NH: Ayotte Stays Ahead In Primary, General Elections
The snow is really beginning to pick up now. The Weather Channel is claiming 20-30 inches of snow for Central Maryland. Despite that, Daily Kos and Research 2000 released a new poll for the races in New Hampshire.
US SENATE – NEW HAMPSHIRE (Research 2000/Daily Kos)
Kelly Ayotte (R) 46%
Paul Hodes (D) 39%Paul Hodes (D) 46%
Ovide Lamontagne (R) 36%Paul Hodes (D) 45%
William Binnie (R) 35%
In the Republican primary, Kelly Ayotte holds a single-digit lead over Lamontagne.
GOVERNOR – NEW HAMPSHIRE – GOP PRIMARY (Research 2000/DK)
Kelly Ayotte 36%
Ovide Lamontagne 27%
Willaim Binnie 4%
In the gubernatorial race, Democratic Governor John Lynch appears to be in good position to win re-election.
GOVERNOR – NEW HAMPSHIRE (Research 2000/DK)
John Lynch (D-inc) 59%
Jack Kimball (R) 13%
This poll was done February 1-3 among 600 likely voters.
First!
Obama admitting health care bill might die being reported by Drudge.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul
The second box should read SENATE – NH GOP PRIMARY
I am feeling pretty good about this seat, Ayote is as good a candidate
as the GOP could field.
See my other post on HC-Obama is Pogo in this situation. I have met the enemy and it is us. Obama failed to actually write the HC bill and actually state what he wanted in it. It let the children in the house and senate write these bills. He failed to lead the troops.
Might you I am glad of that. if Obama was competent and knew what he would doing it would really scary
Good article Phoenix —> #2
However, Obama’s rhetoric seems to tract all over the map.. One day he wants to push a bill through, come Hell or high water. And, then the next day he sounds almost conciliatory towards how to treat the same bill. (????)
Jan, that is how a Socialist works.
They do everything they can to assure the voters that they are not marxists, but behind the scenes they try to pass legislation that will enact far left wing policy.
He was hoping to pass Healthcare so he could hire 100’s of thousands new federal jobs that would make an army of political employees working for the DEM party for years to come.
Excellent article!
http://rightwingnews.com/2010/02/john-boehner-is-kidding-himself/?comments=show#comments
Yep, too often the Republican instantly agree to every phoney “crisis” the leftist dream up and agree that some form of government intervention is called for….
Until they get the message that “We the people” can take care of most everything ourselves and are much better off WITHOUT government intervention/force to make us or other people “do the right thing”…..
Governement extist for the protection of our individual rights and liberties. More specifically, we deputize (individuals ALWAYS retain all fundemental rights at all times) the state and local government to protect our right against domestic threats (ie common criminals usually) and the national government is charged with protection of our rights/liberties against external/foreign threats.
Until we insist upon government statying within its proper role, we will continue to get out of control politicians from both parties.
Once we start consistently insisting that the government “stay out of it” instead of saying “what is in it for me” we will continue to have politicans that cater to us with big government/government interventionist “solutions” which interefere in with every area in our lives.
The Republican party needs to stop being the “big government for big business” party (really, the Democrats have now coopted them at this anyways with their wall street bailouts, corrupt ObamaCare deals with pharma/health instuance lobbies, and “green” energy scams) and start being the “small government for all americans” party.
Once the Republican party has a platform that consistently advocates the following principles, they will be in-sync with the vast majority of Americans:
- Personal Freedom
- Equal Protection of Individual Rights/Liberties
- Free Markets
- Limited/Consititutional Government
- Federalism
steyn
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/credibility-is-what-is-really-melting/
I guess Ayotte is the one.
Gosh, how true does this man’s words read into what we are going through today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmmgVFByeaI&feature=related
#4 Obama’s idea was to stay in campaign mode on HC – that is to say, offer no specific plan that he could be pinned down on – once his radical policies are exposed, both his personal and the policies popularity plumment….
Obama and the radical left knew that any HC bill that contained Compulsary Insurance got them exactly what they wanted: A federal government HC takeover and a huge new middle class entitlement (ie subsidies)…….the particulars of who got hit with the new taxes, abortion wording, etc didnt matter at all to Obama and the hard left……so, their political calculus was not to get tied to a particular plan ala HillaryCare….
