Best known for writing the revolutionary pamphlet Common Sense, Mr. Paine was instrumental in galvanizing support for the American Revolution. Many of his writings are commonly quoted, even while the source fades to misty memory. No written work other than the Bible had so much circulation before the American Revolution than Paine’s “Common Sense.” As Mr. Armor notes, “one copy of this book was sold for every two Americans who could read. Almost all of the one-third of Americans who could read did read his words. Almost all the others heard them read in taverns and public meetings across the nation.” Paine was the one who inspired people to start thinking of themselves as Americans instead of just New Yorkers, Virginians, or Rhode Islanders. Paine was the first to write the term “United States of America.” It’s not hard to imagine what Paine would say about Mr. Obama’s order ignoring Congress and granting effective amnesty to nearly 5 million illegal aliens, and then issuing a second order making them eligible to register with Social Security and Medicare. All of this came on the heels of crushing midterm elections, when voters hoisted a gigantic stop sign. Mr. Obama stepped on the gas and blew right through it. He and his enablers assure us that mass amnesty will boost federal tax revenue immediately. But it will cost the Treasury $2 trillion when the amnestied begin applying for benefits, according to a Heritage Foundation estimate. The system is already going broke. This is like tying an anvil onto Wile E. Coyote’s leg as he’s plummeting down the cliff.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:19:48 +0000
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