Comments on: Why Libertarians Should Beware a “Liberal Supermajority” http://www.libertariangirl.com/2008/10/18/why-libertarians-should-beware-a-liberal-supermajority/ Girls Just Wanna Have Freedom Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Joe the Bartender http://www.libertariangirl.com/2008/10/18/why-libertarians-should-beware-a-liberal-supermajority/comment-page-1/#comment-920 Joe the Bartender Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:24:39 +0000 http://www.libertariangirl.com/?p=355#comment-920 The way I see it, if and when Obama wins the first two years of his presidency will be very scary for all libertarians/conservatives, because they will be able to get whatever they want and be able to stifle any opposition with their supermajority. They'll be able to get through an obscene amount of leftist legislation. I think then the Republicans will be able to take back congress or at least break up the supermajority in 2010. At that point I think Obama will have to be more to the center because he will want to get re-elected so I think he will morph more so into a Clintonesque President for the rest of his term. Overall I would expect his presidency to be very much like Jimmy Carter or LBJ. I actually think that McCain will be worse because he will be just as bad as Bush, accept that I am absolutely convinced that there is a closet leftest within McCain that will come out when he gets elected. McCain is for things like cap-and-trade, which is essentially 21st century communist central planning, and he'll be able to get them with a Democrat run congress. And if there were to be a larger financial collapse, it will inevitably be blamed on capitalism again as it is now. But when the left wing Obama policies fail, as they inevitably will, the blame will go where it should: to the government. So in the end I would be willing to go on record and say that with Obama as president, government spending will be LESS than it would be under McCain/Bush. The way I see it, if and when Obama wins the first two years of his presidency will be very scary for all libertarians/conservatives, because they will be able to get whatever they want and be able to stifle any opposition with their supermajority. They’ll be able to get through an obscene amount of leftist legislation. I think then the Republicans will be able to take back congress or at least break up the supermajority in 2010. At that point I think Obama will have to be more to the center because he will want to get re-elected so I think he will morph more so into a Clintonesque President for the rest of his term. Overall I would expect his presidency to be very much like Jimmy Carter or LBJ.

I actually think that McCain will be worse because he will be just as bad as Bush, accept that I am absolutely convinced that there is a closet leftest within McCain that will come out when he gets elected. McCain is for things like cap-and-trade, which is essentially 21st century communist central planning, and he’ll be able to get them with a Democrat run congress. And if there were to be a larger financial collapse, it will inevitably be blamed on capitalism again as it is now. But when the left wing Obama policies fail, as they inevitably will, the blame will go where it should: to the government.

So in the end I would be willing to go on record and say that with Obama as president, government spending will be LESS than it would be under McCain/Bush.

]]> By: Eric Dondero http://www.libertariangirl.com/2008/10/18/why-libertarians-should-beware-a-liberal-supermajority/comment-page-1/#comment-919 Eric Dondero Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:00:03 +0000 http://www.libertariangirl.com/?p=355#comment-919 Libertarian Girl, you're getting better and better each day. Congrats for finally seeing the light! May I reprint this in its entirety at Libertarian Republican blog? If so, please shoot me a quick email to let me know it's okay. Oh, and a jpg. of you would be helpful as well. Of course, I'll give your blog a nice plug and link. Libertarian Girl, you’re getting better and better each day. Congrats for finally seeing the light!

May I reprint this in its entirety at Libertarian Republican blog?

If so, please shoot me a quick email to let me know it’s okay.

Oh, and a jpg. of you would be helpful as well. Of course, I’ll give your blog a nice plug and link.

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