The Wagoner and Greenberg Treatment

Liberals hate private sector leaders.

In their world, a world very much created by Marx and Engels, government (or better said "the state") must have the exclusive and exhaustive leadership role. CEOs, corporate presidents, religious officials (especially bishops and the Pope!) are all seen with skepticism and fear as rivals. In the statist vision of the world, only the state has the true vision and altruism to properly order mankind. All competition must be eliminated.

As Milton Friedman said to Phil Donahue about 30 years ago "Where in the world do you find these angels who are going to organize society for us? I don't even trust you to do that". Here's the clip. It's worth watching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A

So because today's American left, liberals, statists, Obamists, socialists, etc hate non-government leaders, they take the necessary steps to destroy them. (There are many ways to do that- read Saul Alinsky for some tips in case you want to play the home version.) One way to destroy these leaders is through direct government attack.

I think of Hank Greenberg the former CEO of AIG. Greenberg was basically told by former N.Y. Attorney General (turned disgraced prostitute loving embezzling Governor) Spitzer to resign "or else". Repeated calls to the AIG Board, threats of indictment, of penalties, of fines, all empty hallow threats caused Greenberg to step aside. Spitzer used his status as AG to hold press conferences aimed at maligning Greenberg. Spitzer ruined his reputation and character. Spitzer behaved like a complete and utter extortionist, mafia thug. Greenberg was forced to step down. He was never charged, indicted, or to my knowledge, even investigated for any misdoings.

So why the need to get rid of him? He was too powerful. He controlled too much money. He had more power than Spitzer, and in Elliott's statist-worldview, that is a bad thing. Only government officials should have such power. (By the way... I am waiting for Elliott to get charged with something).

I forget... after Greenberg stepped down 3 years ago, how has AIG done as a business? Is it still making money for it's shareholders?

And just today, Kaiser Obama had Rick Wagoner step down at General Motors. Now, Obama can "appoint" the right person to restructure GM according to his (Obama's) vision. Obama and his task force can decide the product and the financial make-up of this behemoth and iconic corporation. They can decide what kind of cars are made, how much they cost, how much the employees make, how much Ron Gettelfinger gets paid...

I forget.... how much experience does Obama have running a corporation? Did his years as "community organizer" give him the financial and corporate acumen to overhaul this company? Did his years in the Illinois legislature gift him with automotive know how and experience? Did his 2 years in the Senate provide him with industry vision and labor-relations capabilities?

Rick Wagoner is just the latest victim of a soon-to-be common trend. Obama is a statist. He believes in complete state control of all sectors of society: education, healthcare, employment, production. Any leader who tries to remain free of state control will be subject to death- industry death, power-death, responsibility-death. Not actual "death". Not yet, at least.

What? Am I saying that soon Kaiser Obama will actually KILL people? No. But all totalitarian regimes begin small... go read up on the Reign of Terror in 19th century France, the beginning of Bolshevism in early 20th century Russia, the birth of Fascism in Italy, Communism in China, Hitler in Germany. Totalitarianism doesn't begin with murder. It begins with "the state" taking control of:

industry: banking, mortgage
the private sector: automobiles, healthcare
religion: eliminating conscience clause and tax-exempt status, imminent domain legislation
the press: fairness doctrine, newspaper bailouts

The state does this for your good. They care. But this lust for control grows and grows. Soon, as Orwell reminds us, you cannot tell the men from the pigs as they all look alike.

Do I sound alarmist? Good. I'll keep ringing that alarm bell. Didn't another statist, Lula Da Silva, just blame the global recession on "blue-eyed white people"? Now ask me again if I am going to far in my comments... Hitler did not begin his powergrab with dissimilar attitudes.

Greenberg, Wagoner- who is next? Steve Jobs? Warren Buffett? He criticized Obama recently- maybe Berkshire Hathaway should be under state control. Should the state appoint university professors and deans? All this is coming. Look at which industry is under Kaiser Obama's attack: oil, pharma, healthcare, energy, transportation, banks, "Wall Street" (the guy is so inept he talks about "Wall Street" as if it were a specie and not a genere. Plato would be happy to see his beliefs are being codified into metaphysical legislation.)

Watchout Exxonmobile, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, CSX. Wells Fargo and Ford are being FORCED to take TARP funds. What will Kaiser Obama FORCE upon you, Pfizer?

Maybe AstraZeneca can make a pill to counter the effects of American Fascism.