I don't tend to trust anyway running for anything unless they can tell me "how". If you don't know how, then tell me who is going to tell you how. Which lobbying groups? Which pundits? Which economists?
Judah On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am truly less concerned about "how" yet. > > That is why I loved the "The Rent is Too Damn High" guy. > > One simple message. So true. And so many ways to address it from any number > of political opinions, both conservative and liberal, smaller government and > bigger. > > I am hoping (not very hopeFUL, but hoping) that the people who were elected > really want to do something, and not just be more "no"s in the road. > > > > On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I think that's very well put, Jerry. Though I would quibble slightly >> with your characterization of the 2008 election as Democrats had >> strong success in 2006, so part of 2008 was building on what they had >> done the election before. But certainly a lot of 2008 was a reaction >> against how bad things had gotten. And 2010, without a doubt, was >> anger that things had not gotten better. >> >> My problem with a lot of the people who got elected this time around >> is that they don't seem to have any real idea of how they would >> exercise greater fiscal discipline and help control the size of >> government. If you came to me with a plan that says, "this is the cuts >> I'll pursue and the related constraints it will place on federal >> government" I'd seriously listen. Thus far I've just gotten hand >> waving rhetoric and promises of "fiscal discipline". >> >> Anyway, the new folks in Congress have the benefit of an economy that >> will likely continue to gradually pick up steam. We'll see what they >> can do to improve that and avoid another round of "off with their >> heads!" by the electorate. >> >> Judah >> >> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:16 AM, Jerry Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > It's funny. This morning, I saw where some talking heads were already >> > predicting what kind of gains the GOP could make in the next election. >> > >> > They still don't understand. This election was not about support for the >> > GOP agenda. It was about the Democrat agenda, specifically, its >> refutation. >> > People didn't just wake up and decide that the GOP is good again. They >> are >> > viewing them as the lesser of two evils. >> > >> > Very similar to the election in 2008, in which the GOP got bashed. Many >> of >> > the middle of the road voters were just tired of the GOP; the high gas >> > prices, the two prolonged wars, rising economic problems, the lack of >> > progress on sealing the border, and the constant focus on social issues. >> > >> > It will be interesting to see if the GOP actually has learned anything >> from >> > history. Will it try to reclaim the fiscal responsibility label that the >> > tea party movement has co-opted? Will the GOP finally accept the tea >> party >> > as a legitimate movement and try to incorporate its smaller government >> and >> > fiscal responsibility platform or just continue to play those issues lip >> > service? Or, will the GOP take the advice of Trent Lott: >> > >> > We dont need a lot of Jim DeMint disciples. As soon as they get here, >> we >> > need to co-opt them. >> > >> > >> > >> > Will Christine O'Donnell's quote actual be true or will things degrade >> into >> > business as usual? >> > >> > "We were victorious because the Delaware political system will never be >> the >> > same -- that's a great thing. The Republican Party will never be the >> same, >> > and that's a good thing," >> > >> > >> > >> > How many idiots are out writing the Republican equivalent of "40 More >> Years: >> > How the Democrats Will Rule the Next >> > Generation< >> http://www.amazon.com/40-More-Years-Democrats-Generation/dp/1416569898>" >> > by James Carville? If they are, they don't understand the American >> people. >> > At all. >> > >> > In the end, the GOP should look at this as an opportunity to rebrand >> itself. >> > Concentrate on import issues, specifically smaller government, budget >> > control, security, and immigration, instead of playing politics as >> usual, >> > especially in the social issues arena.. If they end sliding back into >> the >> > political haranguing that is business as usual in Washington, many of >> them >> > will be out on their ass in the next election. >> > >> > J >> > >> > - >> > >> > What we have here in America today is a real-life jump-the-shark drama, >> > starring a super-narcissistic president so desperate to create his own >> > vainglorious legacy that he is willing to destroy his own political party >> > and do enduring damage to his country in pursuit of his purely selfish >> ends. >> > - Kyle-Anne Shiver >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:330893 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
