Charles Krauthammer on Obama.
My friend went to hear Charles Krauthammer.  He listened w/25 others in a closed room.  What he says here, is NOT 2nd-hand but 1st. This is VERY serious for the direction of our country, ramifications staggering for us & our children.
Subj: Charles Krauthammer Speech/Comments on the ‘New Economy & Barack Obama To friends & associates:

Last Monday was a profound evening, hearing Dr. Charles Krauthammer, M.D., speak to the Center for the American Experiment.  He is a brilliant intellectual, seasoned, articulate, forthright & careful in analysis. He never resorts to emotions or personal insults, is neither a fear monger nor an extremist in his comments & views; a fiscal conservative, he holds a Pulitzer Prize.  A frequent contributor to Fox News, he writes weekly for the Washington Post. The entire room was held spellbound during his talk. Even two Dems at my table agreed w/ everything he said!  If you feel like forwarding this to those who are open minded & have not ‘drunk the Kool-Aid’, feel free. Here is his resume from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Krauthammer

I’ve given a summary of his comments:

1. Mr. Obama is an intellectual, charming individual, 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’.  Taking down the Clinton dynasty by a political neophyte 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 & Clinton.  He has a way of making you think he’s on your side, agreeing w/ your position, while doing the opposite. Pay no attn. 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, incl. dismantling capitalism.  He can’t be straightforward on his ambitions, as the public would not go along.  He has a heavy hand, & wants to level the playing field’ w/ income redistribution & punishment of the achievers of society.  He would like to model the USA to Great Britain or Canada.

4.  His 3 main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, & NAT‘L HEALTHCARE by the Fed. govt.  He doesn’t care about the auto or financial services industries, but got them as an early bonus.  The cap & trade will add costs to everything & stifle growth. Paying for FREE college education is his goal.  Most scary is healthcare program, because if you make it FREE & add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type single-payer system, the costs will go thru the roof.  The only way to control costs is w/ massive RATIONING of services, like in Canada. God forbid.

5.  He’s surrounded himself w/ mostly far-left academic types. No one around him has ever run even a candy store. But they’re going to try & run the auto, financial, banking & other industries. This obviously can’t work in the long run. Obama’s not a socialist; rather 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 USA, more as a ruler over the world.  He sees himself above it all, trying to orchestrate & coordinate various countries & their agendas.  He sees moral equivalency in all cultures.  His Apology Tour in Germany & 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 1st President ever who has chastised our allies & appeased our enemies!

7.  He’s now handing out goodies. He hopes that the bill (& pain) will not ‘come due’ until after he’s reelected in 2012.  He’d like to blame all problems on Bush from the past, & hopefully his successor in the future.  He has a huge ego, & Dr. Krauthammer believes Obama is a narcissist.

8.  Republicans are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge strong. We’re ‘pining’ for another Reagan, but there’ll never be another like him.  He believes Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty & Bobby Jindahl (except for his terrible speech in Feb.) are the future of the party. Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage. Sarah Palin is sincere & intelligent, but needs to really be seriously boning up on facts & info if she’s to be a serious candidate in the future. We need to return to the party of lower taxes, smaller govt., personal responsibility, strong nat’l defense, & states’ rights.

9.  The current level of spending is irresponsible & outrageous. We’re spending trillions that we don’t have. This could lead to hyper inflation, depression or worse. No country has ever spent themselves into prosperity. The media is giving Obama, Reid & Pelosi a pass because they love their agenda. But eventually the bill will come due & people will realize the huge bailouts didn’t work, nor will the stimulus pkg. These were trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama’s allies, unions & the Congress to placate the left, so he can get support for #4 above:  Gov’t control of ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, & NAT‘L HEALTHCARE.  

10. The election was over in mid-Sept. when Lehman brothers failed. Fear & panic swept in, we had an unpopular President, & the war was grinding on indefinitely w/o a clear outcome. The people are in pain, & 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’ll be a dogfight. It’ll all be about the economy. I hope this gets you really thinking about what’s happening in Washington & Congress. There’s a left-wing revolution going on, according to Krauthammer, & he encourages us to keep the faith & join the loyal resistance. The work will be hard, but we’re right on most issues & can reclaim our country, before it’s far too late.