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Republicans' Ace in the Hole: Simpson-Bowles?

debir Wrote: Dec 01, 2012 7:53 AM
will capitalize on this energy revolution to become the most powerful POTUS in modern history. Like other energy-backed demagogues around the world, Putin, Chavez, the Kirstners in Argentina, he'll not willingly give up his power. He will use oil and natural gas to transform America into a modern petro-socialist state. And he'll use oil to stay in power, for as long as possible ! These predictions might surprise you. But when this comes to pass, what'll shock you is how millions of Americans will applaud these changes. Your neighbors don't want freedom. They don't want lower taxes. They don't want more opportunity. You know what they want ? More handouts ! Their President telling other people all over the world what to do, just because
Lance8762 Wrote: Dec 01, 2012 8:37 AM
Yeah, but can Alabama take the National Championship?
debir Wrote: Dec 01, 2012 7:54 AM
he'll create the illusion that he's helping them. Like with his cell phone giveaways, mortgage reduction schemes, but he'll continue to punish, tax those who work hard.

Just like the Roosevelts, he'll excoriate, attack the people, the Cos who've created the oil riches, just to win the public's approval.

Then he'll use those same resources to buy favors, luxuries for millions of Americans, people who've done nothing to earn it.

This'll create more-more political dependence, more-more corruption, more-more Socialism, and the crowds will cheer him for it !

No one cheers more for a tyrant than those he enslaves. So it'll be in 2016, when the crowd will demand yet another Obama presidency.

These are changes that very few people understand,

Democrats appear to have the upper hand on the politics of the fiscal cliff, which might explain their brash pronouncements and mind-blowing conceptualization of "compromise."  This morning I outlined three possible contingencies for Republicans, none of which is especially attractive.  But is there a fourth way?  The GOP's dilemma is a doozy.  Their opponents, emboldened by the election, are pushing for counter-productive tax hikes on "the rich" -- a politically popular...

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