Yep, Jason T is entirely correct that hiring of hundreds of thousands of new Federal govt/SEIU employees for the new “Board of CrappyCare Rationing Happiness” or whatever the 100 new agencies where was a HUGE part of the politcal planning too!
The HC scam was a HUGE two-fer: a dependent citizen getting subsidy checks and a new govt/union technocrat to mail them out
I will beleive this Democrat/radical leftist HC takeover is “dead” only after the new congress is sworn in in JAN 11….
I think you are correct when you commented that the lame duck congress can pass it even after NOV 10 as the Senate Bill is still out there an can be taken up at only 24 hours notice by Nancy P for a vote….
#11 if the lame duck congress were to do that, then I think, for perhaps the first time EVER, you would actually see a repeal in the new congress. They would not get away with that.
Regarding the MSM’s effort to portray the recently released job numbers as positive:
Look, the GOP is going to HAVE to have EFFECTIVE MESSENGERS that are able to CONVEY the true nature of these numbers to the electorate. that is a simple fact. You know the MSM is going to carry Obama’s water so the message from Conservatives has to be clear and concise and REPEATED–you cannot trust these numbers and HERE IS WHY. if the GOP does not do that or is ineffective in doing that, then all bets are off in November on this supposed “tsunami.”
#12 The way the leftists operate, I would not put ANYTHING past them…..
I have seen and heard for a whole year “they cant do that” or “thats politcal suicide” yet I have seen one radical leftist policy after another put into place – legally or illegally….
Wylie spot on. Dylan.
Judd Gregg should be the one to deliver that message on the UE numbers
Wylie
I think you and the commentor in that piece are taking Boehner’s small comment and stretching it about three miles.
I for one when I see the “Taxed enough Already” movement and see no conflict at all with GOP principles.
I might add Boehner did not go into a history lesson on that quote-of course only one paragraph of Boehner’s comments were posted and then used to fill out a 3 page rant on the GOP. Has the GOP always lived up to its principles might be a better comment?
I see the Tea Bag movement as a positive. Are they are out of line or out of whack with the GOP? Not in my opinion.
We also saw a spirit of compromise and wisdom in the teabag movement in MA. Some hard core tea Baggers said that Brown was a taxer and spender and Joe Kennedy should be the guy. Wisely wisdom prevailed and 99% of teabaggers got behind Brown instead of lottsa taxer Coakley.
I tire of people who take one comment from a GOP leader and twist it around to suit their purposes.
Someone mentioned PHIL Crane the other day. I got peeved at him in 1980 when he pointed out that Reagan raised taxes to balance the budget in CA. Not many taxes for sure but some but he balanced the budget while PHIL Crane as congressmen in DC never balanced a budget.
What passing of a hugely unpopular bill by a lame duck congress filled with Democrats just voted out of office would trigger? If you thought Ben Nelson got a rude reception in Nebraska just going out for a pizza, try this little trick.
I would not condone it, but I do think armed escorts might be necessary and the price of rotten tomatoes would definitely skyrocket.
DOW only down 35.
A great way to make money is to fade the market every Friday in the last hour of trading.The Bewitching Hour, every final Hour of trading on Employment Number friday
Rdel, good point. but is is Tea Party, not Tea Bag. People on the Far Right get pissed with that monniker.
The Tea Party has kept the GOP in check, including Boehner.
DRUDGE siren
UP TO 30″ OF SNOW FOR DC AREA;
MATCH BIGGEST STORM OF RECORD
Al Gore’s in town.
#16 The one comment is not the point – the point is consistent application of the correct principles…..and I list these priniciples……
Thats the general point of the article was that unless and until Republicans show some consistentcy in action and some backbone in rhetoric (ie not instantly agree every “crisis” the left dreams up is cause for a government interventionist “solution) then its doubtful that the folks in the GOP establishment have gotten the message as to what the people of this country want….
I hope Gore has a Solar Flashlight and Generator to guide him through
The Netherlands has asked the UN climate change panel to explain an inaccurate claim in a landmark 2007 report that more than half the country was below sea level, the Dutch government said Friday.
According to the Dutch authorities, only 26 percent of the country is below sea level, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be asked to account for its figures, environment ministry spokesman Trimo Vallaart told AFP.
