GOP Leaders: U.S. on Eve of a 1994-style Political Revolution

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By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

The mounting anger of Americans over the rapid expansion of the federal government through the stimulus, bailout packages, and pending energy and healthcare reform plans is leading some GOP analysts to suggest that the country is on the eve of another Reagan-era or 1994-style political revolution. "I was in the Reagan administration and helped Newt Gingrich, and the white-hot anger out there is way beyond any of that," said one adviser to House GOP leaders. What's different this time, he and others say, is the lack of a leader like Reagan or Gingrich, making it unclear how long the anger will last. Another difference, especially compared with the 1994 overturning of Democratic control of the House and Senate after 40 years, is that the debate is over key economic issues, not scandals like the post office affair. "Issues don't fade," said the leadership adviser.

Grover Norquist, a conservative leader and president of Americans for Tax Reform, added another difference. Typically, he said, revolts are sparked by big tax increases, but this one is the result of big spending, a phenomenon touched on today by the Washington Post's Dan Balz and the Washington Examiner's Michael Barone, who is a former U.S. News senior writer. Norquist also said that while conservatives and GOP offices in the past played a role in organizing grass-roots protesters, many of the town-hallers are new to the game and unaffiliated with the regular party groups.

The passion of voters appears to be so great that House GOP advisers and analysts are now talking with greater confidence of a big pickup in seats in the off-year elections. Some are suggesting a gain of 38 to 40 seats. That will leave Republicans shy of a majority. But if they pull to within a seat or two, they expect some "blue dog" Democrats to switch parties, leading to a GOP majority. "This is very Clintonesque," said another Republican House adviser, referring to the big election victory of former President Bill Clinton in 1992 that was followed by his bid to expand the federal government and subsequent voter rejection of Democratic control in the House and Senate in 1994.

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Your fear mongering only frightens people dependent on other peoples’ taxes. I don't want government increasing taxes on 'the rich' to provide me with more of the loot. I am satisfied with what I earn in the free market, given to me freely in exchange for my work. When I can no longer support myself by my own earnings, and savings, I expect to die of natural causes at a ripe old age, with a clear conscious that I was not a burden on my fellow countrymen. They pay me for my work and I am satisfied with what they give me of their own free will.

If 'the rich' are allowed to keep their money, they can only do two things with it: Spend it, or not spend it. If they spend it on consumption, others with less money will have the opportunity to earn it as wages producing such things 'the rich' want. If they spend it buying profitable businesses to run, they will produce goods and services for customers willing to pay for of these of their own free will. Such businesses will also provide others with an increased opportunity to earn wages. If 'the rich' choose not to spend their money, it will be invested by banks and brokers working on their behalf, into stocks and bonds to capitalize the American economy creating economic growth in the form of more jobs and higher wages. These are proven facts known to all economists.

Money left in the private sector grows as a result of the profit motive of such participants, raising our living standards. The exception is when it is stolen by thieves, or taxed by government. Thieves being relatively small in number are not nearly so destructive to our nations wealth, as an out-of-control government directed by such parasites to consume the earnings of their fellow countrymen, without offering anything of value in return.

Your wrote:

"Don't want no gubmint help with this? Then you're either a tycoon or a moron."

Wrong. I am an honest man capable to taking care of myself by producing more value than I consume, and not a parasite preying on my fellow human beings.

Most Americans pay more in taxes than we receive in benefits, with the difference being consumed by the smaller percentage that produce less value than they consume, otherwise our economy would collapse as Communist economies always collapse, with mathematical certainty.

You insult yourself when you accuse us of being morons. How does it feel to be outwitted by us fools? I am reminded of Reagan, always outmaneuvering his adversaries, as they always tried to portray him as a senile old man.

Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdLpem-AAs

“From the 1961 Operation Coffee Cup Campaign against Socialized Medicine as proposed by the Democrats, then a private citizen Ronald Reagan Speaks out against socialized medicine. There is no video because this was an LP sent out by the American Medical Association”

Later he became the governor of California.

Barry of CA 2:44PM August 14, 2009

is licking his chops, you the citizen, are about to be lead to slaughter. He is about cutting taxes for the richest people in the country---not you. He is about starving the programs you actually depend on.

How dumb can you be on this health care reform thing?

Scared of taxes? Are you a complete idiot?

Congress does not have "pricing power" to increase taxes on average people. But the health care corporations and insurance companies do--and they have been sticking it to you and your employer at three times the rate of inflation for more than a decade. THEY DO HAVE PRICING POWER. AND THEY USE IT EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

Don't want no gubmint help with this? Then you're either a tycoon or a moron.

Muser of NM 1:07PM August 14, 2009

The GOP of the last 8 years was anything BUT conservative. I would go so far as to say that there has been very little difference between the two parties for awhile now.

People that vote republican need to look in the mirror and realize that just because a candidate is running as a republican does not necessarily make him a conservative.

Be wary of people trying to blame this economic crisis on free markets and conservatism. These things have not been around in quite some time now.

The real cause for this crisis is the federal government, the federal reserve and all of the insiders that tagged along for the ride in order to enrich themselves at our expense.

Mike R. of MA 10:22PM August 13, 2009

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