Jon Voight’s View: ‘45,000′ at Bachman Tea Party
05 November 2009 4:38 pm by Taylor Marsh
No exaggeration there at all, I’m sure.
Pres. Obama showed up at the press briefing today touting the endorsement of the House bill by the AARP, at the same time that the CBO absolutely eviscerated the Republican’s “plan.” Meanwhile, you’ve got dueling protests on the left and right, with people arrested at Sen. Joe Lieberman’s office. Pelosi’s office too.
It was hyperbole as usual on Sean Hannity’s show, with Jon Voight joining Michelle Bachman trumpeting the “kill the bill” rally on Capitol Hill. Some color:
“Madam Speaker, throw out this bill,” bellowed Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.).
“Oh come on, tell them how you really feel,” Bachmann yelled to the crowd from a temporary podium at the foot of the Capitol.
“Kill the bill! Kill the bill! Kill the bill!” the crowd replied.
“That’s exactly what you’re going to tell them,” said Bachmann, who was the clear favorite of the assembled masses.
“She has more cojones than a lot of guys,” said Barbara McGrath, who traveled from Troy, Ohio, to participate.
Needless to say, after Tuesday’s outcome there are conflicting energies headed straight into each other. You’ve got some Blue Dogs and other conservative Dems second guessing themselves as they see independents tilting hard towards Republicans right now. While Democratic leaders and progressives obviously sense that the last thing that will help that situation is failing to get health care reform passed. Thus Obama’s presence in the briefing, reading a statement and looking a bit grim, I must say.
From the right there is excitement and what they interpret as a real opening.
It’s a perfect storm.
