Yes it's true. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell(R-KY) coined the phrase a few days after the historic health care bill passed the House. Republicans and Tea Party looney tunes are jumping on board in droves, and I couldn't be happier. This is a gigantic risk the Right is taking, but like sharks in a feeding frenzy they just can't stop. They have whipped up their base to the point, if they wanted to re-enter any reasonable legislative discussion they couldn't. Their total motivation at this point holds only one course, to continue feeding the fear, the misinformation, the fallacious rhetoric that has come to define them since 2006. Sen. John McCain(R-AZ) recently stated he would no longer compromise, or work with, the other side of the aisle, he's taking his toys and going home. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said in essence, he hasn't done much on that front anyway, so no major loss there.
Lets take a realistic look at the Republican repeal strategy. They would have to take 113 seats in the House and Senate to have a veto proof majority that could repeal the bill. I think that reality alone would make them step back from all their inane posturing, but once again the base beckons, so they must follow through and keep fear alive. The people don't want this bill they cry. Why not? Because for most of the last year Republicans hijacked the health care debate, and with a storm of lies and misinformation, they did what they do best, scare the American people to death. "If this bill passes it will be Armageddon!" "Death Panels are coming for Grandma!" "This is a government take over of health care by our socialist President!" ...all alot of crap. Sadly there are millions of people out there who buy this non-sense, and my money says they don't even know what socialism is. Now for a reality check. Once this new bill begins to help people, and start improving health care in America, the repeal idea will slowly loose momentum. All those Independents who so recently ran from the Democrats will come home, and all those who voted against health care will be under the heat lamp. Who voted against health care reform? Easy, Republicans not a ONE. This is a fantastic scenario and could in fact become reality, but it is predicated on one thing... the economy. If the economy doesn't show some palpable improvements the people can see by November, we will have losses. However, even if the economy is still struggling, I don't think we will loose the House or the Senate.
Now, who is the Republican base? Well if you watch alot of news programs you would think them half the country 50%, this is not the case. They are roughly 30% of the electorate, including the Tea Party people. They are in general white, uneducated, racist, gun toting, hypocritical evangelical lemmings, moving toward their cliff with each passing day. My only explanation for why the media gives them more attention than they deserve, is simply the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Plus what's more intriguing than a mass of rednecks in a field, waving flags, talking to reporters with 5th grade reading skills, holding posters of President Obama as Hitler. WHERE DO I SIGN UP! Remember people, loud doesn't mean right, ignorance is no replacement for reason, and stupid is as stupid does.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Republican's On The Outside Looking In, As Healhcare Reform Passes
I just watched President Barack Obama sign into law sweeping health care reform that will allow the millions of Americans who need it, better, more affordable health care. This historic reform is a tribute to the President, the Democratic leadership, and all the people who fought so hard to make these reforms a reality. The vote in the House was 219 For, 212 Against. Among all those votes, not one Republican voted for this bill, not ONE. I must say this does not surprise me, but speaks volumes about the current state of the Republican Party. A new Louis Harris poll released today revealed some sobering numbers about what Republicans think:
67% Think President Obama is a Socialist.
57% Think President Obama is Muslim.
45% Think President Obama was not born in this country.
38% Think President Obama "is doing many of the things Hitler did."
24% Think President Obama may be the Anti Christ.
People this isn't just sobering it's frightening. 19th-century educator Horace Mann once too-loftily said: "Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge." The Republican party has whipped itself, and it's base, into such a frenzy that even the courtesy of civil debate and discourse has become impossible for them.
The landmark passage of health care reform, and the vile and hostile manner in which the Republicans fought this legislation, only proves how they continue to detach from reality for the sake of ideological purity. The sands of time will bury the Republican party if it continues down this path. Since the election of Barack Obama the Republicans and their mini-me Teabag supporters, who are nothing more than, ignorant rednecks, have crossed the line at every opportunity. Rep. Joe Wilson (SC) yells "you Lie" at President Obama during the State of the Union, unheard of. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX) called Rep. Bart Stupak (MI) a "baby killer" on the house floor. During the final house debate Republican Representative's pumping up Teabag protesters outside from the veranda at the Capitol with signs. It looked like a high school pep rally. Teabag protesters spitting on Congressman, calling them "nigger" and "faggot", but their not racist, just angry. Just take a look at a good example of what we're dealing with here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_PX5L_v_7I
There is a seismic shift taking place in this country, and Republicans and their Teabag allies are resisting it tooth and nail. At some point, much like an earthquake, the Republicans may not survive. Political parties have gone down before in American history, it is not a new situation. They claim they will repeal this bill, that is pure fantasy. They said as South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint so aptly put it, they wanted to make health care "Obama's Waterloo", the "Waterloo" may be theirs. This is a tremendous victory for President Obama, and an equally tremendous defeat for Republicans. Yet they continue fighting, twisting in the wind, kicking and clawing against progress and the future. Entrenched and desperate to hold on to the past. They would be well served to let go and live to fight another day. However, should they refuse that might be the only place you will find them in the future... in the past.
67% Think President Obama is a Socialist.
57% Think President Obama is Muslim.
45% Think President Obama was not born in this country.
38% Think President Obama "is doing many of the things Hitler did."
24% Think President Obama may be the Anti Christ.
People this isn't just sobering it's frightening. 19th-century educator Horace Mann once too-loftily said: "Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge." The Republican party has whipped itself, and it's base, into such a frenzy that even the courtesy of civil debate and discourse has become impossible for them.
The landmark passage of health care reform, and the vile and hostile manner in which the Republicans fought this legislation, only proves how they continue to detach from reality for the sake of ideological purity. The sands of time will bury the Republican party if it continues down this path. Since the election of Barack Obama the Republicans and their mini-me Teabag supporters, who are nothing more than, ignorant rednecks, have crossed the line at every opportunity. Rep. Joe Wilson (SC) yells "you Lie" at President Obama during the State of the Union, unheard of. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX) called Rep. Bart Stupak (MI) a "baby killer" on the house floor. During the final house debate Republican Representative's pumping up Teabag protesters outside from the veranda at the Capitol with signs. It looked like a high school pep rally. Teabag protesters spitting on Congressman, calling them "nigger" and "faggot", but their not racist, just angry. Just take a look at a good example of what we're dealing with here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_PX5L_v_7I
There is a seismic shift taking place in this country, and Republicans and their Teabag allies are resisting it tooth and nail. At some point, much like an earthquake, the Republicans may not survive. Political parties have gone down before in American history, it is not a new situation. They claim they will repeal this bill, that is pure fantasy. They said as South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint so aptly put it, they wanted to make health care "Obama's Waterloo", the "Waterloo" may be theirs. This is a tremendous victory for President Obama, and an equally tremendous defeat for Republicans. Yet they continue fighting, twisting in the wind, kicking and clawing against progress and the future. Entrenched and desperate to hold on to the past. They would be well served to let go and live to fight another day. However, should they refuse that might be the only place you will find them in the future... in the past.
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