White House, overwhelming congressional majorities somehow not enough to overcome Hannitized, bigoted astroturfing
Which leads the intellectually curious onlooker to ask is there more to this story?. . . and how did we get here from there?
In 2008, the same boisterous anti-Obama crowd was no match for the well heeled Chicago campaign machine that had just finished devouring the previously invincible Clintons. Even with two compromised candidates, Republicans nonetheless presented a no-holds-barred assault to maintain the presidency. Why is Obama having a harder time defeating this round of opposition when the right almost certainly expended all of its ammo in November?
In 2008, a read of Obama’s platform made him look informed and egalitarian.
In 2009, a read of Obama’s actual proposed legislation made him look deformed and totalitarian, and damn near has caused a (proverbial) bloody riot. And it’s caused the administration and its congressional allies to stumble badly and cause a quick retreat on the keystone concept of health care reform.
The real resentment of stronger federal government and creeping socialism is much deeper than he ever realized. After accusing wingnuts of planting phantom Nazis at townhalls, he and his congressional alllies have risen above the fray by . . . . busing unionists and apparatchiks to townhalls!
This has become the year you can’t stand face to face with your congresscritter and give him an earful.
Some things have been made apparent this year:
- The Democrats maintain huge vote day advantages that only get stronger as they build larger public constituencies. However, they cannot continue to reward these groups indefinitely at the expense of racist radio show hosts.
- The White House recognizes that opposition to it and its key initiatives is actually real, and finds itself prepping contingencies for a move to self preservation.
- The unelected left (media, netroots ,etc) finds it can only respond to criticism with cries of racism and helpfully timed press releases stating concerns about the “growing influence and power of armed militias.”
- Conservatives stayed home on Election Day 2008
- We do NOT have a two party system. We have, at least, a three party system (Progressives, Democrats, and Republicans). Sorry libertarians.
Plus, does the White House need Linda Douglass? Yes, because when vague law is proposed, critics get to define it. . . and control of the message is lost before the message even got its socks on. Douglass is just the Facts Czarina. But isn’t that what a Press Secretary should be doing?
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