Sputnik Is Back! - "Investing" in Education and Green Energy

I must say when President Barack Obama was giving his State of the Union Address I saw it for what it really was - a Soviet-style speech made to concur with the party line and a load of propaganda. I especially loved how the President used language in order to hide his real intentions. There were many populist applause phrases (when the entire Congress clapped and cheered for no apparent reason) which mentioned "efficiency", "fairness", and "liberty". But much more important were some of the places where the President mentioned his actual plans for the future. Here are a few observations:
1. Newspeak has arrived! Back in December I wrote that one of the main trends in this new year was going to be more use of Orwellian style Newspeak by the government and people associated with the current power structures. In fact President Obama used one word which I explicitly predicted will be one of the most used euphemisms of 2011 - "investment" (my prediction, here). By investment he meant, of course, them spending our money.
2. It was clear to me that the President's main goal, as always, is to micromanage the US economy. He seemed envious of China (describing their education system as better than the American) and yet he did not seem to understand that what currently gives China the upper hand in the market is the liberalization of the Chinese economy. The extra freedom Chinese citizens have is a big help to them when they have to compete against over-regulated over-taxed American businesses.
3. I am very worried about the President's promises to mess up the energy sector. "Green energy" handouts to government cronies seem imminent, further fueled by the fact that the President seems sure he can put 80% of the US on renewable energy by a year in which he will be out of office for some 20 years! In other words, he is claiming to be a seer (tarot or crystal ball I wonder...).
4. I am also worried about further meddling in the education system. I once wrote about crazy socialists in England who wanted to extend school days and eliminate holidays (basically stealing children from their families - here). I am very afraid some kind of like educational reform might take place in the US - the President was adamant about the fact that it is education systems which are advantageous to China and India (I have never heard such an absurdity).
People really seem to think Sputnik-like initiatives will save America. It is just the opposite.
The greatest US statesman of modern times, the Honorable Ron Paul, once summarized the current US situation in both accurate and eloquent terms by saying the following: "A government out of control, unrestrained by the constitution, the rule of law or morality. Bickering over petty politics as we descend into chaos. The philosophy that destroys us is not even defined. We have broken from reality a psychotic nation. Ignorance with a pretence of knowledge replacing wisdom... We are now in the midst of unlimited spending of the people’s money. Exorbitant taxation, deficits of trillions of dollars spent on a failed welfare-warfare system. An epidemic of cronyism."