge bailouts didn't work, nor will the stimulus
packages. These were trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama's
allies, unions and the Congress to placate the left, so he can get
support for #4 above.
10. The election was over in mid-September when
Lehman brothers failed, fear and panic swept in, we had an
unpopular President, and the war was grinding on indefinitely
without a clear outcome. The people are in pain, and the
mantra of change caused people to act emotionally.Any Dem.
would have won this election; it was surprising it was as close as
it was.
11. In 2012, if the unemployment rate is over
10%, Republicans will be swept back into power. If it's under 8%,
the Dems continue to roll. If it's between 8-10%, it will be a
dogfight. It will all be about the economy. I hope this gets you
really thinking about what's
happening
in Washington and Congress.
There is a left-wing
revolution going on,
according to Krauthammer, and he encourages us to keep the faith and
join the loyal resistance. The work will be hard, but we're right on
most issues and can reclaim our country, before it's far too late.
Do
yourself a long term favor,
send this to all who will listen to an intelligent assessment of the
big picture. All our futures and children's futures depend on our
understanding of what is really going on in D.C., and our action
pursuant to that understanding!! It really IS up to each of us to
take individual action!! Start with enlightening your friends and
neighbors!!!
|