Politics
Obama’s
Dirty
Dozen
Voters are about to learn what the
new president’s agenda really means
for the country. How far left will he tack?
By David A. Patten
T
ALK RADIO’S RUSH LIMBAUGH AND
Allow Anyone to Vote
Democratic fi rebrand Rahm Emanuel
Probability: 5.2
agree on one thing: Barack Obama’s
U.S. Impact: 6.4
presidency could alter America for
GOP Impact: 7.8
decades.
GOP Misery Index: 6.46
Close Guantanamo
Emanuel, the new White House
The 2008 election triggered multiple
Probability: 9.8
chief of staff, recently told ABC’s
voter-fraud investigations, and Democrats
George Stephanopoulos that the
apparently have decided that, if everyone
U.S. Impact: 7.5
fi nancial meltdown provides an
is declared eligible to vote, no one can be
GOP Impact: 2.0
accused of voting illegally. GOP Misery Index: 6.43
opportunity “to do things that Amer-
Registering to vote is just a Now that Guantanamo Bay is Obama’s
icans have pushed off for years.”
“bureaucratic obstacle,” they say. So leading problem, The New York Times is admitting
Limbaugh offered the contrary
Democrats in Congress say they’ll introduce the problems associated with shutting it
view, with this warning: “We’re about
legislation to promote automatic, universal down, stating it could lead to “the release
to see an encroachment by the left
voter registration by the government. of suspects for lack of evidence.” Jailing
Government voter registration would suspects in the United States could lead
that will take a generation to roll
rely on existing databases, mail surveys, to the radicalization and recruitment of
back.”
and door-to-door canvassing. This would U.S. prison populations, along with the
Here are a “dirty dozen” changes
make the demographic challenges facing nightmare scenario of armed jailbreaks.
Team Obama is most likely to enact.
Republicans that much tougher. Obama will close the camp to placate
the globalists — but at what cost to U.S.
LEGEND
Ban Offshore Drilling
security?
Ratings Key: 1 10 scale
Probability: 7.0
U.S. Impact: 7.5
Curtail Gun Owners’ Rights
• Probability: Likelihood that the measure
GOP Impact: 3.1
Probability: 8.0
will be implemented soon.
GOP Misery Index: 5.86
U.S. Impact: 8.5
• U.S. Impact: Potential impact on the country,
Blocking offshore oil drilling has been a
GOP Impact: 3.2
once the measure is enacted.
mainstay of the Democratic agenda. Under GOP Misery Index: 6.56
political pressure, Congress let a drilling Obama strongly supports the right of
• GOP Impact: Future political impact on the
moratorium expire, and President Bush cities and states to restrict gun owners’
GOP and its supporters.
changed an executive order that prohibits it. rights. So it was not surprising that more
• GOP Misery Index: An average of the three
Obama will be pressured to reinstate the than 350,000 Americans rushed to buy guns
measures.
executive prohibition. It wouldn’t even the week after the election. Expect Obama
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require congressional approval. to appoint judges who oppose the Supreme E
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36 NEWSMAX / JANUARY 2009
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