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Subscribe to RSSThe Tea Party Express' political action committee, Our Country Deserves Better, puts out an ad in support of Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, who is challenging Rep. Mike Castle in the primary; Crossroads GPS has new ads up in Missouri and Nevada; and Patty Murray touts a project brought to the state thanks to her position in the Senate.
DE SEN, pro-O'Donnell
(Our Country Deserves Better PAC) "Common Sense Conservative"
9/2
ANNCR: In 2008, the American Conservative Union ranked Mike Castle one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress, giving him a score of just 28 out of 100. Delaware Republicans deserve better. That's why the Tea Party Express and Mark Levin support common sense conservative Christine O'Donnell for U.S. Senate. O'Donnell opposed the bailouts and Obama's massive deficit spending. And she strongly supports repealing Obama's health care scheme.
MO SEN, anti-Carnahan (Crossroads GPS) "Missouri 'Baby'"
8/31
ANNCR: "She begins her life in the care of others. But what kind of care will be there in her future? Missourians want to make their own health care decisions. But Robin Carnahan disagrees. She supports the Obamacare law. That could raise our health insurance premiums... and cuts billions from Medicare. Now our lieutenant governor is suing, so her health care will be there. Tell Robin Carnahan, start fighting for Missouri. Fight against Obamacare. Crossroads GPS is responsible for the content of this advertising"
NV SEN, anti-Reid (Crossroads GPS)
8/31
ANNCR: "With spending already out of control, Harry Reid spearheaded the stimulus spending bill. Harry's stimulus sent nearly $2 million to California. To collect ants -- in Africa. $25 million for new chairlifts and snowmaking in Vermont. Almost $300,000 to Texas to study weather -- on Venus. Meanwhile back in Nevada, we still have the highest unemployment, and record foreclosures. Really Harry. How about some help for Nevada? Crossroads GPS is responsible for the content of this advertising"
NH SEN, Ayotte, "Liberal"
8/31
ANNCR: "Bill Binnie's false attacks. Newspapers call Binnie a quote, attack dog and a bully with a big bag of money. Binnie attacks to hide liberal positions like on Arizona's tough immigration law." BINNIE: "I'm not going to pander to you, I don't believe in the Arizona law." ANNCR: "Amnesty, bailouts, European style taxes. Liberal Bill Binnie. Kelly Ayotte is a strong conservative who supports the Arizona law and will cut spending." AYOTTE: "I'm Kelly Ayotte and I approved this message"
NH SEN, Binnie, "Why I'm Running"
8/30
BINNIE: "Last summer my company ran a help wanted ad. We received over 350 applications for one job. That drove home the problem. We all know someone who's lost a job or is simply struggling to hold on, like my family did when I was growing up. I'm running for the United States Senate because political insiders can't fix our economy but as a successful businessman, I can. I'm Bill Binnie, and I approved this message"
WA SEN, Murray, "Wenatchee"
9/2
DENNIS JOHNSON, MAYOR OF WENATCHEE: This hospital serves an area about the size of the state of Maryland. DAVID WEBER, CEO, CHMN OF THE BOARD: We were in real jepoardy of losing this hospital. JEANETTE WOOD, MANAGER EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPT: But Senator Murray came through for us. WEBER: She cut through the federal red tape and got the support to pass a law that saved the hospital. JOHNSON: Patty saved fifteen hundred local jobs. WOOD: Today, we have the top-rated hospital in the state, a state of the art hospital right here in Wenatchee. WEBER: Thanks to Senator Murray. MURRAY: I'm Patty Murray and I approve this message because I want to continue helping people and solving problems.
HI GOV, pro-Aiona (RGA) "Energy"
8/1
ANNCR: "A truly clean environment requires clean energy. Hawaii is the most oil dependent state but Duke Aiona's ideas will allow 70 percent of Hawaii's energy to come from clean and renewable sources by 2030." AIONA: "Clean energy is not an option, it's a necessity." ANNCR: "Duke's plan keeps five billion dollars in our local economy and creates jobs. Rise and shine, Hawaii"
MA GOV, Cahill, "Tim for Governor"
8/25
K. CAHILL (in treas. campaign ad): "Vote Tim for Treasurer." CAHILL: "And since then, Kendra has grown up. And I made a difference as treasure." ANNCR: "Tim Cahill runs the lottery with no scandals and record returns. He created a school construction program that cut building costs with audits and accountability. And now, Tim has a jobs plan to finally fix our state's economy." CAHILL: "I'm proud to have saved this state money. And I'll do the same as governor." KENDRA: "Vote Tim for governor"
MA GOV, Baker, "We Can Do Better"
8/24
BAKER: "I love the state of Massachusetts and I think it's time for us to turn things around here. I spent the last 30 years of my life fixing things that are broken, holding people accountable and getting stuff done. Right now, under this administration, state government is not working. Balancing the budget, cutting taxes, and focusing on getting people back to work. That's what this race has to be about and that's what it will be about"
MA GOV, anti-Baker (MA Dems) "Charlie Baker -- Had Enough of Big Insurance?"
