Bull Run
by Jim on Apr.10, 2011, under Politics
As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the civil war, it was so appropriate to have a reenactment of the first major battle, Bull Run, this weekend in Washington. The only diference was this reenactment took place in the halls of congress. The anti government spending rebels went after the union and special interest supporting democrats. Like Bull Run or Manassas, it took the governemnt by surprise. Having stopped the runaway spending train even slightly, the rebels can now move onto bigger battles. The war is on and the forces have met.
The president intends to lay out his strategy this week… woefully late and surely inadequate. His senior advisor stated today that the president will use a scalpel rather than a machete to trim spending. Really? I truly believe that he still doesnt get it. Friday’s crisis proved that the democrats are willing to go over the cliff to protect special interests like planned parenthood, the EPA, NPR. They were even willing to not pay the military so long as planned parenthood was a target of budget cuts. How can this be the case? What is so sacred about planned parenthood other than it is a standard bearer and symbol of abortion on demand. So special interests do indeed trump everything for this administration. I guess that’s why he will only use a scalpel.
Bull Run shocked the union army and began a four year national tragedy. Friday night began a campaign to restore the country
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April 10th, 2011 on 8:59 pm
To compare this to the Civil War is out of control. So Congress represents some sort of Confederate state? How did you arrive at that conclusion? Has the Constitution been rewritten? I have to ask because the last time I studied anything about history, the Congress is one branch of the US government. I think whats happening here is you see yourself as some sort of of noble force trying to overthrow a government…
Don’t be silly. What the hell are you talking about?
April 11th, 2011 on 9:34 am
It was interesting last week when Harry Reid talked about the damage of defunding planned parenthood, and that this would pose a threat to his wife, daughters and granddaughters. What a disjoint and demagogic story to tell. He is a wealthy man and his family does not need PP for any kind of medical support.
What worries me is that the President and Dem leadership do understand the damage being done to our country, but are intentionally pressing ahead. Is it for power alone? It is amazing when the president talks about getting a handle on the debt, but he himself signed the massive spending into law. Behind the scenes, he is pushing executive agencies to formulate massive regulations independent of legislative authorization.
Whether or not we are in a type of civil war can be debated. One might consider that the battle between legislative authorization of regulation and the various agencies’ ignoring this process and creating new rules, is a civil conflict. It is complicated since government, moral and cultural issues are interleaved.
April 11th, 2011 on 11:06 pm
After reading many responses to articles and article comments, it has come to my attention that the Jasper Journal needs someone to defend it against disrespect to the author and the readers of this blog.
For example, in response to Bob VH’s comment…
Not everyone agrees with the Jasper Journal, but there is no need for this kind of response. This is a place to share ideas and opinions, respectfully (with “respectfully” being the key word). For the benefit of all the Jasper Journal’s readers, please refrain from disrespectful commentary like “What the hell are you talking about?”
Much appreciated.