obama - PRINCE OF THE USA ?

An interesting tidbit from an old political classic of strategy. 

" ....I say it would be splendid if one had a reputation for generosity; nonetheless if your actions are influenced by the desire for such a reputation you will come to grief. This is because if your generosity is good and sincere it may pass unnoticed and it will not save you for its opposite. If you want to acquire a reputation for generosity, therefore you have to be ostentatiously lavish; and a prince acting in that fashion will soon squander all his resources, only to be forced in the end, if he wants to maintain his reputation to lay excessive burdens on the people, to impose extortionate taxes, and to do everything else he can to raise money. " 

The noted entry is from Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" written in 1517.  He claimed his book  was inspired by the devil.  In it's twenty six chapters he outlines the techniques which gave power to despotic political leaders. It has worked for the Italian Medici's and Borgia's to today's modern political leaders.  

The referenced quote applies appropriately to many American politicos who have risen to power offering all manner of largess to their constituents in exchange for votes (political power) . From Huey Long, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Barack Obama we have suffered too many leaders willing to promise anything and everything to get votes. The result of all this 'Santa Claus' politics is ultimate taxation from a diminishing number of productive citizens. 

American voters must realize that benefits and things from the federal government are never free. It's all a bag of tricks which ultimately steal our economic freedom, grant the government total power over individual rights, and rob future generations of their economic liberty.  We must see the wave of European economic failures as a harsh reality which may soon visit our shores. 

The ancient  treatise of Machiavelli offers many lessons on how politicians gain unlimited power.  It is the Bible of realpolitik and to curb it's practice by some of our leaders we have few remaining resources. Vote wisely, and maintain your second amendment rights !