Vox Blogoli 2.2: Second Salvo
A roundup of the early phase of the Vox Blogoli battle:
Pekin Prattles thinks the Dems will stop short of electoral suicide.
As the Top of the World Turns offers a simple solution---make the Dems filibuster for real.
Greg's Truth agrees.
Red State Rant frets that the GOP might well come off looking like reactionaries here.
Slublog thinks it's payback time for the GOP.
Political Fan is also a history fan.
Lex E. Libertas looks at the 2006 Senate race and sees an opportunity for the GOP.
The Banty Rooster thinks the GOP has no choice but to be aggressive here.
From LA to El Dorado has found a better paradigm for the GOP.
The Broken G String says it's the judiciary, stupid.
Right Sided declares Specter the enemy.
For my money, I think fears of another government shutdown debacle are overblown. The tide has truly shifted, and the prevalence of alternative media have greatly weakened the MSM's ability to cast the GOP as villains.
I also think that while Arlen Specter isn't much help, we shouldn't lose sight of the true adversary here---it's the Democratic Party. Right now, they're holding firm. Like the Anaconda Plan, we need to use bold action to employ strong pressure on them, weakening their ability to resist.
Forcing true filibusters is a start. With the GOP in majority, this forces the Democrats to really suffer for their obstruction. While I do agree that a more effective communications campaign would help, all the Republicans really need do is raise the pain threshold for the Democrats. Harry Reid has no intention of going the way of Puff Daschle or Tom Foley, and Hillary wants back in the Oval Office.
Now is the time to strike. Let Lincoln Chaffee switch parties if he wants to. Let Specter go with him. The GOP still holds the reins, and they need only the fortitude to snap them once or twice.
Pekin Prattles thinks the Dems will stop short of electoral suicide.
As the Top of the World Turns offers a simple solution---make the Dems filibuster for real.
Greg's Truth agrees.
Red State Rant frets that the GOP might well come off looking like reactionaries here.
Slublog thinks it's payback time for the GOP.
Political Fan is also a history fan.
Lex E. Libertas looks at the 2006 Senate race and sees an opportunity for the GOP.
The Banty Rooster thinks the GOP has no choice but to be aggressive here.
From LA to El Dorado has found a better paradigm for the GOP.
The Broken G String says it's the judiciary, stupid.
Right Sided declares Specter the enemy.
For my money, I think fears of another government shutdown debacle are overblown. The tide has truly shifted, and the prevalence of alternative media have greatly weakened the MSM's ability to cast the GOP as villains.
I also think that while Arlen Specter isn't much help, we shouldn't lose sight of the true adversary here---it's the Democratic Party. Right now, they're holding firm. Like the Anaconda Plan, we need to use bold action to employ strong pressure on them, weakening their ability to resist.
Forcing true filibusters is a start. With the GOP in majority, this forces the Democrats to really suffer for their obstruction. While I do agree that a more effective communications campaign would help, all the Republicans really need do is raise the pain threshold for the Democrats. Harry Reid has no intention of going the way of Puff Daschle or Tom Foley, and Hillary wants back in the Oval Office.
Now is the time to strike. Let Lincoln Chaffee switch parties if he wants to. Let Specter go with him. The GOP still holds the reins, and they need only the fortitude to snap them once or twice.
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