Barack Obama would prefer that most people think he is John Kennedy
the 2nd. But where Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for
you; ask what you can do for your country", Obama seems to have an
opposite campaign theme: Don't do anything for yourself that the
government could do for you.
No, to me, Obama more closely
resembles former President Jimmy Carter. They both favor negotiating
with terrorists and both seem anti-semitic. They also both share the
same opinion on windfall profit taxes for oil companies.
"'SPEAKING OF WINDFALL PROFITS', Barack Obama said yesterday [Monday]
that he wants to impose a "windfall profits tax" on American oil
companies. This is a stupid idea, unless you want to reduce the supply
of oil and thereby increase prices even further." Barack Obama said Monday:
"I'll make oil companies like Exxon pay a tax on their
windfall profits, and we'll use the money to help families pay
for their skyrocketing energy costs and other bills," the
Illinois senator said.
That same Reuters piece mentioned that "CRITICS SAY TAX DOES NOT WORK": (My emphasis)
Critics of the windfall profits tax say it proved to be
counterproductive when it was last put in place in the United
States in 1980 during the final year of President Jimmy
Carter's administration.
Those critics say the measure prompted oil companies to cut
back on domestic production while failing to raise as much in
tax revenue as lawmakers expected. It was repealed in 1988
during the Reagan administration.
What's that saying about history? Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it? That's Change we can't afford:
“At a time when American families face record gas and energy prices,
Barack Obama has called for even higher energy taxes. At the center of
Barack Obama’s plan is a scheme last tried under Jimmy Carter that only
increased our dependence on foreign oil. We shouldn’t expect anything
more from a politician who has consistently voted to increase taxes on
energy, including natural gas purchases in Illinois. Barack Obama
doesn’t understand the American economy and that’s change we just can’t
afford.”
BARACK OBAMA’S PLAN TO INCREASE ENERGY TAXES WILL HURT AMERICAN CONSUMERS (from the McCain campaign.)
Barack
Obama is trying to call a McCain presidency George Bush's 3rd term.
Tuesday I heard John McCain fire back that an Obama presidency would be
Carter's 2nd term.
I don't believe McCain would be a 3rd Bush term, but if we are going to have a rerun...I know which presidency I would pick.
Links:
Brookfield7,
Fairly Conservative,
Betterbrookfield,
Mark Levin , Vicki Mckenna