The incident could cause further embarrassment for the IPCC, which recently admitted a claim in the same report that global warming could melt Himalayan glaciers by 2035 was wrong.
Here is one for all you big government union fans:
http://rightwingnews.com/2010/02/why-unions-cant-work-in-education/?comments=show#comments
“This is beyond question. Teachers unions don’t care if kids learn, they don’t care if schools have the best curriculum, they couldn’t care less if their teachers are the worst of the worst, and they certainly don’t give a crap if the tax money spent on education is spent wisely. The goal of unions, all unions, is to get the most for the most. Merit, capability, ability, expertise…. none of this matters to a union.”
I would add that this applies to ALL public/government sector unions!
The idea that the people in “public service” need a huge union to “protect” them from “da man” is insane – in many states like CA, NY, etc the public sector unions effective run everything since they have so much control over the politicians its pitful – they encourage taxing/looting/big government all to line their pockets….
People know if they are working. We don’t need to worry about media spin. And some non political econmists said the numbers were mixed and that hrs worked was rising. I don’t think saying things are even worse is a good message. Especially when cisco is hiring 3000 people. Let’s see what the next couple of months bring in jobs
The wife back home says they are calling for 30 inches of white “global warming” back home (65 miles west of Washington D.c.).
I am staying put and not making the trip home this weekend.
I agree 100% with those statements. I don’t think the author of that article could say that the GOP is not getting based on what Boehner says.
I think the GOP does get it–now. The GOP could not organize the Teabag oppisition to HC & the budget mess in DC. It was grassroots driven.
That being said I think the GOP gets the message. Scott Brown got it. Mark Kirk if you look at his website and listen to his videos from being Fox he gets it.
Right now the GOP are a severe minority position in the house & senate. They cannot get anything they proposed voted in the house and hardly anything they want voted on in the senate. They are the party of “no”. That’s why 51 & 218 are so important.
Right now we articulate a “no” position and we are 100% in sync with the tea-baggers.
So I don’t see a conflict.
Soros and Goldman Sachs come to Obama’s rescue and buy untilt the Markets get positive
sddison was is the latest in Illinois today?
Cohen looks like he is tough. Spent 2 million to win, why drop out
Richard Nixon has 42% approval in FL. I am averaging his poll numbers from Feb of 69 with Feb of 10.
Go Dick!
Please tell me how the jobs numbers is “good.” We lost 20k jobs in January. The replacement rate is 150k a month and we have increased the jobless roles by about 10 mil so we need jobs on top of that to get these people back on track. The unemployment rate went down because of statistical methods which adjust for seasonal unemployment.
At this rate the economy will not be adding 200k jobs in May which will be necessary for the democrats to try and stymie losses. Given historical trends unless we are seeing a real recovery of at least 300k jobs a month in May the dems are toast.
It is “good” that 200,000 a month are just giving up. Who needs em?
Go Obama!!! You are doing awesome.
Also job losses were revised upwards. We lost almost an extra million jobs in the first 3 months of last year and actuall loss about another 5k jobs net in the last 3 months.
#27 I see a bunch of good signs too…..however, consistency of message and action are the key….
I completely get the need for some ideological diversity within a national party so I have no issue with a Kirk and Scott Brown type candidate – nor I would suppose a vast majority of our “tea party” friends do either as evidienced by the huge nationwide grassroots support for Brown….
I think a HUGE and critical point that was part of the Brown message was FEDERALISM…..
He wisely used the message of no “one-size-fits-all” solutions for HC and other divisive questions…..
I think a more robust embrace of this by the national GOP would work wonders for them both at the ballot box and in terms of successful policy….
#29 I can see why the Democrats what to ditch this Cohen guy – I mean he is a non-lawyer capitialist pig (Pawn shop owner)….
The fact thay he may have slapped this lady around a bit is very mild these days in leftist political circles so I suspect that their is probably more to it then just that….
Federalism is key as even Arnie got mad about the huge unfunded mandate of Obamacare.
Lots of discussion earlier on jobs.
20K loss is hideous when you consider 80K added in census work.
We do need 150K per month added just to met workers on into the system
The BLS, in my opinion, went over board this month with too many adjustments.
I still count this as a 10% month.
I don’t see any real improvment in the job front.
The only jobs being “grown” are in the Federal government – another 33K added in JAN….
