For Democrats and Republicans alike, lessons from the Massachusetts Senate election

From The Emails 012210

Hey folks,

"Even the Washington Post sounds like you. I guess this means that the "state run media" are waking up too? Right? I would love to know what you think this actually means."

Uh, Hi. No. And I told you already. First, this WP Piece sounds NOTHING like me. Well, not really. Here it is.

Washington Post - For Democrats and Republicans alike, lessons from the Massachusetts Senate election

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

IT WILL BE tempting for the White House to blame the stunning Democratic defeat in Massachusetts Tuesday on local factors. Attorney General Martha Coakley was complacent, Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick is unpopular, Republican candidate Scott Brown looked great in the buff -- anything to avoid the course corrections that may be called for.

They already have been. Both them, and the "State Run Media" or the MMD {Mass Media Drones,} have been blaming everyone and everything, OTHER than what it is really about. Obama Policies. The Far Left Wing Loons {LWL} Policies. They are even making stuff up COMPLETELY to avoid dealing with the reality of the situation.

By the same token, national Republicans are likely to take the results of the special Senate election in Massachusetts as vindication of their strategy of obstruction and exaggeration. On the surface, it seems to be working pretty well for them. But they, too, may be sorry if they don't look a bit deeper into Mr. Brown's upset victory, as well as at their gubernatorial wins last fall in New Jersey and Virginia.

No. But they may take it as a mandate for THEM. The Republicans MIGHT think that this means they want THEM back in power. That is ALSO not what it was about.

The hard truth for Democrats is that the Massachusetts election resonates with national polling results. Voters, not just in Massachusetts and certainly not just in the Republican Party, are worried about government spending. Budget deficits and the national debt alarm many Americans, and rightly so. Voters also are disappointed that President Obama's promises of pragmatic, bipartisan cooperation have not been fulfilled. On that score, too, we sympathize.

OK. Some of that is true. Some are also upset that he has accomplished NOTHING. A LOT of money has been given to people as paybacks for getting him elected, but NOTHING has been fixed. Unemployment over 10 percent. People still losing their homes, still no credit available, and the Economy is in shambles. Yet, he KEEPS SPENDING. But there was a BIGGER message sent. STOP THE INSANITY! The Kook LWL Policies are a the core of this.

The White House answer will be: We tried, and Republicans didn't want to play ball. That's true, and the growing strength of the party's Tea Party wing is making cooperation ever more difficult.

{Laughing} That's a BAD thing? The "Tea Party Wing" are REAL Conservatives. REAL Americans. TRUE Americans. They ARE what the Republican Party NEEDS to win elections. They are what the Republican Party SHOULD become. Oh, and NO. The Left has NEVER attempted to work with Republicans. They did not need to. They are to blame for their OWN Failures and their OWN Policies. Obama is to blame for the mess we are in now. Bush may have opened the Door. But a year later, Obama has FAILED to do anything but double down on the misery.

But imagine that Mr. Obama had refused to take the Republicans' no as his final answer. The president acknowledged, for example, that malpractice litigation is a factor in driving up health-care costs. He signaled he might be open to its reform if Republican senators would support his overall framework. When none did, malpractice reform fell by the wayside, which was the predictable response; why offend a Democratic interest group (trial lawyers) for no apparent political gain? But Mr. Obama could have insisted: This is a good idea, not just a Republican idea, and it belongs in health-care reform. A series of such steps, difficult as they would be, might have a real effect on public opinion and the political climate.

You see folks. This is one of the problems. They are playing politics with your LIFE. Obamacare is NOT about Health. It is PURELY Political. It IS all about Power, Control, and of course, one sixth of the Economy.

The president's liberal base will conclude that he needs to be more combative and ideological. Bash Wall Street, take it to the Republicans, really go after the evil health insurance companies. That would appeal to many.

The Kooks. That is the only ones that He, Pelosi, and Reid ARE popular with. They are the only ones they actually listen to. Problem is. THEY are not America.

But we think Tuesday's election offers a different lesson. Of course voters are inclined to blame the incumbent party for the troubled economy, and there's not much Mr. Obama can do about that in the short term.

STOP SPENDING!!

But voters also are nervous about one-party rule, especially when it tends toward arrogance or taking them, the voters, for granted. When state Democrats rewrite and then re-rewrite their special election law in the space of five years to suit their party interests, people notice. When the federal tax code is stretched in the health-care bill to give advantages to union workers that non-union workers won't share, people notice that, too.

Yup.

We don't believe that Tuesday's defeat means Mr. Obama should back away from his goal of expanding access to health care while controlling health-care costs. But if losing his filibuster-proof majority in the Senate prompts him to stretch a bit further beyond party positions in search of practical solutions, both he and the nation might benefit.

{Sigh} You know, there is no name on this. So lets say it's the Washington Post itself here saying these things. It is ALL ABOUT OBAMACARE. IT IS ALL ABOUT CAP AND TAX. IT IS ALL ABOUT AMNESTY. IT IS ALL ABOUT POLICIES. It's kind of funny. The WP here, is doing the same thing they started out saying the White House and Dem.s were doing. Blaming everything other than the real source of the Voter Anger.

We recognize and regret that Tuesday's election isn't likely to have any such tempering effect on Republicans. With their scare talk of a "government takeover" of health care, and their demagogic about-face on Medicare savings, they no doubt feel they've done well for themselves. But ultimately we don't believe voters will reward a party that just says no, either; Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell won with a very different promise, of a pragmatic and cooperative conservatism. A little of that would go a long way in Washington.

Obviously this last paragraph tells you all you need to know about what side they are on here. It IS all about agendas, policies, and arrogance.

Again, the messages sent to Politicians in Washington is this.

To the Democrats - "STOP THE INSANITY!" Stop the spending. Drop Obamacare, Cap and Tax, and do not even THINK about bring up Amnesty again. JUST STOP! Stop IGNORING the American people."

To the Republicans - "Run someone we can actually VOTE for. Find Conservatives, RUN Conservatives, and you will WIN every Election. The MAJORITY in this country are still Conservative. Republicans, Independents, and even a lot of Democrats, ARE Conservative. They believe in God, Family, Right and Wrong. They believe in and LOVE America. They WANT Smaller less intrusive Government. Period."

To Independents - "Choose a side!"

It really is that simple.
Peter

Note: From The Emails is a weekly Segment every Friday, or occasionally anytime, that appears here at the OPNTalk Blog. Please feel free to Email any Articles, Comments, Thoughts, Whatever, that you may like to share to opntalk@gmail.com As always, you never know what you may see here.