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A Further Perspective
Gridlock
The second-best outcome this November.
It’s a weird thing in this country. When it comes to state and local elections, American citizens seem to act in a responsible manner; that is, they actually do the work necessary to make informed and responsible choices in the voting booth. People seem to be able to grasp the issues that affect their lives and then make sober decisions based on what is beneficial for them and their families. Yet, when it comes to presidential elections, all bets are off.
Every fourth November all critical thinking seems to go out the window. One of the most important decisions an American can make is often treated as nothing more than a popularity contest. The quest for the next leader of the free world is frequently the butt of late-night TV jokes and worse. Whereas folks realize that their local and state representatives will have a great impact on their social and financial well-being and then vote accordingly, when it comes to selecting a Commander in Chief, they act like judges on American Idol. But why?
Can it be that the collusion of the press is more pronounced when the White House is at stake? Recall the dirty dealings of the so-called JournoList, a group of leftists in the media who conspired to kill stories that might hurt the 2008 Obama campaign. Although this sort of thing has been rumored to exist for years, its exposure was greeted by the rest of the media to the sound of cricket chirps. Yet such is what passes for objective journalism in America today.
But that’s not the only arm of the left with which we have to contend. The Nazis had their Hitler Youth and Mussolini had his baby Black Shirts, but here in America we have the public school system. Armed with federal money from pre-school Head Start programs all the way through Pell Grants, and staffed by loyal NEA unionistas, new waves of young socialists roll out of our classrooms and college campuses every day, eager to embrace the Nanny State and “make a difference.”
But perhaps the most insidious weapon at the disposal of liberals is their entertainment division; including certain TV personalities and shock jocks, who for some reason have a mesmerizing influence on a large chunk of the populace. Back in 2000, a few friends of mine who had never expressed an interest in politics shocked me by opining that George W. Bush was “an idiot.” When asked how they had arrived at that learned opinion, the reply was typical: “Come on, everybody knows it!” When this dreaded phrase slips the mouths of an otherwise uninformed electorate in a presidential election year, you know the country is in big trouble.
So, if we hope to overcome liberal propaganda and presidential electoral stupidity in order to save our beloved constitutional republic, we might have to concentrate elsewhere. And a good place to start would be to work on regaining the Senate. Does this mean abandoning our efforts to depose Barack Obama? Of course not; but failing to attain that end would not necessarily be a total disaster. After all, as conservatives, our goal in Washington is, essentially, gridlock. And if we can keep the House and add the Senate, we could reduce Obama to the lamest of lame ducks.
And the possibility of regaining the upper chamber is quite probably within our reach. The GOP has two seats that might change hands; Nevada and Massachusetts, while the Democrats are in danger of losing eight seats; most notably Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri, and Virginia. A net pickup of four seats will have Republicans in great position to blunt most, if not all, Democratic mischief.
Now many would caution that a weak candidate at the top of the ticket would automatically doom our chances, but I’m not so sure. Although a man with long coattails would naturally be a bonus, in the face of the events of the past four years, it’s not really a necessity. The ugly process Democrats used to pass Obamacare — with all its deals and backroom sleaze — was too big for even the liberal media to cover up, revealing their skullduggery to the nation. That’s why incumbents like Ben “Cornhusker Kickback” Nelson have been running for the hills.
And over the hill is just where we need Democrats to be if we are to block Obama judicial nominations and other vital appointments. If the GOP can retake the Senate and live up to their reputation as obstinate obstructionists, Obama and his ilk may well be revealed as the petulant adolescents we believe them to be. Hopefully this petulance will manifest itself this coming November; if not, we can wait.
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Alan Brooks| 1.4.12 @ 6:33AM
If Stormfront doesn't like Obama, I want Obama to be president for life.
Alan Brooks| 1.4.12 @ 6:39AM
..BTW, "free world"?
Our Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, makes us more socialist than Europe.
Free World must mean W. Europe.
Harry the Horrible| 1.4.12 @ 11:55AM
Sure. You prefer people endorsed by La Raza, the New Black Panthers, etc.
Skippy| 1.4.12 @ 3:06PM
He does too.
Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 1.4.12 @ 6:35AM
When you look at the bias in the media it's amazing the Republicans have done as well as they have lately.
This election will tell the tale.
Will the sycophants win? Let's hope hot.
Timothy L. Pennell| 1.4.12 @ 10:35AM
What do ya mean: Lately?
The word itself: Gridlock, is only used when referring to Republicans preventing Democrats from getting there way. When it is done by Democrats, well then, the Media will Hail them as, just the Loyal Opposition, using it's authority as a Check, to prevent people who are WAY OUT OF TOUCH with the Main Stream of Society, from putting one of their RISKY SCHEMES in to play, that will Reward their RICH FRIENDS. on the Backs of the Poor, Women, and Minorities.
I invite you, Bill, to glance at my Comment on Aaron Goldstein's Column, concerning whether Obama will Fool America, again.
I've always enjoyed you Intellectual Forays. We are of a like mind. And i think that you might like it.
And I didn't capitalize: I.
Crap.
John786| 1.4.12 @ 7:03AM
What G bush wasn't an idiot. The guy who destroyed America. You have to be an idiot not to know that.
Ken (Old Texican)| 1.4.12 @ 8:05AM
Mohamed 786
Thanhk you for that bit of Islamic taquia.
Carol| 1.4.12 @ 7:14AM
Gridlock with John Bonehead in charge?
