FC Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 http://www.hillsdale.edu/news/imprimis.asp Snippet: "America is not a dog, and does not require a “because-I-said-so” jurisprudence; or legislators who knit laws of such insulting complexity that they are heavier than chains; or a president who acts like, speaks like, and is received as a king. The president is not our teacher, our tutor, our guide or ruler. He does not command us; we command him. We serve neither him nor his vision. It is not his job or his prerogative to redefine custom, law, and beliefs; to appropriate industries; to seize the country, as it were, by the shoulders or by the throat so as to impose by force of theatrical charisma his justice upon 300 million others. It is neither his job nor his prerogative to shift the power of decision away from them, and to him and the acolytes of his choosing. Is my characterization of unprecedented presumption incorrect? Listen to the words of the leader of President Obama’s transition team and perhaps his next chief-of-staff: “It’s important that President-Elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.” Or, more recently, the latest presidential appointment to avoid confirmation by the Senate—the new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—who wrote last Friday: “President Obama understands the importance of leveling the playing field again.” “Take power. . .rule. . .leveling.” Though it is the model now, this has never been and should never again be the model of the presidency or the character of the American president. No one can say this too strongly, and no one can say it enough until it is remedied. We are not subjects; we are citizens. We fought a war so that we do not have to treat even kings like kings, and—if I may remind you—we won that war. Since then, the principle of royalty has, in this country, been inoperative. Who is better suited or more required to exemplify this conviction, in word and deed, than the President of the United States?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
724wd Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 exactly correct. now... how do we get the other 300 million citizens sheep to understand this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I read that Imprimus last night. Those are good and free to subscribe to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Barack Obama greets China's Paramount Leader, Hu Jintao (Photo: Getty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 You don't see the little commie bowing, but Obama, well, he's just awe-struck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Yeah. The little commie's not bowing, is he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99-100 Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Nope, just the big commie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Here's how the Russian president greets the Chineese: Premier Wen Jiabao shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on a visit to St. Petersburg on Tuesday.ALEXEY DRUZHININ / AFP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 They're comrades! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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