Posted on 01/21/2009 3:18:50 PM PST by Michael Eden
Then-candidate Obama said the "next president needs to unite the nation." I like the way the AP put it because it is so representative of a ongoing reality:
COLUMBIA, S.C. - In a slap at his chief rival, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday the most important asset the next president can offer is the ability to unite the country.And thus Obama slaps Republicans in the mouth even as he celebrates his ability to rally them behind him. You see, being a Republican means being divisive and mean-spirited; being a Democrat means being unifying and nice. "Bi-partisanship" means Republicans coming alongside Democrats and never vice-versa. And if you don't believe that, just turn on the TV news.
Did being a "bi-partisan" Republican work for John McCain? The mainstream media used to love him; he was their favorite Republican. At least until the general election, when he was morphed into the epitome of every Republican evil. And now that he is a "loser" as well as a "maverick" Republican, the media love him again.
We find out that 57.4% of Obama supporters didn't even know that Democrats had already been in control of Congress for the last two years. Lousy Congress! People got so upset with the way Congress was running things that they went out and voted all those bums out and replaced them with Democrats. When the bums screwing up Congress had actually been Democrats all along.
It was Democrat Barney Frank - speaking as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee - who said just before Fannie and Freddie blew up and destroyed our economy:
I think this is a case where Fannie and Freddie are fundamentally sound, that they are not in danger of going under.Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were under direct CONGRESSIONAL oversight. Not Bush's. But who got left holding the bag?
Barney Frank has represented the Democratic voice regarding Fannie and Freddie for years. Back in September 11, 2003 - when Bush was trying to regulate Fannie and Freddie the first time - Barney said:
”These two entities — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — are not facing any kind of financial crisis,” said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. ”The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.”Then the obnoxious turkey had the unmitigated gall to waddle out and say that "years of irresponsible failure to regulate have led us" to this crisis.
Nancy Pelosi blamed the economic disaster on "right-wing ideology" and on Republicans following a "no regulation" mentality.
The message was a complete and total lie. In reality, Democrats were all over the failure, going back to the Carter years, going back to "The Community Re-investment Act," going back to Democrats refusing to regulate the housing market because doing so would supposedly be unfair to the minorities who needed these unsustainable loans. But it worked. The country roundly rejected Republicans and embraced Democrats. They now have total control of the country.
In the same vein, 60% of Democrat Senators voted for the Iraq War. Democrat after Democrat after Democrat publicly voiced the need to overthrow Saddam Hussein. And then the moment things got tough and President Bush needed the country to unite over a decision the country had already made, Democrats cut and ran on him and called him the worst kind of liar. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid comes out and says, "I believe that this war is lost," and Jack Murtha accuses innocent Marines fighting for our country of the most henous war crimes.
Democrats turned a war many of them had supported into a partisan political bloodsport. They were utterly despicable beyond belief. They were willing to see this country burned to the ground if doing so meant they would get to rule over the ashes.
And they won because of it.
What should Republicans do about it?
I'm seeing it all over: we need to come together. We need to unite around Obama. We need to heal as a nation and move forward... That sort of thing. And I'm wondering where the people who are saying that now have been for the last 8 years of unrelenting rage directed at Bush and Republicans?
I wrote an article entitled "Do Unto Obama As Liberals Did Unto Bush."
It generated the following criticism from the Daily Beast:
Ironically, some wingnuts on the right are blaming Democrats' techniques on their newfound commitment to tear down the next President of the United States. Take one particularly unhinged culture warrior, Michael Eden of TheAmericanSentinel.com, who writes: "Barack Hussein Obama and his Democratic lackeys get to wear the bullseyes on their foreheads for the duration of the next election cycle…don't let a bunch of appallingly blatant hypocrites tell you that you owe Obama one more iota of respect than they gave Bush… It’s time to start burning down their houses and salting their fields.""One particularly unhinged culture warrior." I actually liked the ring of that. Thought about making it my byline. Michael Eden - one particularly unhinged culture warrior.
