CHIEF’S REPLY:
Frankly the Chief isn’t convinced the B.O. is actually a Communist, although he certainly IS a collectivist of some variety or other.

His economic record thus far is actually much closer to that of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, or Mussolini’s Fascisti; “Private” (oligarchic) ownership with the owners in the tank and actively doing the bidding of the state. A somewhat different model than that of classical Leninist/Stalinist Communism…but equally totalitarian in its impact on individual liberties.

As far as the so-called “uber-capitalists” – they are so much in the tank with the government, that they are effectively turning themselves into voluntarily nationalized enterprises, with no problemo at all as long as they are still taking their gov’t guaranteed cut of the federal pie (bail-outs, TARP, etc.).

If we REALLY had a capitalist system, AIG, Citicorp, GM, Chysler, etc. would have been left to experience the consequences of their mismanagement and go bankrupt. A real uber capitalist would be willing to confront and deal with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that is a part of free competition. The government interventions, support, protection, contractual favors, “pay to play”, “too big to fail” deals, etc. would NOT be allowed as part of a true capitalist system.

The guys from Goldman-Sachs, etc. as well as the (privately owned) Federal Reserve, are part of what has sadly become a “corporate state” not a capitalistic system.

B.O. is OK with this, since it results in the concentration of more power in Washington, to the detriment of the liberty of the rest of us.

[Ad hominem snark deleted.]