"If we’re able to stop Obama on this it will be his Waterloo. It will break him"-Sen. Jim Demint (R-SC)
South Carolina Senator Jim Demint made a comment that was meant to inspire the GOPers in Congress to fight tooth and nail to defeat the President's healthcare bill(s). Instead, his comment has galvanized Pres. Obama and given him an anemy with which he can paint the Republicans as "playing politics". For the record, no one including Demint isn't doing this, but don't tell Obama that. Overlooking the politics of the comment, the statement could be true.
I went into a detailed rebuke of Obama's plan(s) Monday Night on my BTR show. Today we need to talk about the rubber hitting the road in Congress. The so-called "Blue Dog's", a group of moderate, red state, class of '06 Democrats in the House are not supporting the far left antics of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Rep. Charlie Rangel. Their Sir-Taxes and strong arming haven't convinced these moderate Dems to go along. The Blue-Dogs can't go back to their predominantly red districts and present this leftist monstrosity and expect to keep their seat.
The same problem arises in the Senate, where Senators from red states are finding this plan hard to swallow.
Obama, not to be detoured, has invited these Reps. to the White House where I'm sure they'll get familiar with the Rhambo-style treatment of arm-twisting and big dealing. Obama knows that he and his party have complete control here and if they fail, it's on them. The GOP has no way of stopping them.
However, you do. The President doesn't vote in the election, you do. That's what you should hit home when you call them. Since the GOP doesn't have much say, I would encourage people to call or email your Congressman and Senator if they're a Democrat. Make multiple calls if you live in a red state. The bigger the backlash against this bill, the more chance of it failing. While we're at it, cite the Republican plans in the Senate (Coburn, etc.) that actually will improve healthcare and not drive it off a cliff.
Is this Obama's Waterloo? Maybe. Remember that no one is against reform, just against Obama's reform. We must focus on healthcare and healthcare only. If we win, we save the best care in the world. If this ends up being the beginning of the end for the President's far-left agenda, all the better.
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