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Political Tipping Point
As with all politics of late, a great and grand crisis looms, it is the modus operandi of the current administration. Our conundrum has been framed like a B western movie; shall the good guys (Democrats) continue to pay the ever expanding list of entitlements and pet programs or fall prey to the sinister and evil Tea Party thugs who wish to push the poor and downtrodden back into the work camps of self reliance?
Really?? No not really, this is what happens when message trumps substance. The Demagogic Democrats have been handed their scripts, associate the Tea Party as radicals, position yourself as the defender of Medicare and Medicade, place Social Security in that Gore lock box and call the opposition rigid and unyielding, and most of all, repeat after me, “fair and balanced”.
This my friends is the change they believe in, never mind our government as a whole is borrowing 60 cents of every dollar spent just to service the mounting debt, never mind bureaucratic laden agencies such as the Department of Education, EPA, Amtrac, USPS, and the litany of others rife with inefficiency, we need to save these vital and crucial agencies?
In a phrase: sorry but that dog won’t hunt. The message and answers are really simple; do we as a nation continue to “feed the beast” of rampant government growth, or do we begin to lay the foundation of accountability of the governing process.
This process of accountability began as a loosely formed group of individuals spurred on by the rant which at the time seemed like nothing more than another talking head venting his anger at government oppression; thus spawned the Tea Party.
The Tea Party is not a Republican platform, it does not consist of anarchist, it is not radical, it is the voice of frustration created by the never ending insular government leadership who fail to recognize the voice of the people. To minimize its presence, to attack it’s viability, is a large miscalculation by its oppressors that is clearly based in the fear that finally a large majority of active individuals has had enough!
Regardless of how the manufactured passion play on the raising of the debt ceiling is resolved, more and more individuals realize a power shift is underway, we as a people are returning to a land governed by the people, and that reality has, and should strike fear in the political base for now they are accountable and no amount of polling catch phrases will stop that process.
The overwhelming theme of today’s headlines is the structured one minded attacks of GOP presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann based on some of her less than accurate historical comments. For all intent and purpose these minor gaff’s pale in comparison to the current state of the union on so many levels one has to wonder is this the best the liberal detractors can come up with? Should not the questions be Mrs. Bachmann, what is your plan to turn around the economy, the jobless rate, your position on national defense, the current unrest in the Middle East?
The media’s choice to focus on minutia, is telling in that is uncovers a very real and valid fear; hey this woman is pretty darn smart and is racing up the GOP polls like a some kind of GOP Secretariate, garnering influence and mass followers along the way, or in other words a very real challenge to Obama in 2012.
If 2008 proved anything is clearly shows us that politics in the internet 24/7 age is directly tied to the buzz one can create outside of the normal means of the controlled media. The fourth estate has expanded to small gorilla social media consortium’s so much so that now the media powerhouses of the past have been relegated to nothing more than attack dogs of any source that might not agree with their structured plan of who should be in power.
In essence a quantifiable balancing of the structured message has taken place, and the old school NBC’s, CBS’s find themselves in a diminished role of influence. I for one could not be happier.
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Much has been said about the potential losses the Democratic party will face in the 2010, what has not been addressed is who or what party will reap the perceived benefit of these losses.
With the Tea Party stumbling out of the gate, the lack of solidified Republican platform, the Democrats abysmal polling numbers and least we forget the independents, 2010 could ultimately result in the increased marginalization of all four platforms.
Obama currently garners an estimated 30-35% of the lefts support regardless of issue, call it blind ambition, Republicans continue to struggle with similar polling numbers, Independents are leaning right, the Tea Party movement is in its infant stage, so as they say in football, time to throw the hail Mary, and although political opportunity abounds, so do the associated risks, read on.
Given the above scenarios along with an increase in each of the platforms protectionism to assure it’s ideological growth the potential for stagnation and inability to proffer any useful legislation will surely follow. This fractionating of the former two party system into what appears to be four distinct groups is dangerous in that no clear consensus can be obtained when one is so sorely needed.
