Sheep in wolves clothing

"What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces,
   and grind the faces of the poor? 
      saith the Lord GOD of hosts” (Isaiah 3.15)

Unlike the U.S. House of Representatives’ efforts some months ago, this was not theater. The Senate was deadly serious about stripping tens of millions of Americas of their health care in order to keep a foolish promise to a foolish base while, at the same time, lining the pockets of House members’ wealthy bribers. Fortunately—or unfortunately, depending upon one’s perspective—Republicans are better at theater than governance.

It is still too early to know the outcome of all these shenanigans. But whether the stalemate continues or is somehow ended, we can now expect the “moderate” Republicans who voted against the destructive and cynical plans of their party leaders to be “primaried” from the right. Probably some Tea Party lunatic. And because those Tea Party enthusiasts, like Archie Bunker’s admiring and approving audience of yesteryear, are too ignorant to know that they are simply being made fools of, we will end up with some right-wing nut job in place of a “moderate,” making it more likely that the next Republican campaign of mass murder of the poor will succeed.

We on the left have a vested interest in seeing that these “moderate” Republicans, already nearly extinct, are not outflanked on their right and disappear completely. Now, there is no reason to believe that the right-wing extremists can be reasoned with. They are not rational. So, talking is out. Neither is there any reason to believe that Republicans (or Democrats, for that matter), are prepared to say ‘no’ to the bribes of the wealthy class that corrupts the entire governing process. In light of these realities, it may be time for those of us on the left to hold our noses and take drastic, even repugnant measures.

We may have to set aside our Democrat voter registration I.D.s and register as Republicans so that we can vote in the Republican primary in hopes of defeating the lunatic extremists on the right. We can always vote for the more left leaning candidate in the general election. And if by chance the “moderate Republican” wins in the general election, well, perhaps that is the price we pay to keep the lunatics on the far right out of office. These people are simply that dangerous and that wicked.
Just a thought. Maybe I’ll start a campaign. We could call it something like, “Sheep in wolves clothing.”

Registering as Republicans has an added advantage. We are well aware of the right’s attempts to reduce the number of voters and to suppress voter turnout. It seems unlikely they will come after registered Republican voters. How can they be sure whose really a wolf, and whose a sheep pretending to be a wolf? So, “Democratic” voters, register as Republicans.
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Come to think of it, perhaps African Americans should all just register as Republicans. Then, by God, I bet those on the right won’t be so quick to deny them the vote!

"Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees,
   and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
To turn aside the needy from judgment,
   and to take away the right from the poor of my people,
that widows may be their prey,
   and that they may rob the fatherless! (Isaiah 10.1-2)