Liberal Nihilism in a Nutshell | PJ Media
By
Victor Davis Hanson
December 7, 2015
Barack Obama entered office in 2009 with overwhelming popular
goodwill and solid majorities in both houses of Congress. He chose not
to translate that political heft into passing “comprehensive immigration
reform” (i.e., open borders and amnesties) or more gun control.
He
opposed gay marriage. He warned that he could not use presidential
fiats to grant amnesty, close down Guantanamo, or remake the EPA in his
own image. He borrowed as never before, in vain hopes of
kicking-starting a natural recovery that he would soon abort through his
own anti-business jawboning, more regulations, growth in government,
and tax increases.
So far Obama’s legacy is a sudden crash in
energy prices and an unforeseen huge expansion in U.S. oil and gas
production that came despite -- not because of -- his efforts.
Indeed,
Obama scarcely succeeded in ramming through Obamacare — and only
through untruths that it would lower costs and premiums, expand
coverage, and ensure continuance of existing plans and patient doctors —
and then wisely quit trying to strong-arm other legislation that could
have cost him the 2012 election.
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