Obama’s Army Is Going AWOL
February 20, 2010
The “Millennial Generation” of young voters, many of whom comprise one of the President’s most devoted political action committees, Organizing For America, who were a major factor in Barack Obama being elected President in 2008 are not “feeling the love” for the Democratic party that they once had.
In 2008, party affiliation among young voters who “leaned to” one party or another favored Democrats over Republicans by a margin of 62% to 30%.
By 2010 the margin has shrunk to 54% Democrat, 40% Republican.
In February 2009, 73% of Millennials approved of President Obama’s job performance.
Just one year later, in February 2010, only 57% of Millennials give Obama a positive rating.
Sounds like the Millennials “liberal love” is fading.
How do Millennials compare to the political leanings of other age groups?
Among Generation X’ers, 38% described their political views as moderate and 38% said they were conservative; only 20% described themselves as liberal.
More Baby Boomers and members of the Silent Generation described their political views as conservative than moderate; 43% of Baby Boomer voters said they are conservative, 36% described themselves as moderate and only 18% said they are liberal. Similarly, 45% of voters in the Silent Generation described their views as conservative, 35% as moderate and 15% said they are liberal.
After such a strong showing of support for liberal values in 2008, the tide among younger voters may be shifting.
In the fourth quarter of 2009, as many Millennial voters identified themselves as liberals (29%) as conservatives (28%), while 40% said they are moderates.
So what does all of this mean for younger voters future support of President Obama, Democrat political candidates, and liberalism in general?
Sir Winston Churchill said it best:
“If you’re not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you’re not a consevative at forty you have no brain.”
Source: Pew Research Center
Dick Cheney Visits CPAC
February 19, 2010
Former Vice-President Dick Cheney made a surprise appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Cheney was warmly received by the crowd at CPAC, the annual Washington D.C gathering where the leaders of the conservative movement, as well as the rank-and-file members, gather to discuss strategy and policy.
Cheney cited recent election results in Virginia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts as encouraging signs for conservatives’ future prospects.
And one particular remark of Cheney’s during his address gained him a standing ovation.
Congress Hit With A Capitol Offense
February 18, 2010
A recent CNN poll revealed just how fed up Americans are with their members of Congress:
Only 1/3 of voters think that their particular members of Congress should be returned next year.
Sixty three percent of voters polled are against re-electing members of the House and Senate whose terms will be up this year.
The anger seems to be equally directed between Democrats and Republicans, however this is worse news for the Democrats as they have more seats at risk in the 2010 elections.
And the voters of Massachusetts sending Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate may have sent a message that the Democrats won’t want to hear.
Yet with the general feeling among the electorate, regardless of political affiliation, leaning towards “throw the bums out”, the Republicans shouldn’t become too smug.
Democrats Cave In, Will Seat Scott Brown
February 4, 2010
It’s time for Teddy’s seat warmer to fing a new place to sit.
Sen.-elect Scott Brown of Massachusetts on Wednesday demanded to be seated immediately, saying that while he was set to be sworn in Feb. 11, there are a number of votes scheduled prior to that date — votes that, once he is seated, Republicans can defeat.
Democrats, seeking to avoid a prolonged battle over seating a duly elected senator, quickly assented.
In a letter from Mr. Brown’s attorney to Gov. Deval Patrick and Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin — both Democrats — Mr. Brown argued that the results of the special election in Massachusetts on Jan. 19 are not in doubt. While Senator-elect Brown had tentatively planned to be sworn into office February 11, he has been advised that there are a number of votes scheduled prior to that date, For that reason, he wants certification to occur immediately, wrote his attorney, Daniel B. Winslow. As he is the duly elected United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, he is entitled to be seated now.
The lawyer asked that the results of the Jan. 19 special election be certified without delay and no later than 11 a.m. Thursday, in time to allow Senator-elect Brown to be administered the oath of office by the Vice President tomorrow afternoon. Hours before Mr. Brown’s demand, Mr. Galvin delivered official copies of the election results to the Governor’s Council. Mr. Patrick’s staff announced that the governor would sign Mr. Brown’s election certificate in the council’s presence — as is required by law — during a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Scott Brown Is Elected, Not Allowed To Vote In The Senate
January 31, 2010
In the past few days, the Senate has voted on three major pieces of legislation:
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s confirmation.
Establishing spending caps.
Raising the federal debt ceiling.
In these and other matters that have been voted on in the Senate since Brown’s election, the Senator from Massachusetts casting a vote has been Paul Kirk.
Former Massachusetts Senator Paul Kirk.
This is after numerous Democrat leaders claiming that Brown would be seated immediately, in accordance with Massachusetts state law.
Where is the outcry, not only from the citizens of the Bay State, but from the leadership of the GOP?
Calling Michael Steele.
Obama’s Answer For America Is: More Obama
January 28, 2010
President Obama must be a firm believer in the old saying “If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.”
I guess he never heard the one about what defines doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
There’s a story of an ex hausted tenor at La Scala who, facing repeated cries of “Encore,” responded that he couldn’t go on. A man rose in the audience to say, “You’ll keep singing until you get it right.”
