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Did Obama supporters assume that their guy’s election meant opposition would cease*?

August 29, 2009 by B. Daniel Blatt

One of the things I love about driving cross country, particularly when I traverse the beautiful empty spaces of the American West, is the opportunity let me mind wander.   I listen to books on CD, then sometimes pause the narrative to let my mind wander.  This time, I brought along a digital recorder so I don’t have to risk losing my thought or unnecessarily slow by journey by pulling aside to record the idea a piece of paper.

And pausing from listening to the conclusion of a biography of Lincoln, William F. Buckley, Jr.’s reflections on the Reagan he knew, Tolkien’s recitation of some of his work and now a history of Washington’s crossing of the Delaware, I recorded notes about things to do, ideas for my dissertation, images for my fantasy epic and thoughts about politics.

And from those thoughts I may cull a few ideas for blog posts.  One such thought (which I recall from memory not recording as my digital device is in the car) is how in various ways Obama supporters “repeat” his attempt to push one of his initiatives by waving his 2008 victory in their face by saying “I won” as if electoral victory should serve to ensure legislative victory, closing all debate.

We see this in the media incredulity at the protests against Obama’s big government initiatives and in the anger of left-wingers that conservatives refuse to let a Democratic victory silence them.  And we see it on this blog in such comments as “The ‘national consensus’ on health care reform that you claim doesn’t exist is called the 2008 Presidential Election.”  As if an election means a national consensus has been forged on all the issues the victorious candidate addressed in his campaign. (By that line of thought, there’s a national consensus for a “net spending cut”).

Do these people really assume that because Barack Obama won the presidential election he is entitled to see enacted whatever legislation he proposes?  And that conservatives should just accept it because the candidate most of us supported and the party most of us backed lost last fall?

Now, as you consider this notion, please note the opening paragraphs to this post and the way I expressed it, as a question, not a conclusion.  I put the idea out there for your consideration.  And expressly included it in this blog’s Random Thoughts category.

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*except when ginned up by Republicans and the evil corporate interests who back them.

Filed Under: Liberal Hypocrisy, Liberal Intolerance, Obama Worship & Indoctrination, Random Thoughts, Travel, Vacation Blogging

Comments

  1. Sonicfrog says

    August 29, 2009 at 3:18 am - August 29, 2009

    I’m still trying to finish DKG’s “Team of Rivals”. I’m in the middle. Very good book.

  2. ThatGayConservative says

    August 29, 2009 at 3:30 am - August 29, 2009

    By that line of thinking the consensus on invading Iraq to protect Americans and to interrogate enemy combatants is called the 2000 AND 2004 Presidential elections.

  3. American Elephant says

    August 29, 2009 at 4:28 am - August 29, 2009

    And pausing from listening to the conclusion of a biography of Lincoln

    Hope its a good one. Cus Hollywood is preparing <a href=”http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443272/” it’s own Where Lincoln will undoubtedly be portrayed as a Democrat, and slave owners as Republicans.

    DO these people really assume that because Barack Obama won the presidential election he is entitled to see enacted whatever legislation he proposes?

    Yes. You have to remember the natural order of things in the liberal mind: government is god, Obama is its son, they are the saints, and people are silly little mortals who don’t know whats best for them. Obviously, anyone who would oppose “god” and his saints must be the devil and his evil minions! So anyone who opposes the dictatorial government they offer is by definition racist, sexist, homophobic, hateful and everything evil.

    Part of the reason they hate real religion so much — it teaches that theirs is wrong.

  4. American Elephant says

    August 29, 2009 at 4:31 am - August 29, 2009

    Oh no! That should read

    Cus Hollywood is preparing it’s own , where Lincoln will undoubtedly be portrayed as a Democrat, and slave owners as Republicans.

  5. ThatGayConservative says

    August 29, 2009 at 4:53 am - August 29, 2009

    The second link didn’t work, AE.

  6. ThatGayConservative says

    August 29, 2009 at 5:02 am - August 29, 2009

    Besides, how bad can it be. The guy who wrote the screenplay for Munich wrote this one and Liam Neeson is playing the president, so you KNOW it will be accurate.

  7. Ignatius says

    August 29, 2009 at 7:15 am - August 29, 2009

    Here’s a clever video if you need a smile.

  8. Conservative Guy says

    August 29, 2009 at 10:06 am - August 29, 2009

    “By that line of thinking the consensus on invading Iraq to protect Americans and to interrogate enemy combatants is called the 2000 AND 2004 Presidential elections.”

    Yes, of course. But the True Democrat Believers get around that by saying that Bush didn’t really win either election. The Supreme Court stole 2000 for him, and the black boxes in Ohio stole 2004.

