The ‘08 Blowout That Never Was?
I am not delusional enough to think that this isn’t the proverbial “Democratic year.” At one level, I can’t believe this nation would elect a President whose public statements suggest appeasing the enemy in a time of war declared upon this nation by a worldwide radical movement.
On another level, I could really care less anymore and find myself distancing from political engagement.   am tired of Red vs. Blue. And anyone who thinks Obamessiah will change that is delusional. And do I really give a royal patootie if the Dems win “this many” House seats or “that many” Senate seats.  Maybe the yoot of America needs to be reminded what it was like when liberals ruled the Federal Government for four decades.Â
However, this Election Projection site update is quite telling.   (h/t - Hugh Hewitt)
Where’s the blowout? Where’s the Democratic Tsunami? Obama barely squeaking out an Electoral win… when his favorability/popularity will only decline from now to November? Only 4 net gains for the Dems in the House and Senate?  “They” tell me that the GOP is supposed to lose 40 seats.  Perhaps… but not so fast.
Eh, who cares. I’m going to go marry a goat.
-Bruce (GayPatriot)
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I just hope this isn’t the same site that Karl Rove and the White House were looking at in 2006.
Must go teach. I have more to say on this.
Comment by sonicfrog — May 16, 2008 @ 10:11 am - May 16, 2008
For me, the election ended on Super Tuesday, when it became clear that both parties had chosen to nominate clueless Democrats as their presidential nominees.
I plan on having a good time over the next four years. My personal happiness has never depended on the electoral success or failure of a particular party. I also find, the deeper I get into my faith, the less the political world matters. I’ve got a good family, a reasonable degree of economic resilience, and this won’t be that hard to get through.
Comment by V the K — May 16, 2008 @ 10:37 am - May 16, 2008
So wise, VdaK, so wise.
Comment by Bruce (GayPatriot) — May 16, 2008 @ 11:55 am - May 16, 2008
I like V the K’s attitude. I can’t vote for either Senator McCain or Senator Obama and have decided I don’t care who wins. America has survived worse times and will make it through the coming four years.
Bruce, I’d never heard of the the Election Projection outfit you linked us to. I wonder where it gets its polling information; its projections sure don’t jibe with other polling I’ve seen. The GOP has already lost three seats in the three most recent special elections and I’m spending the summer in a district currently held by a Democrat that the projection says the Republicans will win. Taint so!
Comment by Trace Phelps — May 16, 2008 @ 1:26 pm - May 16, 2008
Your map is wrong on at least one account. It has Arizona listed as a strong GOP state for the Presidential race. I live here, and it’s not. There has been a HUGE influx of liberal leaning Californians and Mexicans to this state in the past four years. That, combined with a smart and astute Democrat Governor, a useless and inane Republican lead legislature, and McCain himself (who is reviled by a lot of the GOP in this state) makes it moderate GOP at best and probably moderate DEM in reality.
I share Vdak’s sentiment that DC politics doesn’t control my happiness, but I also run a business, and those politics can ruin it for me very quickly. America has survived worse times, but eventually there is going to be the time we don’t survive. I think two years ( I see a GOP resurgence in 2010) of Obama with a Democrat Congress could change thins so fundamentally that we loose what is essentially American.
Comment by Hunter — May 16, 2008 @ 3:25 pm - May 16, 2008
The other I wanted to add is… I really think the GOP are comfortable being in the minority in congress. There are common sense things the GOP could do to strengthen it’s position, and they are not doing them. (For example, uniting around common principles of fiscal responsibility, limited government and national security, outlining clear policy alternatives to the Democrats). There are, I think, a number of Republican congressmen in safe districts who don’t want to rock the boat, they just want to keep the gravy train on the tracks. They get their earmarks, they vote against Democrat bills that pass anyway, and they get to keep their seats.
Comment by V the K — May 16, 2008 @ 4:35 pm - May 16, 2008
I agree with V the K. My life does not rest on who wins the election. I do know that there is no one running for President that will get my vote in November, though.
Comment by PatriotMom — May 16, 2008 @ 5:31 pm - May 16, 2008
When did Republicans ever really stand for fiscal restraint and smaller government? When was the last Republican president that spent less in the budget than his predecessor? When was the last Republican president that balanced a budget? Eisenhower? This is empty rhetoric and I’m sorry if you still believe in these things and vote Republican because you are voting for the opposite of what you believe in.
Comment by Houndentenor — May 16, 2008 @ 5:34 pm - May 16, 2008
Bruce, a follow-up to my comment: I was just reading a newspaper article which quoted one of the top pollsters as saying the Democrats are within three, maybe two, seats of having the 60 Senate seats they need to shut off debate. On the House side of the Capitol, this pollster agreed with others doing polling for the GOP that the Democrats could easily pick up 25 or more seats.
