Jim: Say what? "Stone-cold" - who says?
IBD: striving for "economic justice.”He's been traveling in an orbit of collectivism that runs from Nairobi to Honolulu, and on through Chicago to Washington. Yet a recent AP poll found that only 6% of Americans would describe Obama as "liberal," let alone socialist.
Public opinion polls usually reflect media opinion, and the media by and large have portrayed Obama as a moderate "outsider" (the No. 1 term survey respondents associate him with) who will bring a "breath of fresh air" to Washington. The few who have drilled down on his radical roots have tended to downplay or pooh-pooh them. Even skeptics have failed to connect the dots for fear of being called the dreaded "r" word.
Jim: Like it or not, Race IS still a factor in our society.
IBD: But too much is at stake in this election to continue mincing words. Both a historic banking crisis and 1970s-style stagflation looms over the economy. Democrats, who already control Congress, now threaten to filibuster-proof the Senate
Jim: I certainly hope so otherwise, no progress
IBD: in what could be a watershed election for them - at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.
A perfect storm of statist is forming, and our economic freedoms are at serious risk. Those who care less about looking politically correct than preserving the free-market individualism that's made this country great have to start calling things by their proper name to avert long-term disaster.
Jim: Hard work and abilities are of course what helps a person to be successful - & the country successful - but LUCK also played and still plays a huge role - as did the availability of abundant natural resources and almost free land for the pioneers.
Most small businesses fail - some due to incompetence - but a very significant because of the happenstances of the economy or other factors out of the control of the individual. Good Luck - or Bad Luck - is probably the most important factor for any entrepreneur.
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