Can GOP capitalize on Dems troubles?

Not too long ago Obama was elected to bring hope and change to a country that was thirsty for hope and change. With majorities and both houses of Congress the White House set out to at great neck speed to pass a number issues that they had campaigned on.

Speed up to the the 2010 mid terms and the White House has had to strong arm fellow democrats to go get a health care bill through and defend and explain a $700 Billion stimulus that didnt really stimulate the economy. The economy is still sputtering by all accounts and is not likely to change by election day. The combination of the real estate collapse and the banks not lending credit means that many individuals like states will be forced to balance their budgets or go without.

I think that part of the problem was the attitude of the democrats towards the public that the party knows better than the people. Obamas challenge is that he will need to show some results that the American people can see and feel otherwise a well spoken speech usually rings hollow.

With Brown win, Obama agenda upended

Scott Brown took the political world by storm by winning a US Senate seat in Massachusetts which was vacated by the late Senator Ted Kennedy. Massachusetts voters sent a real strong and clear message to Washington that they didn't like what they were doing. With losses in Virginia and New Jersey and now Massachusetts the democrats are now forced to modify their agenda or face severe consequences in the November election. The democrats have always claimed they are for the people and the people have clearly spoken. The American people have said this is enough. The people will no longer allow the democrats to impose their will on the American people. It goes back to the Founding Fathers who wrote the Constitution giving the power to the people not the government. They knew the politicians would become corrupt as they always have.

Sarah Palin joins Fox News Channel!

Not surprisingly yet still exciting that Fox News has announced that Sarah Palin will be joing the Fox News Channel. The most powerful name in news has aquired the most intriguing personality of our generation. Palin will give us a little different perspective--particularily outside of the Washington Beltway mentality that has ruled politics for a long time.

Will the GOP win in 2010?

With victories in Virginia and New Jersey republicans are salivating over the prospects of winning in 2010. With the democrats in control of the White House, congress and the Senate and unable to make legislative progress on any major fronts.
The GOP has a message that resonates with voters. A bank bailout and stimulus package that has left the economy in shambles the democrats are scrambling to get the health care reform passed. While Obama was an attractive as a presidential candidate he has found out the hard way how difficult the job of president really is. He must be willing to make hard decsions in the face of criticism. He should heed the advice of his predecessor former Pres. Bush that his enemies wont be the republicans but his fellow democrats. While health care is important but that he must get many parties to agree with him. He must rise up to the occassion as commander in chief and make a decision. He is the person in charge so he alone must make the decision. The problem here is that we are already in Afghanistan and so our troops are awaiting a decision while defending our freedom.

The race is on for the governorship

There are seven candidates who have announced their intentions to run for governor. A notable candidate is not running former congressman Jim Ramstad. Former Senator Norm Coleman has yet to decide whether he will run for governor. Coleman previously ran in 1998. So far the contendors are Rep. Marty Seifert, former Speaker Steve Sviggum, former state auditor Pat Anderson, Rep. Laura Brod, former Rep. Bill Haas, State Senator David Hahn.

The pundits, media wrong about Sarah Palin

Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska recently announced that she will be vacating her job as governor of Alaska. I think that the pundits and the media are wrong. Palin clearly has a unique brand. She galvanizes conservatives and irritates and annoys the political establishment and national media. Even after being the running mate to then republican candidate John McCain the media continued its attack on Sarah Palin--Why? Because now they have a strong conservative they must compete with. Why? Because women have been told if they want to be a strong feminist they must be liberal. Sarah Palin is a serious threat to the feminist movment and that is why there is an all out assault on her. I dont blame her for resigning her governership. I didnt think the smear tactics could have gotten any worse than during the Bush administration but clearly the left does not like Palin and with allies in the media this makes their job that much easier. It was pretty obvious about this when they went after Palins children. The media has a constitutional respeonsiblity to hold our politicians acccountablility but they are clearly more interesting in ruining the reputations of good people rather than bringing the powerful to justice when necessary.

Is the goverment going to cutback...soon? Capitalism to the rescue

While many Americans and businesses have been forced to do with less and cut back the same has not been true for government. The government has typically gone into 300-400 billion deficits in the last few years. The government is reporting that we will be $1.6Trillion this year! The projections are also not looking good and is in fact going to increase. The only areas that are actually having real job growth is in government. That means that the government will be taking more of our rights and deciding who gets to have what and who gets to do what. I am always concerned about this because everyone seems to have a different definition of a living standard. The market should decide not the government. Why? Because history has shown that a standard of living based on the governments standard is considerably lower than the market standard ie the United States. For example when you have state controls like China, North Korea, former Soviet Union you have considerably lower standard of living. Countries that generally let the market decide tend to have a higher standard of living like the United States, Europe, and Asia. The free market certainly is not perfect but its the best that the human condition has brought us thus far. Yes, we are currently experiencing the ugly side of capitalism but in the long term capitalism trumps government every time. The irony is that capitalism is what will help China and Russia become great powers again.