Blogmocracy in Action:
A post from FLYOVERCOUNTRY:
First Victory in a Long, Long, War
Yesterday, I heard of a group calling themselves, “No Labels.” Make no mistake, this is a group of Democrats who were recently removed from office by angered voters. They are trying to paint themselves as the true voice of America, angered by the great and ugly, “Partisan Divide.” Make no mistake however, they are nothing more than professional leftists committed to yet another attempt to hide what and who they truly are. This time, the angry cry is that they are mad that no one will take them seriously. What poppy cock, that this group of posers feels the right to be taken seriously. I keep a copy of the Constitution in my office, and I have yet to see that particular right anywhere. We all have the right to free speech. That is true, but that is not the same thing as compelling people to listen. Listening, and taking seriously is left up to each individual, (at least currently, not withstanding the current assault on the Constitution by the Obama Administration.) So, before we all get carried away by the seemingly sanity laden No Labels group, let’s recognize them for who and what they are. They are the latest attempt of the professional left to fool us into thinking we are voting once again for the mainstream center while putting the same group of Marxists and socialists into positions of authority.
Now look at the past, so that we may learn from history, rather than repeating it. In 2005, David Axelrod and Nancy Pelosi went on a recruiting expedition to attract center right Democrats to run for Congressional office. The plan was repeated in 2007. The results were extremely successful. By the end of the 2008 elections, the Democrats had a huge majority in both houses of Congress. The voters were upset with Republicans who had run as conservatives and waffled on their principles in the great effort to appease the left and gain acceptance from the media. (John McCain is the clearest example there is of this.) The Democrats by contrast had a fresh batch of relatively unknown and thus somewhat innocent candidates, who all sounded more like Republicans on the campaign stump than like Democrats. The results were a shellacking for the GOP at the polls in two straight elections. This was followed by endless left punditry claiming the death of the Republican party, and a brash statement that we in America were now Socialists.
Not so fast. Yesterday’s court ruling in Virginia is the end result of governing against the will of the people. Obama got elected by largely not telling us mere citizens what his plans for the most powerful office in the land were. Those large majorities in both houses of Congress were gained by not telling their constituents what their plans for office were. The legislation, which had to be rushed through a vote without having been read or debated represented a vast departure from the will of the people. It was made possible by the governed being tricked by candidates. That is nothing new. What the candidates learned however is that governing is different than campaigning. The power of the Presidency is only as long as the consent of the governed is still there. President Obama is a little upset, mostly because he is learning the hard way that he is not King Obama.
Now, the other shoe has dropped. the forgotten thing the politicians of the Legislative and Executive branches have just been reminded of is the third and equal branch of our government. The Judicial branch has spoken. The Health Care Law, as terrible and monstrous as it is, is also unconstitutional. Obama will try to fight for it, but in the end, this baby ain’t surviving. We, the people have won a temporary victory against the leftists who wouldn’t die. This temporary victory was granted us by the foresight of the founding fathers. We were saved by their work. Before we spend time celebrating though, we have the recognize the undead nature of the enemy. When the Berlin Wall fell, we thought we were well rid of the leftists. Not so, they changed their name to progressives, and they took over our Congress and Presidency. Now that they have been recognized there, they are slinking back into the shadows, and they are regrouping. Their next incarnation is No Labels.
Let us not repeat the mistake of 95, keep vigilant, and keep letting your representatives know that we don’t want any more capitulation of ideals going on. When you hear your Congressman or Senator say the words compromise, bi-partisan, reach across the aisle, or any other sign of capitulation, flood his/her office with phone calls, e-mails, and letters to show your anger. The price of failure is the Socialism of the last two years.
