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November 27, 2009
Brutal Territory
Karl Rove is getting the message (from polls) that American voters are upset about reckless government spending. I guess he has never heard of Tea Parties. Better late than never. What seems to concern the president is not the problem runaway spending poses for taxpayers and the economy. Rather, what bothers him is the political problem it poses for Democrats.Obama promised to end programs we didn't need. What are we getting instead? Programs we don't want. How bad is it according to Rove? Ominously for Democrats, concerns over spending have recently helped to flip the Gallup generic ballot to now favor Republicans by four points (48% to 44%). Last year, Democrats held a 12-point generic ballot advantage. The change has been driven by independents, who now favor Republicans by 22 points. By comparison, in the run-up to the 1994 congressional elections, Republicans first eclipsed Democrats in March of that year, when they gained a one-point advantage, before falling behind Democrats until the fall.And if their Republican replacements don't do the right thing they will get replaced. "Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem." - Ronald Reagan Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 11.27.09 at 01:30 AM
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andrew, I always thought the Bush spending was a travesty. OTOH he may have used that to buy votes for the war. Which I approve of. M. Simon · November 27, 2009 04:34 PM And if their Republican replacements don't do the right thing they will get replaced. I used the analogy the other day that we were Rikki Tikki Tavi to the politicians' Nag and Nagaina. The problem was that we had to rely on other snakes (politicians) instead of birds and moles to help us. Veeshir · November 28, 2009 10:33 AM One more time: All revenue bills originate in the Congress. As we have seen, a reliable, committed Senate supermajority is needed to pass anything. The conservatives have never had that. Liberals have. That leaves the President with one choice: veto and paralyze the government. All parts of the government. With the MSM-DNC making him look like Scrooge for doing so. SDN · November 29, 2009 09:47 AM Heh, Minitru is going to make their messiah look like Scrooge? I take it you're too young to remember the 90s. They're not going to bash Obama no matter what. They're not even bashing the Dems for getting nothing done right now, they're bashing the GOP and Tea Partiers for not letting the Dems pass legislation. Veeshir · November 29, 2009 03:11 PM Post a comment
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Karl Rove? Give me a break.
He was a big part of the problem for the administration. Just when did he ever suggest that GWB shouldn't spend more? Can you say "medicare drug benefit?" Didn't this "stimulus" stuff start under the last administration?
And yes, I know the current administration is even worse.
I guess I must be part of the people he (and you) are talking about.