Posted on 10/07/2010 4:16:12 PM PDT by STARWISE
Ladies and gentlemen, I had a conversation this morning with a ranking Republican figure. I'm not going to mention any names. The ranking Republican figure assured me that -- well, didn't assure; that's the wrong word. The ranking Republican figure opined that, if there are huge electoral victories in the House and the Senate for Republicans in November, Obama will do a Clinton and triangulate and moderate and become less liberal.
Now, I listened to this patiently, and with an open mind, and then I expressed my sincere disagreement.
I said, "I don't think that's going to happen. I think we're dealing with somebody who's gleeful. He has accomplished a lot. He's extremely happy at what he's been able to pull off in 20 months. And the next two years, he's going to do as much destruction, damage as he can, while blaming Republicans for it all the way."
And the ranking Republican said to me, "Do you believe even if it means he won't be reelected in 2012?" I said, "Absolutely. Who's gonna vote for him in 2012 if" -- I mean, his party already is gonna hate his guts. His base, they're not happy with him because he hasn't closed Guantanamo, hasn't gotten out of Iraq or Afghanistan. We don't have single payer health care. I mean, his fringe base is not happy.
Democrats that are gonna lose their seats in the House and Senate, they're not going to be happy. I mean, I think he's looking at the next two years as the single greatest opportunity the left has had to totally destruct and reform the country in their image.
The LA Times has a story today:
"Obama Reshapes Administration for a Fresh Strategy -- White House staff changes are being made with an eye toward achieving goals through executive actions rather than by trying to push plans through the next Congress, which is expected to be even more hostile to the president." More executive orders, more regulations via czars and cabinet members. This is how they will do climate change and card check.
They're gonna try to do as much of it as they can. Think executive order to understand this. Apparently, there are a lot of Republicans who think that's not going to happen, that Obama is going to be humbled by this major shellacking and will have to moderate much as Clinton did if he wants to be reelected in 2012.
From what I gather, the thinking is that Obama will want to be reelected in 2012, and in the playbook, the only way for Obama now to get reelected in 2012 is to drop this hard-core liberalism and join the Republicans in the middle to get things done. I just don't see that happening at all.
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RUSH: Look, Obama said just today there's going to be gridlock if the GOP wins. He's out there trying to rev up his base, and he's trying to get his base to show up, he's trying to create enthusiasm. So when he warns the Democrats there's going to be gridlock, "I won't be able to get anything done if the Republicans win," he's trying to scare people into showing up and voting for him.
The translation is: "I'm not changing anything. I'm not moderating." I mean there wouldn't be any gridlock if he's going to change and start agreeing with the Republicans.
Again, every interview that I've read or that I've seen, Obama says he is proud as he can be of what he's done to our country. He's happy. He carries around in his pocket this little list that's his to-do list. And he knows full well that 60 to 70% of the American people oppose every bit of legislation and executive orders that he's rammed through.
He's not blind. He doesn't have blinders on. He knows, he knows, the Democrats know they're governing against the will of the people. They're fully aware of it and they do it purposefully.
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Wake up and smell reality, RINOS!
RINO’s are rank!!!
Obviously a retarded member of Congress who has been drinking the water out there.
Sure...like Clinton moderated in ‘94. “The era of big government is over...” Don’t believe it, or believe that Obama believes it, for a ^%@#ing second.
Make that post -94 midterm elections....
“But right here it is, Los Angeles Times: “White House staff changes are being made with an eye toward achieving goals through executive actions rather than by trying to push plans through the next Congress, which is expected to be even more hostile to the president. ...
‘It’s fair to say that the next phase is going to be less about legislative action than it is about managing the change that we’ve brought,’ White House senior advisor David Axelrod said in an interview. ...
Winning passage of legislation wasn’t easy for Obama, even with Democrats in firm control of both houses of Congress. Conditions will get tougher if, as expected, the Republicans pick up seats in the midterm election next month, or possibly take control of Congress.
