And failure - is always an orphan...

 

 

"Success has many fathers and failure is always an orphan...

 

 

Oh my. How the mighty continue to fall. As most know by now, last night the results were disclosed of the run-off election down in Louisiana. It did not bode well for the incumbent, Mary Landrieu. It seems the good people of Louisiana have had a belly full of the lies, half-truths and out and out failures of ObamaCare. And in 2009, poor Mary had "ObamaCare" tattooed on her back, and she could not remove it.

 

And who beat her? Who could have possibly unseated a sitting congresswoman who comes from a very well connected political family? A doctor. Not a career politician, a doctor. Someone who really understands this mess called ObamaCare, and was able to articulate its shortcomings to the masses. Mary on the other hand, was stuck trying to defend the un-defendable. By now,the people in the great state of Louisiana had with the architect of this law (POTUS), and their senator who happily (at first) supported it.

 

Not only did Mary vote for it and support it, she also propagated the bevy of lies that went along with it. "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor." And the whopper, "Your medical insurance costs should go down $2,500 a year." When the people of Mary's campaign team realized she was backing a sinking ship, an immediate change of course was ordered. Too late - the Titanic had already hit the iceberg. Mary was about ready to go down with the ship.

 

Starting next month, the Republicans will have a huge majority in the House and 54 members in the Senate. The world will be their oyster. Will they show the American people they can govern? Will they be able to pass common sense legislation that the President can either sign or veto? Will they be able to keep the President in check without bringing the country to a grinding halt? Will they grasp this opportunity, so that the 2016 election is even better for them? Or will they be a "one hit wonder" like they have done in the past.

 

As for success having many fathers, yes - right now the Republicans feel that way. They are basking in the glory of this new found success. However failure is just around the corner, waiting. Going forward, the Speaker and the Leader must be smart and nimble. To not do so with mean their days of driving the car will be short, and soon they will again be sitting in the back seat.