Posted by
Jay Noble on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 4:00:16 PM
Sarah Palin was in Madison, Wisconsin last Saturday addressing a Tea Party rally. During her speech she exhorted the GOP leadership in Washington to "fight like a girl!" Easily the best line yet of the infant 2012 presidential campaign, it highlights the frustration and anger felt by conservatives toward a House leadership which seems to lack the fortitude to face down Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats. The excuse that Republicans control only the House of Representatives has already grown very old indeed. While true, it ignores that because Republicans control the House, they can refuse to agree to raising the national debt ceiling or funding executive departments or programs. Barack Obama and Democrats won't agree to limit EPA's regulations of CO2 emissions? Fine, no money for the EPA. Shut the entire agency down. Liberals would rather abort the American military than cut Planned Parenthood from the Federal dole? No problem, simply don't include a line item for Planned Parenthood. Force the Senate Democrats not to fund the troops. Force Barack Obama to veto a bill to pay the U.S. military.
Conservatives outside of Washington, D.C., have long understood that the Democrats WILL NEVER consent to cutting Federal spending in any significant way unless a legislative loaded gun is placed to their temples. Despite a mountain of evidence that would have convicted O.J. Simpson even in L.A., Congressional Republicans still seem not to understand that they are dealing with a group of crack addicts. Democrats are addicted to spending just as crack addicts are addicted to the drug, and expecting them to quit the habit without being cutoff "cold turkey" is illogical and doomed. That's why a government shutdown is not to be avoided but absolutely embraced. Democrats can only be convinced Republicans mean business if Republicans are willing to take away the Democrats' crack. If that means total withdrawal until November 2012, so be it. The nation will not wither away if the Federal government is placed on ice for an extended period.
Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, and other conservative women understand this. John Boehner and Eric Cantor seem unable too. Maybe "Fight Like a Girl" should be the new Tea Party battle cry.