In otherwords, more looters hired to provide “services” that nobody wants and are not economically viable in the real world…..
Plus, that 33K more SEIU-for-life reliable leftist voters…..that the idea grow government-grow dependecy-buy off voting blocs….
The plan appears to be loot n pluder all you can until NOV 10 and then hope that the resulting dependcy/govt expansion allows you to come back with D majorities in 12, 14, etc
RAAAACISTS!
Wylie, Cohen was never convicted of anything, and was elected fairly by a good margin, and spent 2 Million of his own money.
There is nothing they can do legally to get him off the ticket. He was electged by the people.
This happened in 1986 also in IL. A racist Lyndon Larouche supporter won the DEM Lt. Gov spot in a low turnout election.
The DEM Nominee, Stevenson III, had to run as an Indy to avoid being with him on the ticket and lost to Jim Thompson
The guy the Chicago democrats wanted to win over Cohen was Art Turner, A race Baiting State Rep from Chicago.
The Chicago Blacks also do not like the fact that Cohen is Jewish either.
Soros made sure the DOW ended above 10k at the close.
Rahm made sure the Unemployment Numbers were under 10%.
Obama the Manchurian Candidate
#39 Yeah, I think the estabishment Democrats would like to ditch him because he is a non-lawyer and not part of their small group of party insiders…..and because these same insiders dont think he is “electable”…..
Funny thing is, I think Cohen is likely MORE electable then the Democrat appartnick Quinn and Ginannnnooolllusssseesss (or whatever the mafia banker’s name is)….
Cohen met ex-girlfriend at spa known for prostitution
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/02/scott-lee-cohen.html
“Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen insists that he didn’t know that the woman he met at a Glenview massage parlor in 2005 was a prostitute. But records show that at about the same time he visited the spa and met the woman, Amanda J. Eneman, the business had been the subject of numerous complaints of prostitution.”
I can see that. You gotta kink in the neck; you gotta get it worked out.
Talk about happy endings.
Maelstrom, what do you think of Daniels’ lunatic statement about internal polling’s having him up 10 over Bayh?
Democrats in Illinois get all upset about a working girl, while the voters are upset about the screwing they have been getting from the Democrat Party. HMMMM. Everyone is upset about the same thing!
The bottom line is Cohen spent $2 Million of his own money to get elected. What could the Dems possibly give him to drop out?
Not a Obama or state Job at 100k a year, the media will be watching for that. He has no convictions. Anything the DEMS in IL bribe him with, the media will know it here and tie it to Quinn.
This happened here in 1986 also, and the Larouche supporter said go to hell I am staying
Cohen is pathological so he’s not going anywhere. The word I heard today is that there is no basis to remove him. And consider the ramifications if they try. He was duly nominated.
The denial part is that Dems think he’s the problem. You got Blago’s successor wanting a huge tax hike and a bankrupt state and a pawn ,steroid ranging, massage parlor enthusiast is your biggest problem.
If you think that’s your biggest problem you may in fact want to have a conversation with your mental health professional about what we call Denial.
Brady picked up a few votes and now leads Dillard by 420.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2010/by_state/IL_Governor_0202.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=POLITICS
45. It was reported by Wish-TV’s political reporter Jim Shella. http://blogs.wishtv.com/2010/02/04/no-daniels-endorsement/
Knowing Mitch, he probably was smiling when he said it. He’s been pretty clear that he’s not interested in any other office. You have to take Mitch at his word.
I consider it a non event. I’ll watch Shella’s Indiana Week in Review tonight to see if I can learn anything more. It’s pod cast
http://www.wfyi.org/indianaweekinreview.asp
The two best sources for political info in central IN is Jim Shella and Abdul in the Morning. http://www.newstalk1430.com/pages/1574690.php.
Abdul is a morning talk show host, a conservative African_American Muslim who smokes cigars and likes his whiskey. Very funny and entertaining guy. You might have seen him on Fox News as a guest. He’s 75% responsible for us having Daylight Savings Time.
Mark Massa, the General Counsel for Governor Mitch Daniels, is running for Marion County Prosecutor. This is good news because current prosecutor has really screwed it up for the GOP. His number one campaign donor has been accused of running a Ponzi scheme and he didn’t announce his intent not to run until late last month.
