Comments on: 2008 Presidential Campaign pulls attention from Incompetent 110th Congress

By: American Elephant

American Elephant — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:37:49 +0000

I don’t think Dems are incompetent — well in the way you mean — there’s two reasons they haven’t gotten anything done;
1) to not rock the boat, and
2) biding their time. why pass compromise legislation now when they think they can just wait til next year and get everything they want

By: Vince P

Vince P — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:44:23 +0000

Part of the Alinsky Method is to mock your opponent. Alinsky says that is because it infuriates the person you are mocking and yet he will have a hard time responding to it without appearing childish.

By: V the K

V the K — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:45:57 +0000

And then there’s Claire McCaskill spitting on Mitt Romney’s earpiece. Totally childish.

By: V the K

V the K — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:44:00 +0000

On a related note: Democrat Senate Candidate Steals Republican Tape Recorder from Debate Podium. Apparently, it was done just to be childish. The Democrat Party always seems to be more juvenile, and some things Obama has done (giving Hillary the finger, deliberately mispronouncing the name of Sarah Palin's hometown as 'Wasilly') have really struck me as childish, too. There seems to be a scarcity of grown-ups in the Democrat party.

By: No Runny Eggs » Blog Archive » The Scramble - 10/29/2008

No Runny Eggs » Blog Archive » The Scramble - 10/29/2008 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:39:37 +0000

[...] GayPatriotWest found another casualty of the endless Presidential campaign – attention on the teen-approval-rating Congress. It still boggles me how the ‘Rats will extend their gains there after running the worst Congress ever. [...]

By: Jay T

Jay T — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:42:55 +0000

Unfortunately, McCain would be implicating himself along with Congress to some extent if he took the tack you recommend. Better to hammer on Obama’s big-spending and taxing policies. As president, McCain could turn his attention to the Congress and its do-nothing, know-it-all, illuminati rogues.

By: Right Turn

Right Turn — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:03:38 +0000

NY (D) Congressman Tim Bishop is up for re-election this term. Our district’s property taxes have close to doubled over the past 3 years despite the fact that the value of our home has not. He also managed to get a wind powered turbine built at our now defunct Southampton College. No students, no teachers, no classes. But at least the vacant campus is saving a bundle on electricity. Despite this and countless other foibles, my left-leaning neighbors are likely to give him another 2 years on The Hill for no other reason than he has a D in front of his name. Bishop may get in for one more term but with my vote.

By: aconservativeteacher

aconservativeteacher — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:47:49 +0000

Yesterday I wrote about how John McCain shouldn’t necessarily be running way from George Bush either- possibly he should walk, but you don’t run away from a two-term President to adopt the positions of this Democratic Congress.

By: The other Peter H

The other Peter H — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:37:49 +0000

And now that “Obama is a Socialist” is all over the place, the McCain campaign isn’t telling the masses WHY socialism is not American (let alone anit-American). A good civics lesson might help.

So many missed opportunies… Such a shame…

By: Ted B. (Charging Rhino)

Ted B. (Charging Rhino) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:29:36 +0000

“Running against Congress” would have been effective if McCain wasn’t a serving-Senator, but as a current member he just comes-across like an unindicted co-conspirator trying to deflect suspicion away from himself. The total failure of the Pelosi-Reid regime on the Hill should have been a golden opportunity to counter-campaign against the Democrats running against Bush-43.

The McCain campaign since the GOP Convention has been a dimal failure…and they totally mishandled Palin rather than playing to her inherent strengths.