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"In many respects, Barack Obama's neo-socialism is neoconservatism's mirror image. Openly committed to ending the Reagan era, Obama is a firm believer in the power of government to extend its scope and grasp far deeper into society. In much the same way that neoconservatives accepted a realistic and limited role for the government, Obama tolerates a limited and realistic role for the market: its wealth is necessary for the continuation and expansion of the welfare state and social justice.

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As with Webb's Fabian socialism, one will never be able to say of Obama's developing doctrine, "now socialism has arrived." On the night the House of Representatives passed the health-care bill, Obama said, "This legislation will not fix everything that ails our health care system. But it moves us decisively in the right direction." Then, speaking specifically of another vote to be taken in the Senate but also cleverly to those not yet satisfied with what had been achieved, he added, "Now, as momentous as this day is, it's not the end of this journey."

Under Obama's neosocialism, that journey will be endless, and no matter how far down the road toward socialism we go, he will always be there to tell the increasingly beleaguered marchers that we have only taken a "critical first step."

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