Enemies of the State

by Brian Darling

10/26/2009

“Don’t create an enemies list.”

Advice given years ago to President Nixon? No, a tip delivered just last week -- from Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to President Barack Obama

Alexander cited some of the announced enemies of Obama and his henchmen, including the Chamber of Commerce, Humana, Fox News, banks, investment houses, bondholders of General Motors and Chrysler, insurance companies and numerous members of Congress. Evidently if you dare to oppose the Obama administration, you risk ending up on the White House enemies list.

Because Fox dares to report news critical of the administration, President Obama has instituted a White House boycott of the network. Anita Dunn, White House communications director, made the wild claim that “Fox News often operates almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party.” Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh have been specifically targeted.

Who’s next? Other than free speech, that is.

Stimulus Funds National Gay Center for the Elderly

Of course, the White House also has a friends list. And these friends are rewarded with your tax dollars if they support the administration.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius joyfully announced plans to use $250,000 per year of your money to create a National Resource Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Elders. If you’re over 60 and living an “alternative lifestyle,” you’ll be eligible to receive the special services of this new federally funded center.

Yet another example of politically correct government waste -- a “stimulus” we can certainly do without.....