I noticed the writer didn't even try to overcome my thesis: that Democrats had been unbelievably hateful to Republicans - especially epitomized in the figure of George Bush - for the past 8 years. Rather, I was personally attacked for suggesting that Republicans return the favor. I mean, I DARE I suggest we do to them what they did to us? What kind of monster am I for using a liberal tactic against liberals?
This is my gripe: Democrats tear us apart and burn our houses down when Republicans are in power, and then tell us that we need to come together and unite around our leadership when Democrats are in power. And Republicans fall for it like Charlie Brown eagerly trying to kick the football while Lucy the liberal promises to hold it for him.
Democrats burn Republicans house down when its the Republicans in charge of the house. And then - in the interest of doing what's best for the country - Republicans help Democrats put the fires when the tables are reversed.
Charles Schumer deliberately causes a run on a bank in a politically motivated effort to bring down the economy so voters will blame Republicans.
An important angle in the IndyMac failure that may get lost in ominous headlines tonight and tomorrow: federal regulators pointedly cited U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., in explaining the bank's failure. In simple language, federal regulators blamed Schumer for a run on the bank.Here's from the press release issued by IndyMac's regulator, the Office of Thrift Supervision: "The OTS has determined that the current institution, IndyMac Bank, is unlikely to be able to meet continued depositors’ demands in the normal course of business and is therefore in an unsafe and unsound condition. The immediate cause of the closing was a deposit run that began and continued after the public release of a June 26 letter to the OTS and the FDIC from Senator Charles Schumer of New York. The letter expressed concerns about IndyMac’s viability. In the following 11 business days, depositors withdrew more than $1.3 billion from their accounts.President Bush takes the blame - it's all on his budget - for an $852 billion bailout - and then allows Barack Obama to have half the funds available for his own agenda. Bush and Republicans get all the blame; Obama and Democrats take all the credit. That's the way the game is supposed to be played. It's been the way the game has been played for years.
So you can understand why liberals would become angry at me for suggesting we start burning the Democrats' house down. Salt their fields. Lay waste to their countryside. Storm their castles. Burn, pillage, and mutilate.
Democrats are vicious, mean-spirited little cockroaches. They are very much like the Palestinians who can get away with anything just because it's what they do.
Republicans are expected to be mature adults who do what is best for the country. They are like the Israelis who are expected to react to the Palestinian terrorists with perfect restraint even as their own death tolls rise because of that restraint.
My view is this: Democrats are going to go into shrill histrionics on cue over the "right wing attack machine" anyway; why not finally really give them one so they can see what it feels like?
Every single time Democrats blamed, and attacked, and backstabbed, and undermined, it hurt Republicans. Keep saying the war is going to go to hell, keep saying the economy is going to go to hell, and it will. And then when it DOES go to hell - at least in part because they tearing it down - they were the ones who predicted it all along.
Don't let them benefit from our cooperation. When we come together to help them when they run the show, and they turn on us like rabid dogs when we run the show, we lose. We get all the blame; they get all the credit. We can't keep playing that game.
Maybe, just maybe, if Republicans force feed Democrats their own nasty tactics (Bush lied, people died; Republicans are killing the planet; General Betray Us? Etc. etc.) - we can finally come to an "understanding" so we finally all act like mature adults at some point in the future.
There's that old dentist joke: the patient reaches out and grabs the dentist by the testicles and says, "Now, we're not going to hurt each other, are we?"
It's like how the M.A.D. doctrine - Mutually Assured Destruction - operated. M.A.D. worked because BOTH sides had enough firepower to wipe out the other. And BOTH sides believed the other would be willing to use their weapons if the other did. So neither side used its weapons.
Democrats used their nuclear arsenal on Republicans for the last 8 years. And it worked beautifully for them.
Now it's our turn. Don't just grab their metaphorical testicles; punch them there repeatedly until they are green-faced and vomiting. Make them plead for unity and really mean it - not just demand unity as their due when they refuse to give one particle of it themselves. We need to start firing missile after missile after missile until the silos are empty.
