Pelosi, Obama and Reid (POR) are giddy with the sweet smell of victory.  But, sometimes a big win is the precursor to disaster.  In 1990, Cosmo World Corporation bought the Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Spanish Bay and Del Monte Golf Courses, along with the Lodge at Pebble Beach and the Inn at Spanish Bay.  Recall that Japanese interests has also recently taken control of New York’s Rockefeller Center, Columbia Pictures, CBS Records and several other prestigious U.S. hotels.  Many Americans were concerned that the United States economy was about to become a subsidiary of Japan.

The following story from the September 17, 1990 edition of the New York Times describes the glee displayed by the Japanese at bagging this trophy.

http://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/17/business/pebble-beach-glee-is-hard-to-hide.html?pagewanted=all

But, the problem was that, prior to purchasing Pebble Beach, Cosmo World Corporation had grossly underestimated the cost.  This purchase was based on projections that were impossible to achieve.  On February 22, 1992, the following headline appeared in the Washington Post

Struggling With Debt, Japanese Developer Sells Pebble Beach Golf Links

The Washington Post | February 22, 1992 | Martha Groves

POR pushed through this bill with the belief that ultimately, Americans would be grateful.  However, I honestly think they failed to consider the cost.  They were so anxious to get this passed, that they never considered the possibility that those opposing the bill might be right.  No plan or strategy, based on something that is untrue, is likely to succeed.  This entire bill is based on the false premise that we can provide free health care to an additional 31 million people at no cost. 

Perhaps the following quote from Winston Churchill [White House luncheon, June 26, 1954] says it best:

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtual of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

Tonight Al Sharpton said that when American’s voted for Obama they were voting for socialism.  Actually, that may be true, but they didn’t knowingly vote for socialism.  The Democrats have written a check, with our money, that they cannot cash.  They cannot possibly raise taxes enough to pay for this. 

On February 5, 1976, Prime Minister Thatcher, during an interview by Llew Garner on the Thames Television show This Week, said that:  Socialist governments traditionally make a financial mess.  They [socialists] always run out of other people’s money. 

If POR are right, and this is a great idea, the economy will rebound, everyone will have free health insurance forever,  and people will look back upon tonight as a cause for celebration.  But, if their critics are right, and this is a complete disaster, then their future is a POR GONE CONCLUSION.

Nancy Pelosi obviously felt that this bill would pass.  Therefore she decided to prance across the Washington Mall, surrounded by protestors.  She was, in effect, flipping the bird to the American people. 

The following picture is from the Drudge Report.

Right now, Nancy Pelosi is feeling on top of the world.  Odds are that Democratic congressional representatives running for re-election this fall will come to hate this picture. 

The Democratic party has thumbed its nose at the American people.  They believe that when people learn more about this bill they will be happy.  They believe that the American people are stupid and only opposed this bill because they did not know what was good for them.   I wonder if they realize the genuine anger this will ignite.

If you watched the protests, one thing became very obvious.  The pro-health care protestors all had lovely, professional designed signs.  Example:  Catholics for Health Care Reform.  The anti-health care protestors on the other hand had mostly hand written signs.  

Democrats believe they have won a major victory.  They certainly appear to have successfully jammed universal health care down the throats of an unwilling American public.

I have decided to give a name to the Pelosi, Obama, Reid gange of three.  The perfect descript is “POR”, because that is what we will all be if this bill passes.

Democrats are convinced they have the votes, but this article was only released a few minutes ago.  I wonder who is doing the counting.  Oh, I know, the same people who are telling us that this will somehow miraculously reduce the deficit.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/88045-stupak-dozen-is-now-a-half-dozen

Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Barack Obama are acting like they have the votes for health care reform.  If they don’t, this is going to be very embarrassing.  At this point, we will assume that they do have the votes, but the question remains:  for what?  No one seems to know.  One option is that the House will vote to approve the Senate bill, as is.  If they do that, Obama will quickly sign it, and it will become law.  I find it hard to believe that House Democrats will actually vote for the Senate bill, as currently written.  My guess is that they are going to vote on a reconciliation bill first, for which they may be able to get the votes.  Then, the will vote on the Senate bill, with the understanding that the reconciliation bill will change the bill.

The belief is that this reconciliation bill will be passed by the Senate, with a simple majority and the law will be singed into action.  Even if this passes the House tomorrow, this is far from a done deal.  The Republicans in the Senate appear to be very united and they are going to work very hard to stop this legislation.

In the theme of the day is, Trust Me, I’m Lying.  Pro-life democrats are being told that federal funding of abortions will be banned in the final bill.  Pro-choice democrats are being told that federal funding of abortions will not be banned in the final bill.  Obviously, someone is going to make this vote based on a bald-faced lie.  House members are being told that the Senate will be able to pass this bill. 

In my opinion, the Democrats are big losers either way.  Some people think they are better off passing this than not, but I strongly disagree.  There is unprecedented anger and disgust for this congress and this administration.  While a handful of people on the extreme far left will be ecstatic, a high percentage of Americans will be more than dismayed, they will be frightened.  More importantly, they will be furious.  At this point we better hope, if it passes in the House, that people will have faith that the Senate or the Supreme Court will be able to stop it.

Glenn Beck often has his finger on the pulse of America better than just about anyone else.  If you noticed lately he is practically begging people to remain calm and to avoid violence.  There is a reason for that.  When a government ignores public opinion to the extent it is being ignored by this government, there is a significant potential for wide spread public outrage.  It would not take much of a spark to ignite a revolution.

There is a lot going on, and don’t be surprised to see the vote postponed once again.  The worst case scenario for Obama, Pelosi and Reid is a straight up and down vote that fails.  Such a defeat would literally end the Obama Presidency for all practical purposes. 

Right now, the Republicans look gloomy and Nancy Pelosi looks giggly.  That is usually a bad sign.  We will know tomorrow.