Wednesday Morning in America
Republicans experienced a swift and considerable triumph in yesterday’s Mid-Term elections, particularly in the middle section of the country. They reclaimed the House of Representatives in historic numbers. In fact, it was a nearly total flip from the 2008 election. Before the election, the number was 256 Democrats, 179 Republicans. According to CNN’s estimate, it will be 243 Republicans, 184 Democrats. Maybe.
The Republicans fell short of regaining the Senate – but not by much. Some races are still in contention, but at this time, the Democrats won 51 seats, the Republicans, 47. Even though they didn’t succeed in their senatorial ambitions (maybe if they’d swallowed their everlasting pride and supported Christine O’Donnell, they’d have won Delaware), the Republicans increased their presence in the Senate by a considerable number.
This was a great election for Republican governors, particularly in the mid-section of the country. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, New Mexico, and Wyoming all flipped. Only two Republican states – California and Hawaii – flipped to blue. Maine, Minnesota, Vermont, Connecticut, Illinois, and Oregon are still sorting things out.
California voted against Proposition 19. They weed-whacked the legislation to legalize marijuana. That means there’s still hope for our country. That won’t stop the idiots but at least they know the public isn’t completely zoned out and aren’t going to tolerate reckless behavior.
Locally, New Jersey managed to flip one district red, District 3 in southern New Jersey. Jon Runyan beat the Democrat Incumbent Adler 50 percent to 47 percent. Way to go, Southern and Western New Jersey Tea Parties! Sometimes change comes in small increments, although District 3 is quite a broad band.
Our candidate here in District 8, Roland Straten did not win. The final tally was Pascrell 63 percent to Straten, 36 percent. Though it was a loss, it was a decided improvement from Straten’s last run. He had a lot of enthusiastic support from local Tea Party Groups and local Republicans, though not a dime of help from the GOP, who consider District 8 a lost cause.
District 8 is a tough district for Conservative Republicans. For 14 years, Pascrell has had Big Labor, Big Cities, and Big Pharma on his pockets, making sure he’s flush with cash. District 8 Conservatives shouldn’t feel too bad about their loss. After all, New York City’s Charlie Rangel won by 100 percent, and he’s facing all sorts of ethics charges. He’s a complete crook. It makes one wonder what that says about the people who vote for someone like that.
The Republicans still have their work cut out for them. The fact that they supported Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski as a write-in candidate rather than the official Republican candidate, Joe Miller, who had Tea Party backing, says they still don’t quite get it. We’re going to have to make sure they do.
In fact, they hardly supported any of the Tea Party candidates. The GOP considers them monkey-wrenches in the political machine. It’s going to be a face-off in the Senate, with the Democrats holding a slight majority, while the Republicans now control the House. If they think the American people are going to stand for compromises with 10 percent unemployment, an un-Constitutional socialized medical care plan about to go into play, and a $13 trillion deficit, they’d better wake up now while there’s still time.
We haven’t put away our Tea Party signs. This is only Round One. Big Labor, Big Cities, and Big Corporations (including Big Pharma) may be in their pockets. But we're going to be in their faces.
The Republicans fell short of regaining the Senate – but not by much. Some races are still in contention, but at this time, the Democrats won 51 seats, the Republicans, 47. Even though they didn’t succeed in their senatorial ambitions (maybe if they’d swallowed their everlasting pride and supported Christine O’Donnell, they’d have won Delaware), the Republicans increased their presence in the Senate by a considerable number.
This was a great election for Republican governors, particularly in the mid-section of the country. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, New Mexico, and Wyoming all flipped. Only two Republican states – California and Hawaii – flipped to blue. Maine, Minnesota, Vermont, Connecticut, Illinois, and Oregon are still sorting things out.
California voted against Proposition 19. They weed-whacked the legislation to legalize marijuana. That means there’s still hope for our country. That won’t stop the idiots but at least they know the public isn’t completely zoned out and aren’t going to tolerate reckless behavior.
Locally, New Jersey managed to flip one district red, District 3 in southern New Jersey. Jon Runyan beat the Democrat Incumbent Adler 50 percent to 47 percent. Way to go, Southern and Western New Jersey Tea Parties! Sometimes change comes in small increments, although District 3 is quite a broad band.
Our candidate here in District 8, Roland Straten did not win. The final tally was Pascrell 63 percent to Straten, 36 percent. Though it was a loss, it was a decided improvement from Straten’s last run. He had a lot of enthusiastic support from local Tea Party Groups and local Republicans, though not a dime of help from the GOP, who consider District 8 a lost cause.
District 8 is a tough district for Conservative Republicans. For 14 years, Pascrell has had Big Labor, Big Cities, and Big Pharma on his pockets, making sure he’s flush with cash. District 8 Conservatives shouldn’t feel too bad about their loss. After all, New York City’s Charlie Rangel won by 100 percent, and he’s facing all sorts of ethics charges. He’s a complete crook. It makes one wonder what that says about the people who vote for someone like that.
The Republicans still have their work cut out for them. The fact that they supported Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski as a write-in candidate rather than the official Republican candidate, Joe Miller, who had Tea Party backing, says they still don’t quite get it. We’re going to have to make sure they do.
In fact, they hardly supported any of the Tea Party candidates. The GOP considers them monkey-wrenches in the political machine. It’s going to be a face-off in the Senate, with the Democrats holding a slight majority, while the Republicans now control the House. If they think the American people are going to stand for compromises with 10 percent unemployment, an un-Constitutional socialized medical care plan about to go into play, and a $13 trillion deficit, they’d better wake up now while there’s still time.
We haven’t put away our Tea Party signs. This is only Round One. Big Labor, Big Cities, and Big Corporations (including Big Pharma) may be in their pockets. But we're going to be in their faces.
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