  9. Duffy - Native Intelligence says

    August 29, 2009 at 11:34 am - August 29, 2009

    If my memory doesnt fail me, I recall the Democrat controlled Congress signed on to the Iraq War (they wanted to “appear” patriotic of something” at the time. Then, at a later point in time, they changed their “collective mind” and started to whine about it. Kind of like the way the Barney and Buffoons did the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac catastrophe – they were in charge and told Americans that the FM’s didnt need regulation. Later, they blame all the mortgage crisis on “lack of regulation” and point their fingers at the Republicans. Pelosi mouths off about wanting a “truth commission” and her fellow Dems vote it down – dont want to check on anyone too closely. Humm…now, they believe that they are the ones who “know it all” and the John Q Citizen is an idiot. Problem is – most of their constituents who did vote for them do lack the necessary smarts to understand that they are despised by their leaders. It almost seems like they believe this statement – “If you are stupid enough to vote for me, than you are too stupid to understand and therefore deserve to be exploited. Here is a factoid – Who used biological warfare first in the North American Continent? The good old US of A – giving blankets with small pox to the Indians.

  10. Steven E. Kalbach says

    August 29, 2009 at 12:56 pm - August 29, 2009

    #9, Duffy FYI, the House was controlled by Republicans at that time; however, the Senate was in control by the Democrats. I remember discussing–with Democrats I know–about the Patriot Act and asking them why the Senate passed it, if for it they were not? LOL, one guy tried to tell me they didn’t control the Senate. I said, then why was Tom Daschle Senate Majority Leader in 2001 and 2002? Go check the congressional record; you can find out here at thomas.loc.gov. It wasn’t until 2003 when the Senate went back to Republican control.

  11. polly says

    August 29, 2009 at 4:20 pm - August 29, 2009

    Speaking of the hypocrisy of “the FMs don’t need regulating”/”Bush’s refusal to regulate caused all this,” I visited the acorn.org web site yesterday, looking for a Handbook for Teachers I was told ACORN has written. On the site I found ACORN’s brag that they SAW that mortgage meltdown coming [well they might, as they bludgeoned the bankers into making more and more risky mortgage loans] but that after years of federal inaction [read Bush didn’t care], Obama is now going to fix the problem by stopping the foreclosures.

    There was more, and I don’t doubt Obama will interfere even more in the free market, just to be sure the super-deserving poor will have houses. But did Bush and the Democrat Congress REALLY ignore the mortgage crisis for “years”? And what legislation did Nancy & Harry pass, only to have it vetoed by Bush (his what, 2nd ever veto?)?

    I never did find the teachers handbook. It’s just as well; my stomach is feeling a little queasy and I’m afraid such a teacher-helping tool might push it over the edge.

    But certainly Obama’s ACORN buds will play a big part in our future. God help us.

  12. mswan says

    August 29, 2009 at 4:53 pm - August 29, 2009

    The liberals really do think that the natural order of things is that they govern, and everyone else just nods his head, or, if he must, speak meekly. They viscerally hate that Republicans where in control of Congress for as long as they were, and, particularly grating, that the “cowboy” Bush was in the White House for eight years.

    Now it’s payback time, and they will brook no opposition! This will get much worse before it gets better. As good “statists” when their plans don’t go as they want, they will look for villians, which, of course is you and I.

  13. rightwingprof says

    August 29, 2009 at 5:04 pm - August 29, 2009

    Re: your title, you’re assuming too much thought. Few of them got past the visions of rainbow-farting unicorns and gumdrop rain.

  14. Bruce (GayPatriot) says

    August 29, 2009 at 5:41 pm - August 29, 2009

    Yes, where IS my unicorn, dammit??

  15. Gene in Pennsylvania says

    August 29, 2009 at 9:13 pm - August 29, 2009

    Did I hear today that President Obama was going to take another week off because his vacation was interrupted by too many events? Maybe his handlers noticed that the poll ratings for liberal health care reform stopped plummeting when Obama stopped talking about it. When he stopped doing faux town hall forums. Interesting. Guess the magic is gone.

  16. Ashpenaz says

    August 30, 2009 at 1:15 am - August 30, 2009

    Is the movie going to show Abe and Josh rolling out of bed with each other, or are they just going to skip that 17 years of Lincoln’s life?

  17. American Elephants says

    August 30, 2009 at 3:17 am - August 30, 2009

    Good point, Ash. I would not be the least bit surprised if the movie portrays Lincoln as gay — especially with Sally Field as Mary Todd. She has so much experience with gay storylines. Unfortunately, there’s no credible evidence that he was gay and no credible historian that believes he was.

  18. Peter Hughes says

    August 30, 2009 at 8:00 pm - August 30, 2009

    #17 – Rumor has it that Mary Todd Lincoln was bi-polar. Back then, it was generally assumed that she was “nuts.”

    Regards,
    Peter H.

  19. American Elephants says

    August 30, 2009 at 8:35 pm - August 30, 2009

    “Nuts” was Barbra Streisand. “Sybil” was Sally Field. 😉

  20. Sean A says

    August 30, 2009 at 10:28 pm - August 30, 2009

    #19: Correct, American Elephants. Both of them excellent documentaries.

  21. American Elephant says

    August 31, 2009 at 3:17 am - August 31, 2009

    oops, I am plural, aren’t I! Lets see if this fixes it.

  22. ILoveCapitalism says

    August 31, 2009 at 11:48 am - August 31, 2009

    where IS my unicorn, dammit?

    My rainbow smushed it.

  23. Peter Hughes says

    August 31, 2009 at 10:57 pm - August 31, 2009

    #19 – ” “Nuts” was Barbra Streisand.”

    And she still is, by all accounts. But the broad can sing.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

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