FOUR YEARS AGO we returned them to power to end the wars and roll back Bush; they did neither, and in fact gave him everything he wanted and more.
TWO YEARS AGO Obama was elected to change things; we all see what a disaster he has been.
So, in my view, the DEMOCRATIC PARTY has FAILED! Rather than END the WARS and give us SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE for ALL, they did what?
Gave us a climate change bill with a carbon tax over a lie; tossed nearly a trillion (and still counting) in taxpayer stimuloot away and still lost jobs; produced only a health tax for a health bill; are constantly capitulating to the likes of Joe Lieberman, et al, in order to "get things done."; and not only are not ending the wars, but ESCALATING THEM!
And don't get me wrong; I'm not all gleeful this morning. I'm ANGRY at the Democrats for BEING SUCH FAILURES!!! I mean, CAN a PARTY BE ANY MORE INCOMPETENT? You HAD IT ALL, Democrats, and YOU BLEW IT because YOU DIDN'T LISTEN TO US!
The ONLY THING WORSE was watching the MSM COVERAGE of the upset last night.
I started with MSNBC because it's the Democrat channel and I despise Fox and ZNN. But the FROWNY-FACED LIBERALS -- like the BITTER Keith Olbermann who NEVER STOPPED WIELDING the AX last night and WOULD HAVE BESTED O'Reilly on his best day -- really took me aback. I don't watch Olbermann anymore; however, I had no idea he had wigged out and become a sycophantic party hack!!!
Watching Chris Matthews babble on about how he never saw this coming and reads the tea leaves and has been in politics for 40-something years, blah, blah, blah. Who would ever want to watch his show (I never do) or listen to his analysis ever again? He's been inside the Beltway and MSM too long and has no clue as to the pulse of the people (same as my agenda-pushing Boston Globe; have they ever proved a colossal liars and skewing agenda-pushers this whole time).
The worst of all was Rachel Maddow. As soon as Olbermann panned to her the body language spoke volumes. Then it was just one slam job after the next, one excuse after the next, even trying to bring up the non-existent fraud issue. NEVER ONCE was there ANY INNER REFLECTION on Democrats and WHERE THEY MAY HAVE GONE WRONG!! Not that I should be surprised at this point.
What stunned me later, however, was the DEFIANT ATTITUDE they all took on HEALTH CARE! All this hand-wringing over the filibuster (so WHY WAS IT the Democrats NEVER USED IT when BUSH was in charge, huh? NO BALLS?) and how they have to fix that!! Anyway, it was DAMN the TORPEDOES, full speed ahead -- which tells me the health bill is about getting all that tax loot to the insurance companies. If Democrats are willing to LOSE CONTROL of CONGRESS in 2010 by JAMMING a SPOONFUL of CASTOR OIL HEALTH TAXES down our unwilling and VOCIFEROUS throats then they are CERTAINLY WORKING for SOMEONE ELSE and having their strings pulled.
So to what has it all boiled down?
"[Fascist Dems have lost the power to cram it down our throats. Hard to believe that now we are forced to cheer Republicans.] -- Massachusetts Senate poll loss threatens Obama agenda
Yeah, that explains my outlook lately very well.
You pick your fights and your allies for whatever battle is at hand. It's either freedom or fascism now, not Democrap or Repuglican.
"Big win for Brown; Republican trounces Coakley for Senate, imperils Obama health plan" by Matt Viser and Andrea Estes, Globe Staff | January 20, 2010
Republican Scott P. Brown pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Massachusetts political history last night, defeating Democrat Martha Coakley to become the state’s next US senator....
The stunning, come-from-behind victory caps a dramatic surge in recent days as Brown, a state lawmaker from Wrentham once thought to have little chance of beating a popular attorney general, roared ahead of Coakley to become the first Republican senator elected from Massachusetts since 1972. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Brown had won 51.9 percent to Coakley’s 47.1 percent. Independent Joseph L. Kennedy received 1 percent....
Well, you are looking and reading one of the irrelevant 1% now, so I'll shut up as a voice out here.
I tend to view it like the Marines; the few, the proud, the intelligent....
Brown may well be the 41st vote to prevent the Democratic-led health care plan from moving forward, though Edward M. Kennedy, who held the seat for 47 years, called health care “the cause of my life.’’
Yeah, that changing of the law for political reasons sort of came back to bite you guys on the ass, huh? How come NO ONE in MSM has MENTIONED THIS?
Coakley, after cruising to an easy victory in the primary, began the general election race with seemingly every edge, from name recognition and fund-raising ability to a lopsided advantage in voter registration and the backing of the state’s Democratic establishment. She had been plotting a race for US Senate for more than five years....
And she ran THAT BAD a CAMPAIGN?
"A Suffolk poll two months ago showed Coakley, the state’s attorney general, holding a commanding 31-point lead.... She even took a six-day vacation from campaigning in December.... She is happy with the way her campaign has been run"
After Kennedy’s death in August, Coakley was the first to announce her candidacy and was the front-runner from the start. Following her 19-point primary victory last month, she seemed to have found the formula for success that had eluded previous women, including gubernatorial bids by former lieutenant governor Kerry Healey and former treasurer Shannon O’Brien. But Coakley stayed off the airwaves and shied away from meet-and-greet politicking....
But Brown marched ahead in the two weeks after the holidays, channeling populist anger at Democratic policies in Washington and capitalizing on Coakley’s relatively low-key campaigning.... Brown supporters said they were put off by Coakley’s style and dismayed by the health care debate on Capitol Hill. “I was disgusted by Coakley’s campaign,’’ said Tim Macinta, a 34-year-old software developer from Somerville. “She basically took the election for granted, and her ads were misleading.’’
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Turnout overall was brisk, especially for a first-ever US Senate special election that followed a holiday weekend with snowy weather. More than 2.2 million people cast ballots, which matched the turnout in the 2006 governor’s race. Brown’s election foiled efforts by Massachusetts Democrats to keep the US Senate seat in the party. The Legislature changed the law in 2004, fearing that Governor Mitt Romney would appoint a Republican if Senator John F. Kerry won the presidency....
Yeah, the Globe CONVENIENTLY IGNORES Ted's role in all that!
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Flashback:
"The Democratic-controlled Legislature in Massachusetts in 2004 changed state law to require special elections and prevent then-Governor Mitt Romney, a Republican, from naming a replacement had Senator John F. Kerry won the presidency. Just days before his death, Kennedy asked state lawmakers to revert to the old system so Governor Deval Patrick, a Democrat, could name a successor.... "
What AFTER HE GOT 'EM to CHANGE IT?!!!!!!
"The shift in 2004 was indeed a naked effort to block former governor Romney from appointing a fellow Republican if Senator John Kerry were to win the presidency. Kennedy himself played a behind-the-scenes role in the political sleight of hand."
Yeah, but it's okay up here if a Democrat does it. Just business as usual.
Think they will get the message this time?
