With the Speaker caving, "declaring victory" because no new taxes are in the package (not a victory since there is over TWO TRILLION new debt in the package, which Obama will spend between now and next November to buy the election with), I'm officially disgusted.
The one best, non-violent chance the GOP had to forever end the hegemony of bloated Government is now gone, probably forever. Balanced Budget Amendment? Fuggeddabboudditt. The package only calls for debate and a vote, did not make the debt increase dependent on a balanced budget amendment actually getting out to the States.
Nope, this is a pure win for Obama, because the Speaker turned around on his spine of 87 freshmen who would have held the line forever, and instead, Mister Speaker caved in to Big Government As Usual.
The only way to end the hegemony of Big Government now will be by force of arms.
If we are to return to Constitutional Government the way the Founders imagined it would be, we will also have to return to the way the Founders achieved the freedom to write that Constitution, victory by force of arms.
If that revolt actually starts, and I doubt it will, because we now see how easily the most ardent are swayed by the Washington Schmooze, I'll be ready and waiting to join that cause.
The one, best chance to turn the Nation back to it's original goals, back to the style of Government that made us a Great Nation (once, not now) is gone. Boehner sounded great until about 10 days ago, then he began to waffle. Today he went from waffling to surrender.
Mr. Boehner, you get the Whatta Maroon Award today. With it goes a white flag. Keep it handy. Now that Obama has run you off your position so easily, you're gonna need that white flag soon and often.
Corporations say they ain't gotta pay
for failure 'cause they're too damn big.
Well, you might not get much blood from a turnip,
you can get all you want from a pig.
I see folks dressin' up like minutemen
a-picketing in DC.
If they wanna cut taxes for hard working folks,
then Wall Street's where they oughta be.
It aint't gonna be me, Lord, it ain't gonna be me.
You can bail out the yats of the big fat cats, but it ain't gonna be me.
Posted by: Jesse Sierke | October 05, 2011 at 11:29
Nonviolent? Tsk tsk.
Here on the left, I think OBAMA caved. He got no revenue at all from the Intransigent Party. All the deficit ameliorations are going to come out of the hides of the middle class and the poor. This is why they seem so "meager" to you folks, because you can't get much blood from a turnip (the middle classes and the working poor). And no one wanted to require the wealthy and the large corporations to donate a single drop of blood.
Posted by: Rivrsis | August 01, 2011 at 16:58