You fight *all at once*.

None of them are truly distractions – they’re all different ways the Left seeks to destroy the country, and us.

If we focus on just one, they’ll pass all the others, and they win.

They need to be bloodied on *every single one* of these things.

If we can’t do that, we deserve to lose.

party leaders yet? While we can be as focused as a laser on Obamacare, it’s what the R’s in the House and Senate are focused on that concerns me. And of course I will be calling and emailing both D.C. and local offices with regard to that.

And setting aside a great deal of time to harrass Bart Gordon and stafff into telling me what his position is on health care “reform” before he actually votes for it. In the past, his staff always tells me that he “hasn’t given us his position on this subject yet.” And that was 45 minutes before the cap and trade vote.

Smoke and mirrors….watch hard……you can see the illusion

The economy is in tha tank, if they want to talk about that, let them. Cheney is tough. Democrats will look out of touch. If they talk “CIA”, every Republican should bounce back with “Jobs”.

But that is exactly how they got the Houe Bill passed.

That stupid ABC townhall was on a Wednesday. They began setting the legislative calender Monday and Tuesaday, plus Iran was gathering all the headlines. In the end, there was nothing we could do about Iran, just watch Obama piddle away and drop a few bombs. The ABC thing was months before any meaningful vote.

But only 47% now favor Soto appointment. I’m conflicted there.

Watch the legisalve calender,. Does anyone know when summer recess beigns? Cap and Trade is likely to come up summer recess. The House may try to sneak a vote on healthcare before then

After the summer recess, its war. The entire August shoud be spent, prepping releases, editorials and collecting phone numbers, faxes and emails.

I totally agree with your analysis—primarily, because once an entitlement program gets passed, it will never be reversed. Ever. Should Obama-care get passed, it’s government control and defecits for as long as we live.

But I think last week will go down as a turning point. Biden/Romer/Tyson talking about “Stimulus II” seemed to put a chill on everything they’re trying to do. Finally, people are wondering: if they “misread” the economy and got the diagnosis wrong, how could they have gotten the solution right? And if they’ve screwed up the biggest challenge that they faced so far, why should the people trust them on Health Care or Cap & Tax?

This is increasingly looking like a clown show, and I think they’re now on the defensive in a big way. The conversation now is not whether they’ll increase taxes, but on whom and by how much……and that’s not a conversation they want to be having right now, in “the worst recession since the Great Depression”……again, their own words.

RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)

You are right Erick – This is no more than a distratction. Let’s stay focused on what matters.

A result of Colonel Oabam’s polls dropping. This is the third such running of this hoax. Else can we prosecute Colonel Obama yet … BTW it won’t work. I say ignore it.

Along with the latest Chenny hoax.

The all things at once is just to try and get something to stick.

We surround them, there are far more of use than there are of them. Beck’s book Common Sense helps you get your bearings for a pittance.

All that matters right now is to take Dodomayor out.

fits perfectly with all admonitions to stop speculating about 2012 also.

The terrible 2 (bills) must be defeated. Period.

It is so obvious that the Ds do not want us talking about JOBS JOBS JOBS JOBS. Those four words SPELL THE DEFEAT of the terrible 2.

And on 2012, remember, Please, the idjit vote will be out in even bigger numbers. Therefore, WE MUST repeal the congress in 2010.

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however I disagree on the Dick Cheney needing help he by God would not have come out if he felt there was anything that he had done wrong during the prosecution of the WOT for 8 years in office. That man is a model of dignity, honesty and patriotism. I suspect he would tear Congress a new you know what if they brought him up to Capital Hill for hearings. I DARE them to!

and that is quite a feat considering my individuality and the number of clear cut positions you take here. Of course there will be people able to fight various battles, but as a movement we can’t get distracted, we need to defeat socialized health care and cap and trade.

I am sure people will disagree on go all one issue like Sotomayor, that is what the left wants as you say. And as many say elections have consequences, we need to defeat the main demonrat thrust in order to get the power to stop the next Sotomayor.

as you say, Erick, are a part of the whole PROGRAMMING of the ObamaCrats. They are hitting 2 birds by 1 stone.

As Opposition, GOP Leaders should take the courage to SPEAK against both the DISTRACTIONS (fabricated issues = = =>> subtle LIES at least in intentions) and the Dangerous Agendas of the Obamacrats at the same time.

Although these may not prevent Obama to do whatever he pleases (they have the control of almost everything in Washington) , Republicans must ensure that Obama and the Dems shall own the outcomes of their decisions and policies in the months to come.

In short, we can’t do so much. The only hope we have is to get the support of and rally the people against the Obamacrats …. in 2010.

