March 01, 2010
Pelosi To House Democrats: I'll Sacrifice You For Obamacare
Hear the words of a true believer:
Ms. Pelosi was asked what she would say to House Democrats who were "in real fear of losing their seats in November if they support you now.""Our members, every one of them, wants health care," Ms. Pelosi said. “They know that this will take courage. It took courage to pass Social Security. It took courage to pass Medicare. And many of the same forces that were at work decades ago are at work again against this bill."
"But," Ms. Pelosi continued, "the American people need it. Why are we here? We're not here just to self-perpetuate our service in Congress. We're here to do the job for the American people, to get them results that give them not only health security, but economic security."
I'm sure it comes as a surprise to no one that Nancy Pelosi is a radical zealot willing to sacrifice as "lesser" red state Democrats to advance her drive to socialism. That she sees the bankrupting nightmares of Social Security and Medicare as the kind of program Obamcare should aspire to be simply clarifies she is far more interested in growing the power and influence of government than she is helping the poor taxpayers saddled by the debt she keeps attempting to increase in billion dollar bites.
Pelosi and her dim-witted allies can't seem to grasp the basic concept that government cannot provide cradle-to-grave everything, nor does she understand it does almost nothing well. Nor do she and her allies seem to grasp that the United States doesn't have an infinite supply of money, even as her home state edges ever closer to bankruptcy because of the exact same kinds of economy-killing liberal programs she champions.
Her run as Speaker may be over in November.
Let's hope the damage she can do to our nation in the meantime is negligible.
San Fran must truly believe HER seat is safe for reelection. She may be somewhat startled come election day to find out that she is one of those congresscritters who are wondering why they were retired by their ardent supporters.
Posted by: TimothyJ at March 1, 2010 11:56 AMBeing a recent California emigrant I can tell you SF will not vote her out, she will lose her seat because the repubs take the house back but SF and Bearkley believe they live in a socialist utopia and want the rest of the country to suffer with them.
Posted by: Alvin Mullins at March 1, 2010 12:16 PMIt took courage to pass Social Security -- which is now broke.
It took courage to pass Medicare -- which is now short of funds by several billion dollars.
So now they want to pass "health care reform".
Are they going for the bankrupt trifecta?
You betcha.
Posted by: Just Sayin' at March 1, 2010 02:11 PMThe Democrats strategy is admirable, although it's goals are not.
No matter HOW badly they do in November, or even following November's, the Dems WILL be back in power again someday. They know this.
But in the meantime, they will have caused a permanent change to our Nation, another permanent step towards the Socialism they crave.
Seen any of Johnson's Great Society programs go away yet? How about Roosevelt's New Deal programs? No? Of course not. They'll trade losing a lot of seats for a few cycles to drag us one more step down the road of full Government control.
Think we'll ever get back the Banks? Health Care? Mortgage Industry? GM?
Wanna bet?
Orion
Posted by: Orion at March 1, 2010 04:18 PMCan't you just see it? Pelosi with glittering obsidian knife while hundreds are marched up the pyramid steps...the wailing in the air as she cannibalizes her own for the god SOH (socialist Obama healthcare). My imagination is really so much better than reality at times. :)
Posted by: Odins Acolyte at March 1, 2010 04:36 PMSoc Sec, and Medicare got real bipartisan support, and were rather popular with the voters.
0bamacare. . . not so much.
... you need to understand something about midterm landslides: They’re usually composed of three parts. First, the other party’s activists are highly motivated. Second, your own activists are highly unmotivated. Third, independents want to burn Washington to the ground.Spot on. Posted by: Neo at March 2, 2010 08:27 AM
the Dems WILL be back in power again someday.
Maybe, maybe not. The democrats are pushing an immigration agenda that could ,30 years down the road, render them a permanent minority party.
The Hispanics largely vote for them, for now, but as those people advance solidly into the middle class economically, this can change. Statistically it takes a couple of generations for that process to happen. Of course there's also the "traditional Catholic" card in play with many of the Hispanics. At some point, the liberal agenda hits a "hard stop" with faithful Catholics.
The Dems have potentially traded long term demographic trends against temporary tactical advantage. I don't see how this can work to their advantage long term.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at March 2, 2010 09:07 PMThat was the most hilarious bit.... she is all for sacrifice just as long as it is not her! Hilarious! She is going nowhere unless they boot her from Majority Leader. Aren't these lambs HER constituents? Yes, they are, and just like you and me they deserve exactly the leadership they elect or allow, God help them!
Posted by: megapotamus at March 3, 2010 01:38 PM