They might actually salvage this seat. The Marion County prosecutors office has always been considered a stepping stone to higher office, usually Mayor.
This is as dead as this place has been in ages.
When is porn chick hour?
Okay HC will not pass this weekend as the snow emptied out DC
If only it would snow for another 8 months or so
If you want to learn about Mitch, watch this video from his first campaign.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyjVF5tXtTg
I know how to get this board fired up-consumer debt numbers are released:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-consumer-credit-drops-11-months-in-a-row-2010-02-05?reflink=MW_news_stmp
that’s right Americans paid down 1.73 billion in debt last december. Instead of a holiday spree it was a holiday pay down.
a little econ 101. Typically-except for the last 11 months the economy grows as not only spend what money we earn but we also borrow against future earnings. So we buy that laptop and make payments. That’s a formula to grow the economy faster then incomes are rising.
Now our economy is shrinking we are saving money & paying down debt. When will this cycle reverse and revert back to normal. my current prediction a partial rebound in Jan 2011 and a full throttle return to growth in jan 2013
Rdel,
You are the best!!
She no longer supports Obama:
http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/showhype/story_large/2008/11/12/obama_girl_playboy_bikini_0.jpg
“This is the last ad.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC9WmB1PNVM&feature=channel
fyi, patches kennedy is thought to be vulnerable
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/19734
Hot on the heels of the Massachusetts miracle where Republican State Senator Scott Brown toppled Democrat Attorney General Martha Coakley, a recent WPRI-TV, Channel 12 poll reveals Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) could be facing his most difficult bid for re-election.
The poll, conducted by Fleming & Associates for WPRI-12, shows the eight-term incumbent with a 56 percent unfavorable rating in his district and a 62 percent unfavorable rating statewide. According to the poll, only 35 percent of voters in the First Congressional District said they would vote to re-elect him, 31 percent would consider a different candidate, and 28 percent would vote to replace him.
Obama is bent on getting rid of every Kennedy.
Patrick represents the more democratic of the two RI’s districts where Obama got 65% of the vote.
wow PK is not well liked.
apparently patches called scott brown a joke today …
and people were raking him over the coals
http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs234.snc1/8129_1097628092392_1577316362_30234515_3107153_n.jpg
scott brown is from just over the border of rhode island
of course i almost never go down to the deep south
why are you posting pictures of little girls julstol?
LisaB,
All girls are 18 years or older
i have older t-shirts than that girl, like my thompson twins’ “hold me now” tee
And yet I’d bet you’re equally attractive
True or False:
During World War II, D-day was 7 Aug 42.
#72 is for lisab
you think she is pretty?
i am cuter than her …
did you by any chance look at her face?
Marv,
we were not even in north africa by august 42
that is just after midway
um, where are her boobs?
Not to sound one tracked, but if you’re going to post bikini clad women, it runs OPPOSITE your grade school letter grades.
The worse the school letter grade, the better.
lisab,
You are correct, we did not land in North Africa until Nov 1942, it was called Operation Torch and D-day was 8 Nov 42. That doesn’t have any relevance to #72, so, go back and answer #72 again.
D day for Guadacanal.
jones,
You rascal, I’m trying to pull one over on my World War II history nemesis, lisab. Now, you’ve gone and given her the answer. She would never have figured that out on her own (unless she googled the date.)
So sorry. Ask what three Islands were invaded that day.
i was going to guess dieppe
actually you forget i read guadacanal diary, i knew it was approximately around midway
lisab,
True or False:
During World War II, the US Navy and Marine Corps invaded Florida and captured it from the Japanese.
WEs.
I just finished watching Indiana Week in Review. They mentioned the poll that showed Mitch leading Bayh and one panel member chuckled and said “Why would he (run)? The other panelists all nodded. I think Micth was probably being sarcastic when he said no one had asked him. He’s The Godfather in the state.
Interesting tidbit, Lt Gov Skillman was asked to run for the 4th district to replace Buyer and she turned it down. She has her eye on 2012 governor’s office and it appears to me that they are clearing the field for her.
None of the five panelists (including the former Republican state chairman) expressed a lot of confidence about Coats beating Bayh. Many GOPers feel Stutzman is being pushed aside after working hard. They don’t think he can win either.
true
Explain
marv,
true or false
the japanese bombed oregon
florida island.
