Topic: Liberal Fascism
. . .to pass ObamaCare in the House. How do I know this? Because Democrats are talking about using the so-called Slaughter Solution (named for House Rules Committee Chairman Louise Slaughter, who dreamed it up) to pass health care "reform" without an up-or-down vote. This, you see, will give political cover to nervous Dems who represent districts where ObamaCare is deeply unpopular.
As Bill Kristol notes in the above-referenced blog post, this parliamentary dodge shows what the Democrats think of the American people: We're stupid and uninterested in the details of governance. So what if the Constitution clearly stipulates a vote in both the House and the Senate to pass legislation? People don't care about that musty old scrap of paper!
I've come to the conclusion that no matter what the Dems do, they lose. Having painted themselves into this tight political corner, they've got no good options. The only remaining question: How hard are they going to screw themselves? We'll soon find out.
