Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) decided today that he will not seek reelection this year, paving the way for a republican takeover of this seat the Democrats thought they would still retain.
Clearly, this is a huge deal as the Democrat Congress struggles to keep their control of both houses in a year when the voters are showing their total disgust for the body.
Bayh's departure sends another signal to the political orbit, one that should worry President Barack Hussein Obama.
Will the moderate Bayh, with his $13M campaign treasure and history, challenge the incumbent president in 2012 who is increasingly seen as a weak leader?
The Indiana senator was on Obama's list for vice president despite having endorsed Hillary Clinton's presidential candidacy, was the youngest governor elected to his state in 1989 at the age of 33, and has never lost an election.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Thoughts for the day
So, the only Kennedy serving in Washington, Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), the son of the late senator Ted Kennedy, has some mincy words for Massachusetts junior senator Scott Brown.
As reported in The Hill newspaper, Kennedy calls Brown's election as "a joke", and derides Brown's decision to move up his swearing in by a week.
Well, the people of Massachusetts voted in an election, and the winner was Brown. Does Kennedy think the voters in his father's state are a bunch of nitwits? What does he think of Senator Al Franken (D-MN)?
Sure, Kennedy is upset that Brown cast a vote last night against President Obama appointee to the National Labor Relations Board, but that is his right now.
Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night, and was asked, "Is [Senator Joe Lieberman] a dick?"
Jokingly, Weiner responded, "Yes, Jon."
In a week where we have also learned that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel referred to wayward Democrat activitsts at "retards" last August in a private meeting with Democrats, what's happened to the Democrats' call for civility?
Speaking of Senator Al Franken, it's getting interesting watching this attack dog going after Obama for not laying the groundwork for easy passage of health care legislation.
However, I think someone should tell this comedian the office of the president is an independent body.
The senate and house leadership cannot agree on whether there should be a public option or whether to raise taxes on cadillac health care plans. And, the American people do not want a government takeover of healthcare.
So, word of wisdom to Franken, keep making us laugh while you serve.
As reported in The Hill newspaper, Kennedy calls Brown's election as "a joke", and derides Brown's decision to move up his swearing in by a week.
Well, the people of Massachusetts voted in an election, and the winner was Brown. Does Kennedy think the voters in his father's state are a bunch of nitwits? What does he think of Senator Al Franken (D-MN)?
Sure, Kennedy is upset that Brown cast a vote last night against President Obama appointee to the National Labor Relations Board, but that is his right now.
The people of Massachusetts voted for change. Accept it, Patrick. The Kennedy Era is pretty much ovah!
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Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night, and was asked, "Is [Senator Joe Lieberman] a dick?"
Jokingly, Weiner responded, "Yes, Jon."
In a week where we have also learned that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel referred to wayward Democrat activitsts at "retards" last August in a private meeting with Democrats, what's happened to the Democrats' call for civility?
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Speaking of Senator Al Franken, it's getting interesting watching this attack dog going after Obama for not laying the groundwork for easy passage of health care legislation.
However, I think someone should tell this comedian the office of the president is an independent body.
The senate and house leadership cannot agree on whether there should be a public option or whether to raise taxes on cadillac health care plans. And, the American people do not want a government takeover of healthcare.
So, word of wisdom to Franken, keep making us laugh while you serve.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
The Coming Political Showdown
If 2009 was a good year for President Barack Hussein Obama, 2010 will certainly be a year he will wish he could run away from as quickly as possible.
Yes, the latter half of last year proved to be a little bit bumpy, especially with the Tea Party movement gaining ground over issues on healthcare and the national debt. The elections of two Republican governors in November abruptly ended his third honeymoon, a feat never given to other presidents in their first year.
However, 2010 will be a political revolutionary year for both parties, and here's why. For one, the Democrats are scared as hell of losing power once again. And, it looks like the main reason is Obama, according to the pundits.
