You can see the tally here – what does this tell us?
Well, first off, 97 Democrats are absolutely certain they can survive no matter what bit of nonsense they vote for. On the other hand, 82 Democrats fear losing their seats next year and so won’t vote for anything which comes across as either Democrat or Obama policy. These are the seats we should immediately target and start fundraising for – sure, they ducked out on this bit of tax and spend liberalism, but you can bet they haven’t dodged all of it over the years.
Very importantly, every Republican voted against it – which means that we are getting through their thick skulls that deficit reduction is far more important than any manufactured, MSM-driven “crisis” which requires Republicans and conservatives to check their principles at the door. We skill have a lot of knocking them about the head and shoulders before they are thoroughly instructed on what we want, but we’re getting there. No matter what else happens in 2012, it is a worthwhile effort to back these GOPers and do everything we can to increase their numbers.
Most importantly, now both Obama and Reid know that some sort of deficit reduction package will have to be part of the budget – and this is just going to kill them. They’ll hate every minute of it. I mean, think about it: they’ve made raising the debt ceiling a priority for the sole reason that they want to borrow and spend more money…but if we get deficit reduction coupled with a debt ceiling increase, then they now they’re beaten. It won’t matter if we raise the ceiling after cuts – we’ll never hit the ceiling. It won’t be the end of Big Government, but it will be the end of the growth of Big Government (especially as they know that even if Obama gets re-elected next year, Democrats are almost certain to lose the Senate and see an even larger GOP House majority; this was their one, last chance to go on a spending binge, and they’ve lost it).
We’re winning the fight, boys and girls. Slowly but surely and in spite of numerous set backs, things are coming our way. Just keep fighting.
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