Obama Wants a European Transformation

Charles Krauthammer makes the case, calling Tuesday’s speech “the boldest social democratic manifesto ever issued by a U.S. president.” Excerpt:

Reagan came to office to do something: shrink government, lower taxes, rebuild American defenses. Obama made clear Tuesday night that he intends to be equally transformative. His three goals: universal health care, universal education, and a new green energy economy highly funded and regulated by government.

February 26, 2009 in Culture | Comment