I don’t think John’s a defeatist necessarily. I have my moments of healthy skepticism, and disheartened attempts to see through the fog that cause me to doubt the path I’m on. A bit of it here and there can sometimes serve to rouse the sleeper from complacency.

Does all of this activism matter? Well, if there’s a doubt, let’s work harder to remove it.

I say “Remember the Alamo”! This battle cry stirred the heart of Texans to fight a larger, better trained and equipped force and win not just the battle, but the war. But even if this fight were to result in a loss, then I say Remember the Alamo! Those men at the Alamo knew that victory was all but impossible, but still they fought. They inflicted far greater damage than their number suggested was possible, and allowed Sam Houston time to mass the army that would deliver the final blow.

In either case, those men fought to win. When your faced with doing what is right, you do it, no matter the cost, no matter the outcome.

BTW, victory in this case is still possible. Victory against the odds is the history of America.

I say “Remember the Alamo”! This battle cry stirred the heart of Texans to fight a larger, better trained and equipped force and win not just the battle, but the war. But even if this fight were to result in a loss, then I say Remember the Alamo! Those men at the Alamo knew that victory was all but impossible, but still they fought. They inflicted far greater damage than their number suggested was possible, and allowed Sam Houston time to mass the army that would deliver the final blow.

In either case, those men fought to win. When your faced with doing what is right, you do it, no matter the cost, no matter the outcome.

BTW, victory in this case is still possible. Victory against the odds is the history of America.

Huzzah! I love this post. You’re doggone right that no one enters a fight with the thought of defeat. We’re in it to win it. And I love how conservative upstarts like Andrew Breitbart land on leftists with both feet and shout a hearty “Bring It!”

I feel more hopeful than I ever have in this country. I see people engaged and passionate. The left is scrambling because for so long, they felt they “pwned” activism. For awhile, they did because most Americans were busy working and taking care of their families. We took it for granted that our American history was being taught in schools and kids were still learning about the Constitution. Now the cat’s out of the bag and people are pissed – and rightly so.

If the election of Obama did anything, it is this: it tore off the mask and exposed the ugly truth – Communism never really died in this country and its robotic twits were only biding their time. Now that the truth is out, Americans are not only responding with a “no” but as you’ve said, with a “Oh, hell no!”

And conservatives own Twitter. Go, TCOT!

Huzzah! I love this post. You’re doggone right that no one enters a fight with the thought of defeat. We’re in it to win it. And I love how conservative upstarts like Andrew Breitbart land on leftists with both feet and shout a hearty “Bring It!”

I feel more hopeful than I ever have in this country. I see people engaged and passionate. The left is scrambling because for so long, they felt they “pwned” activism. For awhile, they did because most Americans were busy working and taking care of their families. We took it for granted that our American history was being taught in schools and kids were still learning about the Constitution. Now the cat’s out of the bag and people are pissed – and rightly so.

If the election of Obama did anything, it is this: it tore off the mask and exposed the ugly truth – Communism never really died in this country and its robotic twits were only biding their time. Now that the truth is out, Americans are not only responding with a “no” but as you’ve said, with a “Oh, hell no!”

And conservatives own Twitter. Go, TCOT!

I don’t think Powerline is giving up hope, but warning to expect anything crazy since the Democrats are trapped.

http://fishersvillemike.blogspot.com/2010/03/bulge-or-bunker.html

They don’t always win, but they usually do. Their mistake this time was overreaching; had they done the same thing in several smaller bills they would have gone through easily.

The truth is the system has little regard for the will or interests of the people, so when it’s not fooling them or bullying them it’s ignoring them.

Conservatives have only an imperfect idea of how the system works and no idea how to stop it. Until we figure that out we will win the occasional pitched battle against its gross excesses while usually it rolls on.

Mr. Crittenden writes “In contrast, President Obama is pushing ahead because he fears the colossal loss in the polls he will suffer. With his top pollster’s assurance, he figures he’ll be less screwed in November 2010, and more importantly, November 2012, with a win than a loss.” It’s my belief that this premise is catastrophically flawed because it assumes facts not grounded in reality. The left believes that ObamaCare will still be intact come 2012; this assumes that in order to severely damage Obama’s prestige or the HC bill itself Republicans need to get veto proof majorities in both houses. They really only need a simple majority. In addition to passing a motion of repeal the house can block various funding bills needed to actually create the various bureaucracies. This is why activism matters. IMHO defeating this bill isn’t winning the big game, it is one of thousands of battles that must be fought over the next decade. We are not fighting for trophies but for the survival of our Liberties. The activism of the “Town Halls and the Tea Party Movements” matters. Not because it will sway the Bolsheviks running our nation for it won’t. The most significant effect it has on the left is to expose their despicable natures by compelling them to express their disdain for “the little people and their constitution”. They and their minions in the media despise us and are having more and more difficulty hiding that from us. The reason “all this activism matters” is that it gives hope to us and hopefully backbone to the republicans. It is up to the people now, either the “Tea Party Movement” and others are merely a noisy minority or the tip of the spear in the battle against darkness.

I hope for the best but I also know that I don’t always get what I hope for.

That’s when a firm belief in revenge comes in handy.

I hope for the best but I also know that I don’t always get what I hope for.

That’s when a firm belief in revenge comes in handy.

Mr. Hinderaker: Perhaps you didn’t mean to be defeatist when you asked, “Does all of this activism matter?” Perhaps you have overlooked the evidence that “all of this activism” matters very, very much.

When I was in Boston to cover Scott Brown’s Senate campaign, I interviewed Randy May, who drove 1,600 miles to give false Tea Party cred to the election of a GOP establishment hack.

There, fixed that for ya.

Mr. Hinderaker: Perhaps you didn’t mean to be defeatist when you asked, “Does all of this activism matter?” Perhaps you have overlooked the evidence that “all of this activism” matters very, very much.

When I was in Boston to cover Scott Brown’s Senate campaign, I interviewed Randy May, who drove 1,600 miles to give false Tea Party cred to the election of a GOP establishment hack.

There, fixed that for ya.

The dems were nine votes short this morning. Hold one of those nine and don’t give up any more and this monstrocity goes down.

I have posted this idea at other websites, so forgive me for being pesky,
BUT since the congressmen don’t answer their phones, lets apply pressure where it hurts. Have a boycott of businesses within specific states. For example if millions of Americans boycott Target stores, then Oberstar will change his vote from yes to no.
Let’s use capitalism to win this thing.