Will a GOP-Controlled Congress be a Good Thing?

I won't lie. I'm no fan of modern-day Republicans really any more than I am Democrats. The best thing I can say about the current GOP is that they aren't actively trying to turn America into a socialistic nightmare. But that's also part of the problem. They aren't actively trying to do anything. They stand for nothing, they do nothing and their primary strategy seems to be currying favor with the current Democratic leadership. Michael Steele went from a bold-speaking leader to an appeasing power-seeker. John McCain always was that. Are the current crop of GOPers seeking election to Congress any better?

Whether or not they are, there's a larger question; one that I've seen few on the Right asking. That is, what will really happen if the Right overtakes the Senate this November?

Up until now, Obama's chief tool to deflect criticism has been what again? Say it with me: "Blame Bush". Obama's White House predecessor has been blamed for literally every stumble (or outright faceplant) Obama's administration has faced. We were promised the Stimulus bill would show imediate improvement in our economy. It didn't. Who got blamed? Bush. We were promised unemployment would not rise above 8%. It's now over 10%. Who's at fault? Bush. A BP tanker spills crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico a full year and a half after Bush left office. And yet...who's more to blame, Bush or Obama? Do you even have to ask?

BTW, as an aside, I know that the reason people blame Bush for the oil spill is that he deregulated the Oil Industry, so this is the effect of his cause. However, whatever regulations they think Bush should have put in place would not have affected this situation one whit. It's just another instance of Democrats thinking the Government should have their hand in every pie. As if Government regs would have stopped the spill! For that matter, Bush was blamed for EVERYTHING that happened while he was in office, even the recession. Any idiot knows the economy is affected by actions taken by Congress, not the President. Who controlled Congress in the months leading up to the recession? I'll give you a hint; not Republicans. If we can blame literally everything that happened during Bush's term in office on Bush, then why are we not blaming everything that happens during Obama's term on Obama?

But whether or not we should be, the fact is that the mainstream media is not. Obama is taking no responsibility. He, and the media, are riding out the idea of blaming the ghost of the now-departed previous administration and clearly plan on doing so until it's ridden into the dust. Then they'll ride it further. But only if they have to. If another horse, equally rideable, comes along, they'll jump on that one.

What better horse could there be than a Congress diametrically opposed to your agenda? I can see it now: "I'm trying to do some good work here, but I'm being blocked at every turn by a Congress opposed to change." I mean, he already blamed what few Republicans there are in the Senate for the issues he had passing the healthcare bill. That was a laugh; the Republicans didn't have enough votes to stop anything.

Now, some might say "Good! That's the whole reason I'm voting Republican this November: to break the Left's stranglehold on all legislation!" And for the short term, this is good. Maybe with eight years of GOP-controlled Congress keeping Obama from driving us closer and closer off the cliff of socialism, the Left's re-structuring of America might at least be slowed down, if not totally stopped. But then, what of Obama's re-election chances?

You see, the general mood I get from America is that they don't trust Obama, they don't know if they can believe in him, but they want to. Those who voted for him don't want to think they misplaced their trust. Those who didn't are waiting for him to prove himself. And then there are those on the far Left who will love him no matter what. Obama has managed to keep the Left on his side for this long, thanks to his "Blame Bush" mantra, but now he's starting to lose support even from them. I think he knows his go-to position for passing blame is starting to sound tired, even to his supporters.

But if we give him a new demon to point his finger at, what will happen? His supporters, even the fringe supporters, will leap back on board the Obama wagon with no hesitation whatsoever. You will no longer hear about Bad ol' Bush from the media. Now you will hear, day and night, how awful that obstructionist new Congress is.

And Obama could ride that pony to a second term.

Now, no matter who controls Congress, a second term for Obama will be bad news. First off, this administration has already proved that they'll use whatever means they can to pass their legislation, even if Congress is stopping him. If they need to use reconciliation, they will. They've already threatened to use it. We suspect very strongly that they're already using bribes, and we know for a fact that many of the weaker GOP candidates may very well go along with the Obama agenda to prove they're trying to get along. So as long as Obama's in power, he will continue to push his socialist agenda, and he will continue to gain ground there.

The best thing that could happen from a second Obama term will be that America's love affair with him will go from just cooling to boiling over with irritation, and we won't end up with a President Biden (or worse, Pelosi). The worst that could happen is that Obama will pass so many new laws, sue those who make laws he doesn't like (such as Arizona) and turn America irrevocably into another Russia, China or North Korea. At absolute worst, he could attempt to overturn term limits for the office of President, and manage a third term. Don't laugh; there actually is a movement on to let him have a third term, even before he's managed a second!

And you just know that any opposition to ending term limits will automatically be labeled racist.

So, here's my problem; I want the GOP to win the House and Senate back as much as anyone, but at what cost? I think the most ideal situation is for the GOP to win a few more seats that they can block Obama's worse ideas but few enough that Obama can't blame a GOP-dominated Congress for all his mistakes.

In this case, I truly am not rooting for a GOP sweep. Primarily because it will give Obama a new target for passing blame, but also because I don't really trust the GOP anymore, and I won't until they start representing the voice of their constituents and stop worrying about making us look better to Democrats. Liberals aren't going to vote for a Republican, period, no matte what they do or say. They don't want Conservatives to be more like them; they want Conservatives eradicated. I don't mean literally, but if Spencer Ackerman proved one thing in his proposal to "remind those on the Right the cost of going after the Left", it's that Liberals are not trying to change our minds, but are instead trying to humiliate us and bring us down. Conservative politicians have yet to understand this, but the Tea Partiers do, and hopefully the GOP will understand that our vote for them comes with the expectation that they will stand up against this bullying government, not just adopt "Liberal lite" policies.

It's the only way we'll ensure Obama won't get his second term.