Scandals undermine Obama’s vision

Posted by hpayne on May 20, 2013

Will the IRS and AP scandals distract from President Obama’s agenda?

The White House is reassuring its supporters that the flood of scandals won’t deter the president from pursuing an aggressive second term agenda. In truth, the scandals are more than a distraction – they are a direct warning against implementing Obama’s Big Government vision.

Prior to Trifecta-gate – Benghazi, IRS, and AP – Obamabots in government and media reacted to any pushback to their expansionist agenda of Washington power with dire warnings of a government-less world.

“One of the reasons I was opposed to these (sequester) cuts is because . . . they cut into muscle and into bone — like research and development. . . creating all kinds of spinoffs that create good jobs and good wages,” scared President Obama at Argonne University last month over a mere 2 percent cut in a $3.8 trillion budget.

“The sequester could also cost this country – and humankind – a cure for AIDS or Parkinson’s disease or cancer,” warned Harry Reid on the Senate floor.

Small government meant planes falling out of the skies, unpaid teachers, unemplyment. Now, the narrative has flipped.

The scandals have exposed Big Brother unleashed.

You want bigger government? How about the Justice Department taping AP phones? How about the IRS snooping into every corner of your non-profit? How about the IRS expanding into your health records to enforce Obamacare’s individual mandate?

Obama’s agenda – cap and trade, Obamacare, more spending – is about expanding Washington’s power into Americans’ lives. The scandals are a cautionary tale of what that means for civil liberties.

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