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Trojan Horse and Social Darwinism Wednesday, 04 April 2012 16:14
Obama Calls Ryan’s Budget a Trojan Horse and Social Darwinism
Written by  Bob Adelmann      Rep. Jeb Hensarling was even
stronger, calling Obama’s speech an “unhinged attack” and an
“act of desperation” to direct attention away from his failed
policies. Even Darrell West of the Brookings Institution, a
left-of-center think tank, agreed: Obama needs to direct
attention to his opponents in the upcoming election (Republican
presidential candidate Mitt Romney supports Ryan’s budget bill)
and away from his own record. Said West, “If [the election] is a
referendum on him, he loses.”  A careful reading of the entire
transcript of his speech, however, confirms what is already
known about the President: He is a master of masquerade and
rhetorical misdirection. He knows what the problem is that faces
the country. In his best Reaganesque imitation, he opined:
And then, leaving unanswere