British writer Peter Hitchens thinks that the election of Obama signals the end of America as the "last, best hope of the world." I think he could be on to something. There is no doubt that Obama is bringing European-style socialism to America, and I doubt it works any better here than it has there. Look for an increasingly class-based society with high unemployment forever, and stagflation. The entire country will soon look like the cities run by black politicians, like Detroit, or by Mexicans, like Los Angeles.

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