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Folks, it’s great to be alive. I have to fess up: back here in August I predicted that health care was a done deal, and that all that remained was a “dance” to see which Dems would get to opt out for their own reelection purposes. Well, in a matter of a month, a historic election in Massachusetts and the weak knees of several Dems in both the House and Senate make it appear that we may be on the verge of killing socialized medicine in America. It’s not “in the books” yet—don’t celebrate—but I’ll be all too happy to say “I was wrong” when and if we see this thing with its head cut off and garlic stuffed in its mouth.
But the news keeps getting better: the number of incumbent Dems in trouble, both in the House and Senate, is almost getting too large to count. Evan Bahy in Indiana is the latest to lose in hypothetical head-to-head matchups with several Republicans; Harry Reid would be crushed if the election were today; Arlen Sphincter is in deep trouble; the Republican is ahead in Obama’s old seat; and only the last-minute switcheroo in Chris Dodd’s seat—where he was a dead duck—has given the Dems a hope of saving Connecticut.
But even more: Barry is now up to a whopping 56% disapproval in the latest Rasmussen poll, http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll and his total approval number (44%) is just one point higher than his “strongly disapprove” number (43%)!! That’s stunning. It means that almost as many people detest this guy as even partially approve of what he’s doing.
Throw in the continued melting of “global warming” claims (was this ice storm, as difficult as it is on some of us—a signal from the Almighty not to take His weather in vain or what?), and you have the makings of a pretty good February. Sarah Palin continues to say the right things. I’ll admit, I’m not yet convinced she is presidential timber, though of course she’s already miles ahead of McCain, Obama, and Biden put together, but she is doing the Reagan trip, hitting all the conventions and making important speeches. And by the way, Palin deserves significant credit for exposing the “death panels” in Obamacare and possibly in starting that legislation down the road to perdition.
But don’t get giddy. Elections are not until November, and even if Republicans stage an astounding victory, governing is twice as hard as winning an election. Rolling back some of this stuff will take the strength of Atlas, the faith of Daniel, and the courage of Tony Romo standing in the pocket against the Vikings’ rush.
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