Comrade

Comrades Barack Obama, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Comrades Barack Obama, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

“My new comrade.”

That’s what Russian president Dmitry Medvedev called Barack Obama.

Heck, we’ve known his as Comrade Obama for some time.

I’m just waiting on a bailout bill to include a provision for a new song to replace the Star Spangled Banner.

Socialist

“From each according to his ability to each according to his need.”

The words of Karl Marx.

And the meaning of the words of Barack Obama:

“Spread the wealth around,” he said.

“Spread the wealth around?”

Take your wealth (“from each according to his ability”) and spread it around (“to each according to his need”).

Way to go, Obama. Karl Marx would be proud.