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In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama doubled down by calling on America to once again trust him. He argued that if we just enact his agenda, we will be happy with it. From taxes to healthcare, from the growing deficit to our national security, President Obama wants to remake America. However, it is clear to me, as it is to millions of Americans, that he intends to continue to read his personal election victory as support for a hard-left agenda the American people did not ratify in the election and don’t want now.

What a difference a day makes!

On Monday, January 18, 2010 House and Senate Democrats buzzed around a White House conference table hammering out a health care “reform” compromise package.  Never mind that it wasn’t truly reform – it didn’t change any major facet of how health care is delivered or consumed in our country.  And never mind that it really wasn’t compromise – there were no Republicans at the table, and the meetings were held in secret without the public being allowed to watch via C-Span.  But since both the House and Senate had passed similar health care reform bills, and Obama had pledged to sign whatever bill passed, it was all but certain that our nation was about to embark on a new budget-busting health care road. 

Is Hope Gone?

Lech Walesa knows a lot about hope, and he’s an expert on freedom.  Among the most notable and courageous “community organizers” of the last century or so, Walesa stands out.

While most Americans were enjoying Christmas, the Senate Democrats were able to jam through their health care bill. Republicans fought hard to improve the bill and instill in it some real reform to improve the health care system for all Americans, but at the end of the day we simply didn’t have the votes to stop this train wreck. However, all is not lost.