Jed Babblin’s bizarre rant in Human Events begins with this zinger.

Compared to Nancy Pelosi, former House Majority Leader Tom “The Hammer” DeLay was a pussy.

OK, that’s a slight edit. But that’s what he’s saying here: Pelosi is tough and ruthless (I thought liberals were spineless and weak?) and she’s determined to get health care done.

Which means, naturally, that her members are jihadis.

Pelosi is ordering her fearful members to vote for the Obama-cum-Pelosi healthcare “reform” bill that has voters up in arms all over the country.  House Blue Dog “moderates” are already caught in a crossfire between their constituents and their leadership.  The Tea Partyers have been heard, and they are watching carefully.

And the twenty-five Democrats whose seats we believe are up for grabs in 2010 — some not in the Blue Dog caucus — may not be willing to be the political equivalent of a suicide bomber just to avoid the anger of the hyperliberal Pelosi.

Now I’m guessing that if 57% of Americans favor a public option, the number among Democrats is in the 70s or 80s, maybe even higher, especially in Blue Dog districts. So it’s politically stupid for a Democrat to vote against the Speaker, not an act of terrorism.

But Jed thinks Democrats should listen to…you guessed it…

They should take a hint from two sources: the fate of pretend-Republican Dede Scozzafava and the ever-more-powerful Tea Partyers.


Rimshot by JustJoking.com

He’s here all week, folks.