Of course, the election is nearly six months away and a lot of things can change (many times) in that period. It will depend a lot on how long presidential coattails are in various states.
Comment by Trace Phelps — May 16, 2008 @ 5:42 pm - May 16, 2008
Hell, if “President Obama” runs out and makes a speech everytime he feels slighted, how long is that going to last with the public???
Comment by ThatGayConservative — May 16, 2008 @ 6:24 pm - May 16, 2008
Like GP I too am tiring of the constant fighting and hatemongering. I use to love politics. Now some of my distress comes from conservative principles being abused by the party I use to support. However it is our countries future we are talking about. While McCain is not a conservative can we really leave our country helpless in the face of a leftist takeover of the entire government? I say NO. Our education system has left most of our citzens disarmed when national elections come about. For example, if Obama becomes commander in chief it will rival the Carter JFK era of incompetence in foreign affairs. What President Bush was signaling in his speech in Israel was this possibility I think. JFK while now thought of as a hero because of his murder in office, was leading a horrible administration completely adrift when it came to foreign policy. Many historians have said he may have lost a bid for re election if he would have lived that long. Obama wants to sit down and “talk” at the drop of a hat to Iran and other dictators. That is what many believe led to the Cuban missle crisis. A young inexperienced President Kennedy met with Kreuschev with no apparent agreements or understanding ahead of time. It was a disaster for the Americans. Later Kreushev said he knew then the young President could be taken advantage of and was too weak to respond. So we had the Soviets try to stage nuclear missles 90 miles off the coast of the USA. Subsequent Presidents knew we had to close the missle gap and stand up to the evil empire of the Soviet Union. The lessons of Reagans “peace thru strength” have been forgotten. History isn’t taught to our young people or our journalists. Sad.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — May 16, 2008 @ 6:43 pm - May 16, 2008
#8 - Fido barks:
“When did Republicans ever really stand for fiscal restraint and smaller government?”
Try the 1995 Republican-led Congress with its Contract For America, in which nine of the 10 items on the contract were passed and sent to Clinton for his signature. And try thinking really hard back to 2001 before 9/11, when Pres Bush gave each taxpayer a rebate because the fiscal budget had a surplus of OUR money.
Next, he whined:
“When was the last Republican president that spent less in the budget than his predecessor?”
That would be - again - President Bush prior to the 2002 fiscal budget, which went into effect in October 2001. The budget had to be rewritten due to a little event that previous month. You know, the one that hasn’t yet been repeated on US soil….gee, I’m having a senior moment here…what was that called again?
“When was the last Republican president that balanced a budget?”
No, it wasn’t Eisenhower, but Ronald Reagan. Unfortunately, every budget he submitted to the Democrat-led Congress was always “dead on arrival” per then-Speaker Tip O’Neill.
And let’s face it - Clinton would have never attempted to send in a balanced budget but for the 1994 GOP landslide which put the brakes on a free-spending Congress. Remember the House bank scandal?
Good doggie. Go to bed now.
Regards,
Peter H.
Comment by Peter Hughes — May 16, 2008 @ 11:34 pm - May 16, 2008
Peter has it exactly right.
And a little remedial civics for hound: It is congress that holds the purse strings and writes the budgets, not the president.
The ONLY balanced budget in God only knows how many decades was written and passed by Republicans who had to force Clinton to sign it.
A better question is when have Democrats EVER written a balanced budget?
The answer is NEVER.
Comment by American Elephant — May 17, 2008 @ 1:56 am - May 17, 2008
GP,
I’m also down on politics. Its pretty hard not to be when you are supporting what you know to be right, and not only getting no getting no credit for it, but getting screwed over for it — while the people who have been causing the division, the people who have been ceaselessly lying about pretty much everything and undermining their own nation for political gain, are not only getting away with it, but seem poised to be rewarded for it.
Meanwhile our leaders refuse to stand up for themselves, and even if they don’t realize it, in so doing, are refusing to stand up for us, after we have stood up for them for so long.
At least thats how I feel. And it’s f**ked.
Comment by American Elephant — May 17, 2008 @ 2:10 am - May 17, 2008
Mazal Tov!
Comment by ThatGayConservative — May 17, 2008 @ 3:35 am - May 17, 2008
GP, at which feed store will you be registered?
Comment by Attmay — May 17, 2008 @ 3:40 am - May 17, 2008
GP, I’m gonna throw you the best baaaaaaaaachelor party ever!
Comment by Sean A — May 18, 2008 @ 11:06 am - May 18, 2008