Barone is going to wake up with a leaf of arugula in his bed.

Dhuka on May 9, 2009 at 1:37 AM

And Dijon mustard spread on his bed sheets. Ahhhhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhhh!

I’d call this a Fredo Government. We keep hearing Obama’s defenders say, “He’s smart! He knows things! Not like everybody says!”

Everyone knows, the best lines come from The Godfather movies. Right on.

If this administration is a bunch of gangsters, they’re the sissiest gangsters ever. The only guy that even pretends to be tough is a 5′6″ Jewish ballerina. The mob boss is a sissy who has never lifted a gun, whose Mom was a white, hippy Marxist. He was raised by his Grandma. They’re more like a bunch of bitchy transvestites.

But they control the media, and they use it to craft a powerful propaganda. They have no integrity, no shame, no morals, and no ethics.

No, their won’t be any horse heads. But the only thing that will control them is getting the truth into the brains of an astonishingly ignorant and passive electorate.

Jaibones on May 8, 2009 at 5:56 PM

You point out the irony well, but the Obama honchos manage to put several degrees of separation between themselves and the dirty work. Can’t you visualize a bunch of UAW goons making life miserable for these creditors, or ACORN muscle just as it used an affiliate to harass the AIG execs?

Has our federal government resorted to extortion, theft, and threats? I’m afraid so.

Get used to it

So, Warren B., how’s your endorsement of this schmuck going? Feel good? Your life, and that of everyone else, has just been turned upside down. But BO is “kewl”, right? Love the sound of his voice, don’t you?

The corporate ruling-class funded greenies, leftist politicians, and peddled green Kool-Aid for subsidies. They abandoned shareholders a long time ago. Now, they’re getting all the liberalism they paid for.

Cold comfort but true.

In the meantime, who is going to buy bonds from unionized companies if the government is going to take their money away and give it to the union? We have just seen an episode of Gangster Government. It is likely to be part of a continuing series.

Who will buy the bonds? No one. The Obama administration has effectively said that the standard contract is null and void. Buffett made his money buying bonds and preferred stock because those securities contractually held preference. Stockholders are ‘bag holders’.

So, Warren B., how’s your endorsement of this schmuck going? Feel good? Your life, and that of everyone else, has just been turned upside down. But BO is “kewl”, right? Love the sound of his voice, don’t you?

I hope these big money guys love this jack ass because they’re really stuck with him – for the next four years. Here’s the deal. They have a fiduciary responsibility, and Obama has just told them that they have nothing. Why? Because he changed the game.

We’re now a Banana Republic. Eat it Warren and the rest of you fools. You, of all people, should have known better. In retrospect, it’s amazing that you’ve come as far as you have. But…. I guess that’s what happens when you try to morph from a capitalist into a socialist/commie. That’s Soros’ game. You’re supposed to be a Yank, an American.

Suck it up, big boys.

I’ve always liked Michael Barone because he seems to be a fair guy and always takes the middle of road.

Be safe Michael and my prayers are with you cause you’re going to need them once the smear merchants start attacking you.

Think carefully about what’s happening here. The White House, presumably car czar Steven Rattner and deputy Ron Bloom, is seeking to transfer the property of one group of people to another group that is politically favored.

Think cap and trade.

Johan Klaus on May 8, 2009 at 4:24 PM

Eggzsackly. Algore’s personal fortune was less than $2 million in 2000, and is over $100 million now. George Soros, who’s currently financing and masterminding the “torture” flap, is having a “very good crisis.”

Krupp and other German industrialists came out of WWII richer than Croesus, despite having their entire infrastructure bombed out of existence at the end of the war.

That’s the difference between Communism and Fascism: Big Boys Rule.

I don’t know how to say this gently but your 401k itself might not be safe from plunder.
a capella on May 8, 2009 at 5:06 PM

Why should some be allowed to have 401k investments and others are left out in the cold? It is time to level the playing field so everyone is invested in their future, not just the privileged few. Moreover, the government has an obligation to facilitate disintermediation thereby reducing costs and minimizing risk. For far too long the few at the top have benefited from the labor of the many. It is time for an equitable accounting….

Give it 6 months…Rep George Miller and Teresa Ghilarducci are still working hard on this for you and Cool and the Gang can’t be far behind.

“Then you will see the rise of the men of the double standard–the men who live by force, yet count on those who live by trade to create the value of their looted money–the men who are the hitchhikers of virtue. In a moral society, these are the criminals, and the statutes are written to protect you against them.

But when a society establishes criminals-by-right and looters-by-law–men who use force to seize the wealth of disarmed victims–then money becomes its creators’ avenger.

Such looters believe it safe to rob defenseless men, once they’ve passed a law to disarm them.

Excerpt from Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Chainsaw56 on May 8, 2009 at 4:06 PM

EXACTLY! That is the exact quote that went through my head when I saw the word “Strong-armed” in the story above. At one point, the private citizen was protected from the Government. I think of all of these looters, tax evaders, race haters, Weathermen bombers and law bending judges in BO’s circle. I think of Limbaugh, Palin, Miss California, Cramer, etc. being attacked and it makes me sick. If the rich and famous can get crushed, what hope for the middle class. I am starting to feel like “The Godfather”, protect family above all.

45 ACP
Any of the good 3 lines
Others as necessary for what suits you

No matter what the cost, the value always remains the same.

I do not like where this is headed.

It isn’t getting much attention, but it is truly significant. Chicago Thug Politics are no match for the Wall Street guys. Obama is so far out of his league that it’s ridiculous. Many of these guys were contributors, but all they get for their money is a kick in the face? Just wait. These guys don’t carry guns or threaten people. They are too sophisticated for that, but they are deadly just the same. They don’t mess around. For whatever reason they bought into BO’s schtick, but he not only screwed them – he brought out the goons.

Remember Elliot Spitzer? He got tough and threatened very powerful people. One of them in particular was/is an honorable man. Actually there were several. Spitzer tried to shove them around, and then one day the Feds just happened to ‘trip’ over some odd bank transactions that exposed Spitzer for the pervey freak that he is. No accident. Spitzer just pissed off the wrong people, some very powerful people.

So…. what will happen with BO and his thugs? Well, for one thing they will pull their money. No more contributions. Then the fun begins, and it will be nasty. Always follow the money.

This episode is the beginning of BO’s end. It has gone largely ignored, and most people do not understand its significance. It clearly demonstrates that BO is a minor league player, a neophyte and a fool. More than anything else this means he will be a one term president.

He’s toast.

If this administration is a bunch of gangsters, they’re the sissiest gangsters ever. The only guy that even pretends to be tough is a 5′6″ Jewish ballerina. The mob boss is a sissy who has never lifted a gun, whose Mom was a white, hippy Marxist. He was raised by his Grandma. They’re more like a bunch of bitchy transvestites.

Jaibones on May 8, 2009 at 5:56 PM

LOL!

I’ll say it again, the only folks that can stop this are Dems. (Repubs are useless with the current leadership) His behavior/demands will get so outrageous that moderate Dems will finally walk. I don’t see that until his second term.

patrick neid on May 8, 2009 at 4:37 PM

That would require courage, something you rarely find in moderates.

Since then, the govt has been forcing the banks to give away money, hand over fist.

What happened to concerns about these banks financial well being?

MarkTheGreat on May 8, 2009 at 4:44 PM

And yet they prevent banks from paying bonuses to employees who actually make them money. It’s insane…