Krauthammer: Obama Declared 'The End Of Reaganism' And That 'Big Government Is Back'

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Sounds good to me!

Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer called President Barack Obama's inauguration speech an "amazing" and "important" one — for the themes of progressivism and what Krauthammer called an "ode to big government."

"I thought it was an amazing speech, and historically very important,” Krauthammer said on Fox News in the aftermath of the speech. "This was really Obama unbound. And I think what's most interesting is that Obama basically is declaring the end of Reaganism."

In his famous 1981 inaugural speech, Ronald Reagan said that government "is the problem" — not the solution. Krauthammer said that Obama's, on contrast, was a "rebuke" to Reagan.

"This speech today was an ode to big government. It was a hymn to big government," he said.

more: http://www.businessinsider.com/krauthammer-obama-inaugural-speech-text-liberal-big-government-reagan-2013-1#ixzz2IfRYcn4L

[deutsey]

1. Aaaaand...that's a bad thing, Chuckie?

[still_one]

2. What an idiot Reagan was the king of big government

[leftyohiolib]

3. we have big gov already

[Permanut]

4. This would be the same Craphammer..

who defended Romney's claim that the Navy has shrunk to a size not seen since World War I and his claim that Obama has gone on an apology tour. And this clown doesn't seem to remember from 11th grade social studies class that the government of the United States is us.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

[Enrique]

5. the problem with this

is that based on what they've been saying about Obama for four years, how does it make any sense to say that in his Second Inaugural, that Obama is coming out against Reagan?

Even some of the densest in the RWers' audience must be thinking, "I thought he did that already?"

[charlyvi]

6. Give me an 'effing break!

Shrub, the most RW nutjob president we ever had, formed the Homeland Security agency, Part D of Medicare, and two wars totally off the books, Whether you agreed with these actions or not, they represented a HUGE expansion of government. Fucking hypocrites.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Screw Craphopper.

He can kiss my ass.

[Politicub]

8. Rightwing misery is getting boring

It was entertaining for a while but now it's like watching the same Orly Taitz interview over and over and over again.

[TeamPooka]

9. Governments are people my friend.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

10. Great Point!

I've got a facebook friend championing this op-ed of Krauthammer's:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-50-percent-solution/2013/03/21/2ce50776-9259-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html

I've no idea how to respond.

[L0oniX]

11. Annual kick.