This article appeared in the Washington Post and was written Harold Meyerson. This article was written to draw everyone away from the window seal about jumping because they angry conservatives keep trying to play the Obama is a socialist card. It was also written to show people, especially conservatives that we are in the mess we are in because of unrestricted capitalism.
The writer pinpoints some harsh quotes by stauch conservative leaders that try to tie Obama to socialism with every news bite that circulates. Everything Obama's administration does that they are not in agreement with is "socialist". From heathcare to regulation of the financial sector, its all socialist to them. Rich, uptight conservatives have gotten so fat and rich with capitalistic greed that the only sector of the population they are concerned with is their own. They had their chance with unrestricted capitalism and they blew it and sent this country spiraling downwards, and all they seemed to be concerned with is keeping things they way they are so that they can keep at it some more when the storm clears.
The writer's point and argument is basically that Obama is not trying to envoke a socialist nation, like anyone in this country would stand for that anyway? He is trying to get people back to work and get this country moving again as well as trying to safeguard us from having such a massive failure like this one again.
