The Democrats have mentioned Ronald Reagan as a case example of a President who has a bad Mid Terms and comes back to win big, in 1982 Reagan stated the following on the Mid Term losses of 26 on November 3rd 1982 “ Our target in the one House had been, as we said, somewhere between 17 and 27. Well, apparently it's turned out between 17 and 27 that we've lost in the House, but the main point is, and we're gratified, that we have not only maintained control of the Senate but that when we started 2 years ago we had 53, and we now have 54 Republican Senators. And we look forward to working with this Congress now in a bipartisan fashion to solving the major problems that still have to be solved…….But let me just say, first of all, there's a smile on our faces, and intentionally so. If you look traditionally at what has happened in a situation of this kind, we have every reason to feel good. A President, newly elected and who has brought in with him one house of the legislature -- or the Congress in his election -- this is the first time since 1928 that he has not lost, 2 years later, that House majority that he brought in with him. The average in times of economic stress -- the average loss in this 2-year election is 46. We feel very good about what's happened. Sure, we'd like to have won everything, but we knew we weren't going to.” Thus President Obama over the last two years has had the White House, the House and the Senate, in effect due to the need of 60 votes in the Senate to get any movement the Hill is gone, thus although the Democrats kept the Senate this is very much like 1994 with Obama facing a choice, keep to his ideology or make a move to the centre, the Guardian notes the following on the election defeat, “ one of the worst Democratic election defeats in 70 years.” The President at the Press Conference gave the impression that the defeat hadn’t really hit him yet, when the Republicans simply say NO to his Agenda and he cant move it, the real political horror will hit him, Reagan in his press conference turned the issue in to a positive, they had kept the losses in the House to below the norm, also they had added a Senator, Obama didn’t have that to say, one gets the feeling that Obama still has YES MEN around him that don’t want to tell him the political truth, if he wants a second term he will have to pull ObamaCare, that’s the choice, in political life you sometimes get such a simple choice.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Reagan vs. Obama - Mid Terms
The Democrats have mentioned Ronald Reagan as a case example of a President who has a bad Mid Terms and comes back to win big, in 1982 Reagan stated the following on the Mid Term losses of 26 on November 3rd 1982 “ Our target in the one House had been, as we said, somewhere between 17 and 27. Well, apparently it's turned out between 17 and 27 that we've lost in the House, but the main point is, and we're gratified, that we have not only maintained control of the Senate but that when we started 2 years ago we had 53, and we now have 54 Republican Senators. And we look forward to working with this Congress now in a bipartisan fashion to solving the major problems that still have to be solved…….But let me just say, first of all, there's a smile on our faces, and intentionally so. If you look traditionally at what has happened in a situation of this kind, we have every reason to feel good. A President, newly elected and who has brought in with him one house of the legislature -- or the Congress in his election -- this is the first time since 1928 that he has not lost, 2 years later, that House majority that he brought in with him. The average in times of economic stress -- the average loss in this 2-year election is 46. We feel very good about what's happened. Sure, we'd like to have won everything, but we knew we weren't going to.” Thus President Obama over the last two years has had the White House, the House and the Senate, in effect due to the need of 60 votes in the Senate to get any movement the Hill is gone, thus although the Democrats kept the Senate this is very much like 1994 with Obama facing a choice, keep to his ideology or make a move to the centre, the Guardian notes the following on the election defeat, “ one of the worst Democratic election defeats in 70 years.” The President at the Press Conference gave the impression that the defeat hadn’t really hit him yet, when the Republicans simply say NO to his Agenda and he cant move it, the real political horror will hit him, Reagan in his press conference turned the issue in to a positive, they had kept the losses in the House to below the norm, also they had added a Senator, Obama didn’t have that to say, one gets the feeling that Obama still has YES MEN around him that don’t want to tell him the political truth, if he wants a second term he will have to pull ObamaCare, that’s the choice, in political life you sometimes get such a simple choice.
The POWER - The New Republican Congress
BBC News: Reports on the new power in the House of Representatives, from the Speaker Elect John Boehner to the stars of the Republican Congress, Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor. For the left wing BBC quite a fair review of their careers. Read of the Day.
The Oval and the Mid Term Elections
Reports that President Obama has telephoned the new Speaker - Elect of the House of Representatives Rep. Boehner, the President stated the following to the successful Republicans “ looking forward to working with him and the Republicans to find common ground, move the country forward and get things done for the American people. ”. The Oval has one chance to get this right off the mark, the President has a choice, he can look the American voter in the eye and admit that health care reform was passed without their approval and will be reformed and the Bush 43 tax cuts will be extended for all, or he can be arrogant and think that the US voter is simple and that he has to lead them to voter, that he will not move from his liberal agenda and will just fight the Congress for the next two years. The problem when you look at Obama is the fact that he has not shown that he has the pragmatic skills of a Reagan or Bill Clinton, he has shown the arrogance of Jimmy Carter, also he seems not to have that REAGAN connection with the US voter, thus we shall what Obama is made off over the next few months, the wrong path and one term President in 2012.
The Mid Terms and the Senate
The New York Times: Reports on the latest results, the Democrats on 51 Seats hold the Senate while the Republicans are on 46, a gain of six. There are three more States to announce the result. Although the Republicans didn’t take the Senate they control what can get through, to move anything in the Senate you need 60 votes, if the Republicans keep together then the Senate is frozen. The real problem is for Democratic Senators that represent Conservative or Moderate States, will they prevent a Bill that revokes ObamaCare, will they uphold a Presidential veto by the Obama White House. In 2012 a majority of Democrats are up for re - election, are they willing to be flushed down the toilet to save the Obama Presidency. Its fun time again folks on the Hill.
The Mid Term Results - The Day After Part Three
The New York Times: Reports on the results on the 2010 Mid Term Elections, in the House the Republicans are on 239 Seats a gain of over sixty seats, the Democrats are on 183 with 13 Seats still to announce their results. In the House this a great result for the Republicans, it gives the House Republicans the mandate to bury the Obama Agenda. The 1st Bill out of the House should be a Bill to revoke ObamaCare, force the Senate Democrats to kill the bill or even better get President Obama to VETO the bill. Any big spending bills by the Oval are dead in the water, the Republicans in the House should go for smaller government reforms, low taxes, strong defence, all things that Obama is weak on before the 2012 elections. One Party rule is over folks, the founding fathers would be proud of the voter.
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