Take heart -- A Retired Navy Officer’s Message to Liberals on the Eve of the GOP’s Big Mid-Term Win [View all]

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Saw this the other day -- thought it might be good to share here now, lest we allow ourselves to get too morose over yesterdays results . . .

[font size=5]A Retired Navy Officer’s Message to Liberals on the Eve of the GOP’s Big Mid-Term Win[/font]

Posted by Jim Wright

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Do you know what’s going to happen if Conservatives control both houses of Congress? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Literally nothing. That’s what will happen. For the next two years. Nothing.

So, if you think about it, in most regards, down here on the street, it'll look pretty much the same as the last two years where Congress has accomplished ... nothing. Oh, sure, the very first thing Republicans will do is attempt torepeal Obamacare. They have no choice. They'll have to - they've painted themselves into a corner on it.

And so, the first order of business, right after they all make a big showing of swearing in their new majority by reciting the Constitution, will be a rushed bill through both chambers to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act. It's already written.

Republicans willpass a repeal in the House. They might even pass a repeal in the Senate by a simple majority vote, especially if Democrats continue to cravenly run away from the ACA instead of standing their ground and fighting. Instead of reminding Americans why we needed it in the first place and why the majority of Americans, including one hell of a lot of Republicans, benefit from the ACA every day - which is what Democrats should have been doing during their campaigns instead of pissing their pants.

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