But, blaming Obama for all the Democrats' political troubles is merely a scapegoat. Congressional Democrats have no one to blame but themselves for supporting the leadership running that entire body.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is a miserable failure who acts like Mussolini while her counterpart in the senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) looks like a bumbling fool who's been hit about the head a number of times. Neither inspires confide, but they retain their power because nobody in their caucus are willing to stand up against them for fear of retribution through loss of appropriations and committee chairs.
Democrats, however fearful of their leadership, are increasingly concerned of the coming mid-term election because, as history shows, the party that run the White House normally loses control of one or both bodies in Congress. Remember the election of 1994 and 2006?
Last week's testimony before the House Oversight & Government Reform committee, Treasury secretary Tim Geithner faced a tongue-lashing not only by the GOP but by the Democrats regarding his role in the bailout of AIG and others.
Democrats are also becoming more interested with homeland security issues to appear tough on the security front. But, will all this be enough to avert what is projected to be a significant loss in both chambers come November 2nd?
It's quite clear congressional Democrats, like congressional GOPers under Bush, are distancing themselves from President Obama. However, perhaps Democrats ought to distance themselves from Pelosi and Reid, too. Talk about two divisive personalities who are willing to skirt the House and Senate rules to pass healthcare legislation with a bare partisan majority vote rather than a super majority vote.
Said Pelosi with respect to healthcare legislaiton on January 28, 2010: "You go through the gate. If it's closed, you go over the fence. If the fence is too high, we'll pole vault in. If that doesn't work, we'll parachute in. But we're going to get health care reform passed for the American people."
It's such language flying in the face of massive popular uproar that is hurting the Democrats more so than Obama's anti-business rhetoric. The view that the government knows better than the people is a foreign concept liberals have been trying to plant into the American mindset.
So, expect 2010 to be a very turbulent year in politics. As for the GOP, well, there are a few RINOs who could use a pink slip. McCain certainly comes to mind.
Yes, the latter half of last year proved to be a little bit bumpy, especially with the Tea Party movement gaining ground over issues on healthcare and the national debt. The elections of two Republican governors in November abruptly ended his third honeymoon, a feat never given to other presidents in their first year.
However, 2010 will be a political revolutionary year for both parties, and here's why. For one, the Democrats are scared as hell of losing power once again. And, it looks like the main reason is Obama, according to the pundits.
But, blaming Obama for all the Democrats' political troubles is merely a scapegoat. Congressional Democrats have no one to blame but themselves for supporting the leadership running that entire body.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is a miserable failure who acts like Mussolini while her counterpart in the senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) looks like a bumbling fool who's been hit about the head a number of times. Neither inspires confide, but they retain their power because nobody in their caucus are willing to stand up against them for fear of retribution through loss of appropriations and committee chairs.
Democrats, however fearful of their leadership, are increasingly concerned of the coming mid-term election because, as history shows, the party that run the White House normally loses control of one or both bodies in Congress. Remember the election of 1994 and 2006?
Last week's testimony before the House Oversight & Government Reform committee, Treasury secretary Tim Geithner faced a tongue-lashing not only by the GOP but by the Democrats regarding his role in the bailout of AIG and others.
Democrats are also becoming more interested with homeland security issues to appear tough on the security front. But, will all this be enough to avert what is projected to be a significant loss in both chambers come November 2nd?
It's quite clear congressional Democrats, like congressional GOPers under Bush, are distancing themselves from President Obama. However, perhaps Democrats ought to distance themselves from Pelosi and Reid, too. Talk about two divisive personalities who are willing to skirt the House and Senate rules to pass healthcare legislation with a bare partisan majority vote rather than a super majority vote.
Said Pelosi with respect to healthcare legislaiton on January 28, 2010: "You go through the gate. If it's closed, you go over the fence. If the fence is too high, we'll pole vault in. If that doesn't work, we'll parachute in. But we're going to get health care reform passed for the American people."
It's such language flying in the face of massive popular uproar that is hurting the Democrats more so than Obama's anti-business rhetoric. The view that the government knows better than the people is a foreign concept liberals have been trying to plant into the American mindset.
So, expect 2010 to be a very turbulent year in politics. As for the GOP, well, there are a few RINOs who could use a pink slip. McCain certainly comes to mind.
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