BY DAFYDD AB HUGH
HotAir.com
December 19, 2009
Majority Leader Harry “Pinky” Reid (D-Caesar’s Palace, 70%) finally snared Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE, 75%), getting the 60 votes needed to close debate on ObamaCare and (obviously) pass it. We haven’t lost entirely yet, though it’s now very likely that this dreadful government seizure will become law. Still, there are a few hurdles left for the Left to surmount:
* Democrats actually have to muster those supposed 60 votes; it’s dimly possible that some extreme leftist in the Democratic caucus will balk at the compromises made to “moderates” like Nelson and Lieberman. But more likely, all Democrats will vote for cloture and the bill; the lefties expect either that the compromises will be washed away in the conference committee — or that there are enough Trojan horses (like the mandate plus the federal definition of what constitutes an “authorized” insurance plan) to get what they want without the more grotesque elements ever appearing in any formal language in the bill.
* Then there is the conference; it’s quite possible that House Democrats won’t go along with the Reid version of the bill, and that one or more of those “compromises” (the government option, abortion, the delayed implementation) will be restored… and that that will be enough to peel off a moderate or two when it comes time for the final vote — which is still subject to fillibuster.
* Finally, even if everything goes through, the Democrats hold together, and Barack H. Obama signs the bill… remember that the most odious parts of it don’t go into effect for several years (though the taxes increase immediately). That means we still have a chance to undo them — if the GOP picks up many seats in November.
So don’t give up the ship. Make the Democrats pay for every vote, every amendment, every abrogation of our liberties. Make them pay at the ballot box for spitting in the face of the American people. Make them regret this vote for the rest of their lives (preferably in retirement).
What one Congress does, another Congress can undo. It’s very difficult; I don’t know if such an “entitlement” program has ever been eliminated. But if there’s ever to be a first time, this vile bill is a great candidate for it…
…You can only be defeated if you accept defeat; you must actively conspire in your own subjugation.
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