Bookworm Room » Pictorial commentary on Obama’s “they didn’t do it themselves” speech: "Distilled to its essence: Barack Obama is saying that only government makes things happen. He fundamentally fails to understand that a healthy, stable society, one in which government does its job (such as letting the military work on defense and communication systems that might also aid the general public), is one that enables the hard workers, the innovators, the — yes — the lucky ones to rise above the crowd. When government tries to innovate for innovation’s sake — essentially substituting itself for the wisdom of the marketplace — we end up with TSA and Solyndra."
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