The August 2009 health care town hall meetings held by the Democratic Party have Republican knickers in a collective twist it seems. Republicans have uniformly lost their cool; have marshaled their dwindling base to oppose Obama on health care, regardless to majority public dissatisfaction with runaway health care costs. But these town hall meetings have done more to shed light on the differences between the two political parties than anything else this year, save the hearings for Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor... It is apparent that the Republican Party's fall from grace last November was even more devastating than previously understood. They are now a "regional" party of extremists and Southerners... But they are very serious about getting power back at all cost.
In an effort to remain viable and keep hope alive for the 2010 mid-term elections, Republicans must stoke the anger of their Southern white base against a black President using the most inflammatory rhetoric allowed under the First Amendment.
With the backing of Newt Gingrich, even Sarah Palin accuses President Obama of seeking "Death Panel squads" in his health care bill. There is no truth to this absurd accusation, but unfortunately 58% of Republicans are "not sure Obama is a U.S. citizen" according to a recent poll conducted by the Daily Kos... Does this sound like a party of truth seekers?
The once powerful and proud party of Republicans has fallen and doesn't want to get up. They like wallowing in the murk and mire, because that is where they have been since their demoralizing 2008 defeat. And it is there where they will seek a re-birth, only to realize they have reached a dead end... They will need a better plan.
How the mighty have fallen... Or is it, "A proud heart goes before another fall in 2010?"
G.L.M.
1 comment:
Greg, my granny used to tell me, "A hard head makes for a soft ass!"...Ghetto translated because you did not think it through your head your butt was not ready for the kick it recieved...You are right..I used to marvel at the Reps power now I actually feel sorry for them...they opossed Social Security and Medicade back in the day as vociferously as they oppose the Health Initiative...and now the US could not live without these two programs...When Obamas plans work within the next two years and the economy flourishes the Rep. will be all but a few malcontents refusing to get on board...OHHH happy day...Keep on keeping on my brutha.."Tank"
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