The Emperor’s Heavy Hand
House Democrats got a taste of Imperial justice today as His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Barack Hussein Obama took time out of his busy schedule of treating his daughters to frozen custard in order for him to be able to condescend and travel all the way across the Mall to the Capital to do the pesky business of arm twisting in favor of his health care Death Care bill. Obama told House Democrats (and I ask that you forgive me for printing the BS laden quotation from His Imperial Majesty)…
“Now is the time to finish the job.”
And people wonder why I call him the Emperor. Well when you make Imperial edicts like a monarch sitting on high, what do you expect to be called?
I digress.
This comes on the heels of Thursday’s impromptu rally on the Capital held by Republican Michelle Bachman of Minnesota. Elected officials who are not listening to their constituents do not want to spend any face time in front of said constituents. They would prefer to do so only if THEY can control the crowd with – I don’t know -SEIU thugs or by having town hall events “by invitation only”.
An estimated 24k plus protesters took time away from their families and their jobs to show up in Washington on Thursday to urge House Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats to “Kill The Bill”. And they were heard. Perhaps the reason why they had time to show up on Thursday is because the Democrats are getting them all laid off.
But again – I digress.
In response to the Emperor’s heavy handed arm twisting, the Republican leadership has a lot to say as well.
Rep. John Boehner, House Minority Leader -
“The American people do not want this. We’re going to do everything we can to make sure this does not happen.”
Rep. Eric Canter, House Minority Whip -
“The bipartisanship is in opposing this bill.”
If at least 21 Democrats cross the aisle and support Republican efforts to “Kill the Bill” the bill is dead. In which case the Speaker will not even bring it to a vote because she is a coward. My last information is that there are over 50 Democrats willing to vote “no” on this legislation which is what prompted the Emperor to come down from on high in order to twist arms for Nancy Pelosi.
It is also my information that there are 47 members of the Blue Dog Democrats which means several non-Blue Dogs are defecting as well. This is all good news for the American people.
Additionally even if this bill were to pass, it would not survive in the Senate. Keep in mind, it is in the Senate that all failed bills get their final death certificates by not even getting an up or down vote. The Senate Majority Leader needs 60 votes to end debate and bring the bill to a vote. Barring Reconciliation, a move which is likely to bring even more ‘no’ votes in the Senate because Senators see the move is an “end run” around the American people, the bill cannot achieve 60 votes on its merits.
Democrat House Members and Senators from traditionally “RED” states and districts saw what happened on Tuesday and they are afraid. Liberals from solidly entrenched “BLUE” states and districts don’t care. Their agenda is clear and they are willing to sacrifice it all for this one chance to pass their dream agenda. But those 47 Blue Dogs in the House don’t see it that way. They see a “yes” vote on this bill as an express path to retirement from the House. Now they have all the power. What remains to be seen is if they are willing to defy the Emperor himself in an effort to express that power.
Note:
All information used in the creation of this post, especially the quotations, originated from FoxNews.com.
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