How goes it for the American experiment? Not so well if one measures by three feature stories from today's Wall Street Journal: "Tepid Growth Restrains Fed," then "Branches of Military Battle Over Shrinking War Chest" and "In Newtown, Gun Permits Surge After Shooting."
In matters relating to the economy, national defense and civil society -
arguably the three most important aspects of American life - the trends
are not at all favorable.
The
first article describes how the recovery from the now four-year old
recession continues to be the weakest in modern history. It illustrates
how the Keynesian methods adopted by the Obama administration have
ensured the ongoing stagnation. One wonders if Obama's minions
understand this - i.e., are they doing it on purpose or are they just
benignly misinformed?
The second article highlights
the dramatically reduced state of our military and how continuing
reductions - under the sequester as well as due to other intended
policies of the Obama administration - have reduced our armed forces to
dangerously low levels unseen since post WWI years. One wonders if
Obama's troops understand this - i.e., are they doing it on purpose or
are their hands tied by events beyond their control?
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