As I was enjoying the start of the NFL season today, I would occasionally look on Twitter and read tweets about a counter rally in DC today by supporters of Obamacare. I thought it was a joke. There was nothing about it on the news or the sites I visited. After seeing tweets about how bad it was and the counter rally being canceled, I decided there must be some truth to it. A quick Google search proved that there was indeed a rally in DC today. After going to some reports about the events, I can see why it was so under the radar. They had 700 people, maybe as many as 1,000, at the BIG counter protest. Combined with the people with the President in Minnesota means the pro-Obamacare crowd managed to bring together maybe 20,000 people to support a takeover of one-sixth of the economy. Contrast this to the over ONE MILLION people who showed up on The Mall yesterday to show their support for the Constitution and protest big government. The supporters and the passion are not there for Obamacare. All the momentum is on the side of those opposed to “reform”. I take heart in this. I think that politicians are selfish and they want to be winners and right now, the message is not one that says “winner” from the perspective of the passionate voters. If this continues, you will see the legislation stall in the house and die a quiet death as the leadership tries to avoid an embarrassing vote.
Let’s make sure we keep up the intensity. We need to stay on this until we know this horrible attempt to take over the economy is dead.
- FOP Vermillion