The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
-- Edmund Burke
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Congress Approval Ratings an lowest in recorded history: 14 Percent! So here is a Pep Talk
Fourteen percent! That means eighty-six out of every one hundred citizens thinks Congress is doing a horrible job. Obviously, they are--but the point is that the entire country knows it too!
But have we reached the bottom of this Reid/Pelosi sinkhole yet? I'm guessing not: these guys have been in office for just FIVE MONTHS and they already have the worst approval since approval ratings for Congress have even been recorded. Think about that: President Bush is now twice as popular as the Congress. And he's not exactly king of the hill at the moment. What does that tell you?
With these kinds of numbers--and with the continued colossal incompetence of Reid and Pelosi (which shows no signs of abating)--2008 can easily become a great year for Republicans--even with all of the problems we've had. Hell guys like Frist and Allen and Steele look like rocket scientists compared to Waxman and Dingle and Murtha, and all the other wackos who are driving the bus now.
I don't think there is any question that the Democrat pandering to the hard left--keeping in mind that they ran their entire 2006 campaign as "moderate centrists"--has a lot to do with their abysmal standing. Think of all the "Blue Dogs" who ran as "supportive of the troops" who have been exposed now. And consider how this whole Immigration thing is playing out: even 55%+ of Democrats are against the immigration bill and 89% of Republicans are against it. If we can just keep the heat on and force our Senators and Congressmen hold firm enough so to kill once and for all this attempt to look the other way while millions continue to break our laws; if we can force the Marxists continue to hold the line on spending by refusing to override Presidential vetoes; and if we can make sure that Republicans hold firm on winning this war: this next election can be a historic 180 degree about-face from the last one. The war may not be popular, but my take is that tucking in our tails, abandoning all those who rely on the word of the United States actually meaning something, and withdrawing in shame to leave Iraq in the hands of Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Iranians is a lot more unpopular to most thinking Americans. Otherwise why would John Kerry have tried so damn hard to come across as a "Reporting for Duty" terrorist-killing buzz-saw, when everyone knew that was complete and utter BS?
Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, John Murtha, Teddy Kennedy, Chuck Schumer, "Iceman" Jefferson--the while lot of them--are following the Kossack Nutroots pied pipers right off off the cliff. They are committing Jim Jones Kool-Aid drinking mass suicide over there on the Left and we are still acting like that is our problem. When all we really have to do is to make sure that our still-viable minority stands by Republican principles. And then just hold on for a bumpy ride.
It has been a terrible slog for us all since November. But it is becoming increasingly clearer that it has been worse for them. FOURTEEN Percent. Just let that sink in....
So take heart: if we stand firm, we can WIN this thing. And I am talking about the whole shebang. Our task is to think positive; to keep our chin up: and keep dialing, faxing, and writing to Congress and to the media. Let's ride this thing out and then let's turn the damn thing around. If we will just stand firm for what we know is right--and if we force our wobbly-kneed politicians to do the same--there is going to be reason for celebration next year (barring massive election fraud on a Hugo Chavez scale).
So hang in there folks! But definitely keep calling those wobbly Congressmen and Senators. Next year's election is going to be won or lost in the next three months. And it is up to US. So get to work.
But have we reached the bottom of this Reid/Pelosi sinkhole yet? I'm guessing not: these guys have been in office for just FIVE MONTHS and they already have the worst approval since approval ratings for Congress have even been recorded. Think about that: President Bush is now twice as popular as the Congress. And he's not exactly king of the hill at the moment. What does that tell you?
With these kinds of numbers--and with the continued colossal incompetence of Reid and Pelosi (which shows no signs of abating)--2008 can easily become a great year for Republicans--even with all of the problems we've had. Hell guys like Frist and Allen and Steele look like rocket scientists compared to Waxman and Dingle and Murtha, and all the other wackos who are driving the bus now.
I don't think there is any question that the Democrat pandering to the hard left--keeping in mind that they ran their entire 2006 campaign as "moderate centrists"--has a lot to do with their abysmal standing. Think of all the "Blue Dogs" who ran as "supportive of the troops" who have been exposed now. And consider how this whole Immigration thing is playing out: even 55%+ of Democrats are against the immigration bill and 89% of Republicans are against it. If we can just keep the heat on and force our Senators and Congressmen hold firm enough so to kill once and for all this attempt to look the other way while millions continue to break our laws; if we can force the Marxists continue to hold the line on spending by refusing to override Presidential vetoes; and if we can make sure that Republicans hold firm on winning this war: this next election can be a historic 180 degree about-face from the last one. The war may not be popular, but my take is that tucking in our tails, abandoning all those who rely on the word of the United States actually meaning something, and withdrawing in shame to leave Iraq in the hands of Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Iranians is a lot more unpopular to most thinking Americans. Otherwise why would John Kerry have tried so damn hard to come across as a "Reporting for Duty" terrorist-killing buzz-saw, when everyone knew that was complete and utter BS?
Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, John Murtha, Teddy Kennedy, Chuck Schumer, "Iceman" Jefferson--the while lot of them--are following the Kossack Nutroots pied pipers right off off the cliff. They are committing Jim Jones Kool-Aid drinking mass suicide over there on the Left and we are still acting like that is our problem. When all we really have to do is to make sure that our still-viable minority stands by Republican principles. And then just hold on for a bumpy ride.
It has been a terrible slog for us all since November. But it is becoming increasingly clearer that it has been worse for them. FOURTEEN Percent. Just let that sink in....
So take heart: if we stand firm, we can WIN this thing. And I am talking about the whole shebang. Our task is to think positive; to keep our chin up: and keep dialing, faxing, and writing to Congress and to the media. Let's ride this thing out and then let's turn the damn thing around. If we will just stand firm for what we know is right--and if we force our wobbly-kneed politicians to do the same--there is going to be reason for celebration next year (barring massive election fraud on a Hugo Chavez scale).
So hang in there folks! But definitely keep calling those wobbly Congressmen and Senators. Next year's election is going to be won or lost in the next three months. And it is up to US. So get to work.
Labels: Border Protection, Congress, Fiscal Responsibility, Harry Reid, Illegal Immigration, Media Bias, Nancy Pelosi, Nutroots, Republican
