In Dreams from My Father, Obama mulls the limitations of democracy and the free market, excerpted by Steve Sailer in America’s Half-Blood Prince: Barack Obama’s Story of Race and Inheritance:

That the POWER [buy black] campaign sputtered said something about . . . Questions of competition, decisions forced by a market economy and
majoritarian rule; issues of power.

It was this unyielding reality — that whites were not simply phantoms to be expunged from our dreams but were an active and varied fact of our everyday lives.that finally explained how [black] nationalism could thrive as an emotion and flounder as a program. [pp. 201–202]

Yes we can! become part of this dream from his father answering “questions of competition, decisions forced by a market economy and majoritarian rule” with our competitiveness reined in, our economy tied in knots, and our “majoritarian” habits of deciding by voting on things held in check.

Sailer cites it accurately as O. giving up on people power through community organization.  The question is how he looked at the market and the vote.  My implied argument or allegation is that we know now that he’s enamored of neither, unless you dismiss his by-any-means-necessary approach to his health legislation as anomalous.

Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) has been talking abortion with Dem leaders and has learned a thing or two:

“I really believe that the Democratic leadership is simply unwilling to change its stance,” he says. “Their position says that women, especially those without means available, should have their abortions covered.” The arguments they have made to him in recent deliberations, he adds, “are a pretty sad commentary on the state of the Democratic party.”

Their argument, crass and inhumane, is this:

“If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more. That’s one of the arguments I’ve been hearing,” Stupak says. “Money is their hang-up. Is this how we now value life in America? If money is the issue — come on, we can find room in the budget. This is life we’re talking about.”

“They don’t even want to debate this issue. We’ll probably have to wait until the Republicans take back the majority to fix this.”

The pressure is great:

“This has really reached an unhealthy stage,” Stupak says. “People are threatening ethics complaints on me. On the left, they’re really stepping it up. Every day, from Rachel Maddow to the Daily Kos, it keeps coming. Does it bother me? Sure. Does it change my position? No.”

Nasty people, those libs.

(Good work here by Robert Costa for NRO Corner)

Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) has been talking abortion with Dem leaders and has learned a thing or two:

“I really believe that the Democratic leadership is simply unwilling to change its stance,” he says. “Their position says that women, especially those without means available, should have their abortions covered.” The arguments they have made to him in recent deliberations, he adds, “are a pretty sad commentary on the state of the Democratic party.”

Their argument, crass and inhumane, is this:

“If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more. That’s one of the arguments I’ve been hearing,” Stupak says. “Money is their hang-up. Is this how we now value life in America? If money is the issue — come on, we can find room in the budget. This is life we’re talking about.”

“They don’t even want to debate this issue. We’ll probably have to wait until the Republicans take back the majority to fix this.”

The pressure is great:

“This has really reached an unhealthy stage,” Stupak says. “People are threatening ethics complaints on me. On the left, they’re really stepping it up. Every day, from Rachel Maddow to the Daily Kos, it keeps coming. Does it bother me? Sure. Does it change my position? No.”

Nasty people, those libs.

(Good work here by Robert Costa for NRO Corner)

David Horowitz reports on what’s bothering The Left:

The most recent edition of Newsweek‘s “Declassified” reports that [Senator Dianne] Feinstein and her Democrat colleagues are upset that the Department of Homeland Security uses DiscoverTheNetworks.org to identify unnamed Muslim security risks in America.

Foolishly.  “As I am quoted . . . in the article,

“American left-wingers, including some members of Congress, have a long history of – actively working with and collaborating with America’s enemies.”

And this attack confirms that the site is doing its job. I have no knowledge of the Homeland Security papers that the senators are complaining about. But I can assure you that the material on DiscoverTheNetworks.org is factual not inflammatory. The Freedom Center is very careful about the content of posts. All we do is connect the dots.

Read all about it here.

Among House Dems who may vote no on health-whatsit who voted yes the first time is Chi’s own Luis G.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said in a statement today that he plans to vote no “at this time.” He’s demanding changes to the bill’s immigration language, arguing that the current bill would bar some immigrants from buying private insurance with their own money.

That Pelosi dame can’t win for losin’.

David Horowitz reports on what’s bothering The Left:

The most recent edition of Newsweek‘s “Declassified” reports that [Senator Dianne] Feinstein and her Democrat colleagues are upset that the Department of Homeland Security uses DiscoverTheNetworks.org to identify unnamed Muslim security risks in America.

Foolishly.  “As I am quoted . . . in the article,

“American left-wingers, including some members of Congress, have a long history of – actively working with and collaborating with America’s enemies.”

And this attack confirms that the site is doing its job. I have no knowledge of the Homeland Security papers that the senators are complaining about. But I can assure you that the material on DiscoverTheNetworks.org is factual not inflammatory. The Freedom Center is very careful about the content of posts. All we do is connect the dots.

Read all about it here.

Among House Dems who may vote no on health-whatsit who voted yes the first time is Chi’s own Luis G.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said in a statement today that he plans to vote no “at this time.” He’s demanding changes to the bill’s immigration language, arguing that the current bill would bar some immigrants from buying private insurance with their own money.

That Pelosi dame can’t win for losin’.

John Fund notes a telling Rasmussen finding that this blog overlooked the other day in re: Brady’s lead over Quinn the incumbent Dem in the Illinois governor’s race.

Mr. Quinn’s unpopular support for tax increases and haphazard management style has also allowed Mr. Brady to open up a 59% to 18% lead among independent voters.

Italics added.

John Fund notes a telling Rasmussen finding that this blog overlooked the other day in re: Brady’s lead over Quinn the incumbent Dem in the Illinois governor’s race.

Mr. Quinn’s unpopular support for tax increases and haphazard management style has also allowed Mr. Brady to open up a 59% to 18% lead among independent voters.

Italics added.

John Fund notes a telling Rasmussen finding that this blog overlooked the other day in re: Brady’s lead over Quinn the incumbent Dem in the Illinois governor’s race.

Mr. Quinn’s unpopular support for tax increases and haphazard management style has also allowed Mr. Brady to open up a 59% to 18% lead among independent voters.

Italics added.