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On Nov 5, 9:07 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:05 AM, GregfromBoston <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Angry democrats sucking on sour grapes is getting old, and its only > > Friday. > > > On Nov 4, 2:53 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Angry Voters Choose Government Gridlock, Investigations and Shutdown > > > > -by Bob Cesa > > > > There are a variety of explanations for the frustratingly backwards > > > outcome of yesterday's election. > > > > Clearly Americans were dissatisfied with the objective reality that > > > the Obama administration and the congressional Democrats actually made > > > things better by cutting the deficit by an historic $122 billion; > > > creating upwards of three million new jobs; ending the war in Iraq; > > > passing the largest middle class tax cut in history; and rescuing the > > > economy from the brink of collapse. Not good enough, obviously. > > > > Or did voters simply not know about these accomplishments? That's > > > entirely possible given the Democratic Party's uncanny penchant for > > > running away from its successes, while also fumbling very basic > > > add-water-and-serve marketing chores. (And, by the way, adding to the > > > party's failures to ballyhoo its accomplishments, the progressive > > > movement was systematically out-hustled, out-gunned and outmaneuvered > > > for much of the last two years.) > > > > Of course there's also the Flailing Rage Factor, which I tend to favor > > > as a reason for yesterday's outcome more than ignorance or lack of > > > Democratic marketing chops. For two years now, Americans have been > > > incited by fakery and horror stories to the point of being pumped up > > > into a 'roid raging mob chanting shallow platitudes and bumper sticker > > > zingers -- incoherently attacking Speaker Pelosi's face, and bent out > > > of shape by the fact that there's not a doddering old white guy > > > stumbling through the West Wing spinning grandfatherly yarns about > > > American mornings and saintly cowboys. > > > > Ultimately, what Americans voted for yesterday was divided government, > > > which admittedly isn't new in American politics. We typically like the > > > idea of two sides, Congress and the White House, locking horns and > > > ultimately compromising on the important matters of the day. > > > > Unfortunately, this is a "pre-01/20/09" mindset. It's a mass delusion > > > based on antiquated political attitudes. > > > > The era when Republicans would, at least reluctantly, compromise with > > > a Democratic president is long gone. > > > > What voters unknowingly asked for yesterday was gridlock: immovable, > > > unprecedented, insufferable gridlock of the worst kind, and at the > > > worst time imaginable. > > > > The Republicans have no intention of handing the president any > > > successes. They'll never in a million years compromise with this White > > > House, or the Senate Democrats for that matter, because any move in > > > that direction will bring down the loud, screechy tweet wrath of Sarah > > > Palin and the Tea Party who will neither accept nor support anyone who > > > appears to be leaning in the direction of the Obama agenda. > > > > How do I know this? There's two years of precedent, naturally -- and > > > the Republicans weren't even the majority party in the House during > > > that time. They voted against anything and everything that came down > > > the line, regardless of how politically awful it looked (health care > > > for 9/11 workers, bonuses for the troops, etc.). Now imagine what > > > they're going to accomplishment in the name of "Hell No You Can't!" > > > now that they enjoy a decent majority in the House and a narrow > > > minority in the Senate. > > > > Now that they're in control of appropriations and all House > > > legislation, they'll only take up business the president would never > > > in a million years sign into law, because as soon as he signs a bill, > > > any bill, it becomes a win for the White House. A victory, however > > > minor, that the president would be able to campaign on in 2012. > > > Consequently, the Republican Party and its Tea Party base will only > > > deliver far-right crap on a stick, with deceptive names and > > > semi-hidden, unacceptable amendments that will make the legislation > > > instant veto fodder. > > > > So it's difficult to imagine a scenario whereby anything gets done > > > from January 2011 through, at least, January 2013. > > > > Strike that. > > > > Yesterday's election launched America headlong across the zero barrier > > > of the Darrell Issa Decade. Welcome, my friends, to the suck that > > > never ends. Let the cartoons begin! > > > > Brace yourself for a wide variety of investigations designed to slowly > > > fester into an all out impeachment necrosis. The Republicans will > > > absolutely investigate ACORN, those two Black Panther guys in > > > Philadelphia, birth certificates, Joe Sestak's (unpaid) job offer, the > > > oil spill response, the tax records of anyone even remotely associated > > > with the White House and, for good measure, I'll go out on a McCarthy > > > limb and predict another congressional witch hunt for commies, with > > > maybe even a bonus witch hunt for Muslim evildoers, in the Obama > > > government. > > > > The cable news media will enjoy this thoroughly. And by "enjoy" I mean > > > "inject it into its bloodstream like black tar heroin laced with > > > permanent orgasms." And we can all rest assured knowing that, with a > > > few obvious exceptions (Maddow, Olbermann), the coverage will be > > > framed with advantage Issa. > > > > Oh, and did I mention the inevitable government shutdown? Just wait > > > until the House attempts to de-fund health-care reform in the next > > > budget and, predictably, the president refuses to sign it. The > > > government will shut down and all of those > > > anti-government-health-care, anti-socialism retirees stop receiving > > > their Social Security checks and Medicare reimbursement checks. And > > > why? Who knows. They'll tell you something about "freedom" and > > > "slavery" and trail off when they begin to slowly realize that they > > > can't pay the bills that month because they elected a Congress that > > > would rather torment the president than actually accomplish the > > > business of governing. > > > > See, unlike the Democratic Party -- and the pre-Bush-era Republican > > > Party for that matter -- the modern Republican Party, driven by the > > > contradictory memes of the Tea Party movement, doesn't require or seek > > > legislative success to thrive as long as there's fear, inchoate rage > > > and a mega-funded media apparatus (Fox News and talk radio) to spread > > > the nonsense far and wide. So why bother digging into the ugly > > > business of compromise with the other side? There's no need. The total > > > lack of legislative accomplishment can simply be masked over with loud > > > noises and sloganeering aimed at blaming, you know, the black guy. > > > > Again, how do I know? The strategy paid off bigtime yesterday. > > > > One final thought: I wonder if this will help to ameliorate a slow > > > growth economy. Don't bet on it. > > > > More: > >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/angry-voters-choose-gover_b_7... > > > -- > > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > > Have a great day, > > > Tommy > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > > elephant top.jpg > 29KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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