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The Democrats: All Tied Up In Their Own Gordian Knot
Cutting Through The Fog ^ | March 14, 2010 | Cranky George

Posted on 03/14/2010 11:22:44 PM PDT by Petro

What we are actually witnessing is mass stupidity and mass suicide by one political party -- something that has, to my knowledge, never been seen in American politics.

(Excerpt) Read more at cuttingthroughthefog.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Issues; Parties; U.S. Congress; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: congress; democrats; healthcare; obama

1 posted on 03/14/2010 11:22:45 PM PDT by Petro
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To: Petro

Occam needs to start sharpening his razor.


2 posted on 03/14/2010 11:24:29 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Petro

I only hope the Dem Party and their head Muslim immolate before the USA does.

They have caused terrible damage helped by people like Juan McCain and Graham-nesty. The RINOs who back McCain are as bad as Arlen Specter.


3 posted on 03/14/2010 11:25:32 PM PDT by Frantzie (TV - sending Americans towards Islamic serfdom - Cancel TV service NOW)
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To: Frantzie
"The RINOs who back McCain are as bad as Arlen Specter."

Someone who gets it at last. You should join the Beer Party. Ask me about this sometime.

4 posted on 03/14/2010 11:31:02 PM PDT by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: blackbart.223

Anyone remember how Rick Santorum got strong armed to support Specter and Bush also supported Specter? People dumped on Santorum for that.

We should know better by now. McCain is another Specter and Graham-nesty is worse than Specter.

No excuses for those supporting McCain. The only one who might get a pass in Scott BRown who suppoedly got $ from McCain. Money I sent stinking McCain for his POTUS race he threw for Soros. POS McCain.


5 posted on 03/14/2010 11:36:12 PM PDT by Frantzie (TV - sending Americans towards Islamic serfdom - Cancel TV service NOW)
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To: Paladin2
Occam needs to start sharpening his razor.

And... Madame du Farge needs to continue her knitting...

6 posted on 03/14/2010 11:36:31 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: Petro

I believe it was Napolean who said, “When your enemy is committing suicide, stay away.”


7 posted on 03/14/2010 11:37:06 PM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Paladin2
Occam needs to start sharpening his razor.

I'm afraid a razor is much too wimpy in todays situation, and that nothing less than a guillotine will do.

8 posted on 03/14/2010 11:39:16 PM PDT by Hardraade
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To: Paladin2

It’s been sharp, time to start cutting.


9 posted on 03/14/2010 11:49:22 PM PDT by Atchafalaya (Atchafalaya Basin; when you're there , thats the best)
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To: Frantzie
" McCain is another Specter and Graham-nesty is worse than Specter."

From your lips to God's ears. McCain is a sell out. Those who don't want to accept that fact are living in a fantasy world.

10 posted on 03/14/2010 11:49:27 PM PDT by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: Petro

Very common-sense post. From the website:

“The Gordian Knot that the Democrats now find themselves in is the fact that they are damned if they do pass health care reform and they are damned if they don’t.

They are damned if they do because the bulk of Americans don’t want the plan as it is written. As a result, the political gurus are predicting heavy losses for them in the Fall elections.

They are damned if they don’t because their own political base would be turned off and they could suffer even bigger loses due to assumed voter apathy on the left; resulting in a poor turnout by their supporters in November.

This, then, could result in an “anti-Democrat” turnout with little or no “pro-Democrat” votes to offset it. It is for this reason that the Democrats think their losses could be even greater.

So, they have painted themselves into a corner.”

I’d add that if the Democrats somehow fail to pass this abomination, they will still suffer a backlash from the right, and an electoral bloodbath this Fall, because of the fact that they even tried such a bold and tyrannical move against The People.

No matter what happens with Obamacare from this point out, the right is going to go after the Dems with talons bared.

They truly are “damned if they do, and damned if they don’t”.

I like that ;-)


11 posted on 03/14/2010 11:51:50 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: wastoute
"I believe it was Napolean who said, “When your enemy is committing suicide, stay away."

I believe Sun Tzu said something similar to that.

12 posted on 03/14/2010 11:53:29 PM PDT by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: Hardraade
I'm afraid a razor is much too wimpy in todays situation, and that nothing less than a guillotine will do.

I think we're way beyond guillotines now...



13 posted on 03/15/2010 12:19:27 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: wastoute

“When your enemy is committing suicide, hand them the means.”

It would be quicker that way !


14 posted on 03/15/2010 2:20:43 AM PDT by maddog55 (OBAMA, Why stupid people shouldn't vote.)
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To: wastoute

He said “Do not interfere when your enemy is making a mistake”

However, he said it about the British defences at Waterloo: Wellington had drawn up with his back to a forest (which would have made orderly retreat impossible): but there was also the matter of the reverse slope defences which Napoleon was not aware of, and which proved decisive.

So, if there’s a lesson from that quote, let’s just make sure the Dems don’t have any suprises for us.


15 posted on 03/15/2010 2:28:37 AM PDT by agere_contra
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To: Petro

They are not “stupid” They have judged that if they bet everything they will get this law enacted, Then they will have their Enabling Act. Even if they lose the elections this year they will be back to run their creation. The hordes of new bureaucrats will be hired even if the Congress is solidly Republican and those bureaucrats will necessarily be Big Governmentists i.e. Social Democrats. When the thing is fait accompli the elections after 2012 will be run on who can run the Health Care System more compassionately or more efficiently. The Democrats will win most of those elections, maybe all of them, certainly all of them if they get Amnesty, too. If they get HealthCare, Anesty should be easy.


16 posted on 03/15/2010 5:37:43 AM PDT by arthurus ("If you don't believe in shooting abortionists, don't shoot an abortionist." -Ann C.)
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To: Petro; ProCivitas; Arkan67; pabianice; jacknhoo; Lady Jag; UpAndComing; RedSoxBatgirl; ...
According to the CODE RED COUNT right now:

YES.... NO...... UNDECIDED
186 201 44

"NO" needs to go to 216.


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17 posted on 03/15/2010 10:00:56 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (The HealthCare of Doom: If you don't hunt it down and kill it, it will hunt you down and kill you.)
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To: Petro

Bump for later reading


19 posted on 03/15/2010 9:16:25 PM PDT by SuziQ
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