From the UK: President Pantywaist in retreat

[WatchManUSA]

Out of the UK: Telegraph

President Pantywaist in retreat: Barack Obama hoists the white flag over Stalinist health care proposals

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100006701/president-pantywaist-in-retreat-barack-obama-hoists-the-white-flag-over-stalinist-health-care-proposals/

By Gerald Warner – August 17, 2009

“The white flag is flying over Camp Obama, which makes a pleasant change from the red flag that, metaphorically speaking, has been flying there since January 20. Barack Obama’s plan for socialised health care on the Stalinist model across the United States is now in full retreat. Not only will it not play in Peoria, it will not play anywhere.

Politicians returning to Washington after scrubbing off the tar and feathers acquired at town-hall meetings are bringing with them a blast of reality that has been absent from Obama’s dreamland regime since his inauguration.”

It is refreshing to see a view from the other side of the pond.

(Edited to add link to article.)

[Kid Shelleen]

I am very pleased to see that the Brits see Obama as "President Pantywaist." Unfortunately, I do not share their enthusiasm regarding his "retreat."

[CJS3]

That's an interesting take. I have to wonder though, do the polititians returning to WDC actually realize that they were tared and feathered. From where I'm sitting, and from what I'm hearing, I don't think they noticed.

[tombogan03884]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2009/57_would_like_to_replace_entire_congress

FTA:
If they could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress, just 25% of voters nationwide would keep the current batch of legislators.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 57% would vote to replace the entire Congress and start all over again. Eighteen percent (18%) are not sure how they would vote.

Overall, these numbers are little changed since last October. When Congress was passing the unpopular $700-billion bailout plan in the heat of a presidential campaign and a seeming financial industry meltdown, 59% wanted to throw them all out. At that time, just 17% wanted to keep them.

There has been a bit of a partisan shift since last fall. With Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress, it's not surprising to find that the number of Democrats who would vote to keep the entire Congress has grown from 25% last fall to 43% today. In fact, a modest plurality of Democrats would now vote to keep the legislators. Last fall, a plurality of Democrats were ready to throw them all out.

[Pathfinder]

That's an interesting take. I have to wonder though, do the polititians returning to WDC actually realize that they were tared and feathered. From where I'm sitting, and from what I'm hearing, I don't think they noticed.

Right-o. Ten to 1 they now view the townhalls as a right of passage, some form of "medal" they can now go back and say to their peers - "Hey, did you see what I had to go through? You had it easy!!"

And you are right - they will not listen. Well, maybe the ones up for re-election might, but the election is over a year off and the American electorate has been known to be distracted by the latest bright shiny object. Who knows what kind of distractions - and fraud - lie in wait in November 2010? 

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[Rob10ring]

That's an interesting take. I have to wonder though, do the polititians returning to WDC actually realize that they were tared and feathered. From where I'm sitting, and from what I'm hearing, I don't think they noticed.

Hopefully a lot of them are remembering what happened after passage of the '94 crime bill.