8/26
TEXT: "Charlie Baker, Corporate Executive 2009. Charlie Baker, former CEO: Harvard Pilgrim Health. As a health insurance CEO, Charlie Baker's salary tripled from $500,000 to $1.7 million. At the same time, Baker's company raised rates by 150%. When the company got in financial trouble, it got a government bailout. HAD ENOUGH OF BIG INSURANCE? WE CAN'T AFFORD CHARLIE BAKER"
OR GOV, Kitzhaber, "Hire"
9/1
ANNCR: "OK, the job is governor and you're hiring. You can hire Chris Dudley who has never managed anything, never tried to create jobs to help Oregon's families, and never shown much interest in Oregon...Because Dudley lived in Washington to avoid paying taxes that support our schools and health care. Or you can hire John Kitzhaber, who spent his life working for Oregon -- creating over a hundred thousand jobs and giving healthcare to tens of thousands of children. It's your hire, but if we want to create jobs and create change -- vote for someone who already has. John Kitzhaber"
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Mike Castle - a virtual shoo-in - is being challenged from the right? I'm wondering when we'll finally see a "narrative" come out of Washington-based media that actually points out that the Tea Party is ripping the Republican Party to shreds. Sure, the GOP is trying to "co-opt" it, but given that the Tea Party doesn't care what the GOP actually thinks and actively runs FAR right extremists against already-far right conservatives, when are we going to see this as a narrative? Hmmm?
The GOP is no longer Ronald Reagan's Republican Party. They'd kick him out, based on the fact that he raised taxes six times and gave amnesty to illegals. In fact, I don't know what it is, exactly, since even the Tea Party can't adequately explain what they are for - only what they are against. Against "Obamacare." Against nebulous "bailouts". Against "more tax increases" despite the fact that taxes have only been cut since Obama took office.
Truly, some of these people must not read anything that is factual. When will the media take notice and bother to report on it?
It is hard to believe but the Tea Party keeps on fighting against the shoo-in GOPers. Makes no sense. 6 of 7 republicans have been defeated by the TP candidate and now they could lose a good number of previously sure thing GOP seats.
Jose,
You are right, the GOP is no longer Ronald Reagan's Republican Party.
Reagan felt that most often big government was not the solution to the problems, it was the source of the problems. The GOP doesn't get it.
What is worse for the Democrats, Obama doesn't get it. As Democrat pollster Pat Caddell said, "America voted for a voice and got a dictator." "Presidents need to understand that it is not about them. The country is more important than a presidency. With Obama, it is always about him."
People here argue whether Beck had 87,000, or 300,000 or whatever - it doesn't matter. Whatever it was, it was nothing more the small wave the day before the Cat 5 hurricane. Storm tracking isn't necessary. It is hitting in November and it is hitting everywhere.
Mock and ridicule the GOBP, the dopes of nope and the teabaggers. The storm doesn't care.
Think I'm kidding. Look at your polls that show the unpopularity of Republicans and then look at the historic gaps. Fool your self, but as Democrat pollster Pat Caddell says, Republicans win big and nobody even nobody even likes them!
How pathetic is that.
Reagan got it. Will the GOP get it? I don't know. But, I know Obama never will.
Bob, regarding Caddell's statement:
"As Democrat pollster Pat Caddell said, "America voted for a voice and got a dictator." "Presidents need to understand that it is not about them. The country is more important than a presidency. With Obama, it is always about him."
That statement begs to be expanded upon. What concrete information do you have to back up Pat Caddell's opinion?
Pat Caddell is not a Democrat he and Shoen are Fix news shills and Hannity Bag l!@kers. And you are correct, there is a storm coming. I just hope we can get the jumper nets up in time for the GOBP.
