(image courtesy of Robb Allen)So, ØbamaCare is a fait accompli, barring some last minute hail mary pass to spare us the horror of national health care. Some are proclaiming this the death knell of the republic, using what I hope is hyperbole to express their supreme displeasure with yet another Democratic gimme attempt at redistributing my wealth to gain votes.
We survived the New Deal. We survived Social Security. We survived the Great Society. We'll survive ØbamaCare. It's not the end of the Republic; far from it; although I agree with Robb that the end happened a while ago. Oh, we're screwed, no doubt of that whatsoever - healthcare is going to be a mighty big stick with which to whack the taxpayer piñata every time they need more tax dollar$ - but we will muddle ever on.
Those of you hoping that this will lead to some glorious GOP revolution in November, I've got one word: STOP. Ain't gonna happen. 98% of the American public will have forgotten all about healthcare reform by November; hell, by the time the November election rolls around, the people will have forgotten the damn World Series.
And relying on the Stupid Party to save us from overreaching big government is like relying on a rabid timberwolf to save you from being eaten by a bear.
That is all.
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Apathy kills. At what point will we be so dead that we can no longer blunder? We are the Rome of modern times. Rome was cool, and Rome is gone.
Not sure that people will forget. There's 2000 pages of who-knows-what to provide a steady drip-drip-drip of corruption. There's the immediate tax for benefits that you might - might - see in 6 or 8 years. There's the "you have to buy insurance or we'll fine you".
And at the end of the day, you're left with the thought that if this bill is so dang good for America, how come Congress exempted itself?
This one's going to be hard for 95% of the public to ignore.
Keep your eye on the left (Firedoglake, Atrios, etc). They're spitting nails, too.
Re: Voting the criminals/crooks/traitors out of office...
You have to at least try- otherwise any elected official will think there is no down side to his/her/its actions and will act accordingly.
TBG
I wish you were right, Borepatch.
I *HOPE* you're right.
However, the media has been having a field day with this, practically wetting themselves over BARACK'S BOLD TRIUMPH.
Don't forget - this bill doesn't take effect until 2014, well after Øbama has been safely re-elected. We won't see the collapse immediately, and the likelihood of the GOP being able to - or willing to - do a damned thing about it is pretty damned slim.
Let me put it another way:
MA has had the "mandatory" health insurance since 2006.
How many Democrats who voted for it lost their re-election campaign in 2008?
'Nuff said?
Don't get me wrong.
I will vote against anyone I can that voted for this monstrosity.
I will campaign as hard as I can for anyone running against someone who voted for this monstrosity.
I just don't expect a whole lot to change - remember, the only alternative is the Stupid Party, who have been about as effective at stopping big government as a restraining order is effective against a psychotic ex-lover...
Jay,
The vote yesterday isn't just about health care reform. No, I see it as much bigger. Pelosi, et. al. just got a big ego boost and are now emboldened to give us "immigration reform" -- whatever the f*ck that means. And coming from the left, you know it means amnesty.
- Brad
I see where Jay is coming from and agree with him. It's a long haul in front of every liberty loving person.
Hate to disagree with you sir, but thats why ya'll have so many screwed up laws that we don't have here in the geat forgotten fly-over land.The land of collapsable stocks and hi-cap mags to name a few. WE will not forget.
I will vote against anyone I can that voted for this monstrosity.
I will campaign as hard as I can for anyone running against someone who voted for this monstrosity.
All a waste of time. The fascist bastards now running Washington don't care about ballots anymore, Jay.
In fact, I don't think they'd care about any kind of public opposition ... unless perhaps it's one described by a word with the same consonants, but different vowels.
2 words
1994 AWB
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As they say at the Supreme Court, I concur in part and dissent in part.
It's probably not the end of the Republic, although it's a serious wound. We might recover, but I'm also not betting on it.
Since the outrage over this health care farce has been going on over a year along with a lot of people from a variety of points of the political spectrum being outraged at President Feckless and Congress, I think that this will carry over to the 2010 mid terms.
