Thanks Vintage Freeper for posting this:
Posted on 06/28/2012 5:27:54 PM PDT by pistolpackinpapa
The TEA party movement was born of the threat Obamacare posed to us. It will send the enthusiasm on our side sky high. It will do very little to excite the Left – hey, they won, didn’t they?
The Supreme Court’s Obamacare ruling has placed the weight of pulling America’s wagon on middle class people. In the short run, Democrats will be delirious, and their cheerleaders in the media will be insufferable – in the short run. They will all act as if they have forgotten what happened in the elections of 2010 – but we will remind them in November.
In 2010, when Obamacare was originally passed with no Senate votes from Republicans, it became the driving force that propelled millions of Americas to stand and fight. We converged on Washington from all over the country demanding that something be done “to fix this.” When it became clear that the way to “fix it” was to vote out the Democrats and vote in a conservative majority in the House and Senate, we rolled up our sleeves and, with rarely seen levels of enthusiasm, marched to the polls. That was BEFORE Obamacare was poured into concrete by Justice Roberts. That was before the absolute urgency of voting out every Democrat in the House and the Senate was staring us in the face.
This will do very little to energize the Left – Democrats will SAY we must elect Democrats to preserve what we have, but saving something that IS won’t fire up voters like changing something that has BECOME.
After a few weeks when the decision has been fully understood, the power of America’s TEA party movement will emerge. There will be rallies, and the spirit of 2010 will fill the air. Those who would say “The TEA party movement is dead” will do so at their own political peril.
This decision keeps the assaults on religious freedoms in place. Now, which side will THAT fire up?
Oh hell yes.
There is hope! This how us geezers used to do it!
I remember this.. Rostenkowski Chairman of Ways and Means immediately saw to it that the offending legislation was annulled when he got back to Washington.
I like the gas station connection at the end.. reminded me of Mussolini. :)
Seriously our muskets are public opinion and the elections.
The Tea Party takes on the "king", the Loyalists, and the Redcoats.
It's our turn.
The left will celebrate for now, but it will be short lived. I am reminded of the celebrations of the Japanese after Pearl Harbor and the response by Admiral Yamamoto, when he said “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”
A valiant effort...but that didn’t work this time around...not through townhalls or the Capitol steps.
Repeal of revolt.
Why ObamaCare Ruling is Good for Tea Party
Both sides can like an unpopular law because one side can vote for it, and the other side can hold out the carrot that someday they will vote against it. This is not good for any American. I want that damn thing gone, not kept alive as a fundraising gimmick.
I understand your sentiments. But, I understand what he is saying also: This will fire up the Tea Party like it did in the 2010 Midterm Elections when we first had ObamaCare shoved down our throats. And to quote the Marxist Muslim in the White House, his Party “took a shellacking”.
What about the Amish? They don't buy insurance. They only pay with cash. Tell THEM they have to pay for other peoples abortions.
They're Americans. They must comply - or else!
What about the Mennonites? They don't pay insurance either. Tell them they have to pay for abortions, and see if they comply.
Thanks Vintage Freeper for posting this:
Thanks pistolpackinpapa.
I too remember!!!!
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