It’s really time to GET DIRTY against THE LIBTARDS and COMMIES in the White House and Congress.

these are distractions that’s what Obama’s overseas trip was about. Unfortunately for him Michael Jackson had the misfortune of dying at just about the same time sucking up all the news coverage for two weeks and counting.Obama needs distractions because people are starting to blame him for the economy and most have noticed that his nearly 1 trillion dollar stimulus has not worked. A lack of GOP stimulus co-conspirators leaves Obama and the dems exposed with no where to hide. The stimulus is all them, so of course they need to create distractions to survive and in an attempt to shore up Obama’s poll numbers. But as more people lose their jobs more will blame Obama as they remember the good old days of George Bush when they actually had jobs instead of increased unemployment benefits and higher taxes.

Next up, look for Obama to bring up Reagan and the amount of time it took for his economic plan to work. That is when you will know the dems are running scared.

you guys handle the rest…

And Money is in charge of the Sotomayor issue…

And Erick, obviously you’re back from vacation…give me a minute and think of something for you to do………..

This gives Republicans a perfect, absolutely perfect opportunity. All of these “distractions”, as well as the real issues before us fit extremely well into a narrative of Liberal Rogues and Radicals.

Soto? Liberal radical, legislating from the bench. A rogue, whose opinions are routinely overturned and whose narrow view and self-identification as a wise Latina woman completely undermines her ability to even remotely understand cases involving other ethnic groups.

Holder? Rogue AG, puppet of the Liberal Radicals, trying to make those who protect us criminals. Very possibly unfit to hold office.

Cheney? A bizarre obsession of Liberal Radicals, frightened because Pelosi KNEW. A well that the left has gone to time and time again, since they are unable to provide jobs and economic security to America.

Cap and Trade? Destroying our way of life in the name of Liberal Radicalism and the the hoax of the century. Aren’t we a little tired of making Al Gore rich?

Socialized Medicine? Dismantling the greatest health care in the world so Liberal Radicals can control everything you eat, drink and do.

Solution? If you care about your freedom and safety, help Republicans defeat a rogue judge. Help Republicans reign in a rogue AG who is bordeline incompetent. Help Republicans find out who TRULY knew what, and when – drag Pelosi back into the spotlight with an investigation led by Republicans and their staff. Help Republicans fight rogue environmental activists who want to legislate us back into the stone age, and rogue bureaucrats itching for control over your life and health through control over your doctors and medicines and treatments.

Send out the Special Forces. Spring the ambushes. Fight the unconventional warfare that won us our freedom centuries ago. Walk out of the chamber. If it IS a crisis, ACT like it is a damn crisis. Fight, fight, fight and fight some more, start the narrative and stick with the narrative. Use the code words – “shocked” and “dismayed” and “unprecedented” and “gravely concerned” and all the rest.

Not Blue Dogs, not “conservative Democrats” but Rogues and Radicals from now on, period. Ever member of every elected body needs to decide – either you are with them, or against them – make your choice. Right now the line is drawn, in every one of these cases, and your public statements and votes will be hung around your neck for eternity.

They started all these fires, and they have to tend to them lest they get out of control. We don’t, and that is our advantage.

But why don’t Republicans borrow from the Dem playbook? Throw a few shiny balls around for Dems to chase.

How about relentlessly pressing Nancy about what she actually heard in her CIA briefings? How about demanding an investigation, and possible impeachment, of Justice Ginsburg for expressing support for eugenics? How about relentlessly pressing Obama to reveal what we learned in enhanced interrogations?

These are all legitimate issues, and pressing hard on them would take, at least momentarily, the eyes of Dems off cap and trade and socialized medicine. The more time Democrats have to swat these things away, the less focused they are on their agenda. The less time they have to strong-arm reluctant Democrats to vote with them. The less credibility they have with the American people. The more likely they will make a big mistake that will throw them off stride.

And in Republicans’ case, these shiny balls are all legitimate issues. They should be raised. It is their duty to press on them. So good policy, and the national interest, also could result in good, effective, smart politics. The best defense is a very aggressive offense.

But I think we don’t have enough troops and energies to fight full wars on all fronts.

Gamecock, you lead the assault on Sotomayor.

Jaded, I’m going to fire out shots against the Cheney stuff too.

But we must concentrate our forces and fire power on healthcare and cap and trade.

Activists have only so much energy. Better to focus them on the fight against long term economic upheaval.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132354

This opening line of the Israel National News article says it all…..

“European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana is taking steps to move the establishment of a Palestinian Authority state through the United Nations, whether Israel agrees to it or not.”

Judge Sotomayor has the votes. She will be confirmed. Let the senators ask the questions that we’ll use against Obama in 2012.

THIS AIN’T ROCKET SCIENCE, FOLKS!!!

Dick Cheney is perfectly capable of handling things. The prosecutions are indeed a distraction. They won’t happen.

If we don’t defeat the National Energy Tax & ObamaCare, we’ll suffer economically for a decade or longer. There’s no debating that. No, I’m not saying that we’ll be in a recession that long. I’m saying, though that economic growtih will be anemic during that time.

