They're Not Even Pretending Any More!

One of the most often stated accusations against Barack Obama over the past couple years is that he was a socialist. His record pretty showed it pretty clearly, but he really opened a can of worms when he famously told Joe the Plumber that he wanted to 'spread the wealth around'. Obama and the Democrats have steadfastly maintained they loooooved capitalism and were most definitely not socialists despite the fact that their actions are the guidebook for how socialists should run things. It appears that they've now decided it's not worth the effort of lying about their true intentions anymore:

When absurdity gives way to hilarity, you must be talking about politics.

In the midst of a colossal global concern for the economic stability of our great nation, Emanuel Cleaver, Missouri’s 5th Congressional District representative, has one small earmark on his wish list that deserves some attention.

Cleaver has listed a new earmark — one of several — and he promises to “fight for every one.” But this is a whopping $48 billion package that must go down as the grandaddy of all earmarks.

Proposed by a gentleman named Lamar Mickens, president of the not-for-profit Quality Day Campus, the $48 billion earmark would funnel money into the inner cities to give money to the poor and thereby produce a much larger consumer class to buy the goods and services produced in this country.

Just call this redistribution on steroids.

Yippee. He's brazenly asking for a $48 billion -- BILLION -- redistribution for the inner city a buddy of his who runs a day care:

Currently Mickens operates this massive proposal out of his home but with Cleaver’s help, this earmark could put him on the road to success.

Cleaver provides a link to a Mickens “manifesto” where a lengthy agenda is outlined — but again with no specifics other than the rich should provide money to the poor so that the poor will have more money to spend.

Oh, and this is just phase one, by the way.

Thank you, Mr. Cleaver, for making Missouri proud. The silver lining is that he's really making it easy for normal, hard-working Americans to understand who you really are.