Geee Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 National Review:Thinking out every possible side of a question can mean never acting on any of them.More than 400 years ago, William Shakespeare wrote a riveting tragedy about a young, charismatic Danish prince who vowed to do the right thing in avenging his murdered father. That soon proved easier said than done. As a result, Hamlet couldn’t quite ever act in time — given all the ambiguities that such a sensitive prince first had to sort out. In the meantime, a lot of bodies piled up through his indecision and hesitancy.President Obama wanted to give us all universal health care. But then he discovered that the country was broke and that most people did not like his massive federal takeover. So we got both his health care and, so far, more than 1,000 exemptions from his landmark plan for unions, corporations, and entire states.The president wished to please his liberal supporters with more government redistributive programs and higher taxes on the wealthy. But such entitlements cost lots of money — more than $4 trillion in new borrowing in just three years – and scare to death the job-creating private sector. So the president not only borrows at record levels, but also sets up a commission to warn us that his borrowing will soon bankrupt the country. He damns the “fat-cat bankers” and the rich who “at some point” have made enough money, even as he courts them for campaign donations and begs their companies to start hiring new employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 LOVE LOVE LOVE VDH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickydog Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Yes, VDH -- good comparison! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 VDH was way to kind... A closer fictional character that comes to my mind is Navin R. Johnson. There are just too many parallels to list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Good ol' Navin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceRimmer Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 'Alas poor Alinsky. I knew him, Biden...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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