Comments on: Michael Goodwin has the courage to confess a mistake — and to fear for America’s future

By: BrianE

BrianE — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:51:02 +0000

First Henthoff and now Goodwin see Obama as a danger to the Republic.

This article may give added reasons for their fear. Obama sees himself as transcending borders as a politician to the world.

“2009 was the year in which “global” swept the rest of the political lexicon into obscurity. There were “global crises” and “global challenges”, the only possible resolution to which lay in “global solutions” necessitating “global agreements”…”

“…The dangerous idea that the democratic accountability of national governments should simply be dispensed with in favour of “global agreements” reached after closed negotiations between world leaders never, so far as I recall, entered into the arena of public discussion. Except in the United States, where it became a very contentious talking point, the US still holding firmly to the 18th-century idea that power should lie with the will of the people.
Nor was much consideration given to the logical conclusion of all this grandiose talk of global consensus as unquestionably desirable: if there was no popular choice about approving supranational “legally binding agreements”, what would happen to dissenters who did not accept their premises (on climate change, for example) when there was no possibility of fleeing to another country in protest? Was this to be regarded as the emergence of world government? And would it have powers of policing and enforcement that would supersede the authority of elected national governments? In effect, this was the infamous “democratic deficit” of the European Union elevated on to a planetary scale.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/janetdaley/6845967/Therell-be-nowhere-to-run-from-the-new-world-government.html

The global village meme has been gaining traction for some time, but has burst on the scene fully-formed in 2009. As we go hat in hand to finance our profligate lifestyles, the only commodity we may have left to barter is our sovreignty.

By: suek

suek — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:53:06 +0000

>>How could he be so fully aware of all these problems now and not had even the slightest clue this would all happen a year ago? >>

It seems to me that there are two possibilities to answer this: first, the person has discovered that the answers provided by the left aren’t the panacea to solve all of mankind’s problems – in which case we have a convert. That’s a good thing. Second, the person still believes in all the “solutions” offered by the extreme left, but has discovered that Obama isn’t the promised messiah. In that case, s/he’ll keep on looking for the _One_ who can save us – that’s a bad thing.

There are enough Lefty converts on the internet these days – including Book – that there needs to be a guide to “deprogram” them – otherwise, they may lose their “footing” and fall back into their Lefty mindset. Growing up is hard to do…!

By: Cheesestick

Cheesestick — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:37:27 +0000

How could he be so fully aware of all these problems now and not had even the slightest clue this would all happen a year ago? It is not as if people weren’t saying this is exactly how things would be…it’s that he doesn’t have any respect for the people that tried to tell him I’m sure.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:03:29 +0000

that it’s very difficult for them, a year later, to ‘fess up that they made a mistake.

If it isn’t hard for a person driving in a 35 mile per hour zone at 60 miles per hour to admit that they were wrong to run over that child, then it shouldn’t be hard for Obama voters to admit that they helped usher in an age of tyranny and cruelty that has already destroyed millions of lives.

By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:53:21 +0000

We’ll see what Goodwin is actually made of….
I don’t believe I can remember a single genuine leftist who didn’t return to the trough once s/he got over the shock of betrayal and managed to “contextualize” whatever it was….
I’m just reading a magnificent book, The Forsaken (available really cheap here: http://www.amazon.com/Forsaken-American-Tragedy-Stalins-Russia/dp/1594201684/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261356194&sr=8-1, and isn’t it a commentary that this book isn’t still in print?) that illustrates what I’m saying. The list of people who KNEW what was happening during the Great Terror and continued to lie, deny, and hide the truth….all in service of their ideology.
So, kudos to Mr. Goodwin for the column….we’ll be watching, sir.

By: Wizbang

Wizbang — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:50:25 +0000

“I am afraid — actually, certain — we are losing the heart and soul that made America unique”…

Michael Goodwin, once an Obama supporter: I am afraid for my country. I am afraid — actually, certain — we are losing the heart and soul that made America unique……