In anticipation of the new Ron Howard film due to be released later this month, I’ve been re-reading Dan Brown’s book Angels & Demons.
I wouldn’t say Brown is a tremendously clever writer. Frankly, I think he’s little more than a competent storyteller. But what he does better than most is combine historical and scientific fact with contemporary fiction to create a compelling story that draws readers in, hooking them from the opening chapter and not letting up until the story’s climax.
This paragraph from Chapter 21 of Angels & Demons intrigued me:
“A fact of nature. Everything has an opposite. Protons have electrons. Up-quarks have down-quarks. There is a cosmic symmetry at the sub-atomic level. Antimatter is yin to matter’s yang. It balances the physical equation.”
With Brown’s explanation of the existence of antimatter dancing in my head, the following AP story caught my eye this morning:
While Ron Paul and other Independent/Conservatives argue that the Fed is destroying America’s economy and should be abolished (“End the Fed!” was a popular sign at the Tea Parties), Obama wants to give the Fed even greater powers.
Wow.
Make that Double Wow.
The AP story comes at a time when Ron Paul’s bill (H.R. 1207) has gained tremendous support in Congress. Paul’s bill — if passed into law — would penetrate the Fed’s shroud of secrecy and enable Congress — for the first time since the Fed’s inception in 1913! — to audit the Fed’s books. In effect, we’d lessen the Fed’s power to manipulate the economies of the world because we’d have intimate knowledge of what the Fed is up to, and who’s pulling the Fed’s strings.
In other words, at the precise moment in history when Ron Paul’s bill has gained unprecedented momentum, in fact it now has the support of nearly 150 co-sponsors, Obama comes out in favor of the idea that the Fed should be even more powerful, and have even greater control over America’s economy.
Coincidence?
I doubt it.
So let’s make that Triple Wow just for effect.
Here’s an excerpt from the AP story:
AP sources: Obama wants Fed to be finance supercop
By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Writer Sat May 9, 7:29 am ET
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve could become the supercop for “too big to fail” companies capable of causing another financial meltdown under a proposal being seriously considered by the White House.
The Obama administration told industry officials on Friday that it was leaning toward making such a recommendation, according to officials who attended a private one-hour meeting between President Barack Obama’s economic advisers and representatives from about a dozen banks, hedge funds and other financial groups.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other officials made it clear they were not inclined to divide the job among various regulators as has been suggested by industry and some federal regulators. Geithner told the group that one organization needs to be held responsible for monitoring systemwide risk.
“Committees don’t make decisions,” said Geithner, according to one participant.
Officials from the Treasury Department and National Economic Council, which hosted the meeting, told participants that the Fed was considered the most likely candidate for the job, according to several officials who attended or were briefed on the discussions.
The administration officials said a legislative proposal would likely be sent to Capitol Hill in June with the expectation the House Financial Services Committee, led by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., would consider the measure before the Independence Day recess.
Guess where Ron Paul’s bill currently resides. Yup. In Barney Frank’s committee, the very place discussions will take place to expand the Fed’s power.
That’s when I realized something:
Obama is the antimatter man.
When I reflect on everything Barack Insane Obama (the biggest nutbag in Washington) has done in his first 100 days in office, and I combine it with what I’ve read in Dan Brown’s book, the thought occurred to me that everything Obama does is the exact opposite of what’s good, right, noble, just, sound, beneficial, and logical. Every move Obama has made in his first 100 days has been to tear down everything that has gone before, to — in his own words — “remake” America.
The antimatter man.
There’s no other phrase to describe Obama. He is the exact opposite of everything American has stood for, especially the Constitution. In that matter, he is the yin to the Constitution’s yang.
It’s no wonder Obama is the most polarizing President this nation has seen in over 40 years. He has split America like a particle accelerator smashes atoms. (I’m still in Dan Brown mode.)
If you’re not familiar with the Fed, I suggest you read the book The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin.
Or Ron Paul’s book The Revolution: A Manifesto.
While you’re at it, here are a few web sites that ought to scare the bejeezus out of you while you’re pondering Obama giving the Fed even more power:
The Ludwig von Mises Institute
Next time Obama opens his mouth and speaks the words his TelePrompter tells him to, remember this:
He’s the antimatter man.
Whatever he says is exactly the opposite of what’s good for you, for American, and for the world.
Knowing that, you won’t be shocked by what happens next.
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