Last Spring, Republicans were in trouble - a dying species by some observers. The public was frustrated and referred to them as The Party of "No" for their consistent anti-middle class stance on the economy, the first stimulus, the environment and other issues.
I also remember that Arlen Specter was still a Republican. And yet, Democrats were able to pass the stimulus and other bills last spring at a blinding pace.
Then came health care. It dragged out for months. The tea baggers rose to prominence after evolving past the embryonic phase of their life when they were little more than the new name for the birthers.
Then came Scott Brown - only putting the Democratic caucus back to it's pre-Arlen Specter head count - still a commanding 18 seat lead in the Senate.
But the public perception - and even (stupidly) in the Congress - is that the Dems are now castrated.
How tearfully untrue!
It's time to reboot before the 2010 mid term election season goes into full swing. It's time to pull the hood off of the tea baggers and reveal them to be what they really are - The party of "No" ...
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