As always, the left brings the level of discourse to a new low… (Huff Po) – In an unofficial start to the last stretch of the 2010 campaign season, top officials throughout the Democratic Party upped the rhetoric on Wednesday, spotlighting the crazier characters and policy positions that could land in Congress with GOP gains. No one, however, brought as much gusto to the pitch as Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Penn.) Introducing DNC Chairman Tim Kaine at the University of Pennsylvania, the retiring Pennsylvania Democrat, known for his oratorical flair, warned about the government being taken over by “whackos.” He called some of the more colorful characters in the Republican Party “fruit loops.” He derided House Minority Leader John Boehner as “the tan guy,” and said that some of the GOP’s positions are “flat out crazy.” “I’m telling you,” Rendell said. “If I’m an independent voter in [Rep.] Patrick Murphy’s district, sure I’m worried about the deficit but I sure as heck am worried about people who want to do away with the 14th amendment. I’m sure as heck worried about people who don’t think the president was born in the United States of America. I sure as heck am worried about people who think that workers are staying home because of unemployment benefits… they are nuts. They are flat-out crazy.” “We are going to turn the reins of the Congress over to these people who are more and more dominated by the whacko right?” he added.
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Yes, everything that has happened up to this point has been the overture, prologue, or whatever other metaphor is most suitable for the reader. This is the time when the rest of the people who will be voting in the midterms will start looking around and paying attention to everything that’s going around them. Which is, of course, their privilege; besides, there’s probably less of them this time around. And they’re going to see the following: The economy is a shambles (look it up, sometime: it’s a hideously appropriate term for the situation). 9.6% unemployment, and I can say without fear of contradiction that the only way that it will dip down to 6% or better next month is if the Rapture’s on Wednesday. The Democrats are getting hammered in their races. We’re fighting in Connecticut, California, Illinois, and Delaware: they’re fighting… largely in their own territory. It tells you a lot that their best Senate pickup is relying on a rapidly-fading third party candidate, and that I can count on one hand how many Republican House races are in play. The Democrats are getting hammered in the polls. The generic ones say it all, really – but add Stu Rothenberg to the list of people who think that the House is going to flip. That GOTV thing that the Democrats keep saying will save them? Not so much . That President will save candidates in danger thing? Not so much . It’s not over, but the narrative of the 2010 race is going to be established by the end of next week, and by all accounts the Other Side is going to enjoy the consequences about as much as we did when it happened to us in 2006 and 2008. I also seem to recall a certain lack of sympathy being passed my way on those occasions. Moe Lane PS: “But, Moe! Tell Republicans this and they’ll stay home and the Democrats will win anyway!” Sure they will. Players always quit a game in progress when they’re ahead and the other team can’t catch a break. Street fights always stop the moment when the other guy’s first laid out on the ground. And political movements hungry for wins always treat the news that they’re ahead with lessened enthusiasm. Happens all the time , really. PPS: So no, I’m not going to tell you to not get cocky. It ain’t bragging if you can do it. Crossposted to Moe Lane .
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Filed under: Barack Obama , Economy , Taxes , Obama Administration , Unemployment , Jobs , White House Given the strong GOP resistance to any new government spending, whether the legislation stands a chance of passage is very much in the air.
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The Dumbocrats are about to find out the real meaning of ‘Hope and Change’… (CBS) – With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) in the upcoming mid-term elections, Jim VandeHei, the executive editor of Politico, told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that the Obama administration is in a horrible position. “Does the White House understand this?” asked guest host Harry Smith. “Do you feel any sense of panic or concern” on the part of the administration? “They get it. There’s panic. There’s concern,” VandeHei said. “The reality for this administration stinks, politically and practically, when it comes to the economy. You’re not going to be able to change that 9.6-percent unemployment figure. You can’t get anything from Congress in the next couple of months.” “Not only are they running away from President Obama, they’re running away from being Democrats in some cases. In some races you actually see the Democratic candidates not really mentioning that they’re a Democrat in their campaign ads,” Cordes said. Smith asked his guests to try to identify the source of the discontent: “From your experience on the Hill, have you heard any Democrats in private conversations say, ‘You know what? We went down the wrong road. We went after health care. We went after so many other things on the Obama agenda as opposed to, in the end of the day, it’s all about creating jobs?’” “Not only have we heard that, but we’ve been hearing it for months,” said Cordes. “We heard it during the health care debate that dragged on for a year when the economy was so bad; they focused on health care and they focused on financial regulation.
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