A few days ago, I mentioned a Democrat who’s name I forget, who said that enough time’s gone by so Republicans should forget about the IRS scandal and move on to something else. The Dem’s point was that it really doesn't matter if laws were broken or not, its only politics and appearance in the eyes of the public that count.
In the meanwhile, though, Republican persistence in the IRS case is slowly but surely uncovering facts that indeed will prove that illegal tactics were used to suppress and defuse opposition to the incumbent and his reelection. Had Republicans, however, quit in their efforts to date, the entire scandal would have soon been forgotten and a perhaps stolen election swept under the table.
And now, today, I saw in an article by Alexander Bolton, of The Hill on-line via Drudge, stating that “Republicans have been riding a wave of political momentum on the healthcare issue since the beginning of the month, when the Obama administration announced it would delay the requirement for employers with 50 or more workers to provide health coverage.”
Mr. Bolton further reports that, “Emboldened House Republicans voted last week to delay the employer mandate as well as the law’s requirement that individuals buy coverage. The bills split Democrats as nearly two dozen voted for both measures.”
But then, in spite of the Republican’s gains, the writer states that “Some Republicans, including [John] McCain, however, fear the party may be in danger of overreaching.”
Mr. Bolton explains that McCain’s concerns likely stem from a government shutdown in 1995, wherein Republicans took most of the public blame, ultimately creating momentum for former President Bill Clinton’s 1996 reelection. Which brings me to my point for today.
As mentioned quite often previously, I’m always shocked and astounded, although I surely know better, when politicians primary concerns are the public’s perception of them and their appearance to the extent that issues themselves matter quite little, regardless of how important they are.
So here we have a United States Senator, John McCain, former presidential candidate, suggesting that what’s likely the worst tax ever imposed on the population simply be accepted because opposition might be construed incorrectly, costing his party votes.
And what’s worst of all is that the taxpaying public has nowhere to turn in a situation like this, because there's no one to represent then honestly or sincerely. While the majority party couldn’t care less about the incumbent turning the nation into a socialist quagmire, the supposed opposition fears standing its ground will be misunderstood so would prefer to acquiesce.
And that leaves taxpayers caught in the middle between supposedly two different sides. But no matter which side the opponents claim to support, that really means nothing when push comes to shove. Because politicians of any stripe represent no one except themselves.
That’s it for today folks.
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