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Keep the majority: right message, wrong messenger
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by YankeeJim | July 24, 2010 at 01:01 pm
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I am liberal on social value issues, a financial conservative, strong on defense, but anti-war, pro-business and anti-big government, women’s right to choose. I voted for Obama for many positive reasons, though he disappoints in areas that I could have predicted. I wanted him to overcome his lack of CEO experience with intellect and an effective staff – he failed. I wanted him to use his intellect and creativity to work with the business community to generate meaningful jobs – he got side-tracked in creating government work instead. I wanted him to stop the financial bleeding on wars we cannot afford as he promised – he is too slow.
I want Obama to lead the Democrats in winning control of government in the mid-term elections and he has me wondering.
I have written before that I think Nancy Pelosi may have really made him angry early on when she torpedoed any hope of bipartisanship. She has no finesse. She is blunt and brutal.
Obama let her do her thing, but, is he really excited about seeing her again in the future. I don’t think so.
How about Harry Reid? Is he the dynamic Obama style political leader that should be running the Senate? I don’t think so, and I believe Obama has warmed up to him recently because he knows he can work with the guy. But, is Harry Reid worth fighting for. His position, yes, Harry Reid, no.
Obama knows that he faces tough economic choices that Republicans will clamor for and Democrats will resist. In the end, he will not have much discretion. He needs to come down hard on big government and he has a better chance of swinging the axe with Republicans than with Democrats.
The best thing President Obama can do is to be presidential, stay home, and save energy for governing. Let his leaders win or lose on merit.
“Pelosi calls for liberal activists to help keep Democrats in majority
Network News
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, July 24, 2010; 2:23 PMLAS VEGAS -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stepped into a convention of liberal activists here Saturday with a blunt appeal: The gates to a progressive agenda have opened under Democratic control, she said, and they will close if Republicans seize power in the fall midterm elections.
"The leverage has changed," Pelosi said, citing the passage of health care and financial regulatory reform. "This doesn't happen in a Republican Congress. . . . Understand what is at risk when we go into these elections 100 days from tomorrow."
Pelosi, evoking the George W. Bush administration as a sort of boogeyman, tried to rally her party's liberal base during an appearance before the 2,100 progressives gathered at the annual Netroots Nation convention. "We have news" for Republicans, Pelosi said. "We're not going back. We are going forward, and we need your help to do so."”
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at 13:44 on July 24th, 2010
Give me $20 and I'll see what I can do.
at 17:28 on July 24th, 2010
YJ.How come you are liberal on social issues,but onservative on economic ones?US is much more stronger on offence,and doesn't want others strong on defence-North Korea and Iran.
Why you prefer a small government,big business,in other words a big fish to swallow the small one?Why functions and responsibilities of the government are not outsourced to corporate house,who run the goverment from behind in curtains of big wads of $ bills?Some more benefits will accrue to beneficiaries of the existing system.
Obama has disappointed you,you have disappointed me.But beleive me if you were a candidate and I a voter,I would certainly have voted for you.