Arlen Spector and Charlie Crist would have been shoo ins as Republicans. I hope the media does keep quiet on how the tea party is ruining the Republicans so they can finish the job in 2012 as Obama cakewalks to an easy re-election.
Gail, the above are the exact quotes the way they should have been stated. Sorry, I was in a hurry and was going from memory - pulled some, but forgot to pull all quote marks. The article is in today's RCP - Caddell: Obama and the Democrats Blew Their Chance.
I just hope we get the jumper nets up in time for the Nov. a$$ whipping and total trashing of the phoney pundits and their dopes of nope allies.
Must be terrible to have to admit that the Democrats just destroyed themselves. and all the liberals that have posted on this page Know it.. so what do they do . Try to convince people that the republicans are the ones having problems.
LOL.. Keep up the HOPE. . Because we promise you . We are gonna CHANGE the face of the Congress come november.. Its gonna be alot more Republican
Bob, where in heck do you get the idea that Pat Caudell is a Democrat....he was, once in Jimmy Carter's time, but left the Democratic party back in the late 80's. Please get it right, he is not a Democrat, he is sore he lost a lawsuit against the party in the '80s and has spent his time since then trying to discredit the Dems and promote the Republicans.
He is not a Democratic pollster
Patrick Hayward "Pat" Caddell (born May 19, 1950, Rock Hill, South Carolina) is an American public opinion pollster and a political film consultant.
[edit] Biography
He has worked for Democratic presidential candidates George McGovern in 1972, Jimmy Carter in 1976 and 1980, Gary Hart in 1984, Joe Biden in 1988, and Jerry Brown in 1992.
He has served as a consultant to various movies and television shows, most notably the movies Running Mates, Air Force One, Outbreak, In the Line of Fire, and the serial drama The West Wing.
In 1988, Caddell left the Democratic Party after an acrimonious lawsuit with a Democratic consulting firm. Republicans would often cite Caddell's tirades against the Democratic Party on the floor of the House and the Senate.[1][2][3]
According to researchers, Caddell had wide influence in the Carter White House, and was the chief advocate of what later became known as Carter's "malaise speech".[4]
His analysis on polls and campaign issues often puts him at odds with the current leadership of the Democratic Party. He has been criticized as often attacking Democratic politicians and predicting the downfall of the Democratic party.[5] Critics point out that he has defended the Bush administration by claiming that Republicans did not exploit the issue of gay marriage in the presidential election of 2004.[citation needed] He also denounced Democrats in the House who voted against the Palm Sunday Compromise, which sought to reinstate Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, as "cold blooded".[citation needed] Caddell has been a regular guest on MSNBC and FOX News.
[edit] External links
Well Steve, perhaps then you could explain a few of these "not so Republican problems"?
You think those aren't problems? These are NOT people who hold anything resembling Ronald Reagan or George HW Bush-type views of being a Republican. They are literally tearing at the fabric of what the Republican Party stood for. These really are extreme right wing people - and many of the candidates that the NRSC backed would have likely won with little problem, yet look at Sharron Angle! She's managed to REVIVE Harry Reid's moribund campaign!
If you think the GOP doesn't have long term problems, you're not thinking long-term. Or you're so far right wing, you don't know the difference.
Gingerbread Mama,
Thanks for the Wiki cut and paste. Nice obfuscation.
He has represented himself as a Democrat and a pollster who was Carter's Democrat pollster. He references his fellow Democrats and sounds like a true Democrat that is heartbroken over what has happened to his party. I realize that many here such as a skilled trades union supervisor reserve the right to determine what everyone is, what they think and what they will do, but in reality, I don't care.
What Pat Caddell said was insightful, credible and important. No one here has disputed anything in the quotes, or even attempted to offer a reasonable / alternative perspective. The only offering is a hopeful attempt is to marginalize me by questioning my source and then a pathetic attempt to marginalize Pat Caddell, not discuss the issue, or any content of the comments and quotes.
You guys just don't get it. Never will.
GM do you notice when ever Bob doesn't have any facts to back up his rant he always uses well you cut and pasted it.
Bob we all know if the article agrees with you then it's insightful, credible and important. If it doesn't then it's all a bunch of garbage.
And we have another one.
You guys really are not very good at is.
The media has a narrative that shows a disaster for the dems, I for the life of me cannot figure where they get these facts, we are pissed and getting more pissed. People will not put the dopes of nope in power again. Below is a little tid bit from Kos, note the report on the liar king.
