David Warren wonders if Obama is like Gorbachev.
In a very well written piece David Warren compares and contrasts Gorbachev who is blamed for destroying the Soviet Union and Obama who may have a potential in destroying the United States. A most interesting comparison and one that initially sounds slightly absurd. The underlying theme that David puts forth and one that may very well be true is that both men, upon being elected, had visions of grand change. Similarly important is that both of these visions were of a benevolent nature. Gorbachev truly felt that by opening up the press and breaking down censorship the Soviet Union would emerge stronger and better. It did not. Obama feels that by ushering in massive wealth distribution policies while using government's big hand to fix all life's injustice we will emerge a better and strong America. We will not. So what makes Obama so confident and emboldened by a task that has been disproven so many times before? Warren's key point lies in the following: A varian