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"Regardless of whether you favored or opposed the health care legislation passed this week, do you think the methods the Democratic leaders in Congress used to get enough legislation — were [they] an abuse of power, or were [they] an appropriate use of power by the party that controls the majority in Congress?

Abuse of power 53%

Appropriate use of power 40%

No opinion 7%"

-- Gallup Poll

Well, well, well. These are interesting findings on who the supposed "fascists" are out there. What? It doesn't really mean that? Really? Then let's follow it up with some articles noted by James Taranto of The Wall Street Journal:

"• 'Albermarle County GOP's Headquarters Vandalized'--headline, WBDJ-TV Web site (Roanoke, Va.), March 26

• 'Brick Smashes Michigan GOP Office Window'--headline, Associated Press, March 29

• 'Norman Leboon, Accused of Threatening to Kill Rep. Eric Cantor, Donated to Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign'--headline, OpenSecrets.org, March 29

• 'The danger of political violence in this country comes overwhelmingly from one direction--the right, not the left.'--Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, March 30"

4/3/10 UPDATE - Also from The Wall Street Journal:

" • 'The arrests of members of a Michigan-based "Christian" militia group should convince doubters that there is good reason to worry about right-wing, anti-government extremism--and potential violence--in the Age of Obama. . . . The episode highlights the obvious: For decades now, the most serious threat of domestic terrorism has come from the growing ranks of paranoid, anti-government hate groups that draw their inspiration, vocabulary and anger from the far right.It is disingenuous for mainstream purveyors of incendiary far-right rhetoric to dismiss groups such as the Hutaree by saying that there are "crazies on both sides." This simply is not true.'--Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, March 30

• 'Most of the indicted militia members accused of being anti-government extremists have active voting records, a check with area voter registration offices showed yesterday. One is a registered Democrat, and the party affiliations of the rest could not be determined. Jacob J. Ward, 33, of Huron, Ohio, voted as a Democrat in the 2004 and 2008 primary elections.'--Toledo Blade, April 1"

Let's see: documented political violence, accompanied (repeatedly) by "spin" from the paper of record, pinning it all on their political opponents. That sounds pretty illiberal if you ask me. Fascist, even, when I put it with the ugly "ends justifies the means" attitude I've seen since ObamaCare was "rammed through" the process. It's like liberals "don't care" if they're doing wrong - which isn't surprising, considering how often they've told me, to my face, they "don't care" about right or wrong and actually want to start a civil war.

Oh well, America's dealt with wannabe fascists before, and it never ends well - for them - so keep it up, kids:

You're eventually going to discover that winning the House - and/or seemingly being in charge - ain't always everything it's cracked-up to be.

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"A group of Mrs. Clinton's top donors sent a letter to the speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, warning her in language that they no doubt thought subtle but that reflected a kind of incompetent menace, that her statements on the presidential campaign may result in less money for Democratic candidates for the House. Ms. Pelosi had said that in her view the superdelegates should support the presidential candidate who wins the most pledged delegates in state contests. The letter urged her to 'clarify' her position, which is 'clearly untenable' and 'runs counter' to the superdelegates' right to make 'an informed, individual decision' about 'who would be the party's strongest nominee.' The signers, noting their past and huge financial support, suggested that Ms. Pelosi 'reflect' on her comments and amend them to reflect 'a more open view.'



Barack Obama's campaign called it inappropriate and said Mrs. Clinton should 'reject the insinuation.' But why would she? All she has now is bluster. Her supporters put their threat in a letter, not in a private meeting. By threatening Ms. Pelosi publicly, they robbed her of room to maneuver. She has to defy them or back down."

-- Peggy Noonan, last week, in the Wall Street Journal



"Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi took to the airwaves this morning to say the fight for the Democratic nomination should be allowed to run its course, a slight twist after she was criticized for comments that appeared to back one Democratic presidential aspirant over the other.



Speaking on ABC's 'Good Morning America,' Pelosi said that the Democratic superdelegates have a right to vote their consciences rather than just be bound by the results of the contests in their home districts or states."

--Michael Muskal, today, writing for the L.A. Times