Midday open thread
by kos
Thu Sep 02, 2010 at 12:00:04 PM PDT
Well, Obama isn't on the ballot in November, most of Congress is. But still, this could be a green shoot.
Per usual, most of these ads simply make me want to hurl.
Definition of a tea bagger --- Someone who doesn't have a life. A loser than needs to blame his/her predicament on anybody but themselves.
They spend all their time listening to their great MORMON leader Glen Beck tell them a bunch of lies and then go on twitter to find out what color polish Kim Kardashian is painting her nails. They are pathetic.
In one of the recent posts one of the dopes of nope complained that we were picking on fix news. From MMFA (Abreviated). This is an assortment of some of the liars we can expect if the GOBP gets in power.
Karl Rove
White House Iraq Group was formed to "set [messaging] strategy" for going to war with Iraq.
WHIG promoted view that Saddam "had weapons of mass destruction and was seeking more."
Rove repeatedly politicized national security issues, including the war in Iraq, and actively encouraged GOP to campaign on the issue.
Charles Krauthammer
Krauthammer predicted invasion of Iraq would lead to spread of democracy throughout Middle East.
Fred Barnes
Barnes: "[W]inning the war in Iraq" is "going to be easy."
Barnes in April 2003: "[I]t gets easier now. ... When you see those statues topple...you know that's victory."
Barnes: Terrorists in Iraq are hitting "soft targets."
Barnes: Obama not "strong on national security" because he opposed war "when the entire world believed" Saddam had WMDs.
Bill Kristol
Kristol: "American and alliance forces will be welcomed in Baghdad as liberators."
Kristol in April 2003: "The battles of Afghanistan and Iraq have been won decisively and honorably."
Kristol: "[A]lmost no evidence" that "the Shia can't get along with the Sunni."
Stephen Hayes
Hayes repeatedly advanced falsehood that Al Qaeda and Iraq were linked.
Hayes "has made a career out of pretending Saddam and Al Qaeda were in league."
Pentagon called Hayes' assertion that "a top secret U.S. government memorandum" concluded that Saddam and bin Laden had an "operational relationship" "inaccurate."
Judith Miller
Miller's series of articles on the now-debunked claim that Saddam had WMDs forced NY Times to apologize for its coverage.
John Bolton
Bolton: "The existence of Iraq's [biological weapons] program is beyond dispute."
Bolton: "We have very convincing evidence that Iraq maintains an extensive program for the production ... of weapons of mass destruction."
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich in 2001: "We know today that Saddam Hussein is willing to accept any level of sanctions to keep his program for weapons of mass destruction running."
Gingrich: "[W]e have a real obligation to take Iraq head on, because in the end, that's one of the centers of really big danger in terms of nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare."
Gingrich: "I think history will record that a remarkably strong president happened to be in office at a juncture where weapons of mass destruction and terrorism rewrote all the rules of engagement in international relations."
Dick Morris
Morris: "[T]he key, let us all remember, is to attack Iraq and topple Saddam Hussein before he acquires weapons of mass destruction."
Morris suggested Iraq was "developing an atomic bomb [that] they're going to use against us or Israel."
Morris: "Once our guys go in there, and women go in there, they're going to find weapons and labs that 80 inspectors can't find, but 100,000 soldiers can."
Morris ridiculed Democrats who wanted "more evidence" of WMDs, saying if "we find out after we've gone in there" that Iraq "was three months away from an atom bomb," Democrats "can forget about 2004."
Morris: "I honestly believe that if you had 5,000 or 10,000 dead in this war, the American people would say, well, it just shows he had weapons of mass destruction, it just shows how important this was."
In May 2003, Morris stated that "we won the war" in Iraq.
So Tell me how is it gonna feel come novermber that you liberals are gonna get Trounced out of Congress... it must make you feel important to complain about so many things....
Get off the Sinking Ship of Liberalism.. I will even give you a Lifejacket..
The problem you have Jomama, is that none of these people are running for anything. Except, possibly, Gngrich, who is not electable.
Kirby
It's not that these people are running for anything. What it is is they are running their mouths off with lies. Fox news encourages this kind of false rhetoric to drive up ratings. They could care less if their lying. It's those people that are responsible for what they say, so Fox has no problem with that.
