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The Democrats are afraid.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  June 20th, 2010 at 10:30 AM  | 

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I cannot conclude but otherwise.

  • Democrats in Congress refused to pass a budget this year.  Paul Ryan thinks that they’re doing this in order to justify passing a VAT: I think that they’re d0ing this because they don’t want to explain why they spend worse than drunken sailors*; these two opinions are not incompatible with each other.
  • The White House plans to wait on trying to pass a cap-and-trade bill until after the elections, but before the 112th Congress takes office.  This is incompatible with the Democrats’ breezy assurances that they’re going to do well in November; and I agree with Jim Geraghty that Republican nominees need to get Democratic incumbents on the record as to how they feel about this policy.
  • Immigration reform?  What’s that?  Aside from the White House signing off on telling Ecuador about upcoming litigation before it bothers to tell American citizens, of course.
  • Congressional Democrats do not want to repeat the debacle of the health care summit - and, yes, it was a debacle for Congressional Democrats; they were expecting to be able to run on passing Obamacare, and now they’re hoping that it doesn’t hurt them too badly – on any of these subjects.

None of the above is my fault; or the fault of my political party; or the fault of my general ideology.  Cowardice is the absence of bravery and resolution, and I can’t just go and take either quality from people and thus make them weak.  This is a collective, yet personal failure on the part of the Democratic leadership, and while I will be no doubt actively hated for pointing all of this out… really, why should I care?

Moe Lane

*As many people have noted, drunken sailors stop spending when they run out of money.

Crossposted to Moe Lane.

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  • 6eorge Jetson

    but unfortunately, a 1,000 words is worth Zero coming from the Obama administration.

  • johnt

    something having to to with voracious government and a class of people who despise their fellow citizens. I do wish conservatives would stop using the word, who cares what these barbarians call themselves or what kind of hallucinogenic world they live in.
    The freaks smell blood, they believe they’re moving in on the end game, America wrecked and them in control, REAL control, no more pussyfooting around. That’s Progress.

  • jazzycmk

    We had a bad employment report for May.

    There are 4 left until the elections. If a few positive months of numbers are strung together, they (and their media allies) will be shouting the good news from the mountaintops. If they can convince people that the ship has truly been righted and that things are moving in the right direction, that may just be the last ditch Hail Mary they need to minimize their losses come November.

    While the numbers are bound to improve, I don’t think they will improve materially enough to make much of a difference (not to mention, we’re still going to be seeing the cleanup efforts from the oil spill).

    I am shocked that the Obama and Pelosi and company continue to pursue an unpopular agenda heading into the elections (suing Arizona, cap & trade, starting a $125 million campaign to tout Obamacare, etc.). Not sure if they’re that oblivious, arrogant, or both.

  • http://andrightlyso.com/ civil_truth

    The Democrats, as you outline above – or Republican leadership, as exampled by the Barton affair and prior unforced errors, and the equivocating on future items coming up before Congress.

    Both sides are afraid and keep fumbling the football – no way to tell who will end up with possession, but since the Democrats have more players on the field, the odds favor them, if the Republican leadership doesn’t take the initiative.

  • izoneguy

    It will only get worse as the summer progresses.
    Of course Obama will say we have to have Cap n Trade to save the energy sector…..just like Obamacare was passed to save healthcare.

    Passing more unemployment bills is not an economic policy.
    The private business sector is cutting to the bone until Obama is gone. Nothing will change that not even a Republican congress.
    So don’t be fooled in 2012 when Obama blames the Republicans for everything.

    http://www.examiner.com/x-51470-MidlandOdessa-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m6d20-Jobless-rate-in-OdessaMidland-drops-as-Obama-blasts-republicans-for-blocking-economic-progress

    In his weekly address to the nation on Saturday, President Barack Obama blasted republicans for actions he said are effectively blocking economic progress.

    Obama blamed republicans for failing to consider legislation that would extend unemployment benefits, lift the cap on claims for damages caused by oil disasters, which is currently set at $75 million per claim, and extend a tax credit for first time home buyers.

