The US is hardly, semi-socialist. The US is full blown socialist and full-blown fascist at that. I defy you to name one thing; just one that the government, at any level, politicians, judges and bureaucrats, do not believe they have the right, the power and the legal authority to regulate, control and tax. Just name one. That my friend is the definition of Fascist political theory. And the fascists were socialists.

Socialism was strictly an economic theory. The political theories and theorists who adopted the socialist economic theory were the political theoreticians who practiced Communism in its various forms and the Fascists. The entire world, including the US under Woodrow Wilson, began implementing variations of socialist economic theory in the early 20th century. They all adopted a socialist economic theory. Their differences were found only in their political 'isms'. The only confusion is and was in the fact that the political ruling class chose variations in the methods of implementation. The results are the same. The government controls everything. The Communists take it outright and the Fascists achieve the same ends through regulation.

"Was Social Security as originally created like a gov. 401K?" NO. It was always set up as a free handout. The early recipients paid very little in terms of real money and percentage until the mid 70's and the actuarial tables anticipated a much earlier death rate. The whole thing from day one was a ponzi scheme and anticipated lower costs through attrition (death) and higher birth rates, hence higher receipts and lower payouts. The SCOTUS eventually declared it constitutional after FDR packed the court and the previous decisions striking it down. It was never intended to be what it has become and it was never intended to be anything remotely resembling a 401k.

To all you liberal UNION members whose dues go to support the POTUS: You do realize that Lech Walesa used the power of organized labor and national strikes as one method of bringing down the Socialist/Marxist government of the USSR and their tyrannic stranglehold on the Polish people? If you don't know that, you should. And, if you do, you should realize that Obama is only taking your money to buy a rope to hang you with. You union members are being used like cheap hookers.

Really Carlos? And exactly which bastion of freedom that isn't socialist are they heading for?

The fact that Bieber is making the O'Reilly list under the rubric of a legal shakedown leaves me aghast. (sic) Our government spies on us, (tabloid press spies on stars) and legalized theft thru shakedown, a long time ago, so lawyers and their clients look for ways to shakedown their fellow man. This is just one more example of the trickle down theory of cultural rot or, as we used to say, "monkey see-monkey do." Sin makes men cowards. National sins disturb the public repose, If needy persons get opportunities of oppressing, their extortion will be more severe than that of the more wealthy; wicked people strengthen one another in wicked ways. US better wake up fast.

The only reason Levin and Palin are supporting this clod Hatch is the dim hope that the GOP will gain a majority in the Senate. That would make the GOP Hatch the chair of his most famous committee: Judiciary. That being said, Hatch was no good at that job either. Hatch is nothing but a 'nice' guy in a suit who likes to hang out with scum in the Senate. He's a phony conservative and is nothing but a big government supporter of which his record demonstrates quite clearly. Out you go Orrin...

I love the hopeful outlook, but if you think the above list will turn this listing ship upright, you are beyond positive and have completely entered the realm of delusional. Sorry. We may not be Greece-yet; but we certainly have crossed into the realm of collapse. The dollar is worthless, the great American cash-giveaway(s) have our politicians in handcuffs and even if, your list of saviors manages to muster up the guts to cut the budget, (which they won't) the riots by the takers will so overwhelm things that there will be no choice but to invoke a police state and quell the outright chaos in what was once the American dream. It's over. You just don't hear the fat lady singing. She started her dirge in the 60's.

This is all well and good, but until the American people learn to think critically, on their own, the major media networks and the public education system will continue to sell the Bamster and his elixir, which will not bode well for this nation.

Well folks, I hate to say it, "Bloomberg is a (R)epublican.