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Stylistically Speaking, Barack Obama Could Hardly Be Further From Jimmy Carter If He Really Had Been Born In Kenya.

President Obama Has Lowered Taxes More Than He Has Raised Them, And They Are Today Lower Than They Were In President Reagan's Time. But You Don't Hear Conservatives Crowing About That.

Obama, Like Carter, Is Reacting To Warning Signs By Seeking To Split The Difference Between Dispirited Democrats And Increasingly Radicalized Republicans.

History Is Replete With Examples Of Empires Mounting Impressive Military Campaigns On The Cusp Of Their Impending Economic Collapse.

The Ability Of The 1 Percent To Buy Politicians And Regulators Is Nothing New In American Politics - Just As Inequality Has Been A Permanent Part Of Our Economic System. This Is True Of Virtually All Political And Economic Systems.