Little-Acorn
Well-Known Member
President Obama was on TV yesterday insisting that the reason his party took such a "shellacking", was simply that the economy was bad, and unemployment was high.
But as usual, the facts say otherwise.
In November 1982, Ronald Reagan faced an equally bad economy and even worse unemployment levels; but Republicans lost only 26 seats in the House in that month's midterm election. In this election, Democrat losses already exceed 60 seats and are still climbing as the last races are resolved.
And as pointed out here, Democrats (and even one Republican) who voted YES on Obamacare, are dropping like flies.
Sorry, Mr. President, but your fibs and wishful thinking are no longer believable. The worst drubbing Democrats have received in living memory, isn't just because of the things you have been constantly trying to blame on George Bush. It is your constant attempts to use Big Government to cure every problem, the incredible borrowng-and-spending binges that put even the 2000-2008 Republicans to shame, and your arrogance in ignoring the storm of demands that you stop doing it from Democrats and Republicans alike, that caused your party to be thrown out of nearly every majority in the Federal and State governments.
It wasn't just a rebellion against the misery of your administration. It's a rebellion against liberalism.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatc...ocrats-survive-vote-in-favor-of-health-reform
Few Democrats survive healthcare vote
By Julian Pecquet - 11/02/10 11:00 PM ET
Democrats who voted for their party's signature domestic achievement dropped like flies throughout the evening, adding credence to Republicans' claim that the American public wants them to repeal healthcare reform.
Within hours, a dozen members had lost reelection, including four freshmen elected in the 2008 Democratic wave: Reps. Tom Perriello and Glenn Nye of Virgina and Suzanne Kosmas and Alan Grayson of Florida.
They weren't alone: Democratic Reps. Baron Hill (Ind.), Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.) and Allen Boyd (Fla.) quickly joined them. So did Pennsylvania Reps. Kathy Dahlkemper, Chris Carney and Paul Kanjorski, all of whom were main targets of the anti-abortion-rights group the Susan B. Anthony List.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), who voted for the bill when her vote was crucial but later voted no on reconciliation, was also defeated.
The trend is even worse when factoring in yes votes who weren't running for reelection.
Retiring Rep. Bart Gordon (Tenn.) left Democratic candidate Brett Carter to get pulverized by Republican Diane Black, 29.3 percent to 67.5.
Democrats did, however, pick up Republican Rep. Joseph Cao's seat in Louisiana. Cao had voted yes on the bill in November — the only Republican to do so — but changed his vote when the bill returned before the House in March.
(Full text of the article can be read at the above URL)
But as usual, the facts say otherwise.
In November 1982, Ronald Reagan faced an equally bad economy and even worse unemployment levels; but Republicans lost only 26 seats in the House in that month's midterm election. In this election, Democrat losses already exceed 60 seats and are still climbing as the last races are resolved.
And as pointed out here, Democrats (and even one Republican) who voted YES on Obamacare, are dropping like flies.
Sorry, Mr. President, but your fibs and wishful thinking are no longer believable. The worst drubbing Democrats have received in living memory, isn't just because of the things you have been constantly trying to blame on George Bush. It is your constant attempts to use Big Government to cure every problem, the incredible borrowng-and-spending binges that put even the 2000-2008 Republicans to shame, and your arrogance in ignoring the storm of demands that you stop doing it from Democrats and Republicans alike, that caused your party to be thrown out of nearly every majority in the Federal and State governments.
It wasn't just a rebellion against the misery of your administration. It's a rebellion against liberalism.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatc...ocrats-survive-vote-in-favor-of-health-reform
Few Democrats survive healthcare vote
By Julian Pecquet - 11/02/10 11:00 PM ET
Democrats who voted for their party's signature domestic achievement dropped like flies throughout the evening, adding credence to Republicans' claim that the American public wants them to repeal healthcare reform.
Within hours, a dozen members had lost reelection, including four freshmen elected in the 2008 Democratic wave: Reps. Tom Perriello and Glenn Nye of Virgina and Suzanne Kosmas and Alan Grayson of Florida.
They weren't alone: Democratic Reps. Baron Hill (Ind.), Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.) and Allen Boyd (Fla.) quickly joined them. So did Pennsylvania Reps. Kathy Dahlkemper, Chris Carney and Paul Kanjorski, all of whom were main targets of the anti-abortion-rights group the Susan B. Anthony List.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), who voted for the bill when her vote was crucial but later voted no on reconciliation, was also defeated.
The trend is even worse when factoring in yes votes who weren't running for reelection.
Retiring Rep. Bart Gordon (Tenn.) left Democratic candidate Brett Carter to get pulverized by Republican Diane Black, 29.3 percent to 67.5.
Democrats did, however, pick up Republican Rep. Joseph Cao's seat in Louisiana. Cao had voted yes on the bill in November — the only Republican to do so — but changed his vote when the bill returned before the House in March.
(Full text of the article can be read at the above URL)
