we need to break this guy for the sake of the country

http://michellemalkin.com/2010/02/09/oba-kabuki-places-everyone-places/

There is nothing to be gained by “negotiating” with Obama. He will use the occasion to grandstand at length–as he did at the GOP retreat–and then turn around and accuse the Republicans of grandstanding. The meeting would place Obama once again in a starring role with Republicans looking weak as minor players.

The notion we have nothing to fear is false. There’s plenty to fear–demagoguery, for one thing. What’s to prevent the Democrats from demagoguing Ryan’s free market solutions, for instance? They’ve done this with Bush in an election year with the issue of SS–why not with Ryan, accusing Republicans of wanting to eliminate Medicare protection for seniors, etc.? It would be typical.

Republicans so far have benefited most by just saying no–which is exactly what a majority of the public wants them to say. Sitting down with the opposition just reinforces the notion that the health care bill is still very much alive. Reports indicate there can be no movement on the bill as long as the public is opposed. This would seem to be a ploy to change public opinion, not to garner fresh ideas from the opposition party.

http://tinyurl.com/y96tu2c

In short, we are watching and the House GOP is opening itself up to a situation in which they have nothing to gain and everything to lose while Obama has everything to gain and nothing to lose. This is bad strategy and the above post puts them on notice as to how their performance will be scored (kind of like scoring a key vote).

Their safest bet – stay the hell away.

…and shows his squishy side way too often for me. I hope he and the rest of the GOP leadership ‘man up’ and decline to attend this trap. I just emailed him this:

Congressman Cantor;

Please,

Do not

Do not

Do not

Do not

fall for this trap being set by President Obama. This proposed health care summit is nothing more than a media stunt to give the appearance of him being ‘bi-partisan’. He is not bi-partisan. In fact, there has never been a more partisan President in modern history. Obama is a Marxist idealogue and he has no intention of meeting you and the GOP leadership in the middle on anything. There is a chasm too wide on the subject of health care to be bridged by someone who has never shown ANY willingness to work across the aisle when he was a state senator in Illinois, as a US Senator and now as POTUS. He wants government rationed health care. We want tort reform, the ability to purchase coverage across state lines and other free market solutions.

These are non-negotiable points. And there is no way to bridge this gap.

Unless Obama says he is willing to start from scratch, will all due respect, you and Congressman Boehner should respectfully decline Obama’s invitation.

The American people are with you on this. Do not fall for this trap.

Sincerely,
Stephen Halsey
Richmond, VA

Cantor’s my rep too, and, the saddest part of that is no one will primary him. I don’t know if you listen to Joe Thomas in the morning, but, Cantor is on there every so often. Last time, Joe was talking to him about the Obamacare bills, and he said in essence that he wanted the Republicans to have input on the bills, and to be allowed to add their ideas also. Never said the first “kill the bill.” There is no question that Cantor is a big government guy. He loved and pushed “cash for clunkers.”

I’ve recently heard Rush refer to the fact that the “McCain Era” is over. Cantor never got the memo.

He “IS” a miserable failure.

They still have a big fear of the “N” word- The party of NO.

Yeah…. *sigh*

I can see my esteemed Sr. Senator rolling over. And 2014 is a long way off. I wouldn’t put anything past him. And I am not sure that it would take the Stupak Amendment to get him to do it.

30 pieces of silver, oops I mean 30 carbon credits, would probably be enough to buy his soul, er, vote.

The Honorable Senator Lindsey O. Graham (SC-R[ino])

an interview that Stuart Varney did with some Dem. Cohn from Tenn. the day Murtha died. It was only a few hours after the announcement of the death. Varney asked Cohn if the Dems would consider Tort Reform in the Healthcare crap. The guy went nuts and started on “my friend Jack Murtha just died. He went in for simple gall bladder surgery. The doctor punctured his intestine. That’s malpractice, and someone should pay for that.” I doubt they will ever consider Tort Reform, and Murtha will be the poster child against it.

Yes, I wonder how small the price tag will be to jump onboard- probably nothing more than a promise from the Liar in Chief, or, maybe an invite to his super bowl party next year.

…would subject the bill to the full process of voting in both chambers. This would subject it to a filibuster.

You see that, you get that, got it, get it.

Going down?