The True Meaning of 'Historic Vote'

Real Clear Politics by Daniel Henninger | Oct. 30, 2008 (Opinion)

Now comes Barack Obama, standing at the head of a progressive Democratic Party, his right hand rising to say, "Mothers, don't let your babies grow up to be for-profit cowboys. It's time to spread the wealth around."

What this implies, undeniably, is that the United States would move away from running with the high GDP, high-growth nations rising today as economic and political powers and move over to retire with the low-growth economies we ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Business, Politics
Topics: U.S. Economy, Obama Administration, Presidential Election 2008
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Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - Oct 30, 2008 - 11:05 AM PDT
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Edited by: Chris Finnie - Oct 30, 2008 - 11:05 AM PDT
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 by Ann Wilmer - Oct. 30, 2008

I'm not sure it is. The writer is selective to the point of bias in his choice of facts.

The system that has allowed big business to export jobs, rob retired employees of their pensions, rob consumers through usurious interest rates and ... More »

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 by Chris Finnie - Oct. 30, 2008

A very well-written piece with a lot of facts and figures and some historical context. In it, the author tries to prove that an Obama, Reid, Pelosi government will permanently push the U.S. towards European-style socialism. Unfortunately, he undermines his own argument. First, Reagan did not start the U.S. on the road to being a superpower. That was already well under way by WWII. Second, since he cites historical swings in public policy, he's already demonstrated his claim that this ... More »

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