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Gobuckeyes1
Posts: 497
Mar 4, 2010 5:55pm
Per Politico:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/33866.html
This is not old news...many of us are aware that the Republicans and Tea Party advocates are much more interested in being anti-Obama than actually putting together their own plan to improve the country.
How will this sit with the independents who will ultimately decide the upcoming midterm elections?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/33866.html
This is not old news...many of us are aware that the Republicans and Tea Party advocates are much more interested in being anti-Obama than actually putting together their own plan to improve the country.
How will this sit with the independents who will ultimately decide the upcoming midterm elections?
gibby08
Posts: 1,581
Mar 4, 2010 6:20pm
This might be the very first time...but I agree with Sean Hannity
He has warned againist Republicans and Conservatives becoming too cocky about the midterms being a slam dunk for them.
This kind of stuff will make it more and more hard for them to make even moderate gains in Congress
He has warned againist Republicans and Conservatives becoming too cocky about the midterms being a slam dunk for them.
This kind of stuff will make it more and more hard for them to make even moderate gains in Congress
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general94
Posts: 91
Mar 4, 2010 8:00pm
Both parties use fear all the time. That is the way politics are played today. To try and pin it on just one party is ridiculous. The Republicans will probably win back the House and make moderate gains in the Senate, but it will not be because voters have fallen in love with them. It will be because they know the path that Obama/Reid/Pelosi are taking us on is a one way ticket to hell. I imagine most Americans know that both parties are corrupt to the core, and this election will be an incumbent bloodbath. It is sad that the few remaining moderate Democrats will be swept out of office in the coming tidal wave.
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Gobuckeyes1
Posts: 497
Mar 4, 2010 8:55pm
Yeah, it was disheartening to see Evan Bayh quit the Senate. He was one of the few good guys in my mind. Hopefully he considers running for President down the road.It is sad that the few remaining moderate Democrats will be swept out of office in the coming tidal wave.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Mar 4, 2010 9:07pm
Not a surprise, but just sad.
gibby08
Posts: 1,581
Mar 4, 2010 9:30pm
General.....
IMO you have it backwards
I think if anything the Republicans will take the Senate(I personally don't think so) and will make modest gains in the House
IMO you have it backwards
I think if anything the Republicans will take the Senate(I personally don't think so) and will make modest gains in the House
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Paladin
Posts: 313
Mar 4, 2010 9:52pm
The Rs will control neither the House or the Senate. Wishful thinking. Then, '12 will be a nightmare for Rs . This latest exposure will seriously hurt Rs with Independents and will cost the RNC funds. Rs simply aren't the sharpest pencils around as they'd like you to believe. Watergate, Iran/Contra, W., etc.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Mar 4, 2010 9:54pm
Maybe, I alone, well maybe not on this site, but I would love for the R's to take back both houses just to see what would happen. My guess, based off of the last two Presidents, is that people will drift back to the center and, shocking, get things done.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Mar 5, 2010 8:50am
^^^^This.ptown_trojans_1 wrote: Maybe, I alone, well maybe not on this site, but I would love for the R's to take back both houses just to see what would happen. My guess, based off of the last two Presidents, is that people will drift back to the center and, shocking, get things done.
And if anyone thinks this story won't be completely forgotten in 2-3 weeks they're delusional. The only way this remotely hurts the GOP is if it breaks in October instead of March.
jhay78
Posts: 1,917
Mar 5, 2010 12:29pm
They have a plan- what they don't have is a majority.Gobuckeyes1 wrote: Per Politico:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/33866.html
This is not old news...many of us are aware that the Republicans and Tea Party advocates are much more interested in being anti-Obama than actually putting together their own plan to improve the country.
How will this sit with the independents who will ultimately decide the upcoming midterm elections?
And don't act like the Dems haven't done this stuff too. The whole '06 and '08 campaigns sounded something like this:
Moderator- "So what's you're solution to the Iraq war?"
Dem- "Bush sucks"
Moderator- "So how can we fix our struggling economy?"
Dem- "Bush sucks"
Moderator- "What's your plan to deal with Iran and North Korea?"
Dem- "Bush sucks"
Obama still talks about inheriting all his problems from Bush, and "the failed policies of the Bush administration".
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Paladin
Posts: 313
Mar 5, 2010 4:20pm
Everyone knew that Bush sucked and it didn't need to be said. The people voted accordingly. However, here is why Rs will have a tough time finding votes to win back a Congress or the WH.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/opinion/05krugman.html
Its not enough that they make fun of their own donors and belittle them, their contempt for the American people doom them for decades.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/opinion/05krugman.html
Its not enough that they make fun of their own donors and belittle them, their contempt for the American people doom them for decades.
believer
Posts: 8,153
Mar 6, 2010 4:37am
As if this is only an "R" issue. Apparently you've forgotten the Town Hall meetings where BHO-Reid-Pelosi and the DNC were openly showing contempt for the American people who had the audacity of challenging rampant spending, government bailout's, and the obscene drive to take over the health care industry by calling these people "Nazis."Paladin wrote:Its not enough that they make fun of their own donors and belittle them, their contempt for the American people doom them for decades.
The way the Dems have self-imploded in rapid fashion has doomed them for some time to come. Don't forget Virginia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.
Suffice to say both parties have major PR issues hence the Third Party Movement.
KnightRyder
Posts: 1,428
Mar 6, 2010 6:42pm
as usual preying on the fears of the mentally weak
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Mar 6, 2010 9:44pm
Yeah...that really slowed you people down on it.Paladin wrote: Everyone knew that Bush sucked and it didn't need to be said.
believer
Posts: 8,153
Mar 7, 2010 8:56am
True....Bush Bashing only lasted 8 years.fish82 wrote: Yeah...that really slowed you people down on it.
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Gobuckeyes1
Posts: 497
Mar 7, 2010 5:09pm
Very few Americans were bashing President Bush in the months following Sept. 11. The fact he was able to take a 90%+ approval rating and get it in to the mid 20% range should say something. Maybe he earned a lot of the "bashing" he received honestly?believer wrote:True....Bush Bashing only lasted 8 years.fish82 wrote: Yeah...that really slowed you people down on it.
believer
Posts: 8,153
Mar 7, 2010 6:09pm
No arguments from me. However, it's amazing how the left gets its undies in a bunch if anyone dares criticize the Anointed One...and he has also earned a little bashing...honestly.Gobuckeyes1 wrote:Maybe he earned a lot of the "bashing" he received honestly?
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Gobuckeyes1
Posts: 497
Mar 7, 2010 8:37pm
Fair enough. There aren't many people in this country who view Obama as infallible. The same was true for GW Bush. It also holds true that neither of them are evil incarnate as some want to believe as well.believer wrote:No arguments from me. However, it's amazing how the left gets its undies in a bunch if anyone dares criticize the Anointed One...and he has also earned a little bashing...honestly.Gobuckeyes1 wrote:Maybe he earned a lot of the "bashing" he received honestly?
Sage
Posts: 2,070
Mar 7, 2010 9:11pm
This shouldn't surprise anybody.