It’s odd: I like horror movies, but I’m not often scared by them – at least, in the ‘cosmic terror and dread’ sort of way that a good horror novel can scare me*. So I didn’t have the reaction to Paranormal Activity
And so we say farewell to the Cthulhu Mythos epic Pleasantville
*In fact, the one movie that has ever gotten the most of that kind of Lovecraftian response out of me was United 93
It turns out “ping pong” means that House and Senate Dems both say the ball is in the other’s court.
More here and here, although it should be noted that Rep. Frank is apparently backpedaling from this morning’s assurances that he would be respecting the fact that elections have consequences, no doubt to spite me…
Crossposted to RedState.
Not that it’s happening; and not even that Hannah Giles’s blanket invitation of all under-30 conservatives doesn’t actually apply to me (40 in a couple of months). It’s that I had forgotten for a moment that I’m well over the age of 29. It’s like how Houdini died: punch him when he expected it and he could shrug it off, but a blow out of nowhere, well…
OK, so that’s not really like how Houdini died. And damned if I’d know what to do with myself if I was that age again anyway. Aside from getting an early start at quitting smoking, I guess.
He’s referring to the President’s current problem as “Obama Doesn’t Have Much Experience With Political Rejection.” I typically refer to said problem as “Obama’s never been smacked in the face with a lead pipe.*”
Hey, it gets people’s attention.
Anyway, Jim and I both agree on the central point: we’ve got a President who has never really had to face the consequences of failing before. I’m really hoping that the President learns quickly. Or that he learns quickly how to learn quickly…
Crossposted to RedState.
*Metaphorically, for the slow of brain. Or the outrage fetishists.
…and he just did.
“I know some of my Democratic colleagues had been thinking about ways to, in effect, get around the results by working in various parliamentary ways, looking at the rules, trying to get a health care bill passed that would have been the same bill that would have passed if [MA AG] Martha Coakley [D] had won, and I think that’s a mistake,” Frank said. “I will not support an effort to push through a House-Senate compromise bill despite an election. I’m disappointed in how it came out, but I think electoral results have to be respected.”
And if you’re wondering why Barney Frank did this, it’s because he can read a map.He’s the only member of the MA Congressional delegation whose district went completely for Coakley [UPDATE: Actually, no, that was Capuano’s district. OTOH, Rep. Frank is one of the safest Members of Congress right now, so the point fortunately still stands], and at least two of them are personally sweating the election results right now – so if anybody’s going to be taking the lead in walking back from the precipice, it should be the guy who can take the hit and still be favored to keep his seat in November. Mildly disappointing, from a Republican point of view… but killing this abomination of a health care bill is the best thing for the country, which of course should be our paramount concern.
Moe Lane
Crossposted to RedState.
This fellow seems to be quite adamant on the subject (via @EdDriscoll). I’m trying to figure out why centaurs: I mean, sure, let one of them start drinking and the next thing you know you’ve got a six-limbed Dionysian frenzy all up in your face, but that’s a known problem. Running through the recent portrayals in the arts… well, there was Prince Caspian
Is this a Generation-whatever-we’re-up-to-these-days thing? I don’t have cable TV, so it takes me a bit to catch up with new cultural trends, sometimes.
Moe Lane
Did you SLEEP well?
[UPDATE: Jove nods: I switched out Frank and Caputo. My bad, and thanks to reader jack for pointing it out. The basic point remains.]
Hi, John Olver!
Hi, Richard Neal!
Hi, Jim McGovern!
Yeah, hi, Barney Frank. [UPDATE: Excuse me, that’s Barney Frank]
Hi, Niki Tsongas!
Hi, John F. Tierney!
Hi, Ed Markey!
Hi, Michael Capuano! [Michael Capuano.]
Hi, Stephen Lynch!
Hi, William Delahunt!
…Why the colors? Because of this map, of course:
…Members of Congress who have towns whose voters went for Scott Brown are in red; Barney Frank (who is blessed with a Boston district) is in blue. They’re all Democrats, so no need to distinguish there. Interesting, huh? And it makes me want to ask a couple of questions:
I think that these are questions that really should be answered. Soon.
Moe Lane
Crossposted to Redstate.
Rebels Of The Sacred Heart
Just to switch it up a bit.
…Return to Ostagar (DLC forDragon Age: Origins
Alas.
Also: [ahem] “See, I told you so.”
[UPDATE]: Welcome, Instapundit readers – and I assure you, I don’t ever want to get on Glenn’s bad side. I heard that he once linked a site in Reno, just to watch it crash…
This message goes out to every vulnerable Democratic Congressman representing a Republican or even centrist district – and after tonight, who among you is not vulnerable? It is a simple message: we can do this the easy way, or we can do it the hard way. The easy way is, you suddenly decide that you have a burning desire to spend more time with your families. So you don’t run for re-election, you walk off stage technically undefeated, and you go join a lobbying firm. The hard way is, you do run for re-election, and we pry you out of your seats.
We want to do this the hard way. We will enjoy doing it.
That’s your only warning. And remember: nobody is going to be able to save you. If the President, the DSCC, the DCCC, the DNC, the SEIU, ACORN, and the netroots couldn’t manage a win in Massachusetts… what do you think that they can do for you?
Moe Lane
PS: To my readers… go have a drink. Go have a few. Celebrate. Tomorrow, we talk about how we’re going to take FL-19 and HI-01 away from the Democratic party.
PPS: More than a few people wanted me to mock specific members of the netroots in this post – but when I’m on my way to the main hall to deliver a message I see no reason why I should stop at the kennels along the way. Continue reading NEXT.
