Crisis Presents Obama With Opportunities

Transition News 11/21
The Stump — Politico says Jim Jones is the frontrunner for national security adviser. NYT says Hillary Clinton is still on the fence about secretary of state--but ABC News says she's in. Will Obama keep his grassroots army together? How think tanks are pushing their to-do lists on Obama. Leaks and rumors are disrupting the transition team's flow. The economic crisis could help Obama drive his agenda. ...

WHAT WE NEED IS A GOLDILOCKS GOVERNMENT
Right Wing Nut House — ... with this crisis have escaped our notice. In the process, we have become irrelvant in this, the most important debate in more than a generation that, at bottom, is one that deals with the size and scope of federal power and whether and how much it should be expanded at the expense of the states, private industry, and individual citizens. In truth, Obama and the left don’t want to have this debate. That’s because they wish to use this economic crisis to remake American society – from the top down: The thing about a crisis—and crisis doesn’t seem too strong a word for the ...

Bloated stimulus bill passes in the House, “opportunity” awaits
Sister Toldjah — ... of the earmark-filled “stimulus bill,” it’s made a lot of people, mainly Democrats, happy. No doubt President Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who said some revealing things back in mid-November, about the “opportunity” the stimulus package provided Democrats, is especially happy. Click below for a flashback those comments, which Emanuel gave at the WSJ CEO Council in DC: Transcript: This opportunity isn’t ...

Hillary Clinton: 'Never Waste a Good Crisis'
JammieWearingFool — ... after Russia warned that gas exports to the EU via Ukraine might be halted, she also condemned the use of energy as a political lever. Clinton told young Europeans at the European Parliament global economic turmoil provided a fresh opening: "Never waste a good crisis ... Don't waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security ." This seems to be a recurring theme with the Obama administration, as former ballerina turned White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel uttered virtually the same thing a few months ago. This opportunity isn't lost ...

Obama phones NYT, tries to reassure them he’s not a socialist
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... laughing ever since. Riddle me this: If Obama’s intervention in the market is such anathema to his worldview, why do sinister, Snidely-Whiplash-ish comments about the crisis being such a wonderful opportunity for the ...

The Politics of Swine Flu: Rick Perry and Janet Napolitano
Politics Daily — ... to play politics with matters of public safety. That said, given the way that the government's lackluster response to Hurricane Katrina signaled a tipping point in the Bush presidency, no savvy politician will ever again underestimate the impact that a tepid response to a potential health catastrophe could have upon his or her career. In fact, the most skilled of our public servants have a way of turning tumult to their own advantage. As Rahm Emanuel recently told The Wall Street Journal, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." ...

Happy Birthday, F. A. Hayek
Classical Values — ... While it technically might not qualify as plagiarism, in terms of irony, Rahm Emanuel's famous "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste" certainly comes close enough for government work. So yeah, they should help sell his books! Happy Birthday, F. A. Hayek!

Did you “choose hope over fear”? If so, you’re not getting it.
Sister Toldjah — ... “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.” — Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, November 19, 2008 (video ...

Great advice on the left’s race-card playing
Sister Toldjah — ... Christians around the world versus the rare acts of violence carried out by a tiny few in the name of Jesus? I won’t hold my breath waiting for the left’s standards on this to be consistent. They don’t want to be. It’s all about eliminating legitimate voices of opposition by making mainstream Americans believe the opposition are nothing but backwater fruitcakes. It’s the “By Any Means” strategy – alive and well, and brought to you by Rahm/ ...