    “Unfortunately, the Republican leadership in the Senate won’t even allow this legislation to come up for a vote,” the president said. “And if this obstruction continues, unemployed Americans will see their benefits stop. Teachers and firefighters will lose their jobs. Families will pay more for their first home.”

  • http://www.thehayride.com MacAoidh

    …what happens when the Census jobs go away?

  • 6eorge Jetson

    Mark Levin uses that term.

    While for a while I would have used a more pejorative term, such as “Authoritarian”, the judgment-free “Statist” may be more powerful.

    Would even the Left deny that they are for more government control?

    Once that is established as the framework for the debate, the American people can decide which side to believe, the Dems or their lying eyes.

  • gamechange11two

    One of his greatest non-sequiturs to date has to be this gem,”The road to economic recovery runs directly through health care reform.”

    People are looking for work now and B uses their misfortune to sell programs which won’t start for another three years or more.

    Of course, when the initiative kills more jobs than it creates it’ll all be you-know-who’s fault. I can’t wait to hear B pump up the volume on his republican rants when he gets a republican majority to parry with.

  • rsjt

    Surely the dems should be most afraid of the contnuation of one party rule because I’d bet even they recognize it is what is destroying the country. After all we have for all practical purposes had one party rule since early 2007.

  • earlgrey

    They are getting their way anyway. I have Beene doing some calling for local GOP efforts, and I am not sensing the enthusiasm I expected. Of course this year is the first time I have done this

  • cringinghere

    They don’t call the GOP the stupid party for nothing.

  • gnomechumpsky

    If the republicans take control after the election – you will be able to hold your breath between the time they take control and one of the “Gentlemen Republican” leaders publicly pledges to work with the statist president.

  • Diogenes314

    It’s actually judgment free and accurate in a way. Of course the progression they insist upon is from poor to bad to worse to terminal. Besides, Counter-cultural Socialist is such a mouthful.

    Just don’t refer to these swine as Liberal. They are quite the opposite.

  • Tbone
  • banzaibob

    I was once a drunkin sailor and I stopped spending when my peso pistola ran out.

  • Menlo

    She doesn’t seem too afraid:

    I?m very pleased with how the primaries have been going in terms of the votes that my members have received. Looking at the other side and who the challengers are, I feel pretty good about it.

  • realskinny

    to drunken sailors is an insult to sailors. You were spending your own money.

  • realskinny

    Her seat is perfectly safe. To a sociopath like Pelosi, any concern for anyone else is strictly strategic. Besides there is good reason for her optimism.. In many areas election fraud will add hugely to Dem vote totals. Their opponents will have to win by well over 50 % to prevail. Their supporters have received $billions from the American Hugo’s spending. Expect to see wall to wall TV advertising this Fall. Combine this with a virtual blackout of the truth from the propaganda media and we have a hill to climb.

    There is also the fact that with taxes set to jump in January, everyone is moving up as much activity as they can to this year. Which means the economy is likely to fall off a cliff come January AFTER the election.

    Before I slit my wrists though, I remembered who our opponents are: Democrats. Unprincipled Totalitarian Socialists who can’t tell the truth if their children’s lives depend upon it. And it’s beginning to become so obvious even some of the brain dead media are being repelled. If we can convince just a few Republican office holders to shout out the truth daily, they can’t be ignored by the media. The majority of the people in this country aren’t as stupid as the Dems believe. After all McCain got 48% (McCain!) of the vote in a terrible year.

    If CW is reading this, I’m proud to say one of my sons is on the ballot for a PC slot in August.

  • realskinny

    If you think I’m too partisan and hard on the Dems, my opinion of many Reps is low too.

  • Joe_Cor

    But on Point 1, couldn’t they just be lazy, and taking the safe way out by not passing a budget? Couldn’t they (perhaps correctly) expect Republicans to not press them on this?

    Point 2 may just be sneakyness. Once again, they may (perhaps correctly) expect Republicans to let them off the hook.

