Post America II

"the first post-American presidency."

Bah

Dave K modestly pointed me to his excellent piece on the origins of Obamangst.  's for Right Of The Star's  Obama, The Post -American Carter II.   Here's a slice ... “ John O’Sullivan explains, "the Carter Administration was the first to imagine a world in which the United States is not preeminent — and must pursue its policies accordingly." Carter charged that among other things The United States was, "a frivolously wasteful power in its economic and environmental impact." Carter believed, "the American way of life, combining freedom with prosperity, was no longer possible in a world where shortages of raw materials made controls essential and rationing perhaps morally obligatory. Most Americans still held the faith that the free enterprise system would deliver the goods unless government obstructed it." Reagan understood, and profoundly believed that himself and proclaimed, "you ain't seen nothing yet," and he was right on the mark! Sunday, May 18, 2008 Barack Obama made his appeal to voters in Oregon saying: ”