Future Tripping

Okay, the results are in and the GOP has taken control of the lower house.

What does this mean for you and me?  Well for one thing, tanning will become much more fashionable.  Secondly, almost nothing.

The GOP is already calling for a repeal of Health Care Reform.  They call it ObamaCare because it sounds like one man did this, not a majority elected by you and I.  CNN was interviewing a GOP senator this morning and said, "Half of all Americans want health care reform.  You don't have the votes to repeal it and even if you did, you couldn't override a veto.  The Democrats are willing to work with you.  So what is your plan?"

The answer was, "This vote was about health care (in spite of the fact that nearly 80% said it was about jobs) and I believe in the American people."  He then stopped as if he had answered the question.

Next, CNN asked about what the GOP would cut.  The answer, "This election was about fiscal responsibility.  We need to give tax break to ALL Americans (ignoring the fact that most economists say tax cuts should not be given from borrowed money)"  Once again, he stopped, pretending to have answered the question.

So here comes my prediction.

Nothing is going to happen.  The GOP will introduce bill after bill to repeal this or that and nothing will pass.

This is actually good news.  Here is why:

1. Nancy Pelosi is out and hopefully won't be back.  She was completely ineffectual
2. The GOP will have to try and get stuff done.  This is a new idea to them.
3. The GOP will fail and have no one to blame but themselves.
4. Two years from now, the GOP will be out once again.

I heard of a cartoon where Obama is talking with Boehner.  Obama says, "So, you have been in office for over two hours now.  Why isn't everything fixed?"

The Tanned One is on television as I type this.  He is already setting the stage to explain his coming failure.  He said, "We must remember that the president is the one responsible, not us."  Expect to hear this a lot as the GOP continues to flounder.

For the record, I was a Republican but changed parties 6 months ago when I no longer wanted to be associated with the GOP tactics.  I voted across partly lines - mostly throwing encumbants out.  I want the GOP to succeed, not because they are GOP, but because success means we are all better off.  Unfortunately, they will fail because they define success as "We are in control and you are not."

I watched Family Guy last night.  Lois was running for mayor.  She discovered that when she said something substantial, people booed.  She then said, "9/11" and everyone cheered.  This is like the GOP.  They don't give details about what they are going to do.  They say "Jobs" and we all cheer.  They say, "It's someone else's fault," and we all nod wisely.

I am not sure if we are electing retarded people to office or if its actually us that are riding on the "special" bus.

Now more than ever, the world needs some saving.

Up, up and away...