Here?s an excerpt from Charlie Rose?s recent interview with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, as published in Bloomberg Business Week:
How would you describe President Obama’s philosophy about the role of government? Well, he is a pragmatist. He has adopted ideas and policies from Republicans and Democrats. He is not wedded to a philosophy or ideology. He sees government mainly for setting rules and then letting the private sector operate within those rules.
Really? This is a credible assessment from the author of the ?no good crisis should go to waste? comment? Perhaps Emanuel should review some of the following: the president?s support for massive government debt, his support for unprecedented federal government control of health-care decisions, and his misguided desire to tax the rich.