    Point 3 doesn’t look like fear at all. It looks like high-handed arrogance. Once again, they may expect Republicans to be compliant as they do it.

    Point 4: It remains to be seen how badly Obamacare will hurt them. It’s fading into memory, and so far I don’t see where Republicans are trying to keep this alive as an issue.

    All 4 points point to disengenuousness, deception, sneakyness and arrogance. But I’m not sure they indicate fear. All 4 of these points could be devastating to Democrats, but only if Republicans go against form and actually try to win and then govern if they do win.

  • JSobieski

    between fact and fiction. Remember what came out of her mouth during the health care debate? I wouldn’t evaluate Pelosi’s assessment by what she says. In fact, I would pretty much ignore everything she says.

    They felt like Carter could be Reagan as well.
    They felt that the uprising in 94 wouldn’t happen.

    If she said she was worried, I would be worried. She didn’t, so I’m not.

  • 4life

    after the election? Are we talking another Christmas Eve hold up? My how the Democrats love those Christian holidays. How do we fight that? It sounds like they have the votes, but have been told by the ones at risk that they won’t vote before the election. I hate to be defeatest, but do we have any chance of winning this, or is it just something to add to the ‘repeal later’ list? And if they were really afraid, would they let it be known that they are voting after the election? I’m getting a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.

  • izoneguy

    after they lose an election. Sure the talk is now that the lame duckers will be all in for Obama…..Bahhhhannnhhhaaaaa…..

    I don’t think so.

    Some of the reps & senators that lose will have to get real jobs.
    There won’t be enough Obama appointments to go around. And remember. The Republicans will hold up those folks that voted for HealthCare and especially the ones voting for Crap & Tax.

    In Obama’s world he thinks all the little commies will fall in line…..
    The democrats will pay & pay for these votes – for the rest of their lousy socialist lives.

  • E Pluribus Unum

    It’s just so……. juicy.

  • Adjoran

    For several reasons . . . first of all, it would require them to vote for the Obama deficits, huge and ongoing in the out years, going into the election. No budget resolution, no embarrassing vote.

    BUT the upshot of no budget resolution means NO framework or restrictions upon Committee Chairmen – they can put out all the spending they like, and know they have to pass before the next Congress. Republicans will not be able to force Democrats to stay within budget guidelines if there are none.

    Also, under current practices, ALL of the excessive spending they can enact before the next Congress will be figured into the “baseline” budget for all agencies, making it more difficult to reverse even if Republicans take control of both House and Senate.

    Of course it is terribly irresponsible to NOT pass a budget, but since when have the Democrats demonstrated any sense of responsibility for anything?

  • txgho1911

    Eat the bacon. Don’t be the bacon.

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    …once we take back the House. I maintain that this was a warning to a lot of Democratic *staffers* who are glumly looking at not having a job next year; nobody cares what happens to *them*.

  • bk

    “I agree with Jim Geraghty that Republican nominees need to get Democratic incumbents on the record as to how they feel about this policy.”

    They’ll promise what they think voters want to hear and then vote as they’re told by their masters. (Ref: Stupak et al on ObamaCare and the blue dogs in general on any number of issues.)

  • popdaddy

    What are the quorum rules in Congress? A few years ago the democrats in the Texas Legislature cut and ran for Oklahoma to hide and prevent a quorum to pass legislation.
    I would like to see the GOP work from home until it?s time to swear in the new Congress to prevent shenanigans by the socialists.

  • finaljeopardy

    Policemen, firefighters and teachers with their pension plans are the fastest growing group of millionaires in our country. Cry me a river about their dumb pensions (they retire at 40 in many cases!)

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/business/economy/21pension.html

    “Roughly one of every 250 retired public workers in New York is collecting a six-figure pension, and that group is expected to grow rapidly in coming years, based on the number of highly paid people in the pipeline.”

    Not to mention how overtime is abused.

  • 6eorge Jetson

    since ZeroCare was passed, with health care being pushed off the stage by the bankrupty of Greece/Europe and the completely incompetent efforts by the Federal bureaucracy to move to protect the Gulf shoreline