That seems to be the defining principle of the Obama administration — whose response to every problem, every setback, every hiccup and challenge has been, simply, “more Obama.”
Indeed, for people who aren’t sticklers for political jargon, it will be a shock that last night was Obama’s first State of the Union Address, since it was his third formal address to a joint session of Congress. Yet for all of the political déjà vu, what was most surprising last night was the degree to which Obama delivered even more of the same.
Washington graybeards and pundits have been insisting that Obama needs to “start over,” “reboot” and “tack to the middle” after Scott Brown’s win in Massachusetts. But Obama’s response last night was to recommit himself to the agenda that has gotten him in so much trouble.
In fairness, the president took a French-bath of Clintonism before he took to his beloved TelePrompTer. He doused himself with the scent of the deficit-fighter and trade-promoter. He unveiled a slew of small, easy, applause-gathering proposals and populist appeals that he knows will go nowhere.
He also indulged in a lot of feel-your-pain pathos, trying to connect with the real Americans suffering from the recession and the misdeeds of a “Washington” that Obama seems to think is run by someone other than him.
A New Declaration Of Independence
January 28, 2010
This time, it’s a Declaration Of Independence from Obamacare.
The only thing missing was quills and powdered wigs.
Eleven House conservatives on Wednesday signed a “Declaration of Health Care Independence” at an event staged by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), and there was no shortage of Revolutionary War rhetoric and tea party references.
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) compared Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts last Tuesday to the battle of Lexington in April 1775. The congressmen signed their names at the bottom of the so-called declaration, which had been printed in a small font to mirror Thomas Jefferson’s calligraphy.
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) noted that the signers of the original Declaration of Independence put their lives and property at stake. The Republicans who signed Wednesday afternoon appeared to be in no grave political danger, since they all have fairly safe seats.
“Last week Massachusetts fired another shot that was heard round the world,” Akin said. “Each of those shots were followed by various declarations. … The shot has been fired now twice in Massachusetts, and this is a declaration.”
I’m Better At Math And Puzzles Than The President
January 26, 2010
I understand what numbers and statistics mean, and I can “connect the dots.”
It’s becoming obvious that President Obama can’t.
Forget any hope you may have had about President Obama reducing the size of the federal deficit.
I know, I know, many of you reading this place some (if not more than some) of the size of the deficit on the shoulders of the Democratic Party’s reckless spending, bailouts, etc.
Regardless of how is at fault for the ballooning amount of debt America is saddled with, one thing is clear.
There is no HOPE of President Obama bringing about any significant CHANGE.
The President will not reduce the deficit, nor will he cut spending, due to the fact that he cannot do the math when it comes to things that affect him on a personal level.
Cosider the following:
In 2008, Obama won in Massachusetts by 26 points.
In last week’s Senate race, Martha Coakley lost to Scott Brown by 5 points.
That’s a 31 point difference.
In 2008, Obama carried New Jersey by 16 points.
In the recent Governor’s race, the Democrat incumbent candidate lost by 4 points.
A 20 point difference.
In 2008, candidate Obama won in Virginia by 6 points.
In 2009, the Democrat candidate for Governor lost by 18 points.
Net loss, 24 points.
However you crunch the numbers, these results are a clear repudiation of President Obama and his agenda.
And the news gets worse.
According to the latest Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll, the data shows that 25% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -16.
All of this should be a cause for concern on the part of president Obama.
Yet his arrogance continues to lead him to believe that American’s will still drink the Kool-Aid, and that he and his fellow Democrats can continue to promote their Socialist agenda.
Sorry Mr. President, the numbers just don’t add up.
House Majority Leader Has A “Senior Moment”
January 25, 2010
I feel bad for him, but what other explanation could there be?
When asked to comment on the results of last week’s Senate race in Massachusetts, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer had this to say:
“I think what the public is angry about is they see, first of all, an opposition for opposition’s sake.”
He was of course alluding to the Democrats often-made claim that Republicans won’t support health care reform, or the rest of President Obama’s agenda, simply to be obstructionist.
And that the American public is mad at what Hoyer believes is “opposition for opposition’s sake.”
They sure have a strange way of showing it Steny.
They show that they are fed up with Republicans in general, and the Republican Party opposing health care “reform” by electing yet another republican to the Senate, one who made no secret of his opposition to passing Obamacare by signing his autograph with the number “41″.
As in 41 Republicans taking away your party’s supermajority.
And they elected number 41 in a state that hasn’t elected a Republican Senator in 42 years.
Oh yeah Congressman Hoyer, I can see where your coming from.
And I’ve got a pretty good guess as to where you and many of your fellow Democrats are going this November.
Senate Win For Brown Is George Bush’s Fault
January 22, 2010
Trying to put a positve spin on Scott Brown’s election victory in Massachusetts, President Obama declared that “the anger that elected Brown is the same anger that elected him, and it goes back eight years.”
Well, I’m glad he cleared that up for us.
I knew that George Bush had to be the reason that one of the most liberal states in America would elect a conservative to the United States Senate.
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