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redneckgaijinRemember what I said just now about the evils of the extremist party, should they come back into power?
Well, I think at this point it's almost inevitable that Republicans will take at least the House of Representatives in November. That means a split Congress and a complete halt to any and all Democratic programs.
And, as unscrupulous lying opportunist Dick Morris exemplifies, it will probably mean a complete halt to the federal government entirely.
Morris isn't alone. Bachmann, both Peter and Steve King, John Cornyn, Eric Cantor, and probably John Boehner- and certainly the teabaggers like Rand Paul, Sharon Angle, Jim Morris, Mark Rubio, etc.- will all back a total shutdown of Washington. They would rather see the federal government destroyed than give up power, if they can manage it... and now they can.
So, instead of a month-long shutdown... a year-long shutdown, or more, since the fiscal year begins and ends October 1. Be prepared, if it's possible for anyone to be prepared. (I personally suspect the survivalists will be barking up the wrong tree, myself- guns and bunkers won't do any good when law and order on the state level survives, but the national economy collapses. Money, not self-reliance, will be the key to survival.)
Unfortunately, even if the Democrats were returned to power, they wouldn't do anything about the problem. They're simply too cowardly to take a united stand against the Republicans and their demagogues. The most they'll do is make empty or counterproductive gestures- as they did with the stimulus package, health care reform, and financial industry reform- to make it appear as if they did something.
We DESPERATELY need something else.
Well, I think at this point it's almost inevitable that Republicans will take at least the House of Representatives in November. That means a split Congress and a complete halt to any and all Democratic programs.
And, as unscrupulous lying opportunist Dick Morris exemplifies, it will probably mean a complete halt to the federal government entirely.
Such a defiant stand, in the face of withering criticism from the media, economists, and the Federal Reserve, can only be made by hardy souls. Indeed, such a stance by a Republican Congress will lead to exactly the same sort of government shutdown - when Obama vetoes the budget - as discredited the GOP in 1995-1996 and led to Clinton's re-election.
But history will not repeat itself. The Republicans will win this confrontation with the White House. Everybody in America knows that Obama has increased spending out of all proportion. Everyone knows that higher taxes would be devastating. And the Republicans must capitalize on these convictions so deeply held by the vast majority of voters to prevail in the coming deficit wars.
Morris isn't alone. Bachmann, both Peter and Steve King, John Cornyn, Eric Cantor, and probably John Boehner- and certainly the teabaggers like Rand Paul, Sharon Angle, Jim Morris, Mark Rubio, etc.- will all back a total shutdown of Washington. They would rather see the federal government destroyed than give up power, if they can manage it... and now they can.
So, instead of a month-long shutdown... a year-long shutdown, or more, since the fiscal year begins and ends October 1. Be prepared, if it's possible for anyone to be prepared. (I personally suspect the survivalists will be barking up the wrong tree, myself- guns and bunkers won't do any good when law and order on the state level survives, but the national economy collapses. Money, not self-reliance, will be the key to survival.)
Unfortunately, even if the Democrats were returned to power, they wouldn't do anything about the problem. They're simply too cowardly to take a united stand against the Republicans and their demagogues. The most they'll do is make empty or counterproductive gestures- as they did with the stimulus package, health care reform, and financial industry reform- to make it appear as if they did something.
We DESPERATELY need something else.