The current and proposed infighting for top billing will assuredly result in the increase of the benign grandiose promises politicians have become so caviler at issuing but not keeping as of late. With the end result of increasing the ruminating displeasure toward our elected officials which is dangerously at an all time high. While this process is an integral part of the form and function of a free republic, the answer on who will reign supreme is a story yet to be told. This fight for supremacy will surely leave copious amounts of blood on the battlefield further dividing our country when a unification of purpose is what is required.
What spoils remain for the winner along with it’s direction will make life interesting far into the approaching decade, and from a personal perspective none of the four competing factions have jumped to the forefront with any brilliant ideas or suggestions, nor statesman like leadership.
Obama was correct in that our government needs “fundamental change”, but not to the bloated, special interest driven, increased socialization of the political machine that now exists. For now until our proposed hero reaches that Valhalla, the highest use we the citizens of the United States can perform is to be ever vigilant, and involved in the process.
Lastly, we as a nation have dropped the proverbial ball over the last 30-40 years in that our apathy and acceptance of our elected officials has not been in our best interest. This nescient approach has led us to the conundrum we all now face, our saving grace is that history will show the American people possess unlimited resolve when their freedoms are vetoed by the very same elected officials we entrusted.
To use a highly worn out metaphor our Republic is facing “a defining moment” it is up to each of us to become part of that definition, that my fellow Americans is the only platform that matters!
Charles Krauthammer The Fall Of Obama
ED MORRISSEY Brown tells Obama to stay out of Massachusetts; UPDATE: Rothenberg moves race to “toss-up”
ALLAHPUNDIT Jackpot: Brown raised a million dollars a day every day this week
LARREY ANDERSON Some advice for the Republican National Committee
VASKO KOHLMAYER Ending Corruption in Washington
PHILIP KLEIN More details on Obama’s big bribe to big labor
REID WILSON Majority would vote against Obama
MICHAEL BARONE Obama’s rapturous style versus Tea Party substance
GATEWAY PUNDIT Marth Coakley on Afghanistan: Mission Accomplished
LEGAL INSURRECTION Something you don’t know about Scott Brown
MICHELLE MALKIN Martha Coakley’s Marie Antoinett/Jon Corzine moment; UPDATE: Curt Schilling responds to Coakley
NICE DEB Coakley Caption Contest
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY God and the Elite-Populist Divide
POLIPUNDIT New Scott Brown Ad
POWERLINE Obama’s Two-Minute Drill
SCRAPPLEFACE Reid Adds “Skin Lightening Therapy” to Health Reform Bill
SISTER TOLDJAH Is President Obama trying to muzzle Joe Biden?
VILLAINOUS COMPANY National Dress Up You Pet Day Must See, Not Political
VODKAPUNDIT Epic WIN!
VOTINGFEMALESPEAKS! Against all odds… a leader emerged and le us against Tyranny (video)
ON MY WATCH Another Obama lie-he never was for public option
FRUGAL CAFE BLOG ZONE Expect a miracle in Massachusetts: Government’s pundits & puppets wrong again
WESTERN EXPERIENCE Sarah Palin to join Fox News Team
The Smoking Gun, And Why It’s Being Ignored By Both Parties.
January 3, 2010 in Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Congress, Conservative Blog Network, Democrat, Financial Reform Scam, Moonbat of the Day, Obama, Political Satire, Republican, Sara Palin, Socialism, The Big Lie, Whitehouse | Tags: Barack Obama, Congress, Conservative Blog Network, Fannie Mae & Freddy Mac, Fiscal Responsibility, Moonbat of the Day, Political Accountability, Political Commentary, Spendocrats, Whitehouse | 34 comments
Now that Obamas first year is behind us, and hopefully his benign payback to the lefts hopey changie agenda a specific focus on what the real problems are and how the political community is to blame for our economic woe’s. In a report that was released in the heat of the health care battle this summer, the committee on oversight and government reform deftly pinpointed the smoking gun to the current economic crisis and the players involved.
