re: #355 Gretchen

I think it is reasonable to point out the worshipful tone and displays of the image of Obama on lefties cars, shirts, homes. I don’t think he’s the anti-Christ but he’s certainly got a cult of personality following him which is in historical terms very dangerous. I don’t remember any President inspiring pop cultural art and clothing. Perhaps I have a limited memory but I don’t recall copious Nixon, Carter or Reagan images displayed on cars. I don’t remember a major soft drink brand coordinating marketing with a politician. It is unsettling.

I fully disagree with his policies which are mystifying unless you assume he is looking to transform the economy into a socialist one. He has admitted as much. It is deranged to ignore statements like The price of electricity would necessarily skyrocketand that he’d bankrupt the coal industry.

I hope he fails. I hope he fails to enact his policies which will in the long run be a disaster for the country. I hope the economy thrives, but it won’t over the long haul with bloated government and socialist policies. I hope the Congress pushes back on some of his policies he wants to sneak through under a guise of stimulus. If the country wants socialized medicine, that’s fine, not my wish, but let’s debate it and lay it out for people to see. Let’s look at costs and benefits. Before we spend more on education, let’s teach our politicians to read all the bills they vote on.

I think he’s more dangerous than any president I’ve seen primarily because of the ignorance and arrogance he’s shown so far.

Er, John F. Kennedy. Maybe you’re not old enough to remember. Heck, even the Catholic Church sold pictures that you could hang on you wall, with both Kennedy and Christ in the same picture.