We were Warned by President Obama

Even while he was campaigning we kept hearing what he was, what he planned to do. Many of us knew it was coming, we just didn't think it would happen so soon.
Frank Meile writing in his Editors 2cents at the Daily Interlaken says:
America: Are we being ‘transformed’ and ... if so ... into what?

The week before he was elected president, President Obama made the bold statement that, “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.”

No doubt, at the time, most of us would have written this off as the usual overblown rhetoric of a politician pumped up on his own favorable poll numbers. Instead, it turned out to be a warning.

We don’t have time or space here to recap all of the “changes” brought about in the first year of the Obama administration, but among the biggies were the federal government takeover of major components of finance and industry (also known as socialization), the appointment of communist sympathizers to major posts in the administration, and the dismantling of national security policies that had kept us mostly safe for the eight years since Sept. 11. 2001.

What has become abundantly clear in the last year is that the president not only has a goal of “fundamentally transforming” the country, he also has a plan for how to do so. That plan might be compared to science fiction writer A.E. van Vogt’s strategy for writing a novel, which was to make sure at least one new thing happened on every page — a new character, a new plot twist, a new gimmick, a new gadget — anything to make you forget he was not really a very good writer to begin with...

....It turns out that if you want to fundamentally transform a country, the best way to accomplish that is to introduce so many revolutionary ideas into the mix that some of them just have to slip through. The last month or so has been typical...

...This month, it was announced that the president had signed another executive order creating yet another “new idea” in governance. This one has gotten very little attention. According to the official press release on Jan. 11, “The President today signed an Executive Order establishing a Council of Governors to strengthen further the partnership between the Federal Government and State Governments to protect our Nation against all types of hazards. When appointed, the Council will be reviewing such matters as involving the National Guard of the various States; homeland defense; civil support; synchronization and integration of State and Federal military activities in the United States; and other matters of mutual interest pertaining to National Guard, homeland defense, and civil support activities.”

Interesting idea, but what exactly is it? Does this perhaps fulfill President Obama’s campaign statement that, “We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded...”

...Remember, when one thing keeps happening after another, in rapid-fire succession, “you are not supposed to ask questions.” If there is anything that better sums up the magical first year of the Obama administration, I don’t know what it is.

For a better idea of Mr. Miele's point, read the whole editorial.
Note: all bolding is Rockport Conservatives.