Hey Obama,
If you’re reading this, the Corps in Marine Corps is prounced CORE and not CORPSE.
Tea Party convention tomorrow live in primetime
lisab,
Yep, otherwise known as Nggela Sule. OK, your turn, ask me something (reasonable).
Tommy_Boy,
On all cable news channels?
lisab,
True, the Japanese launched ballon-borne fire bomb attacks on the US mainland. They launched about 9000 of them, but very few actually made to the mainland. On 5 May 45, a woman and five children died when they found the ballon in the woods in Oregon and it exploded.
very good Marv, my history teacher made fun of me when i pointed that out in jr high school.
he said, the united states had never been bombed, (hawaii not being a state), and i corrected him, and explained japanese i-boats had bombed oregon. he then made fun of me for confusing i-boats for u-boats.
however when i showed him evidence the next day he did not apologize, yet another reason i hated jr high school
reason #45 for hating middle school: history teachers that don’t know basic history
and don’t get me started on my biology teacher
my middle school gym teacher was a lesbian
we were required to where bras to gym class, by rule not by nature in my case
oh the trauma
95. You know what social studies teachers are called in high school?
“Hey, coach.”
Marv,
Yes, CSPAN, and PJTV at 6 EST.
By the way, Dave Weigel just reported at the Tea Party convention that Angela McGlowan is probably going to announce her run against Travis Childers on Monday.
We could add three African-Americans to our ranks in 2010.
AA form Miss-could happen
don’t bet on it
“You know what social studies teachers are called in high school?
“Hey, coach.””
that was my physics teacher. football coach. he knew squat about physics
“SOME LOCATIONS IN EXCESS OF 30 INCHES;
BIGGEST STORM OF RECORD” drudge
i think obama may have to delay the vote on global warming
until the clean up the snow from the giggest storm on record
lisab,
There were at least two attacks on the mainland during WWII by Japanese I-Boats, CA and OR.
http://www.militarymuseum.org/Ellwood.html
Capitol Fax says Scott Lee Cohen is about to announce his withdrawal as Lt. Gov. candidate in Illinois. NOw, watch the scrambling to see who gets the nod.
thanks Marv,
my teacher just made fun of me in front of the whole class, about how i had burst his bubble — thinking i was wrong at the time.
i got back at him later though.
he asked me
mr. o’donnell: “what do you think the average pay is in the usa?”
lisab: “about $25,000.”
mr. o’donnel: “what you call someone who makes under $25,000?”
lisab: “a teacher.”
the whole class laughed. teachers hated me.
lisab,
Are you a teacher?
Goodnight fellow HHR’s.
Goodnight fellow HHR’s.
maelstrom,
Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Mitch Daniels is really 10% ahead of Bayh (in a hypothetical matchup). Mitch has to be easily the most popular politician in the state — I know hard-core Democrats who voted for Mitch in 2008, the same year that Obama was winning the state. So if Pence is 3% ahead, why would it be surprising that Mitch is a bit more?
Unfortunately, it’s all for naught as he’s not going to run.
“Are you a teacher?”
marv,
yup
sorry, we went out
Good morning… this is off topic, but wanted to get some input on an idea. I was planning on making my first donation to Haiti relief next weekend when I got my next paycheck, but am not going to do so. My plans have changed due to the arrest and charges of the 10 American Baptist missionaries in Haiti. Although they probably violated Haitian law to some degree, there motives were in the best interest of the children. For Haiti to keep these people and subject them to prosecution, after Americans have already pledged over $400M in aid, is simply ridiculous. I was considering recommending a boycott to Sean Hannity, BOR, etc, but didn’t know if it was worth the time. What do you think?
The political word for the day is disarray. As the democrats in DC are in disarray.
1. on HC congressional democrats are looking for a signal from the white house to either signal the next step or run up the white flag of surrender. Ironically the democrats in the house & senate did their own thing on HC without much help from the white house for months but now its up to the white house to signal the next step. i can’t quite figure that one out.
