Posted on 06/30/2012 12:35:57 PM PDT by morethanright
Edited on 06/30/2012 12:43:55 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Congress has the power to do just about anything it desires provided it's called a tax. It's hard not to notice that the Progressive march toward totalitarianism in America has a decidedly bipartisan feel. Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the high court's majority opinion, is an appointee of "compassionate conservative" George W. Bush.
This ruling positions the Tea Party as the only alternative to our broken two-party system.
At the center of the controversy, stands the individual mandate, which orders every American to participate in government-run health care or face fines or imprisonment.
I know this is an election year, and most Americans are used to pretending that presidential elections highlight the "stark contrasts between the two parties," but the Supreme Court's ObamaCare ruling and the histories of both presidential candidates belay that tired fantasy.
The presidential contest pits the father of the individual mandate against his protege. The father, of course, is Mitt Romney. The Republican faithful counter that Romney and congressional establishment Republicans have pledged to "repeal and replace" Obama and Pelosi's dictatorial abomination. It's the "replace" part of the equation that should give us pause.
That said, I intend to hold my nose and vote for Romney for one reason and one reason only: The Supreme Courts' health care ruling serves as a recruiting tool, adding more Americans to the Tea Party army. If, as in the midterm elections of 2010, Tea Party candidates head to Washington, the Progressive wing of the Republican Party will be hard pressed to ignore their power.
If the high court says Congress has unlimited power to bleed taxpayers dry, the acronym "Taxed-Enough-Already" takes on greater meaning and urgency.
The Tea Party must intensify its crusade to repeal the tenure of big-government politicians in both parties and replace them with small-government constitutionalists.
That requires a greater Tea Party presence in the House and Senate, and that means a Tea Party overthrow of the Progressive wing of the GOP.
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/johnny
You’re saying you’re not a decent guy? That’s good to know.
But decent? I've never been accused of that.
Carry on.
/johnny
I’ll trade you mine for Braised Moose Heart Stew.
LOL!
You seem righteous if not decent.
Truce?
I see offal in my near future.
/johnny
What an offal thing to look forward to!
It starts “Take 4 moose hearts, cleaned.”
Otherwise, I'm watching.
Nothing personal. If you are a troll, you'll screw up and get zotted anyway.
They all do, except for a couple that have been around forever.
/johnny
I think A+Bert got suspended for 5 years :-)
They are Cambodian.
When I asked for seconds, my daughter said "Told you!"
I then sang a song in gaelic to confuse things even further.
It was a great night, and no-one was arrested. I love family get-togethers.
/johnny
How can you blame Bush, he wanted Justice Harriet Miers?
It was all us Conservatives who wanted Roberts.
Rush Levin Ingram all wanted Miers out,
She would not have done this.
I guess we have to be careful who we call no holding material. I’ve always held my nose at the thought of Justice Kennedy but freely took in the fumes of Roberts.
I need to take a shower now
Holding your nose to vote for Romney in a effort to save the country or give the tea party more support makes as much sense as putting a screen door on a submarine.
Enjoy your Project Mayhem fantasy then and let me know how that works out. You've either never seen war or forgotten what it was like to wish for it so much or talk so much like a braggart about it.
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