The above title, of course, is familiar to old film buffs who remember Alfonso Bedoya delivering the classic line in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. That film was made in 1948. But the arrogance and denial of any legal boundaries which Bedoya's character of Gold Hat so ruthlessly displayed is very much alive in the Democrat Party of 2010.Commenting on this tendency of modern Democrats to forego the Constitution, fairness, democracy, transparency, honesty (golly, I could go on) in making sure they get their way, Bookworm chimes in:
Perhaps it really is true that Pelosi doesn’t have the votes for ObamaCare. After all, if she did, why would the Democrats be considering the “Slaughter Option” something that involves bypassing votes altogether...I mean, really, the whole concept of democracy is so out-dated. Tyranny is faster, easier and so much more efficient...
In the face of this overwhelming barrage of lies, doublespeak (”A bill can be bipartisan without bipartisan votes”), inanities (”“But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it….”), and corruption (think Cornhusker kickbacks, union deals, etc.), it’s hard to keep ones energy burning bright. This whole thing has felt like death by a thousand, not cuts, ’cause this is bigger than cuts, but death by a thousands assaults each of which, alone, isn’t quite fatal.
This doesn’t mean I’m giving up. I’m just whining a bit.
(Hat tip: Blogs Lucianne Loves)
