On Obama's Fear-mongering

I loved this comment by "Leonardo" on the John Podhoretz piece a few weeks back WRT the President accusing the previous administration of acting out of unfounded fear:

God forbid Barack ever used fear to further his agenda. Because the stimulus and all of the global warming measures are being sold solely on appeals to our highest aspirations.

Ha! Dead-on! Because losing your two-bit union job is SO SCAWWWWY that the government has to take action RIGHT NOW. And we can't sleep at night while polar bears and penguins are dying left and right. Good God, I'm getting hives thinking about all of this... I need a drink!