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FROM CURL

With midterm elections coming on fast, Congressional Democrats are getting cold feet about the albatross of Obamacare that they, with the help of  President Barack Hussein Obama, tied around their necks. Constituent cries of "FOUL!" grow louder with each passing day of more and more news of Obamacare disasters. And, in Washington, finally, the "public servants" are listening

For Democrats representing constituencies in states leaning to the right, they are duly concerned about the possibility of Obamacare negatively affecting their reelection chances.

REPRESENTATIVE TOM COTTON

Senator Mark Pryor of Arkansas, for example, is now trying to put as much distance as possible between himself and Barack Hussein Obama. Senator Pryor, who of course voted with other Democrats in favor of Obamacare, now has a dynamic young Republican opponent waiting in the wings as his opponent, whose experience, background and education could well presage another Ted Cruz-style politician, who wiould hit the Senate running.  Representative Tom Cotton, with his Harvard Law degree, military service in Iraq and his down-home persona, would appear to be in the right place at the right time to end the Washington career of Senator Pryor.  And Obamacare will surely give him a leg up.

SENATOR LANDRIEU IS RUNNING SCARED

And just south of Arkansas there's Louisiana, a state where, if the polls are correct, Obamacare is none too popular.  Senator Mary Landrieu, who came to fame with the "Louisiana Purchase" of 300 million dollars in Medicaid credits for Louisiana in exchange for Ms. Landrieu's vote in the Senate for Obamacare, had until just a few weeks ago remained a strong supporter for the legislation which gave birth to the law.  Now, even Ms. Landrieu, who is succumbing to midterm fever, wants to back off from some of the law's more odious features. Senator Landrieu, who hails from a long line of aristocratic Louisiana politicians, suddenly sees the potential for political disaster stemming from Obamacare.  But, just a couple of days ago, when Senator Landrieu was asked by a reporter if she thought the people of Louisiana were owed an apology from President Barack Hussein Obama, she just giggled and laughed.  But Senator Mary Landrieu may not be laughing when next November rolls around!

And then there are Democratic Senators Shaheen of New Hampshire and Udall of Colorado, who are demanding a "quick fix" before election time. But it's  not only the vulnerable of Congress seeking to cut their Obamacare losses, as well-established and secure figures are raising their voices to object to what is shaping up to be the disaster of the young century.  Even that venerable old left-winger from left coast California, Senator Dianne Feinstein, is letting it be known that enough is enough!

FROM ERICALLE:  THE OBAMACARE ALBATROSS

And now, in the United States House of Representatives, all those Democratic representatives who, probably like Representative Nancy Pelosi, wanted to pass the Affordable Care Act to see what was in it, have given what is, in effect, an ultimatum to President Barack Hussein Obama - either get your Obamacare act together by Friday, November 15, or else!  Perhaps it was ex-President Bill Clinton's earlier admonition that President Obama should honor his commitment to allow Americans to keep their current coverage that gave the erstwhile Democratic Obamacare enthusiasts in the House the courage to scurry forth with their ultimatum.

Suddenly, even left-of-center Democrat Congressman Kurt Schrader from the People's Republic of Oregon is lambasting the president, saying that Obama, in  promoting Obamacare, had been "...grossly misleading."  Representative Schrader was visibly perturbed about the growing number of stories from his constituents who have had policies they kept in force for years cancelled in response to the ukases proceeding from Obamacare.

As I recall, it was a mere three weeks ago that the Democratic leftists were jumping all over Ted Cruz, Mike Lee and the Tea Party for their failed strategy to defund Obamacare.  My, how the political atmosphere can change in such a short period of time!  If anything, their willingness to put it all on the line - even to the point of a brief shutdown - in an effort to stall a a terribly flawed piece of legislation is to be admired.  And it speaks volumes to their courage and commitment to those who sent them to Washington.  Cruz, Lee and their supporters are looking more and more like heroes!

Deo vindice!

May God bless Texas, and may the Lone Star State remain forever red!