And yet here we are, with a president who simultaneously professes the goodness of government even as that government misuses power in all the old familiar ways, changing only to adapt to new technology.
So, as we prepare to hand authority over our health care system to a tax agency that has, time and again, wielded its power for political purposes on behalf of whoever is currently in power, we owe thanks. Thank you, Mr. President, for demonstrating that you're just as untrustworthy a [unfortunate term] as all of your predecessors. Thank you for reminding us that, no matter the public assurances we receive, every iota of power given to the government will be misused. We repeatedly forget these lessons, and we need our reminders.
And, in a related post in the Wall Street Journal:
But seriously, Obama has a point here. If you hear those voices that try to gum up the works by warning of tyranny, whatever you do, block them out. You must have faith in the federal government. Not only is the federal government omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent, but it has a way of going all Old Testament on those who disbelieve,