A Watershed Moment Approaches.

A Watershed Moment Approaches.  I have bitched and moaned on this blog about Democrats in Congress who have enabled Obama to strew the wreckage of his administration across this country.  I have speculated about the time, if and when it would come, that they would break the bonds of party loyalty and begin to vote for their constituents and not for their party leader.  That time, that watershed moment, is quickly approaching.

 

Before addressing the topic line, I must make a brief comment about president “Give It All Away” and his most current initiative; free (at least 75% free) community college for all!  Like all things Obama…if it sounds good, it must be good.  The ends justify the means.  In Obama’s world, all wishes come true; and there is no doubt that giving everyone a free pass on community college tuition is a wonderful dream.  However, after spending this nation into near-insolvency (accelerating the pattern set by the Bush administration and with the flaccid support of Congress), our nation’s chief financial officer now deems a generous education gift to….everyone; costs be damned.  What an idiot.

 

Now to the topic at hand….Anyone who has paid any attention to the words of now-current Senate Majority Leader McConnell understands what his legislative strategy will be.  As much as he detests Obamacare, he understands that it is impossible to obtain a veto-proof repeal action and instead will pursue a piecemeal revision agenda; all while hoping to retain control of Congress and winning the presidential race in 2016, thus allowing for a full repeal.  McConnell has set up his legislative strategy in an interesting fashion; first up, the XL Pipeline vote.  There is little doubt that there will be 60 Senate votes to pass the pipeline bill; there are at least 6 Democrats who will vote for the project.  The larger question is whether or not there are 13 Democrats willing to stand up and override a veto.  This is the time; this is the place; this is the moment.  “IF” the Senate can muster an override on a very likely pipeline act veto, then the dam might be broken.  It could very well serve to liberate certain democrats (at least 13 or so) and make other pieces of bipartisan legislation (30-to-40 hour metric, medical device tax, tax reform, infrastructure spending, rational appropriation process) conceivable.  On the other hand, if the Senate fails to override a potential pipeline act veto, that failure will likely have the impact of pushing this president into arenas of executive autonomy never before seen in this government.  In all likelihood, this early legislative contest on the XL Pipeline deal will set the table for the balance of this administration.  It will be a deluxe pissing contest; laden with full-blown irresponsible media coverage, too many agendas to keep track of, complete lunacy served up on a daily basis, and (most importantly) huge implications for the future of this nation.  U.S. Politics 101…what a freaking circus.