Spitting In the Wind

As POTUS struggles politically, his biggest enemy is rewind. There is now plenty of video of POTUS’ previous speeches and pronouncements. Polls indicate that the ‘hope and change’ thing no longer connects. We’ve heard it all before and the past two and a half years have done nothing to bolster Obama’s credibility for the broad range of American voters.

We’ve also heard the loyal opposition. It too has been discredited to the point imparting a general sense of hopeless acceptance of its inability to make even so much as a dent in the now widespread notion that things will get worse (‘before they get better’ is at this point not even on the horizon).

The notion that gasoline prices will determine the fate of POTUS in 2012 is absurd. It is now apparent that the media will not make it an issue that can be tied to the president. If not an issue, it will have no effect except dragging down the economy still further - which too will not be an issue by virtue of the media basically ignoring the metrics. In fact, there is now the widespread perception that Obama actually wants $5 to $7 dollar gas - and that this would be a good thing - that it would suit his ideological objectives with regard to greenhouse emissions, depopulating the suburbs (and thereby revitalizing urban centers), achieving energy independence, and redistributing what‘s left of America‘s wealth. Add to this the overall perception that Obama is pursuing a course that is essentially anti-American.

This last point can be argued depending on where one stands. The 13% of committed socialists that now seem to have exclusive rights to the president’s ear would submit that things are going just swimmingly, while the rest of us are still hedging our bets.

Obama is playing to both camps. He is hoping to placate the majority with vague ‘hope and change’ rhetoric while reinforcing his credibility with his left-wing base. It’s a tricky maneuver to be sure, but made very much easier given the way major media slants things to favor the Left.

Does Obama have a chance in 2012? I think so. As I wrote in my brief entitled, “In Quest of the Prize Pig”, I feel he has a better than even chance of even winning the political battle.

Where does that leave us? For one thing, we’ll be left to battle the historical tide as random pieces of flotsam in an ocean as big as the world. And, as the use of mirrors will likely be banned, we’ll be unable to see the likely result of spitting in the wind.

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Saving Our Nation

I don't think that simply voting yes (no) on greenhouse gasses will give Thaddeus McCotter a get-out-of-jail-free card. It's not just stating the numbers of those attending the proposed 9/12 March on Washington; he must be there. It's not just keeping silent when talk turns to talk radio (Levin, Gambling, Savage, Hannity, etc.); he must appear (like Peter King). He must not speak in veiled terms when defining this administration as essentially 'socialist', 'Marxist', 'statist', 'Jacobin', usurper, anti-American. The American people already know that this administration's policies make them that and more. He must not be afraid to suffer the slings and arrows of the American media and those of mercenary organizations like ACORN and moveon.org. He must be willing to be pilloried by the Left; to proudly show his wounds and outrage without flinching.

These ads by moveon.org are just a taste. They mean nothing except to those trapped inside Oz. The action has shifted beyond and into the hearts and minds of Americans who see themselves as having been abused by the likes of Ted Kennedy for decades. They are gathering steam; they are fighting back - not violently, as this is not their style - the only way they can, by sitting on their hands and letting the economy grind to a halt. (Washington does not run the economy; the people do.) The final blow afforded them will come at election time when everyone - Democrat and Republican alike - will be unceremoniously swept out.

I hope McCotter reads this. He should know that this great political force that is building will lay waste to all the corruption and double-dealing in DC. For the first time in a long while (probably not since the American Revolution), the decks will be swept clean in a burst of righteous anger. "You're either with us, or against us." There is no middle ground. Line up with the folks outright and conspicuously, or you too will be swept off the stage - along with the rest of us should we fail in this great endeavor which involves nothing less than saving our nation.