The Pandemic of Statesmanship
As the dictatorship of the American proletariat gathers steam through the now-seeming inevitable passage of legislation which will nationalize one-sixth of the nation’s economy, the electorate should consider a few things.
First, none of this had to happen. Had congressional Republicans as a whole been more responsible stewards of the public trust that had been deposited with them following the 1994 Contract With America, the disaffection of the voters with George W. Bush and Republicans in general would likely not have been as deep or pronounced. Oh, and some unknown politician/community organizer from Illinois likely would not now be occupying the Oval Office.
Second, I’m not kidding when I use the word “dictatorship” to reference what is overtaking the country. When sixty people in the U.S. Senate, goaded forward by The Guy from Chicago, can ram up America’s collective nose a piece of legislation intended to nationalize one-sixth of the nation’s economy, and over the protests of nearly two-thirds of them, no word other than “dictatorship” comes closer.
And never mind that the proposed legislation is patently unconstitutional. These guys are from Chicago, as in, “they send one of our statutes to the hospital, we send their Constitution to the morgue.” As Rham Emanuel instructs us: “We won, you lost. Get over it.” Oh, and if the regime gets one or two new Supreme Court nomination opportunities, look out.
Third, the only thing that now might drive a stake through this vampire’s ticker is an outbreak of statesmanship, an exceedingly unlikely pandemic, but not completely beyond the realm of possibility. To indulge in a really appealing fantasy, if enough Blue Dog Democrat Senators - and plain old Democrat Senators with half a brain left after being laundered by Harry Reid (thus excluding Al Franken) - would come to their senses and, at minimum, vote against The Monstrosity Masquerading as Healthcare Reform, perhaps we will survive and the dictatorship could be crippled. Sorry… how un-PC… the dictatorship could be prosthesis necessitated.
Otherwise, it’s anyone’s guess. I know… I know… on a scale of 1-10, the likelihood of that happening is around 0.00003. Still, 0.00003 is bigger than zero. And remember what Churchill said: “Never give up. Never.” To that point, just yesterday, one Democrat House member - Parker Griffith - announced his intention to switch parties and become a Republican, but not because he’s had a sudden epiphany that he’s secretly always been a conservative.
Rather, in a fit of statesmanship, Griffith, a radiation oncologist in his prior life, explained: “I can no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country, hurts our economy, and drives us further and further into debt.”
Precisely.
Look, if one rational congressman can come to his senses and actually place country ahead of politics, as from appearances has Griffith, maybe others will follow, not only in the House, but in the Senate. Whoa… Joe Lieberman could make a lot of Americans happy if he would emulate Griffith. As an added bonus, Harry Reid would be really torqued. Cool.
And if Lieberman started a trend, who knows, perhaps a bunch of others would succumb to the pestilence of statesmanship beginning to infect Congress, despite all efforts of The Guy from Chicago, Harry Reid and Janet Napolitano to rush more federal vaccine - also known as taxpayer money - to the Senate. And maybe the nation would enjoy a Merry Christmas after all.
Hey, you have your fantasies, I have mine…. get over it.