Don't forget that no one, and I mean no one, thought Scott Brown could win but anger over the issue (among other things) propelled him to victory.
There is a lot of anger and as details of this travesty are revealed, it will only grow.
I think that the Democrats shot themselves in the head with this vote.
At least I hope so.
I *do* feel compelled to point out that even if the Dems *did* "shoot themselves in the head with this one", it means we're stuck with the Stupids for a while...
Yeah, Stupids are better than Evil, but that's like saying Gonorhea is better than the clap...
New Deal, Social Security, Great Society, Medicare, Health Care Reform. The Republic died a long time ago; it just hasn't been buried yet. That day will come when the rest of this bill becomes law in 2014.
Either suck it up & shut up, or start shooting. Those are the last two options we've got, because by November the masses will be fine with this vote.
I think you're wrong and I'll bet you a Ruger 10/22 on it.
Now who's up for the fight, and who just wants to sit around and moan?
Geez. I thought for sure there would be fighters on this site but it looks like everybody has stacked arms and gone home to mama for dinner.
No sweat, New England. We here in Flyover Country will teach you how to resist and overcome!
I don't believe *I* ever said I wasn't willing to fight.
I believe I voiced concern that the apathy of *all* Americans would let this be forgotten come November.
The Assault Weapons ban of 1994 cost the Democrats the House because it passed in September. Øbama has learned from Clinton's mistake and has placed this unpopular vote well ahead of the November election.
He's banking as am I - that the attention span of the American voting public won't last through November.
The other option - one that *really* chills me to the bone - is that the Dems realize that they're dead politicians walking and *REALLY* ram something ugly through before November...
And what I'm saying is that I think you're wrong about the attention span and if Zero is banking on it he's wrong, too. But if the talk is of hopelessness, then guess what? Hopelessness it will be.
I think that some fundamental things are changing. And I think all the talk of a hopeless cause does the cause no good at all. (Just the poor West Point graduate and career Army officer speaking here.) And about your leadership abilities and potential: You are a powerful writer, my friend, with a significant following. You can do better than hopelessness.
So now, lay out some metrics. I am but a lowly Appleseed instructor and college professor these days so I can always use another Ruger 10/22. I have two that I loan out regularly when I teach 20-30 people how to shoot and why to shoot every couple of weeks. Or you can contribute to my Fulton Armory M1A...
Thanks for an otherwise excellent blog that I check daily. If it's okay with your wife, I'll also blow you a nice, chaste kiss, as well, just in case I hurt your feelings. (Yes, I am a woman so that's not a problem.)
I can see how my position might be construed as hopelessness.
It's not - yet.
We've seen a spark in the Tea Parties, one that has not dimmed over time, but grown. Despite the media's incessant negative - or nonexistent - coverage, or perhaps even because of it, the ranks have swelled.
Scott Brown, a Republican, did the unthinkable - he won the Senate seat formerly occupied by Ted "the Swimmer" Kennedy.
NJ saw the defeat of Corzine, a man who never met an election he didn't try to buy.
It is not hopeless, not as long as there are Americans left who believe in Ronald Reagan's shining city on a hill. As long as immigrants flock to her shores knowing that this is the last great hope, that they can still pursue the great American dream.
Yes. We can survive this. I've seen it stated elsewhere - this may be where things turn around, where the squishy RINOs quietly fade into the background and the true conservatives bring back concepts like fiscal responsibility, accountability, and stability.
I'm not confident enough to bet - either way - as to the make-up of the House and/or Senate in the aftermath of the 2010 elections. We might see a mass "retirement" - we've already seen a good dozen or so Congressmen, a few Senators, and some governors even decline to run again. In the absence of an incumbent to vote against, it's much harder to call.
In any case, vote 'em out in 2010. Then turn around, vote the rest out in 2012 - including Øbama. Don't worry, it's not racist to rectify a mistake...
Whatever happens, it ain't gonna be pretty... sigh...
Heheh. Sounds good to me! Love the plain-spoken speakin' I find around these parts.
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