Dems Up for Election in 2012 Can Stop the Lame-Duck Agenda
In my two previous PJ Media columns on stopping the lame-duck threat, I dealt with the importance of moderate Republicans and the key special election situations in Delaware, Illinois, and West Virginia. Both of these strategies are bearing fruit, and it’s worth noting that Maine’s Senator Susan Collins was recently asked about the lame-duck session at a public event and said she is “not going to play that game.” That it would be “just wrong” and “blatantly against the will of the people.” It’s also worth noting that the Republican candidates in all of the special election states have taken strong stands against the lame-duck agenda. But it may not be enough.
Harry Reid recently told left-wing activists on a conference call that the Senate will postpone consideration of energy legislation until after the election. Reid reportedly said: “[W]e’re bound to come back in a lame-duck session. … Maybe after the elections we can get some help from Republicans on these key issues.”
Unfortunately, despite our best efforts to persuade moderate Republicans, Reid may be successful. Retiring Republicans like Judd Gregg and George Voinovich — and involuntarily retiring Republicans like Robert Bennett and Lisa Murkowski — may be inclined to support some or all of the lame-duck agenda. (Kit Bond and Jim Bunning are also retiring, but do not seem inclined to play ball with Reid.) These Republicans may not be susceptible to political pressure from back home, with their Senate careers over.
Well, we’re going to be in another game of ‘Chicken’ with the Dems. Last time we blinked. So a lot will ride on who is Speaker. But there will be a new group representing us. So if they want to enforce this stuff, then zero out the budget of everything we don’t like. Bring some parts of government to a halt, no problem, just be sure that if you start a fight, you are prepared to finish it. Regardless of the consequences. Now that means if ‘The Savior’ vetos everything in sight, go along with it and don’t compromise. But sit there and do nothing, and you will have a third party to deal with in 2012. And we’ll be back to the election of 1860.
If we have decent majorities, press the veto. We may be able to get enough Democrats to blink in order to override Obama’s veto. It takes 290 Congressmen and 67 Senators to override a veto- those are our target numbers.
Beware of wolves that come to you in sheep’s clothing. They are commonly called moderate Republicans.
After the November elections there will be more than enough “new blood” in the House and the Senate to stop the Obama, Pelosi, Reid crap train cold in it’s tracks. That includes Senator McCain that the afflicted voters of Arizona will reelect.
There is a difference now. The people, the grassroots have spoken louder, with more conviction and determination than what has existed in the lifetime of anyone reading this article.
They are not going to compromise.
They are not going to back down.
They are not going to tolerate “suck-up” politics from anyone.
Their message is clear. Do your job or we will throw you out on the street.
BTW, Senator Webb is history.
Maybe. Never underestimate a Dems logic that voters have zip in the way of memory. Plus they’ll be running against Bush again in 2012 since Obama will be on the ticket.
“Activists concerned about the lame-duck agenda need to make clear to the 2012 Democrats that if they do the same thing this time voters will remember in November 2012.”
I think the Democrats will get the message after the November elections, even though they still seem to be in denial about what’s happening right now in America, especially after the huge losses they sustained in Virginia, New Jersey, and in losing Teddy Kennedy’s seat in Massachusetts. The political tsunami that’s coming in November will be a big one and only the Democrats who want to commit political suicide will vote for any of these massive social spending projects. And if they are willing to jump off a cliff by trying to play these tricks during a lame-duck Congress, then the Democrats will lose what little support they have left with the American public and will destroy what is left of their tattered reputation for at least a generation to come. So if they do this, I hope they like living in the political wilderness.
The time is now for the democrats to build the supper bureaucratic state they have always wanted. Armies of Shirley Sherrod type federal bureaucrats will now run the country. A Shirley Sherrod will arbitrate between you and your doctor. A Shirley Sherrod will monitor your energy use. A Shirley Sherrod will monitor your business. You will be forced to pay union dues.
Utopia is gonna suck.
Democrats have shown no compunction over passing their agenda in the face of massive opposition. They knew what the poll numbers were likely to be after passing Obamacare. Did they blink when they voted? I doubt it. This has been a life-long agenda for the most liberal (dare I say commie?) among them. They know their careers are over and will pass Reid’s lame duck agenda because they can. Will some of the lame duck rinos play along just to spite the voters? If their heart is black enough – probably. And why not? Their financial reward – at taxpayer expense – is great insurance.
Roughly 45% of congresscritters are lawyers. Our current POTUS is one – Sec-State is another. We need to quit sending lawyers to DC.
If Crap and Trade gets through in a lame-duck session, it will be time for a nationwide “neck tie” party for the sorry SOB’s that helped/let it pass. . . .these sorry buggers will have to come home sometime. . . .
If they ram through this crap after everything that’s happened over the past 20 months, I would not discount the possiblity of extraordinary measures by severely P.O.’d constituents. That something hasn’t happened already is a minor miracle in itself.
I don’t know. Most people are constricted by the very real necessity of providing for their families. They will not do ANYTHING that might jeopardize their job (if they’re fortunate enough to still have one). That means: never, never stir the pot. Still, one can hope.
Doc and others, how about publishing a list of possibilities so people will get an idea on what they can do to thwart the process currently in DC.
The Socialists have hijacked the Democratic Party.
The actual Democrats became “moderate Republicans” and have hijacked the Republican party.
The actual Republicans are considered radical fringe elements. Perhaps we are.
The one thing the dems will be counting on is that tegardless how “they” vote in lame duck, they think the voters will get tired and go back to “little world”. We have to convince tea partiers and all conservatives to keep the fire burning, and if these jerks vote the wrong way, we will throw their butts in the fire. We MUST keep the fire burning for our children and grandchildrens futures are at stake.Lord are there no Washingtons, Jeffersons, Madisons or Hamiltons left in our great country–
I wish I were a capable writer, I would write a book titled–”A Nation of Liars, Theives, and Beggars” There would be ample material for a very thick book