We don't need George Bush's third term, but that's what we've got, 'murka.
"White House pushes public option; Behind-the-scene effort is focused on moderates" by Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times | October 6, 2009
WASHINGTON - The White House initiative, unfolding largely out of public view, also marks a crucial test of Obama’s command of the inside game in Washington, in which deals are struck behind closed doors and wavering lawmakers are cajoled into supporting major legislation....
Yup, that is AmeriKan democracy for you!
See: A Healthy Democracy
The Perils of One-Party Politics: The Ruling Party
The Perils of One-Party Politics: Massachusetts' Democracy
Nice, huh?
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"Midterm elections raise ante for Obama; Votes may hinge on his record" by Susan Milligan, Globe Staff | October 5, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Obama, facing a critical series of domestic and foreign challenges in upcoming months that will determine whether he delivers on the promises of his presidency, now must grapple with another potential peril: next year’s midterm congressional elections....
Wow! We might as well junk the other three years or keep him forever, huh?
Related: He Sounds More Like George Bush Every Day
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Republicans say the disgruntled Americans who hosted antitax “tea parties’’ and railed against health care overhaul at town hall meetings this summer represent a nascent, and potentially powerful, new conservative force.
Why I am Not a Real Republican
Oh. We are just being used.
“There’s a grass-roots conservative movement which we have not seen since the ‘Contract With America’ days,’’ said Representative Jack Kingston, Republican of Georgia, referring to the 1994 statement of conservative principles that helped the GOP seize power that year.
Look t him co-opting the movement already.
Democrats may also face troubles from the left wing of their party as well, Kingston noted. Supporters of a broader government role in health care may become disenchanted with the Democratic Congress and White House if the health care plan is too moderate for them. Increasing America’s presence in Afghanistan could also anger the left....
SO WHAT?
As far as I can tell, they are even MORE IMPOTENT than the Ron Paul Republicans! Blue Dog Democrats complain about healthcare and they get a meeting with Pelosi right away.
Meanwhile, the WARS and WAR-FUNDING CONTINUES, liber-als !!
Democrats expect they will lose some seats in the House next year - a prediction backed by independent political specialists - and believe the Senate will remain relatively stable.
Related: The Return of the Republican Congress
Historically, new presidents lose about 30 House seats in their first midterm elections - not enough to upend the Democrats’ current 256 to 177 advantage. But GOP presidential candidate John McCain prevailed in 47 congressional districts now held by Democrats, suggesting that Republicans have a good chance at picking up a significant number of seats....
The Senate elections, too, present difficulties for the Democrats. While the party expects to retain control, even a single-seat shrinkage means the Democrats would not benefit from the 60 votes they now have to end filibusters. While Democrats are not always united in fighting filibusters, dropping below a 60-vote majority would be a psychological blow to the party.
Good!
“I am certainly cognizant that after two cycles of big wins [in Congress] and a White House win - as well as the history going back to the Civil War, in which only three times was there an exception to this - the president’s party loses seats’’ in the first mid-terms, said Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey and chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Yeah, and ONE WAS in 2002 when BUSH "won" a Republican Congress.
Related:
Stolen Elections: 2000
Stolen Elections: 2004
Stolen Elections: 2006
Yeah, they still stink.
Republicans, meanwhile, see an opening. While Obama enjoyed stratospheric approval ratings in his early months in office, support for his policies have dropped in recent months, according to polls.
Wait a second (see fart poot below).
A CBS/New York Times poll last month showed Obama with a solid 56 percent approval rating, but support for his handling of Afghanistan was at 44 percent, and approval of his handling of health care - while somewhat better than in August - is at 47 percent. Democrats fear that if Republicans succeed in felling the health care package, which Obama has identified as his single biggest priority, the majority party will look weak, setting the stage for significant losses in 2010....
For now, said independent pollster John Zogby, Obama can protect Democrats in next year’s elections by getting the health care bill through.
Umm, THAT is not going to help him because WE DON'T WANT HIS HALF-MEASURES TAX BILL in healthcare clothing.
“Obama had a not-so-good August, but he seems to have his legs back. He’s probably going to get this health care bill, and hence, a good part of the rest of the agenda. And that hurts Republicans, because they’re not signing onto anything,’’ Zogby said. “A stop sign is not a good policy in times of crisis.’’
Yeah, let's just PLOW AHEAD like we did in IRAQ, right?
Like the BAILOUT was sold to us, right?
I think a STOP SIGN is JUST WHAT WE NEED, thank you -- on SO MANY ITEMS!!!!!!!!
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"For Obama, a boost in polls
NEW YORK - President Obama’s approval ratings are starting to rise after declining ever since his inauguration, new poll figures show as the country’s mood begins to brighten.
Just Who in TF are they TALKING to?" People on DRUGS?!!!
But concerns about the economy, health care, and war persist, and support for the war in Afghanistan is falling. An Associated Press-GfK poll says 56 percent of those surveyed in the past week approve of Obama’s job performance, up from 50 percent in September. It’s the first time since he took office in January that his rating has gone up. People also feel better about his handling of the economy and his proposed health care overhaul.
Strange how the MSM ignored this, huh?
Yup, Obama will never fall under 50% in the MSM (or if he does, they will hide it -- unless he starts bucking the agenda; then you will see the MSM trumpet is downward rocket).
But not about the war. Support for the war in Afghanistan has declined, the poll said yesterday.
How come we get ONE SENTENCE and NO NUMBERS from my WAR DAILY BRIEF, huh?
See: Americans Want Out of Afghanistan
It's ONLY GONE UP, folks!
And approval of Obama’s handling of it is holding steady - in contrast to his gains in other areas - as he considers a big troop increase there. Poll respondents narrowly oppose the increase.
That's more MSM bullshit because WE WANT OUT!!
Forget the f***ing troop increase!!!
Overall, 39 percent said they disapproved of Obama’s performance in office, down from 49 percent last month.
Also see:
Most Americans see Afghan fight worth US bloodshed: poll A solid majority of Americans are willing to see some of their countrymen die to achieve a terror-free Afghanistan, but US misgivings about sending more troops remain, a poll released Wednesday said.
ALWAYS SHADED!
"For propaganda to work, it must be believable and frankly, I do not believe this poll, and not just because the result ended in a 5 (usually a flag to accountants that someone is cooking the books). Talk to your friends and see if 65% of them support sending more Americans to die in Afghanistan. Those that say "yes", give them THIS. If that does not change their minds, give them THIS!" -- Wake the Flock Up
I'll never believe a MSM poll again.