Frank Rich points out that, if you look at things historically, the psychotic over-reaction of the Tea Baggers and their ilk has no comparison. Except for one. The last time conservatives went this nuts was during the Civil Rights Bill passage in the 1960s. So, it isn’t about “socialism” or “government takeover of, well, NOTHING” or any of their talking points. It’s about racism. Pure and simple.
But I imagine most of you already knew that.
This needs said. It needs said more often and by more people.
The problem is that the country romanticized by the far right hasn’t existed for some time, and its ability to deny that fact grows more dim every day. President Obama and what he represents has jolted extremists into the present and forced them to confront the future. And it scares them.
Even the optics must be irritating. A woman (Nancy Pelosi) pushed the health care bill through the House. The bill’s most visible and vocal proponents included a gay man (Barney Frank) and a Jew (Anthony Weiner). And the black man in the White House signed the bill into law. It’s enough to make a good old boy go crazy….
You may want “your country back,” but you can’t have it. That sound you hear is the relentless, irrepressible march of change. Welcome to America: The Remix.
You’ve heard Rethugs hyperventilate over the process, but they are the masters at using reconciliation to pass legislation the other side is against. Granted, I’m biased, but I’d rather see our citizens get health care than give millionaires more tax cuts. I mean, can’t we tax them at 90% like we did back in the old days? Some history on the process.
