Posted on 09/03/2009 2:49:10 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Rising opposition to President Obama's healthcare proposals may be morphing into something broader and deeper: an anti-Obama movement that could jeopardize the president's political standing, damage the Democratic Party, and give the Republicans new life.
The concerns about "Obamacare" have triggered angry protests and emotional shout-downs at Democratic legislators' town hall meetings this August. And whether or not these eruptions have been orchestrated by right-wing groups, as Obama strategists contend, opposition to his healthcare overhaul has struck a nerve.
In fact, the healthcare furor has inflamed political passions and raised doubts that seem to be spreading to other areas, such as Obama's expansion of government power, corporate bailouts, and vast increases in the federal debt. The president's burgeoning and costly agenda got another jolt last week from a government projection that deficits will increase from $7.1 trillion to $9 trillion over the next decade.
The most important political development of the summer may be a shift in the passion factor that has led to the generation of more emotion on the anti-Obama right than on the pro-Obama left. "The opposition is very energized right now—much more motivated than Obama's supporters," says Ken Duberstein, the former White House chief of staff for Ronald Reagan who endorsed Obama last year. This is a big change from the campaign, when it was Obama who ignited the fires and drew millions of new voters to the polls with his charisma and promises of change.
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“Rising opposition to President Obama’s healthcare proposals may be morphing into something broader and deeper: an anti-Obama movement that could jeopardize the president’s political standing, damage the Democratic Party, and give the Republicans new life. “
Oh, the Hugh Manatee!
Yes We Will
YA Think?????
Just wait until this idiot tries to give amnesty to illegals
Personally, I don’t think the current group of Republicans deserve a *new life*. Please name me a reason!
They should *pass* with the current Dims.
The US Congress will be going into the sewer with their False God. The American people are going to vote them out. The anger is real. Hey, RATs and RINOs, start packing.
The Dems made a mistake by calling in SEIU and MoveOn.org to intimidate the protesters. Heavy handed thuggish tactics do not reduce rebellions, they only aggravate it. If the Dems were smart they would let the public vent their frustrations, wait and then calmly present their position and hope they can get some converts. Sending in thugs will only make the opposition grow and their political situation worst. Gee that was what black leaders tell their governors, mayors and etc everytime their communities erupt into rioting. Guess what applies to blacks do not apply to the rest of America.
“The opposition is very energized right now—much more motivated than Obama’s supporters,” says Ken Duberstein, the former White House chief of staff for Ronald Reagan who endorsed Obama last year. “
Another reliable RINO.
OK, humor me. What standing?
What standing? Descent people have recognized this evil bastage for what he is.
A political awakening that is slowly but surely reaching critical mass.
It isn’t the ‘opposition’ that’s ruining the presidents standing... - it’s the COMMIES and MARXISTS he keeps appointing!
Look for 2010 to make “1994” look like a day at the beach.
Two kinds of threads result from this type of posting here on FR. One type is filled with "Woe is me, we will never recover" people, and the other is like this one. Full of confidence that we will be rid of the s.o.b. and move on to a better tomorrow. I wonder, is it two different kinds of FR residents, or the same folks having an occasional bad day?
Now they’re gettin’ it!
Could??????
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