Ha!
You'll see another golf match before you'll see gridlock.
Timothy L. Pennell| 1.4.12 @ 10:50AM
Nice.
Rob Roy| 1.4.12 @ 7:46AM
That gridlock will happen, is not likely. If Obama gets re-elected, the Republicans (not much spine anyway) will be afraid to say anything negative because they will view his re-election as a repudiation of their policies and they will not want to be seen as racist. They will be worried about losing the majority in the next election. Also remember that even with gridlock, Obama can do much with executive orders and his sleezy cabinet i.e. Holder. Not to mention the possible two Supreme Court appointments. Obama MUST be defeated or the country as we have known it will be gone.
Alan Brooks| 1.4.12 @ 8:01AM
"That gridlock will happen, is not likely. If Obama gets re-elected, the Republicans (not much spine anyway) will be afraid to say anything negative because they will view his re-election as a repudiation of their policies and they will not want to be seen as racist. They will be worried about losing the majority in the next election."
DUH!
Alan Brooks| 1.4.12 @ 7:59AM
"the country as we have known it will be gone."
It was a goner on 1/20/2001.
George True| 1.4.12 @ 11:07PM
So you think Al Gore was what the country needed???
Ken (Old Texican)| 1.4.12 @ 8:09AM
No Lisa, we cannot wait.
4 more years of Obama would do irreparal damage to our country.
It's do or die time.
Michael Tomlinson| 1.4.12 @ 9:16AM
Ken (Old Texican) is 100% right. The whine from Obamacons George Will and Peggy Noonan and weak kneed pundits that Obama will be reelected and everything will be ok is BS! It won't be Ok. Pull your heads out and look at the damage he's caused in 3 short years.
Aside from liberal Ron "Bruno's Lover" Paul every conservative and Republican needs to be ready to vote a straight Republican ticket. Ignore the lie that there are conservative Democrats and vote only for Republicans. Then hold their feet to the fire. They'll want to get reelected and that will be our leverage.
Anyone who thinks we'll be able to stop Obama's Supreme Court nominees in a second term doesn't know much about US politics and how the system historically works (what many Republican Senators want).
Time to wake up and smell the coffee a second Obama term means America in decline.
Stormy| 1.4.12 @ 10:49AM
Gridlock? With a Republican controlled House and Senate, President Obama can still implement his agenda through two words.....Executive Order. He's already doing it. He has his radicals in charge in cabinet posts, and he has control of the most important post in America; Attorney General, not to mention law enforcement. If Congress does not approve of an Obama action, what can they do? They can make trouble, but they can not enforce any resolution.
TrueBlue | 1.4.12 @ 7:36PM
Not with the DoJ refusing to acknowledge that what he is doing is beyond his Constitutional limits. However with the House and Senate we could actually impeach him. The only reason it hasn't been done already is that there is no chance of the current Senate even trying, regardless of whether or not the House charges him.
Stormy| 1.4.12 @ 10:54AM
http://cnsnews.com/news/articl.....-and-large
If he will do this now in an election year, what will stop him when he is safely ensconced for four more years? Republican controlled Congress? Who cares?
Oldefarte| 1.4.12 @ 12:13PM
The most crutial point of Lisa's excellent editorial concerns the fact that '...But that's not the only arm of the left with which we have to contend. The Nazis had their Hitler Youth and Mussolini had his baby Black Shirts, but here in America we have the public school system. Armed with federal money from pre-school Head Start programs all the way through Pell Grants, and staffed by loyal NEA unionistas, new waves of young socialists roll out of our classrooms and college campuses every day, eager to embrace the Nanny State and "make a difference."But perhaps the most insidious weapon at the disposal of liberals is their entertainment division; including certain TV personalities and shock jocks, who for some reason have a mesmerizing influence on a large chunk of the populace....'. This country's voting population is propagandized/brainwashed 24-7 by the boobtube, movies etc that Hollywood cranks out. Whenever a conquering army has taken over a enemy country, their first order of business thereafter is to confiscate the airwaves in order to mentally manipulate the conquered population. Our airwaves have been manipulated liberally for decades, apparently much to the ignorance or stupidity of many of us. Every time one reads their local newspaper or views the TV news, they are being indoctrinated to the liberal-progressive point of view. Even TV entertainment is not immuned from such political subliminal messaging by their producers/directors of such shows [why is it that same consistantly has a racial/sexual minority of some type inserted into the stars of each program, or that the content of the show's storyline invariably throws out a derogative statement etc concerning Bush, Republicans etc?]!!!!!!!!!!
Citizen Jerry| 1.4.12 @ 1:59PM
I'm not sure if Lisa is reading the comments, but there's a superb article on American Thinker called "By His Fruits Ye Shall Know Him." This makes it obvious that Obama is already getting around the gridlock by executive orders and appointed czars.
This odious man must be thrown out in November or we probably won't like what becomes of our sovereign nation.
POST American| 1.5.12 @ 11:20PM
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The open, on the books authorization
of the secret arrest, 'disappearance', torture,
stripping of citizenship ---and X-ecution
of ---even--- Americans -------ANYWHERE.
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-------after having been passed overwhelmingly
by our utterly 'on board', utterly cyber
'calm--PRO---mized' congress on the
very 222nd Anniversary of our Bill of Rights.
As the 4 decades on, authorized, deliberate,
systematic Globalist RED China set up, sellout
and TREASON OP ---must NOW suppress the
scandal of its plunder
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