A Good Idea

Scrappleface has a good idea - move the election to March!

October 15, 2006
GOP Congress Moves National Election Date to March
by Scott Ott

(2006-10-15) — With polls showing that Republicans could lose their majority in Congress in November, the GOP-controlled House and Senate yesterday voted to move the national date for Congressional elections to March 15, 2007.

“The November date, we felt, was setting an unreasonable timeline,” said House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-IL. “With elections in March, we’ll have time to get out the Republican message of small government, lean budgets, strong borders, and aggressive action against terrorists and governments who harbor them.”

Rep. Hastert said it would also give the Republicans time to actually reduce the size and influence of the federal government, cut the budget and to secure the borders.

“It’s always nice to have something to show behind your talking points,” Rep. Hastert said. “It would provide a clear contrast with the Democrats.”

Asked if the unprecedented measure might raise Constitutional issues, Mr. Hastert said, “Hey, we’re the majority. We can do whatever we want. We passed the Medicare prescription drug bill, didn’t we?”

There's always truth behind good satire, and the fact is, the GOP-controlled Congress has been a big disappointment on many of the issues important to conservatives. The time for them to act in the manner expected by their voting base has passed, and we all may pay a heavy price because of it.

How many of you think the GOP would be in as much trouble as it is now had the Republicans in the Congress and the White House aggressively acted on the desires of the conservative base? If they had, the moonbat left would still be mad at them, but they wouldn't be wondering if the conservative base was going to stay home on Nov. 7.