Kirby, The illusion is that FoxNews tell all the lies on the airwaves and that it is viewed as propaganda by you and the Dems. If that is so how come the Tea Party is winning and throwing out those who don't serve the will of the people. Fox is doing a wonderful service to the people, accommodating all views and people which I don't see on the other networks which are failing and which has people whose networks has failed before. Nothing is perfect. The American people believe that Fox is giving quite a fair balance of the news and documentaries. For example, Beck is teaching the American people the history of the US about things we don't know and educating every man , woman and child. The other networks never dreamed of doing that. If Beck continues what he is doing, the people who don't know and those of the next generation will have a first hand knowledge of the true history of the US, not the deceitful and false conception of our history dished out by the Far Left and other such organizations. Such as the present one, that the Muslims and Shariah law was part of the founding fathers philosophy and action in the fight for independence. What rubbish!
So Kirby you can keep on reading and listening to whatever you want to, that is your right. But this time the American people will learn to discern the true history of their land.
JuvenBachan, do you actually believe what you learned in school and from history books was a lie, and Beck is now telling you the truth? Please tell me your not this dumb? You do know Becks history is all made up in his mind it has nothing to do with reality. Why am I trying to talk to JuvenBachan, if he believes in Becks history he's beyond help. Good luck with you and Beck rewriting history. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
If this don't want to make you puke nothing will, maybe maggots, I don't know. See MMFA
Break out the tiny violins: Fox News’ Ailes sees dip in pay
September 02, 2010 7:14 pm ET by Karl Frisch
Roger Ailes -- the Fox News boss who apparently talked News Corp. honcho Rupert Murdoch into giving that $1 million contribution to the Republican Governors’ Association -- didn’t make as much money this year as he did last year.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Georg Szalai reports:
How many of these dopes of nope will keep pushing the immigration lies instead of doing something positive?
Undocumented immigration on the wane
by kos
Thu Sep 02, 2010 at 05:26:11 PM PDT
Again, facts get in the way of scary wingnut hate rhetoric.
Undocumented immigration is not on the rise. Crime is not up in border areas. Immigrants do not fuel what crime exists. Dishwashers and landscapers have nothing to do with the drug cartels. Etc.
The entire xenophobic case is built on a foundation of lies and fear mongering
GOBP just keep on believing your own lies. From MMFA
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No, Stephen Hayes, Americans aren't happy with GOP obstructionism
September 02, 2010 8:35 pm ET by Kate Conway
On the September 2 edition of Special Report, Weekly Standard editor Stephen Hayes responded to Juan Williams' assertion that Republicans "took a strategy of obstructing Obama" by stating:
In contrast to Hayes' statement, an August 11-16 AP-GfK poll found that only 30 percent approve "of the way Republicans in Congress are handling their jobs." The poll found that 49 percent approve of the way Barack Obama is handling his job and 37 percent approve of Congressional Democrats' performance.
An August 19-22 Reuters/Ipsos poll also found that 78 percent believe "Washington no longer works effectively because of fighting between parties and branches of government means that nothing can be accomplished." Thirty-six percent of those respondents said that Republicans have "done more to cause this situation" while 28 percent said Democrats were more to blame and another 28 percent blamed both parties.
I don't think anyone can look at these numbers and conclude that voters think the obstruction strategy is "a good thing.
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Nice analysis jomama. I have no doubt Dem's will lose seats in November; no one doubts that. They picked up A LOT of seats in '06, and especially in '08, and some of those will go back to GOP. Same thing with quite a few Senate seats. And although the Tea Parties are slobbering all over themselves thinking that they're going to run the table, the reality is that with as many seats as Dem's control right not, it's just not likely to happen. "Wave" years generally don't occur when the other side is not only ready, but is also raising huge sums of campaign cash. The Dem's DO know this will be tough year, and they HAVE raised a ton of cash - in many cases, far outraising their opponents.
Now, cash alone doesn't guarantee victory by any means. Many incumbents will lose. But I still stand by my prediction that the House will swing only 25 seats or so towards Republicans - not enough to take control. And the Senate will likely move 5-7 seats to Republicans - again, not enough to take control.
So all we'll be left with is even more obstructionism. And as you aptly pointed out, Americans don't like that kind of politics. So if the Republicans keep that up, guess what will happen in 2012 when Obama is on the ticket again? If the economy improves and unemployment goes down to around 8%, that's right: Dem's will pick up a few seats again.
