Thanks for the optimism, Ed.

jgapinoy on October 29, 2008 at 11:02 PM

Don’t worry. Ed keeps assuring us that they are good Americans who only have a different philosophy about how things should be done.

Democratic priorities in the coming one-party government

Thanks for the optimism, Ed.

The only restraint on Democrats after an Obama victory would be the blame they will get when everything goes wrong. With large majorities in both chambers of Congress and a Democrat to the left of Congressional leadership, they will have no barriers to enacting sweeping changes to American domestic and foreign policy. They will also have nowhere to hide when these tax-and-spend policies hobble the economy and weaken us internationally.

I think you are much too optimistic captain. With the Dems controlling the message and the medium , like FDR, they will be allowed many years of obvious failure. Theirs will be the excuse that it takes perhaps a decade for their new programs to get traction while breaking old habits.

The historical odds of Obama not serving two terms are very small. Every year the demographics get worse for the Repubs. If nothing else there are the millions of children of illegals who are citizens. They will be eligible to vote in the not so distant future. They vote Dem. If we are lucky their children might vote Repub in 30 years.

What? They won’t receive any blame at all. The media and the Democrats will blame everything on Bush and “de-regulation” and whatever else they can come up with.

Riposte on October 29, 2008 at 2:40 PM

This.

Don’t you know it will take them 100 years to “fix” all the problems left behind by the Bush administration?

Who got the blame for Freddie/Fannie? Who actually caused the collapse? Ignorance is the costliest commodity we have in America.

The only restraint on Democrats after an Obama victory would be the blame they will get when everything goes wrong.

Working with their friends in the media, I’m sure they can spin any failures as due to Republicans not allowing them to do even more.

The only restraint on Democrats after an Obama victory would be the blame they will get when everything goes wrong.

Why would that be a problem? The mortgage mess is almost entirely their fault, yet they’re managing successfully blame the very people who (admittedly belatedly) tried to prevent it.

Haven’t you read “1984″? With the media in your corner, you can say and do anything.

Sure, because the media who did everything possible to elect them, will SURELY shine the light of truth on the Democrats once the election is over.

Sure they will. You just watch.

Flying blind, we’ll never see it coming.

The scary part of that is that Pelosi will try to assuage the hard left with other things like the Fairness Doctrine, the Freedom of Choice Act, repeal of the Patriot Act, and possibly even an effort to abolish the Electoral College.

They will also have nowhere to hide when these tax-and-spend policies hobble the economy and weaken us internationally.

Oh you silly person.

No matter that their policies will bring down a world of hurt on everyone and his auncle, when the economy goes further in the tank, when unemployment hits double digits, when the Muslims attack, whatever, it’s gonna be, repeat after me, “Hey, we inherited this mess.”

They’re running aginst Bush now, they will run against Bush then.

Yup. I’m holding my nose and voting for Susan Collins.

Slublog on October 29, 2008 at 2:38 PM

You won’t regret your vote. She’s essential to blocking the crazier lunacy that Obama will wish to pass. Whine about RINOs all you want, but know that without Collins and Snowe 2009 would be a far, far worse year.

We need only look as far back as the Jimmy Carter administration to see where Democrats will go with such a grip on power — and in the late 1970s, we still had Scoop Jackson Democrats. In fact, we still had Scoop Jackson himself.

Well, we have Joe, and he’s cool!

…we will all be called “racist” in every debate, in every action, in all hours of the day and night.

It won’t matter what you do, save a life, or create a new energy source, you will be called a “racist”.

Time we put our collective heads together for our own little retort to shut the coming onslaught up!
Seven Percent Solution on October 29, 2008 at 3:28 PM

I’ve already started.

Here is mine:

SO, if good strong conservative who just happens to be black, like Thomas Sowell,( Walter E. Williams, Clarence Thomas or J.C Watts, etc.) were to run for President as a Republican, against Hillary Clinton (or Nancy Pelosi etc.), as a Democrat, For whom would you vote, and why?

If they say they would vote for Sowell because he is black, then tell them they are themselves racist for voting based only on race.

If they say they would be voting for Sowell because he better represents their values and views politicaly, then ask them how could they vote for (or expect any conservative to vote) for a far left socialist like 0bama, regardless of race.

By their own standards of accusing anyone who refuses to vote for 0bama of being a racist, then if they don’t vote for Hillary, they must be sexist.

If they DO vote for Hillary, then they are racist for not voting for the black man by their own standards.

It needs a little polishing, but there is NO answer with which they can ‘win’ the discussion that would stand up to even the most superficial application of logic.

txsurveyor on October 29, 2008 at 3:20 PM

I guess the newspapers are right – - he is our president already. Sorry guys, it was nice knowing you, but I better stop commenting on this blog before the feds show up at my house and start asking questions.

All Hail the Great Leader!! Down with the hate-filled opposition! They must be destroyed! Rywall, I stand with you, brother. Workers Unite!!

So the Iranian Government are officially a part of the tiny minority of radical extremists? Makes you wonder if theres anyone in the Middle East who understands the Koran as well as George Bush and Ed Morrissey do.

aengus on October 29, 2008 at 2:58 PM

Part? They’re among the major leaders. Study the history of jihad in the late 20th century.

They will also have nowhere to hide when these tax-and-spend policies hobble the economy and weaken us internationally.

Will that give some Democrats pause?

No. What should they care? They control all that you see and hear under the new Fairness Doctrine.

And besides at that point it doesn’t matter who votes – it only matters who COUNTS THE VOTES (read: ACORN)

If the Age of Obama comes to fruition conservatives will lament the damage done to our country and liberals will also lament – Obama and Congress cannot possibly deliver on all the promises they’ve made since BDS has set in. After a year in office people will realize that Obama is not the Political Messiah he was promised to be and Pelosi and Reid will only have their incompetence to point to when those evil Republicans are no longer able to block any of their schemes.

Are you drawing those? They’re pretty awesome.

*eats*

Grue in the Attic on October 29, 2008 at 3:15 PM

Yep. I figured if I can use humor in a format easily sent to others, I can help.

http://www.guvsux.com is where you can find all of them.