In U.S., It Is the Grass Roots That Curbs Government

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WASHINGTON -- Foreign observers who have followed President Obama's sinking fortunes have a hard time understanding the depth of the voters' anger and the tea party.

In a recent conversation with French and Spanish journalists, I heard that it made no sense to perceive Obama as a Trojan horse of European socialism when he has kept soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan; devoted part of his Nobel Peace Prize speech to justifying war; maintained the Guantanamo prison; signed a health care bill that does not include a single-payer system; prolonged fiscal stimulus policies that were initiated by his predecessor; and supported a monetary policy by the Federal Reserve that was highly encouraged by the Bush administration in 2008.

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In U.S., It Is the Grass Roots That Curbs Government

Last week in Argentina, during a discussion about the Western Hemisphere with a group of center-right leaders, I heard it said that "socialism" was in place well before Obama took office and no ...

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