Purnelle Predicted HopeChange in 1983

I've not read much Jerry Pournelle -- just a couple of his novels co-written with Larry Niven ("Lucifer's Hammer", "The Mote in God's Eye") and a great book on the Strategic Defense Initiative ("Mutual Assured Survival") that he wrote in the 80's. One might say he has a gift for foresight, but I'd say such a gift is hardly unique or supernatural -- anyone who reads and understands history (real history, not the garbage they teach in academia these days) could have predicted the mess we're in today without benefit of psychic abilities.

On his web site, Pournelle posts a piece originally written in 1983, but it could have been written yesterday to describe the present state of HopeyChangey affairs (h/t: Ace):

"Tyrants seldom come openly, their hands dripping with blood, their eyes blazing with hate. More often they come as friends of the people, tireless workers for the public good, heroes who will save the nation; who will cut the Gordian knot of parliamentary babble; who will carry out the people’s will.

"They come with promises. If we will disarm ourselves, they will provide professionals to protect us. If we give over our property they will assure us jobs. Crime will be abolished. Poverty will vanish. Together we will build a nation worthy of the future."

Any of this sound familiar?