The Existential Vote

I think the Democrats hope the debit limit increase issue will split the Republican/Conservative base. If Republican leadership folds and allow an increase the debt limit without significant real budget reductions a large portion of the conservative right will abandon the party. Obama then wins the election in 2012. The only way the Right wins this is to hold strong against any effort to increase the debt limit without significant spending cuts.

Read this:

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/JimDeMintTeaPartyBarackObamaDebtCeiling2012election2012GOPPrimaries/2011/06/24/id/401316?s=al&promo_code=C818-1

"And he (Jim DeMint) told Fox News’ Sean Hannity, “The Democrats are not able to cut spending. Their whole political base is created by giving money away – redistributing wealth; new government programs. The idea of a balanced budget to them essentially puts them out of business."

This statement by DeMint is the reason the Democrats must not win in 2012. If they do win, with four more years like the last two the country will take a political and philosophical direction that will permanently alter the fabric of this nation and they will commit the country to financial ruin from which we will not recover. The age of the United States will be over. Consider up until now what the world would now be like without us in the lead. And consider the future with the United States financially unable to protect freedom.

This is the most critical negotiation and vote in the history of the country. Conservative strength will be halved if the Right does not remain firm on this issue. Weakness and a lack of support to force the Democrats to cut spending before the vote on the debt limit will end America as we know it. The country is lost if spending continues unchecked and that will happen if the Right does not stand firm on the debt limit negotiations .

Therefore, forcing the Democrats to make permanent, long term cuts in spending must occur before and if the debit limit increase is approved. This is more important than the more manageable and of less permanent implications of not increasing the debit limit. The Congress should tell the President and Timothy Geithner as with any CEO and CFO "do your job with the resources available. If you are unable or unwilling to do so, resign or get fired."

Mike