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Here we go again.  Democrats in Congress are now floating the idea, with President-elect Barack H. Obama’s support, of a second “stimulus” package, this one weighing in at $700 billion.  The things is, it isn’t stimulus.

Hugo Chavez must be jealous. Sen. Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave the nation’s automakers their marching orders Friday, telling the Big 3 what they need to do in order to get their chunk of your money.

On November 4, the country voted for change; that much is undeniable.  The country doubled down, hit on 20, went all in, threw long, whatever. It chose a political neophyte with an ambiguous message and opaque ambitions.  What change will we get? We’re beginning to see.

President-elect Barack H. Obama has selected former Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder to be the nation’s top law enforcement official, signaling yet again his intention to be nothing more than a militant partisan leftist.

Madison warned in Federalist 10 against the undue influence of faction, how it undermines the public interest and clogs up democracy.  If any more evidence was needed to demonstrate Madison’s prescience, the current debate over bailing out floundering US automakers is it.

Well there goes the neighborhood.  I hate to say I told you so, but…I told you so.  The era of togetherness, unity, and kumbaya-singing appears to have ended.  Unless of course you’re a far-left Democrat, in which case you’re expecting four years of continuous Christmas, or I guess Xmas.

“If you desire peace, prepare for war.”
-Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus-
Great and glorious post-election greetings to you, dear reader - it is wonderful to be back doing what I do best: Writing my opinion of the day!  Today, I will be writing about what we College Republicans should do, looking forward into the next four years.

Barack Obama’s election certainly marks a transition in American politics.  It is, if nothing else, a significant victory for the New Left, that post-1960’s coalition of radicals, neo-socialists, unionists, and peaceniks.  They have, at least for the time being, convinced America that they really aren’t that nutty, that they can govern, and that their policies […]

In the aftermath of Barack Obama’s election victory, some conservatives, especially those who defected during the campaign, are calling on all conservatives to join The One’s government as part of a loyal opposition.  As Andrew C. McCarthy put it at NRO, we should offer a hand when he reaches out to us and support him when we think […]

The One is beginning to float names for his Followers in Chief. If this list turns out to be accurate, God help us.
Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff: What, was Luca Brazzi busy? The Sopranos on vacation? This guy was Clinton’s partisan hit-man and has played the same role for Pelosi since going to Congress. […]

Winston Churchill:

“This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

It tolls for thee.  The question now is: Do we stand in opposition and try to deny Obama any achievements or successes, or do we make do with what remains and work with him?  I’m favoring the former at the moment.  I shudder to think that that means working for a failed presidency in America, but that is what it means.  Read More