We are about to learn whether any Democrat currently in the Senate has residual elements of character. Following is the alleged game plan of Harry Reid for the lame duck session of congress:
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/223289-reid-plots-final-days-in-power
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) hopes to confirm 50 of President Obama’s nominees and move an omnibus spending bill in a last hurrah before Democrats give up power in the Senate.
The nominees are part of a packed lame-duck schedule that Reid is furiously planning and that will be a topic at Friday’s White House lunch meeting between Obama and congressional leaders.
It has long been a tradition in this country for a peaceful and orderly transition of power. That is true even after a bitter election defeat. It is the recognition that elections matter. That is what distinguishes us from the rest of the world. But now we apparently have a Democratic leader in the Senate planning to poison the well as much as possible before leaving office. This should not surprise anyone, as it is consistent with the way Harry Reid has operated for the last 8 years.
Democrats would be wise to stand up to Obama and Harry Reid and put the country first. They should limit the lame duck session to that which is absolutely necessary and end the politicking now. But of course that would assume that Democrats are capable of putting the country first or of even recognizing common sense.
Obama is also threatening to ignore the election. He refuses to realize that this election was all about him and he lost. Republicans were prepared to govern responsibly and Obama slide into retirement. However, the combined arrogance of Harry Reid and Barack Obama risk pushing this country into a constitutional crisis that will be devastating for the country. If they do that, Republicans will have to go to war with them. Democrats are acting like political terrorists. You cannot negotiate with terrorists, because they never consider abiding by any rules. That, unfortunately, describes the current leadership of the Democratic Party.
War is the worst way to solve any problem. But sometimes it is the only way to solve a problem. The alternative is to sacrifice our liberty and our democracy. In any war, there are always casualties on each side. That will be true in this war too, which is why if you fight a war you must be willing to do whatever it takes to win. As Douglas McArthur said: “there is no substitute for victory.” If Harry Reid and Barack Obama take the action they are promising today, Republicans have a duty to stop them, without regard to the political cost. They have the power, thanks to this election to do exactly that. The only question is do they have the character and resolve required to do the necessary.
TDM