Not surprisingly numerous high level Democratic and Republican names litter the pages of the 28 page tome on how Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac’s involvement with the help of the well placed politicians and lobbyist’s practically guaranteed the bursting of the housing bubble. The conclusions and sub text further cement the fact that neither government or politicians are capable of managing any enterprise without getting their pound of flesh.
Also within the pages of the report the names Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Bill Clinton, Peter Orzog, Countrywide, Larry Summers, Rham Emanuel, and lastly Chuck Shumer. Ironically for the exception of a few names these individuals have been tasked with “cleaning up the mess from the past”. In pure political form the ones who created the mess are now the brave souls who will right the ship with the newly proffered Financial Reform bill now in the house.
The report, which can be read here, spins a tale of, cooked books, favoritism, outright tortuous interference, and copious amounts of cronyism all happening in full site of the regulators tasked to prevent such fraud. The report shows that the proper regulatory oversight was in place but was cajoled, manipulated, and threatened to turn a blind eye to the political infighting. This fact is highly relevant in that with the proposed “Financial Reform” legislation now being discussed by the very same offenders of the past policy is nothing more than a political game of propaganda to detract from the real causes of the failure of Fannie and Freddie Mac.
If you read the 28 page report (you should) you gain an understanding on how the machine works, also evident is the prevailing attitude that the politicians cared little about expanding home ownership, but were more interested in placating and expanding their voting bases. The pandering, back room deals, and favoritism shown in the Fannie and Freddie downfall add to the continued mountain of evidence that government should not be involved in the management of any free enterprise, and without the threat of failure, accountability or fiscal restraint it came down to not if the GSE’s would fail but on who’s watch.
As we usher in a new decade “fundamental change” in fact must take place, but where that change must be fostered is on the shoulders of the people, the followers must become the leaders no longer accepting the hollow promises of our politicians rote. The genius of the American system of freedom is we “currently” have choice, we just have to become better at remembering that key fact and put it to work, or we all will be learning Mandarin in due haste.
PETER GOODMAN U.S. Loan Effort Is Seen As Adding To Housing Woes
ED MORRISSEY Shocker: Yet another government intervention failure story
DOUG BANDOW Another Boondoggle Bail-Out
JOHNA GOLDBERG Capitalism Fingered as Fiend of the Past Decade
FLOPPING ACES The Best and Worst of 2009 Part II
MICHELLE MALKIN Under reported stories of 2009
NICE DEB 2010 May Not Be So Great Economically
POLIPUNDIT A Republican Message for 2010
POLITICAL BYLINE Quote of the day
STOP THE ACLU It’s officially Obama’s Ball Now In 2010
SNOOPER REPORT Dear Obama: Who in the hell do you think we are?
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WESTERN EXPERIENCE A Historical Perspective: The legacies of the Anti-War and Cold War Right
DIARY OF A MAD CONSERVATIVE Non-affiliated voter numbers rising
GOODTIMEPOLITICS The Stimulus set the states up for an even bigger mess this year
LISA IN TEXAS Bilderbergers: Creating a New World Order or completing “Work of the Ages”?
ON MY WATCH War on Terror: 100 Years War Redux? More Sacrifice?
VOTINGFEMALESPEAKS! Al Qaeda spooks Obama into closing Yemen Embassy; the System is Working, right Janet?
CONGRESS & LAW The global Financial Crisis: Policy and Legislation
OPENUREYES Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” for 2009
DOLLARS AND NONSENSE Banks borrow less from Fed crisis program
THE HUFFINGTON POST Fannie And Freddie Receive Unlimited Future Funds To Stay Afloat (lets see what happens with this)
365 DAYNEWS.COM Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac CEO’s in line for $6 Million each in 2009 and ’10
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DANCING CZARS 2009: The Day Pretense Died?
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