George Rebane
Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts yesterday should send a clear message to all progressives in the country, especially of the Democrat ilk. But I doubt that it will. The true believers will just hunker down and figure out how to recast the socialist revolution they are trying to pull off. Fundamental transformation of the country is a long term objective and they have been working on it for over a century now. They are a patient lot.
In the interval, the rest of us can hope that enough Democrats in Congress now see their sinecures on the line so that they will begin to distance themselves from the current rush to collectivism by way of national bankruptcy.
The people have communicated through polls, and now at least three elections, that they will countenance neither the pace nor the progressive agenda as framed by Obama and his Congressional acolytes. That same gang of social engineers and their MSM colleagues will recast this vote as everything other than what it was – repudiation.
Agreed. American is not dead yet... WE are not rolling over to progressive enslavement just yet. Last night's votes were heard around the world and should be received as nothing less than a freedom cry. We joined liberty lovin' Americans across the country and celebrated last night. There is hope.
Posted by: Mikey McD | 20 January 2010 at 10:59 AM
Victor Davis Hanson, provides us too for measuring the impact:
The Democratic Reaction Richter Scale
Posted By Victor Davis Hanson On January 20, 2010 @ 10:44 am In Uncategorized | 15 Comments
The Democratic statist transformation suffered a sudden earthquake in Massachusetts last night. How can we measure the severity of the upcoming reaction aftershocks?
The subsequent damage will depend on the magnitude of the next round of shaking—a 7 aftershock ensuring rubble, a 1 suggesting that rebuilding can proceed.
So here is our reaction aftershock scale. (I think a 5-6 is the most likely, a 1 very improbable).
7.0 Obama brings in Pelosi and Reid to plot strategies about dealing with a deluded electorate, and so emulates a defiant Jimmy Carter—complaining about a crisis of national confidence while pressing ahead with socialized medicine, cap and trade, amnesty, more spending and greater deficits. When all that is passed, we will all, to use the President’s words, “suddenly” appreciate the magnitude of His genius and sacrifice on our behalf. We will hear Obama orate about Lincoln’s and FDR’s “difficult” first year on their way to historic achievement analogous to Obama’s to come. Bottom line: Massachusetts was a warning to hurry up and get the Obama deal done.
6.0 The liberal base, and White House insiders, adopt a bunker mode and start leaking off the record quips about the inadequacy of Democratic losing candidates and meaningless symbolic votes, while trashing Bush/Cheney and Rush Limbaugh. They begin turning on centrists and moderates as sell-outs and turncoats.
5.0 Axelrod, Gibbs, Emanuel et al. start talking about the “middle-class” concern about jobs, lack of health care, and the economy, citing Coakley’s defeat as sign of the continual middle-class anger at the Bush debacle and the inability of government to address the people’s needs. “Change” takes a long time.
4.0 We start seeing a lot less of Pelosi and Reid—and suddenly an “I’m worried” Jim Webb and Evan Bayh are everywhere. Democrats table Health Care, and seek to tweak a compromise “victory”. John Kerry begins talking about a “principled” opposition and a “big-tent” inclusiveness of “all Americans.”
3.0 Blue-dog House Democrats (such things now suddenly exist) meet to figure ways of recalibrating their health-care votes, talking tough on spending, and leaking stories about an “out of touch” White House. The networks start interviewing Joe Lieberman. White House memo goes out to drop the use of “tea-bagger”.
2.0 Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod announce “long-planned” retirements, while Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi gracefully step aside for new centrist congressional leadership. Robert Gibbs goes the way of Scott McClellan.
1.0 Obama’s uses his State of the Union speech to do a Dick Morris triangulation, and now talks of balanced budgets, cutting spending, and fighting a “war on terror,” while praising the Bush anti-terrorism protocols, encouraging the “job makers” of the private sector, and announcing that “the era of big government is over.”
Posted by: Russ | 20 January 2010 at 11:26 AM
oops, should read tool, not "too"
Posted by: Russ | 20 January 2010 at 11:28 AM
At least its a stick in the spokes
Posted by: Dixon Cruickshank | 20 January 2010 at 11:34 AM
Must watch- comical... i think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4aQCiRjvZY&feature=youtube_gdata
Posted by: Mikey McD | 20 January 2010 at 11:48 AM
Mikey that was funny as hell - failed lunch LMAO
Posted by: Dixon Cruickshank | 20 January 2010 at 06:12 PM
Was browsing Daily Kos today and it was great reading (aside from the usual F-bombs and cursing). Seems the central take is that it was just a local thing and not to worry - just keep on keepin' on. Not all agreed, but hopefully they will just not get the message and sink even more in the polls.
Posted by: Account Deleted | 20 January 2010 at 07:26 PM
When you mess with somebody and they punch you in the face - its a surprise - when you stand there and yap some more - usually doesn't end well- just say'in
Posted by: Dixon Cruickshank | 20 January 2010 at 10:01 PM
Google trends shows some interesting facts:
Scott Brown is being searched more than Obama (http://www.google.com/trends?q=obama%2C+scott+brown&ctab=0&geo=all&date=mtd&sort=0)
And Scott Brown was searched more than his defeated foe Martha Coakley (http://www.google.com/trends?q=Martha+Coakley%2C+scott+brown&ctab=0&geo=all&date=mtd&sort=0)
Google could have called this one...
Posted by: Mikey McD | 21 January 2010 at 08:33 AM