tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post91070673418698515..comments2024-03-29T03:11:38.607-04:00Comments on Paco Enterprises: Barack Obama and the Doctrine of Self-ContainmentPacohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004124282907287652noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-17530351917225205592009-10-01T19:51:46.426-04:002009-10-01T19:51:46.426-04:00Awarded the THE SPOT-ON QUOTE OF THE DAY at: TCOTS...Awarded the <b>THE SPOT-ON QUOTE OF THE DAY</b> at: <a href="http://www.thecampofthesaints.com/2009.09.27_arch.html#1254422884632" rel="nofollow">TCOTS</a>Bob Belvederehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220595844172546069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-63805371511727003172009-09-29T08:50:58.384-04:002009-09-29T08:50:58.384-04:00...what you wind up with is a sort of Austro-Hunga...<i>...what you wind up with is a sort of Austro-Hungarian Empire - without the imperial trappings, but with all of the late regime’s abysmal weaknesses in the international sphere, including a fatal lack of military strength (plus, of course, the suffocating bureaucratic apparatus of a government intent on constantly meddling with the economy).</i><br /><br />That's it! You've nailed the exact analogy. Dead. Solid. Perfect. Bravo!<br /><br />PS: I agree with JeffS that the imperial trappings are starting to form around our beloved Tiberius Obamacus.Bob Belvederehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220595844172546069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-60126675878283291302009-09-28T14:34:04.377-04:002009-09-28T14:34:04.377-04:00I completely agree, except for "without the i...I completely agree, except for "without the imperial trappings". Given how the Obama's are playing up the celebrity role (the American equivalent of nobility), it'll be a feature, not a bug.JeffSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-28336926191823750152009-09-28T11:10:25.094-04:002009-09-28T11:10:25.094-04:00Well put, Paco. I have never anticipated an elect...Well put, Paco. I have never anticipated an election year with as much eagerness as I do 2010.RebeccaHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113907852048577121noreply@blogger.com