And when liberals howl, "You're tearing the country apart!" Snarl, "Why didn't give a damn about that for the last eight years when YOU were tearing the country apart, you intellectually and morally dishonest hypocrites!?!?"
We truly DO need to ultimately come together as a nation in order to survive. But "coming together" is a two-way street. After the last eight years, I'm frankly sick of my political Party bringing water balloons to gun fights.
Agree. But, we can’t let ourselves be held captive by 0DS and blast him for every minor mistake-real or imagined. We just have to hit him every time he does something with which we really disgaree.
On the odd chance he does something we like, simply say, ‘it’s a good start, but he didn’t go far enough.’ In other words, run the James Carville playbook against him.
Democrats turned a war many of them had supported into a partisan political bloodsport. They were utterly despicable beyond belief. They were willing to see this country burned to the ground if doing so meant they would get to rule over the ashes.
That pretty much describes their mentality.
Makes me wonder if 9-11 was indeed an “inside job” committed by the Dems. I think about how CRAZED they were over the 2000 election.
I’m just saying...
Obstruct, fight and expose. Good luck with our milktoast RINOs.
I am in. Bring on the salt and diesel!
Why IS this even a question?
Who asked the UnAmerican Democrat Party if they should support, and how they should act to GWB?
No one.
It is sick the way Republicans in office, (and on FR), drop trow for this punk.
1. Bend over.
2. Smile
3. Repeat
They are already in a coma! How much more brain dead can they get?
Agree. But, we can’t let ourselves be held captive by 0DS and blast him for every minor mistake-real or imagined. We just have to hit him every time he does something with which we really disgaree.
On the odd chance he does something we like, simply say, ‘it’s a good start, but he didn’t go far enough.’ In other words, run the James Carville playbook against him.
I like the point of your 2nd paragraph: it’s a great way to put it in partisan manner.
The thing that bothers me - I don’t want to come across as “unhinged” either - is that being unhinged WORKS in today’s political field. It seems as if being reasonable has become unreasonable. We no longer do successful politics by reason, but by histrionics. The biggest hissy fit wins.
We are a dumb down, amoral culture today. It’s not just, “We’re becoming one”; we ARE one.
The question Republicans need to ponder is what to do about it? How do we win the day for sane policies in an increasingly insane world?
And I’m kind of saying, “Sometimes a real hard punch in the nose has a way of restoring common sense and decency.” Or, “I respected my parents because my dad whooped my ass if I didn’t.”
We’re letting Democrats win because an endless string of temper tantrums is what seems to win today. Time to take ‘em to the woodshed.
Just me, heh, I would do what that old hag Pelosi did. Come out before the cameras and bit*h and whine, at least for the next 4 years, she did it for 8 years, probably more because they are eunichs. Honestly, I don’t know how they go home at night and look in the mirror while combing their hair plugs so they can cheat on their wives.
The GOP, the RINO’s that are left will not do this. They are the weakest ho’s that DC has ever known.
Based on the amount of kneeling they have been doing I would suggest buying knee pads.
How should Republicans react? They can act like they believe in something. They can act like there’s a reason to vote for them, instead of Democrats.
Why would we unite under their leadership? Why should we be quiet and respectful as they tear down our country?
In fact, why are we even in the same country? I want a divorce and I will not be remain quiet as these crooks and morons ruin what is left of America.
Well..... playing along to get along has worked sooo well for us to date...
How Should Republicans React To Democrat Control?
Grow some spines. The lack of fortitude is what got them thrown out on their asses in the first place.
The only thing that happens when so-called “conservatives” attempt to reach across the aisle is that they get stabbed in the back and saddled with the blame for the inevitable failure of the half-baked, left-wing policies that they embrace in the “spirit of bipartisanship.”
Kung Fu Master say, “Opponent most vulnerable when he reach across aisle.”
Spines would be nice. I’m tired of looking at Nancy Pelosis’ testicles; I would rather look at some Republicans’ spines.
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