Thoughts on the general election and what to expect in the next four years
The media has succeeded in pulling the wool over people’s eyes yet again. How else could you explain what happened last Tuesday? Congress has had an incredibly low approval rating, far lower than George W. Bush’s. And yet, the reaction in Tuesday’s elections was not against the ruling democrats, but against republicans. You would have thought that it was the republicans in charge of congress the way voters kicked them out of office.
We were told in 2006 about the Republican “culture of corruption.” But two years of a democrat controlled congress showed that they too have a corruption problem (case in point, John Murtha). And when it comes to the economy, it was Democrats who “forced” many banks through legislation to make loans to credit candidates who could not possibly pay, essentially bringing on the economic crisis. Ironically, it was republicans who tried to bring about reform and change during this time, while the democratic majority pushed the status quo.
With the danger of not being taken seriously I thought I’d bring up a little parallel from pop-culture here . . . In the last Star Wars movie that came out (Episode III), Darth Vader and the emperor were without a doubt portrayed in a way meant to make them parallel our latest President, George W. Bush. Amazing how liberals can take their wildest and most ridiculous fears and project them on to republicans, when in certain instances it is really democrats who will perpetrate the greatest abuses of power when they’re in charge.
For example, one of the first abuses of power the democrats in congress surely want to institute is the “Fairness Doctrine.” The intention is to shut up any and all opposing ideas coming from the conservatives of talk radio.
If you want to institute the Fairness Doctrine liberals, the American people ought to demand it be applied to the entire media. If CNN, MSNBC and the major networks are going to do their thing, how about putting Rush Limbaugh’s Ditto Cam version of his radio show on for half the time liberals gush on and on with their unfortunate ideas?
If talk radio is gagged, the millions of conservative listeners ought to demand that this insidious blocking of everyone’s right to freedom of speech be executed against the entire media. This is one instance where we should do like the liberals and never stop making noise until we get our way. And with talk radio in the control of liberals will the blogosphere be next?
In reality, I think the economy is a false front used to mask abuses like these and many, many more which are surely coming our way. Why else would the liberal democrats and the main-stream media portray the economic crisis that has occurred in the last few weeks as the Great Depression II? Now that the country is unilaterally ruled by liberal democrats, you know who to blame if the economy slumps further. But not to worry; I’m sure that democrats, with the connivance of the liberal media, can still find a way to blame Bush and the republicans for any and every problem we have.
Absolutely, they will blame those who aren’t even in office. About eight weeks before the election, I began receiving campaign fodder from the DNC. Was it ads telling me everything that Baron Hill had accomplished? No. It was negative ads blaming Mike Sodrel for everything from high gas prices to the crappy economy, and that’s with Sodrel not even being in office. The DNC couldn’t even tell me one positive thing Hill had done for Hoosiers. Instead, they resorted to blaming a guy who hasn’t even been if office for two years for the sins of Hill and the rest of the do nothing congress.
it seems to me that Republicans/Conservatives ought to look inward (because they have no viable alternative) and figure out how and who. How to re-establish Republican credibility and who might be able to do it. Right now they are nothing at all. had conservatives demanded that Bush and Republicans implement real conservative policy instead of turning a blind eye to all the abuses, they wouldn’t be left moaning about what those awful Democrats are doing.
Now, because of conservative inaction, the damage will be far greater - possibly far greater than anyone could have ever imagined, and in a worst case - unable to be undone.
But we best get busy, because in the aftermath of the election, it would appear that Republicans have every intention of more business as usual. In fact, it might even cause the more cynical among us to think that they prefer being the minority party where all they have to do is complain, not govern.
Bottom line: Republicans have a huge interest in helping their constituents redirect their anger toward Democrats.
I do believe you’re correct, Ted. As I have said and as I’ll keep on saying until somebody who matter starts listening. The loss of the White House and the Hill was more a conservative judgment on the GOP than it was an energized liberal base. The party left us, yet they still were somehow banking on our vote. The party machinery just assumes that because I’m a card carrying Republican, I’ll vote the party line no matter what they do. WRONG ANSWER! They better get a clue or they will continue to dwindle into obscurity until they are no more. We can only hope better men who can reform the party will take the place of the losers now calling the shots in the GOP. I don’t know if they’re stupid, or if their lust for power has blinded them to the fact that they’ve lost the base. And until they get it back, they’re not winning elections any time soon.
I have long suspected that Republicans don’t want to lead - that they are happier just appearing to stand for something than actually governing where people find that what they say they stand for and what they do are two entirely different things. It’s very easy to preach smaller government and fiscal responsibility - most will keep their seats doing that. But when they are in the majority, doing the actual cutting draws attention and criticism, and paranoid wimps that they are, who needs that?
I don’t believe there is hope of saving the Republican Party, but I think conservatives will keep on trying. But here’s a guy who sees things 20/20…
“Consensus building is for wimps and soulless people who stand for nothing. Compromise is not about being tolerant: these days, it’s about giving up conservative principles. As the Republican Party begins to retool, rebuild and return to the “less government is best government” conservatism that makes America work, the first thing the GOP needs to do is to lock the RINOs out of the discussion. Heavily armed with an abundance of conservative attitude, my hunting buddies and I will provide security to ensure RINOs are kept downwind from the discussion. If allowed to participate, RINOs will continue to rot the Republican Party from within and diminish it in the eyes of the public. Enough is enough.”
Hey, the “chicken in every pot” promise is always going to work with fat, lazy Americans. Well, the fat ones anyway- the lazy ones stayed home instead of doing their civic duty and casting a vote for McCain/Palin.
But, I have to agree with Ann Coulter- McCain ran as a left-leanign Republican, instead of as an ultra conservative one. Chairman Maobama out-lefted him.
No matter how bad things get under Maobama, the dolts who want to sit on their behinds with their hands out will still vote for him. What we need is to get conservatives voting. And to do that, we need conservative candidates.
The good news is, Maobama and Nazi Pelosi will provide the ammo we need in four years. Taking away guns, socializing America and raising taxes will really inspire the lazy Right into getting out and voting.
Trog,
I like “renaming” people myself, but “Nazi Pelosi” made me laugh out loud.
On the bright side, America is going to be so broke that it might disrupt liberals’ endless handouts. Although that’s probably wishful thinking and as in the Depression, the handouts will keep coming and make things far worse. I’m just thankful I’m not a retired person who expected his investments to get him through.
On the dark side, this could easily last until I’m one of them.
Why is it so clear that the free market would sort all this out in short order, and yet no one is looking to it as the solution?