And the xenophobia of the GOP is hurting them long-term - they're turning off nearly every possible minority in America, and shoving them towards Democrats. That's a long-term advantage for Dem's. So enjoy your victory in November, Tea Partiers: It will be short lived. You can count on that.
What it ultimately boils down to is whether voters vote conservative or vote liberal. Most people identify themselves as conservatives and because the dems swung way too far left they are going to lose the house. Maybe the senate as well.
I am so hoping that you are right. Jose. The gist I am getting from people, it appears that the tea party is going to far to the right for their personal taste. If we can just get a little more good news on the economic front, maybe it would push them into voting Democrat. It seems the press and the loudest voices areconcentrating on every little speck of bad news and forgetting the economy hasn't completely imploded like it was headed in 2008. It has actually grown but so slowly.
Can't help but wonder- How many Teabaggers are on some sort of government entitlement program (Social Security, Medicare, Unemployment, etc.)?
Given their desire for smaller government, which of these intrusive programs would they like to see cut first?
I can answer that one for them Bali Bob. The one their no on.
You just have to love these Baggers ( GOP ). They look for attractive women like O'Donnell to run for office. Just like Fox news, it ups the ratings. That's why they picked Sarah. I'm sure McCain crapped his pants when they brought her in. Looks like it was their undoing. Not only did they lose that election, they started the destruction of their own party. No wonder we call them the party of nope and dope.
This is all beginning to look very familiar. Remember 2004 and how it was looking good for Kerry with his quest for the Whitehouse? Exit polls showed him up, big. We all know what happened. Sure hoping for a case of history repeats itself and Republicans get their clocks cleaned in November.
Use of Stimulus
This is nice isn't it? Harry Reid sent to California $2 million to collect ants in Africa
$25 million for chairlifts and snowmaking in Vermont
$300.000 to Texas to study weather on Venus.
Harry Reid wants to be elected again. Is this fair? Millions of Americans are hurting due to unemployment, home losses, and its attendant social problems. And this a Democrat, a so called man of the people wasting all this stimulus. "Don't mess with Joe." says the Bama at the height of his pinnacle when he started the Stimulus. Yeah, sure Joe , you forgot Harry and some others. Some accountant are you,Joe. So now pay the price.
Care you give us any facts JuvenBachan? Oh that's right you and Beck are trying to rewrite history you don't have time to use facts. Your really going off the deep end JuvenBachan.
Jose VON Hussein, Keep on drinking your coffee and cool aid and keep a watchful eye on the Tea Party and the GOP.
I heard that Hurricane Earl is coming this way Dems. But haven't heard as yet? Another Hurricane is hitting America Dems, its a Tea Storm, and its washing over America. It has left casualities in its wake already, Murowski and others. So watch Dems, the Bama could be one of them sooner or later.
Ramboet, Just like what you're doing to the Great and Glorious Sarah Palin. who will give that young whippersnapper a good spanking at the polls if she ever did run.
Do the Dems really think that they could pull this one off? Other than passing that monstrous dinosauric healthcare with a view of converting Americans to their viewpoint and getting their support, they failed. Okay, that is understandable. But with Big Mama and her chicks doing a spin in Mallorca , Spain during a very hardship of time in America, where people have lost their jobs, their homes, their social standing , their livelihood and hurting, do the Dems still think they can win the support of the American people? Are the American people fools? Even the Bama took six vacations in six months. Look Dems, the people put you in power, and you're supposed to improve things for them. Where is your economics which should should have laid the groundwork for such a program? You have the House and the Senate and the Presidency and still the country is a worse shape than when Bush left it. But the problem is not Bush the problem is your Keynesian economics which is geared to implement social justice and engineering programs. Other presidents have handed over the Office to others and things went smoothly. But this radical programs of the Bama is taken clean out of the book of Saul Alinsky whose philosophy is to change over the very nature of the country. Can't work. You can see that. Your economics are not working, your social justice and engineering programs are also not working. The magic has worn off the wonder boy Obama and the American are on the verge of changing over to the Tea Party and the GOP for a free market system. The American people will never prosper or progress under socialized programs which has no use for private enterprises. A classic example is the job situation. Employers won't hire until they have capital and that means income resources from hard individual work. Capitalism not Socialism.
The tea party will be victorious in november. just watch in awe.
Well if they are on Social Security and Medicare, their generation pretty much built what Obama is destroying.