Does This Election Matter?

If you ‘re still entertaining any notion whatsoever of voting for Obama, you should read Justin Taylor’s review of the first thing that Obama has promised to do as president.  The review concludes:

So to summarize this act–which again, Barack Obama has promised to sign as his first order of business in the White House–abortion on demand will become codified, all regulations and restrictions will be stripped away, Christian hospitals and physicians will not have a choice regarding the performance of abortion (since their accrediting agencies are approved by the federal government), teenagers will not have to tell their parents about an abortion, and prolife taxpayers will be forced to pay for abortions at any stage of the pregnancy for any reason.

Does it really matter that Obama has been associated with Rezko, Ayers, and Wright?  The media works pretty hard at making it seem like these are ancient associations and thus irrelevant.  Krauthammer does the best job I’ve seen in explaining why it matters.  (If McCain had read this column, maybe he would have had a better answer for Letterman.  Why is it that McCain makes the weakest case for himself?)

Picture this: Obama wins.  The Democrats win a super-majority (filibuster-proof) in Congress.  The media thinks that this is quite likely, given current polls.  Then one of the conservative Supreme Court members resigns/dies.  Suddenly all three branches of government are controlled by Democrats, not all of them nice and moderate.  With this scenario, you can skip going to any haunted houses this Halloween.

If you have a McCain/Palin sign in your yard, you ‘ll like this video.  If you want a McCain or Palin button, a friend has made some which you can order here.

Back to the most important item of this post, the top one: it seems to me that if the American public knew this, they would not elect Obama.  This is more important than the economy.

UPDATE (10/20): The WSJ has an article exploring possible results of a “Liberal Supermajority.”

If the current polls hold, Barack Obama will win the White House on November 4 and Democrats will consolidate their Congressional majorities, probably with a filibuster-proof Senate or very close to it. Without the ability to filibuster, the Senate would become like the House, able to pass whatever the majority wants.

Though we doubt most Americans realize it, this would be one of the most profound political and ideological shifts in U.S. history. Liberals would dominate the entire government in a way they haven’t since 1965, or 1933. In other words, the election would mark the restoration of the activist government that fell out of public favor in the 1970s. If the U.S. really is entering a period of unchecked left-wing ascendancy, Americans at least ought to understand what they will be getting, especially with the media cheering it all on.

The nearby table shows the major bills that passed the House this year or last before being stopped by the Senate minority. Keep in mind that the most important power of the filibuster is to shape legislation, not merely to block it. The threat of 41 committed Senators can cause the House to modify its desires even before legislation comes to a vote. Without that restraining power, all of the following have very good chances of becoming law in 2009 or 2010.

See the article for the table and the rest (link probably expires in 1 week).