Hillary Clinton = Welsey Mouch

Holy shit. I was trying to take a break from ranting about politics, but it's becoming just scary how our "fearless leaders" are taking the worst possible ideas from literature and attempting to apply them to our lives. Earlier I wrote about how Mike Huckabee is becoming Nehemia Scudder; now it seems that Hillary Clinton is doing her best Welsey Mouch impersonation. For those who don't know the character of Mouch, he is "the country's economic dictator" in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

Senator Clinton:

Clinton said any agreement should include a moratorium on foreclosures of at least 90 days on owner-occupied homes with subprime mortgages. Any agreement should also include a rate freeze on adjustable mortgages of at least five years or until the loan is converted into a fixed-rate mortgage, she said.
Clinton said the freeze would give the housing market time to stabilize and homeowners time to build equity. She also called on the mortgage industry to provide regular reports on the number of mortgages they have modified. (source)

Wesley Mouch:

"The economic condition of the country was better the year before last than it was last year, and last year it was better than it is at present. It’s obvious that we would not be able to survive another year of the same progression. Therefore, our sole objective must now be to hold the line. To stand still in order to catch our stride. To achieve total stability. Freedom has been given a chance and has failed. Therefore, more stringent controls are necessary. Since men are unable and unwilling to solve their problems voluntarily, they must be forced to do it.” He paused, picked up the sheet of paper, then added in a less formal tone of voice, “Hell, what it comes down to is that we can manage to exist as and where we are, but we can’t afford to move!
So we’ve got to stand still..."