{"id":2907,"date":"2010-01-19T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/throw-those-scrappy-repugs-a-bone-but-keep-a-rolled-up-newspaper-handy\/"},"modified":"2010-01-20T14:28:36","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T21:28:36","slug":"throw-those-scrappy-repugs-a-bone-but-keep-a-rolled-up-newspaper-handy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/throw-those-scrappy-repugs-a-bone-but-keep-a-rolled-up-newspaper-handy\/","title":{"rendered":"Throw Those Scrappy Repugs a Bone – But Keep a Rolled Up Newspaper Handy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: I saw a sign that said, “Now it’s our turn for a change.” Really? I endured 8 years of Duhbya and 14 years of a Republican Congress — and galling arrogance and meanness every moment of that time. Now, barely a year after Obama and the Dems inherited all the shit that went down, some people demand change? It sickens<\/strong> me.<\/p>\n

Let’s hear it for the good people of Massachusetts, who have near-universal health care and same-sex marriage: Thanks for denying that to the rest of us, MA! That tumbling sound may be Ted Kennedy or the Founding Fathers in response to the Mad Hatters. Let’s hope this little bit of extra rope is all it takes for the Radical Wrong to hang themselves before the Fall.<\/p>\n

You think “it’s the economy, stupid”? Then how in the hell can anyone vote for a Republican? From Hoover to Raygun to Duhbya, the Republicans are for the rich getting richer and corporations getting freer. “A rising tide lifts all yachts.” — Warren Buffett. And all it takes to make galley slaves of the rest of us is the mistaken belief that anyone can become rich \/ win the lottery \/ win American Idol \/ become President (Duhbya, Palin).<\/p>\n

[I’m reprinting the following from last fall.]
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Enjoy yourselves, my dear conservative friends. Yes, you were victorious in one race on Tuesday. Savor. But, please, mind the crowing and gloating \u2013 it underscores how desperate you are for any positive sign.<\/p>\n

Read the info at the following link, which includes more than one progressive victory [last fall], as well, while missing the progressive sweep in Las Cruces, New Mexico. <\/p>\n

Think Progress \u00bb ThinkFast: November 4, 2009<\/a><\/p>\n

Remember, even in yesterday\u2019s races, Republicans were tearing at each other for this bone. The movement to exterminate the RINOs is alive and well. This is a shrinking, hardening, increasingly ugly \u201cparty\u201d not likely to court anyone the least bit open-minded. Harsh? Read the philosopher king of conservatives, calcified Cal Thomas.<\/p>\n

Cal Thomas<\/a> <\/p>\n

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The Left has put aside the original Constitution<\/strong> in favor of a "living document" that they believe allows them to do whatever they want and demand more tax dollars with which to do it. <\/p>\n

Can they be stopped? \u2026<\/p>\n

Lawyers are busy writing language only they can understand which seeks to circumvent the intentions of the Founders<\/strong>. But it will be difficult to circumvent the last four words of the Tenth Amendment, which state unambiguously where ultimate power lies: "\u2026or to the people." <\/p>\n

Americans who believe their government should not be a giant ATM, dispensing money and benefits to people who have not earned them<\/strong>, and who want their country returned to its founding principles, must now exercise that power before it is taken from them<\/strong>. The Tenth Amendment is one place to begin. The streets are another. [mjh: Don\u2019t forget your guns and hateful signs!] It worked for the Left. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Cal Thomas<\/a><\/p>\n

Give me your paranoid, your loony. The nation isn\u2019t united by the Constitution \u2013 according to Cal \u2013 instead, the majority hates the Constitution and will destroy the stalwart True Believers, who must take to the streets and water the Tree of Liberty. (No, no, don\u2019t pee on it!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Update: I saw a sign that said, “Now it’s our turn for a change.” Really? I endured 8 years of Duhbya and 14 years of a Republican Congress — and galling arrogance and meanness every moment of that time. Now, barely a year after Obama and the Dems inherited all the shit that went down, … Continue reading Throw Those Scrappy Repugs a Bone – But Keep a Rolled Up Newspaper Handy<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2907\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}