Nov 05 2008
The decision has been made, but is the nation’s trust well placed?
Barack Obama ran a nearly flawless campaign. The same cannot be said of John McCain’s. Barack Obama had over three quarters of a billion dollars work with. McCain had only a third of that. Barack Obama had the unprecedented, and appalling support of the mainstream U.S. media. They fawned over him, protected him, and carried the water for him. If these advantages were not enough, Barack Obama also enjoyed an unprecedented economic crisis one month before the election … the perfect campaign issue, handed to him on a silver platter. Such is the stuff of American politics.
It was an historic victory. Barack Obama becomes the first person of color ever to be elected president. There is no doubt that his victory opens a new paradigm in American politics. For Democrats there could hardly have been better news. What must also be understood is that close to half of the American people did not vote for the winner. For the third presidential election in a row, half the nation did not support the victor.
So what has changed? Democrats will now hold the White House, and they will have a majority of 56 to 40 in the U.S. Senate, and a 246-172 majority in the U.S. House. To put it another way the ball is most definitely in their court. Democrats are solely in control.
Will they govern in a way that will benefit all Americans, or will they advance a very liberal agenda? President Elect Barack Obama hails from the far left of the Democratic Party. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reed are also far left politicians. That combination threatens and frightens half the country who are significantly more moderate or conservative. Will they ignore that, or will they offer a place at the table for the vanquished?
Politically Republicans have been rendered virtually powerless. The American people will no longer be able to lay blame on the G.O.P. Their expectations rest completely with Democrats now. Can they, will they, deliver?
Only time will tell.
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So now what happens when they figure out that they just eliminated the desire to be prosperous, when the goal is to “Spread the Wealth around”
Let’s see the Republicans (with the help of a lot of major media outlets) have spent the last 8 years trying to blame all of the problems that george created, exacerbated or ignored on the Clinton Presidency. But about 14 hours after Obama is elected ( not taken the Oath of Office, with out being in Office for a second) , Mike F. declares “The American people will no longer be able to lay blame on the G.O.P.”
Not sure if you checked the results this morning ( http://abcnews.go.com/politics ), but Obama DID get more than 50% of the votes cast for President and didn’t need help from the Supreme Court (bush2000) or voter suppression tactics/lost ballots (bush2004).
I am sure that the Democrats will be far more inclusive than the Republicans have been over the last 8 to 10 years. After 8 years of media enabling/codependent exploits, you should really get off of the track of writing/saying that the media supports the Democrats, when they are obviously willing to help the Republicans far more.
Let me be clear right up front. I am 50, white, Christian and conservative. My party suffered a setback on Tuesday. Difficult, but life goes on. Yesterday, while driving around all day on business, I tuned into the Sean Hannity show on AM 920. I tune in occasionally, but am not a regular listener. What I heard was disturbing. After a year of politics, I’m ready for a break. Not Mr Hannity. Listening to his rhetoric, and the response of his listeners, you almost got the feeling they wanted to void the election, by any means possible. Several callers were even hinting at violence. What the hell is going on? This behavior will only cause us to lose elections in the future. The in your face politics of Ann Coulter, Michael Savage and others of this ilk is dangerous. A large segment of our population eats up this bile as the gospel truth. Much of what they hear is false. But they lack the intellect to make smart decisions. These commentators prey on our lowest common denominator. God help us if violence befalls one of our elected officials. My question is this. Does someone at KXLY actually listen to these radio shows? Hard to believe that what I heard yesterday wouldn’t make a reasonable person ask if this content is appropriate. Or does declining revenue and job losses justify airing whatever it takes to keep people stirred up?
If you believe that the mass media favored McCain more than Obama, then I can understand why you would also believe in Barack Obama’s abilities to deliver on any number of his campaign promises.
Three days passed his election, he has already began to set the stage for a litany of those empty assurances to be revoked.
I’m sure you also believe Pelosi when she states that a massive democrat majority in congress will invariably lead to more bipartisanship on behalf of her constituancy.
Lets not try to put lipstick on this…. Obama was just more convincing when lying his pants off than McCain was.
By the way… Chris Matthews already pledged (on live tv) to do everything in his power to ensure the success of Obama’s presidency. Good grief.
How many promises did George keep?