‘Whether or not the Republicans take over majorities in one or both houses, the margins will be so much narrower that the strategy of putting together a Democratic bill and picking off a handful of Republicans to push it over the top won’t be viable anymore,’ said William Galston, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
So the best arena for Obama to execute his plans may be his own branch of government. That means more executive orders, more use of the bully pulpit, and more deployment of his ample regulatory powers and the wide-ranging rulemaking authority of his Cabinet members,” and you’re seeing it in this health care business “as the secretary may decide,” or “determine.”
So at the snap of his fingers, 30 companies can be exempted, can be pardoned for one year from the health care bill. But just as easily they couldn’t have been. If it wasn’t an election year, just as easily all of those employees would have lost their coverage, which is the intention.”
FDR didn’t care one bit how the country suffered from his so called ‘programs. He just kept schmoozing the voters and trying something else. Nothing worked and his policies prolonged the depression.
If you want to see Obamao’s blueprint read Amy Schlaes, The Forgotten Man.
There's nothing there gang. He has no idea what is happening. He will be totally bewildered when in February the Republican majority begins its round of hearings of Democrat scandals.
What Obama never noticed is that when the Republicans become the majority in Congress they become the committee chairmen and Constitutional officers. Nancy Pelosi will be reduced to just another Congresscritter. Barney Frank will probably not even have been elected ~ you can imagine what he'll be doing.
Obama has already had all his TV time. He'll quickly learn to avoid public contact.
He's not blind. He doesn't have blinders on. He knows, he knows, the Democrats know they're governing against the will of the people. They're fully aware of it and they do it purposefully. "
So - is America & the Republicans going to just sit & watch him do it - or will we have the guts to get his RAT A$$ out of there?!
The Republican establishment is full of idiots. The elitists are so out of touch and so stupid. Obama is a hardcore Marxist. He’s not going to moderate. His master, Soros, wont let him even if he wanted to.
Executive Order can be changed by Congress, and if that’s all they have to do is change the Executive Orders, that’s enough.
Expects him to moderate?
LOL
What else is he going to do if he has uncooperative Congress and Senate.
It’s going to be more like parked as a wrecked vehicle.
The alien in the White House cannot issue effective orders without funding. Funding comes from Congress.
Guess who it was?
McConnell?
Whoever it was = dumbo .. blind to reality.
I agree with Rush. People who think Bambi’s going to “triangulate” or moderate in any way are acting as if they were dealing with a normal politician, a normal human being.
The problem is that Obama is a sociopath, is convinced he is on an Allah-given mission to destroy the Great Satan, and has absolutely no intention of doing anything but continuing with his program. And IMHO he thinks of the presidency of the US as just a stepping stone, probably to UN head or some other supranational position, and doesn’t think he’s going to have to worry about running again in 2012 in any case.
How much you wanna bet it was McConnell? It most certainly wouldn’t have been McCain having an honest conversation with El Rushbo.
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Don’t think so ... executive orders,
decisions by czars (who have unlimited
power and answer to HIM only), interim
appointments, etc. etc. etc. etc.
I truly don’t think he cares if he is
a one termer .. he HATES the job duties.
“The problem is that Obama is a sociopath, is convinced he is on an Allah-given mission to destroy the Great Satan, and has absolutely no intention of doing anything but continuing with his program. And IMHO he thinks of the presidency of the US as just a stepping stone, probably to UN head or some other supranational position, and doesn’t think he’s going to have to worry about running again in 2012 in any case.”
Just so! How is it that folks here forget that there is a ambush waiting for Zero if he is not brought downNout by 15April - the verification legislation on the burners by 30+ states.
The man&GANG is/are very sick puppy(s) and must be isolated from doing more harm to America, and thereby the planet. The LameSM sure don’t want to pay any attention to this situation even though they “must know”/ it exists.
So our mission as FReepers\TeaPartisans is to bring Zero&GANG down and jailed for all their crimes against America/COTUS, started by 15 April.
How to do this is secondary for now(before 2Nov) - more’s the point is to announce this and make it go viral, after the election for sure.
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