Monday
Dec212009
RNC Chairman Michael Steele: Congress Is Flipping The Bird To The American People
During a conference call late Monday morning, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele accused Congress of "flipping a bird," slang for an insulting hand motion involving one's middle finger, to the American people in their pursuit of health care reform. (0:06)
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In the last year I have become increasingly confused by the actions of the democrat party. Spending trillions and attempting to obligate the Federal government to many more trillions of dollars which frankly will never be there unless they are printed into existence. My confusion lies in the apparent contradiction between seemingly insane actions taken by seemingly intelligent sane people.
I have listened to the likes of Bill O'Reilly say again and again "if Obama keeps this up he's going to be a one term president." Today it occurred to me that that's all Obama intends to be is a one term president. At the very least he's willing to take that risk to accomplish something far more important to him - the destruction of the American Capitalist system.
Over the last ten years we have witnessed Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and a democrat controlled congress use Fannie and Freddie to drive the banking system to create loan products that had no relationship to market principles and then when it blew up blame it on a lack of government oversight. It was the oversight and promises of a backstop that drove the market out of control in the first place
In 2008 the Federal Reserve added a trillion dollars to the money supply in an effort to “maintain liquidity” in the markets. Commodities, which are traded in dollars (oil), went through the roof. The American people got + $4.00/gal gas and congress blames oil companies and "speculators."
Presently they are trying to destroy the nation’s healthcare system rather than implement some simple market based reforms. They prevent insurance companies from developing products for the market and selling them across state lines and then blame rapacious insurance companies for the cost of healthcare which in inflation adjusted dollars is cheaper than ever and accessible to more people than any time in our nation’s history. They refuse to discuss tort reform and take millions in campaign contributions from the legal profession.
They are planning to regulate Co2 as a pollutant if they can't get congress to regulate it as a commodity in spite of the fact that AGW has been proven to be a hoax (and I'm not referring to the recent damning emails released from the UN CRU). I'm referring to actual climate research that indicates a clear relationship between Co2 and warming but one wherein Co2 follows warming and not the other way around.
Do you see the pattern here? Smart people promoting actions and policies which will be the end of America as we know it or worse, the end of America. The democrats are no longer a political opponent, they are America's opponent. It isn't enough to suggest that these polices aren't the best path for our country, they need to be exposed as a deliberate attempt to bring down the country.
Conservatives are at a distinct disadvantage in this struggle. As persons who are happy to live self reliant lives we are not given to the constant scheming for power and "change" that our liberal counterparts seem to live for. As such we have allowed a slow incremental degradation of our laws and institutions to the point where they are now unable to function.
Liberal democrats must not be merely defeated politically they must be destroyed completely so that their destructive agenda can never be taken seriously again.
I am asking you to begin labeling these liberal democrat policies and initiatives for exactly what they are, Anti-American.
Any idiot should be able to understand that a free market will always deliver more value that a controlled market. The Soviets proved this for decades. The result was so disastrous that their citizens fled under penalty of death to get out of there.
Any idiot should know that a government job is only a drag on the economy. A real job is where someone produces more than is required to employ them.
It's almost too late to stop this train wreck. There certainly isn't any time for polite rhetoric. These people need to be labeled as America killers. The liberal label is a disguise. They need to be exposed and stopped immediately or the consequences will be catastrophic.
Very true as are all of our fine democratic congressional members. I find it interesting that the "buyoffs" to secure democratic senatorial votes in favor of the bill were made with the provision that the states considered home to those senators were for the most part exempt from bill provisions that the majority of Americans will be subjected to. I could throw up! I am for the first truly ashamed of our Congress and in particular our democratic leadership.
.......and yes Congress is ignoring the desires of the American people..... I could word Mr. Steele's assessment more bluntly but will refrain from doing so.
A bunch of self-serving idiots.......our Democratic leaders!
Steele's cultural epithets wouldn't be my choice; but, in fact the temperature is rising regarding the unbridled shameless self serving ramroding of this healthcare bill by the Democrats without regard to even the slightest respect for their constituencies! It is an amazing display of hubris which challenges credulity! If ever anyone respected these dudes ! ! ! they can save their awe for working Americans who are being enslaved to this insider club of LAME DUCK DEMOCRATS!
Dear Mr. Steele,
PLEASE GIVE MORE SUPPORT TO SCOTT BROWN FOR SENATOR OF MASSACHUSETTS.
We need more support from the National party for this important upcoming election. Just think if MA. could elect a Republican senator on Jan. 19. that would really set the Dems back on their heals. If Scott Brown were to win, that would leave the Dems with only 59 votes on the next health care bill cloture vote. This Senate election is going to be much closer than anyone would have imagined, but we need major national Republican figures such as yourself or Newt to speak at a fundraiser and also, provide more financial support. Please don’t think this is a loosing cause. Please help us in MA.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE IMPACT IN WASHINGTON OF MASSACHUSETTS REPLACING TED KENNEDY WITH A CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN SENATOR?
One more thing I forgot to mention--the election is Jan. 19. less than 3 weeks from now.