2. Jobs bill and the economy. Somehow the democrats are thinking they need another bill to address the job/economic situation. Only 11% or so of the voters believe we need to borrow our way to prosperity (one poll from the other day) and yet that’s only trick pony the government oriented democrats know. Some democrats crowed about the unemployment numbers the other day but mostly they hid from them letting the MSM spin the meager good news. The democrats hope for a bi-partisan jobs bill but the GOP apparently will not bite. Their idea of bi-partisan job bill is to let the GOP completely write it. Anything but a GOP designed bill is out. You can call it gridlock but the GOP will not be drawn into lending support to a halfway measure. Politically sticking to their guns is frankly the smart thing to do.
111. I’m not in the mood to give them a break. The women in charge of the group is loonie tunes and lied to people.
WSJ- Missionary Stumbles on Road to Haiti
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703357104575045794048725562.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5
Disarray is not quite how to describe the TEABAG movement. I am not sure its mean to be nationally organized. That almost goes against the concept of it. I think the event in Nashville was ill conceived and the results are not helpful to the cause.
I see the teabag movement excelling in what it stands for NY 23 even as that effort failed. The Grassroots say “no” to a high tax big spending liberal choosen by secret ballot in smoked filled rooms.
Now Scott Brown could have been labeled a big spending liberal RINO but he ran in a primary and sang the teabag song. He grabbed a hold of the teabag movement in MA and rode it to the US senate. I might add that several teabag groups in MA tried to sabotage Brown by harping on his past votes to raise taxes. That effort was derided and failed as the grassroots of the teabag movement knew better then to listen to phony teabag leaders. That’s the strength of the teabag movement as what moves thems gets them to street corners and phone banks. Phony leaders trying to tell them what to do will ultimately fail.
That’s one reason I see the Nashville meeting as pointless. Too many chiefs and not any indians.
We will see in IL if Kirk can inspire the teabaggers there. He is saying all the right things as far as taxes-deficits-government spending-HC. I personally think he catches fire there and wins that seat.
I think we will see how the teabag movement plays out in other primaries and GE matchups later this year
No more “job bills.” Democrats are already using Tarp Money as a personal slush fund for their cronies.
The recession supposedly ended last summer and we had “strong” growth the last quarter. Only the most fervent peverters of Keynesian economics believes that the deficit this year is suppose to be bigger than the one last year (yeah, I’m talking to you Krugman).
We need to reduce the deficit, simplify regulations, and provide sustainable incentives for the training and hiring of workers to get out of this mess.
I hope the Republicans have their eye on the ball. If they win this November, Obama will turn into a full liberal attack dog with a compliant mainstream media sniffing his butt.
Obama tumble in RAS: -15 44(-2)/55(+2)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
Do you think the teabag movement — conservative populists — is numerically strong enough to sway 2010? Not so sure.
Here’s some idea, in NO order except that of my jumbled mind:
1. In primaries, populists can be decisive because their economic message is so clear.
2. This message is negative. A protest theme — what they think is wrong, but not a plan to correct it. Perhaps this is an essential trait of populist movements, however.
3. Many populists are careening off into splinter groups such as Paul, Constitution Party, and mostly Independents. If they leave the Rep party, their primary influence will be negated. So the question is how many have left the party who were formally a part of it? Difficult to know.
4. I’m struck by the essential economic message of populists today. Social conservative concerns have almost dropped off the media map. When the socons reappear at election time, what will happen? Maybe nothing since the socons are often econocons as well. Same people.
5. Bureaucracy and hierarchy will kill the movement. The Nashville convention, if it is much more than a sharing session, will be the first of many small destructive influences. Populist movements are leaderless. And spontaneous. Organizing will destroy.
For 2010, none of this matters.
All but the die-hard liberals and rote Dems are voting against the Democratic party. Everywhere.
Different themes will drive political discourse beyond 2010.
Social cons are still here. I know I am but social conservatives have almost always played by the rule of 51-218-5-President. We stuck with McCain in 2008 because we knew there would be 3 supreme court vacanies in the next term.
Social conservatives bind the party together but we know that elections are what counts.
The Teabag is about mad as heck and will not take it anymore.
That’s almost why it can’t be organized. A national teabag group becomes a PAC with lobbyists in DC.
You have to want the talk to appeal to the teabaggers
Maelstrom- thanks for the info- you make an excellent point!
Mike
I read this website everyday and I am over-joyed by the fact that in all these polls, the Republican is ahead! I love it! If the economy doesnt improve by July, Republicans are going to re-take the House and have a small chance of gaining back the senate. Woot!
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