A smart general picks his battlefields wisely. We must do the same.

…on the winning issues at hand in 2010 and 2012. The confirmation will go through with a number of GOP votes.

TALK National Security, look at and talk about Afghanistan and how the President is putting troops at risk, a surge into no-man’s-land without the correct firepower and low number of surge forces. NO JOBS, coming back, more taxes.

And he pulls another one out folks:

Obama orders review of alleged slayings of Taliban in Bush era

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/12/obama.afghan.killings/index.html

imo,is the12 senators and 50 or so congress thatwill shift the whole thing. Maybe it is impossible. but then again the “impossiblity’ may exist only in our head.
Same with us. In the time we have , we can work on these core issues. Not to be distracted, but to work on theSenate and the House.All this stuff thrown at us isfrom Alinsky Book and is the shell game. The lefties do NOT want us to foucs on the H and S seats.
Remember that once the govt pays healthcare and controls our liversand spleens and hips, Conservatism ends. We become like Sweden. different govts, different faces. Same policies. It is about control, it is about a dictatorship. don’t be dstracted. H and S seats and the Health care .Eff the rest.

I have the list of all of the House members that voted on Cap & Trade, including
the 8 Republicans.
That is the list I am using to call from. I hope everyone else does the same.
Rush & Hannity are focusing on Sotomayor, a major DISTRACTION, as Erick rightly has stated. Rush & Hannity can get on my nerves at times.
Last night I emailed my 2 US Senators regarding Cap & Trade & Health Care and told them I expect them to vote no on these Anti-American bills. Also, emailed my US House rep & asked him to help in getting Mike Pence’s Broadcaster Freedom Act Amendment to have an up or down vote.

Just a side note, I received my long distance bill in from calls I made when the
Cap & Trade bill was going on in June. I am using that list & the print out of the
Final Vote Results from the Clerk of the House.

I told my US Rep that I needed an assistant!!!!! LOL It is hard for one person to
keep up, Thanks Redstate for all of the info.
Also the 4 amendments that just passed the Senate are a concern. If anyone
has any suggestions on how to voice our support & to whom, I would appreciate it.

I wrote a procedural post on a way to deal with what you are describing and referenced exactly what you are saying here…noone read or recommended it…but I’d like to know why Republicans aren’t following a strategy to force every single bill and Amendment to be read and obstructing every single unanimous consent request in the House of Representatives from being approved in order to slow this strategy down and stop NEObama in his tracks.

Congressional Republicans Are Not Powerless To Stop The Assaults On Our Freedom!

but I think they’ve been using that multi-crisis strategy since the Clinton era.

You said it right.

i often confuse this blog for a pragmatic, realistic, mature political discourse.

this is a horrifically hypocritical and uneducated thesis on what you interpret as the “liberal agenda”.

yeah yeah yeah, im a freedom-hating/socialist/un-American liberal; but at least ive done some reading and some soul searching about morality and ethics.

to actively combat a second-option healthcare program, and to distort the facts behind it (i.e. “its gonna ruin small businesses”, “its gonna tax everyone poor”, “its a government takeover of healthcare”) is morally reprehensible at best. Even from the perspective of “Jesus-is-lord”; the ethics behind supporting those who are too meek or poor to support themselves is pretty righteous… i dont understand the conservative abhorrence to it.

oh, and Sonya is pretty moderate, considering the conservative bastion the supreme court has become. the supreme court is supposed to be a proportional reflection of the nation’s demographics… and unfortunately, white males are not the only people here. …nor are they the only ones who are capable of displaying patriotism.

and divulging the secrets of a CIA program that was kept from congress with Cheney’s blessing seems to be a pretty noble task. Consider the Tom Clancy movie “Clear and Present Danger”… the things that are hidden from congress, by the CIA, probably aren’t inert, ethical, or aligned with the American public’s morality (which is pretty important, considering that’s who the federal government represents).

i honestly feel like im talking to a child when i discuss politics with those of the conservative cloth… a child with autism, who is only capable of yelling out “socialist!” or “you hate freedom!” or “liberals only tax and spend!”… its really obnoxious. I honestly wish conservatives would stop their fetishistic obsession with our founding fathers, and simply follow their lead… preferably to a book-store, or library, or somewhere they can read and learn.

i say this not out of malice, but of compassion… because while we’re on the topic of “distraction”, id live to discuss the republican tactic of turning the poor/blue-collar/rural/religious against himself. Every election cycle, the “average-joe” is forced by his party to focus on issues that really dont apply to his security and happiness; things like abortion, gays, church-and-state, socialism, ect. …instead of things like unions, healthcare, privacy, taxes, social-security, and foreign policy.

someone who condones the perverse “distraction” of his ideological-fellows every four years shouldn’t throw stones in his glass house. …but not that it really matters… since none of the things listed above really count as diversions.

this is really stupid

respectfully,
Jonathan