Are They Paying Attention?

"I agree. I hope they are paying attention." 

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I agree with both of you. I do however think that they may actually BE paying attention. Everyone was watching Wisconsin very closely. Perhaps the thumping the Liberals and the thuggery that was attempted, including all the Voter fraud, got in Wisconsin, is a catalyst for some in the republican leadership to grow a spine. I truly believe that Wisconsin will set forth a domino effect of the right kind of change that may actually start helping our country.

The only way this will happen though, is if you turn out in November as they did in Wisconsin. Take the Senate. Take the White House. Elect rational, intelligent, and bold politicians that are not afraid to make the tough choices. Here is the Email...

Our Republican Leadership in Washington, D.C. is extremely risk adverse. It is very clear the leadership has convinced itself, despite historic truth, that Newt Gingrich lost his job because of the government shutdown way back when. They do not want to have protracted fights. They want to appear reasonable. They crave the press’s adoration of “grown ups” and “reasonable men.”

I expect Barack Obama to capitalize on this Republican lack of self-esteem before October. I expect him to manufacture some fight with the GOP on fiscal issues and expect the GOP to cave so he can appear “reasonable.”

The media will aid him with choruses of “good government” and “government working” and “bipartisanship.”

I hope the GOP pays attention to Wisconsin.

In Wisconsin, the GOP drew a line in the sand and used brute legislative force to get its agenda passed. It did what Barack Obama did with Obamacare. The Democrats perversely gambled that the people were with them on healthcare and against the GOP on public sector unions. They got both badly wrong.

We know from Wisconsin that the coalition that swept the GOP back into power in the House of Representatives still stands. We also know that a majority of independents are desperate for someone to stop the spending in Washington.

I expect Barack Obama to manufacture a fiscal crisis to try to force a compromise to make himself look strong. In Wisconsin, the GOP stood up, fought, and did not compromise. They won. The public supported them both before and after on the issue of the day. They support the GOP against the President too. They support cuts to spending.

Will the GOP learn that compromise with Barack Obama is no longer an option? Will they learn that “reasonableness” on the path to fiscal ruin is not what the American people want? Will they fight?

We will see.

Erick Erickson

Here is the Link - Red State -  If Only They Don’t Go Wobbly

Only time will tell though. Look for the insane to get more insane. The desperate more desperate. Watch Obama even perhaps "move more towards the center." Watch attacks get more and more extreme. Wait for the next big bomb to drop. They are not going to go away quietly. This will be a fight to the end. I hope Wisconsin does show the leaders in Washington that the people are serious, and as long as they do the right thing, the people will reward them.
Peter