According to the Federal Election Commission, President Obama has, thus far, raised as much 2012 campaign money as all the Republican candidates combined…
Now how in today’s world (9.1% unemployment, $5.5 trillion new debt in 3 years, barely-moving GDP, huge budget deficit, low approval rating, etc.) can that be?
Well I’m afraid it makes perfect sense… You see the larger the government (grown beyond my wildest expectations), the more the influence it has over the economy – over business in general… And therefore the larger the motivation for cronies-to-be to lobby, to influence policy, to buy favor…
I.e., if you’re on the right side of big government, big government is precisely what you’re after…