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Post by AztecWilliam on Apr 6, 2010 9:56:20 GMT -8
I have long been aware of the general electoral situation of 1946. Here's a piece that goes into great detail on that important year in U.S. politics. What has 1946 got to do with 2010? We shall see. (When I said "great detail" I was not kidding. But don't let that stop you. There is plenty of interest here about the political lay of the land 64 years ago, a year I can just barely remember myself.) www.american.com/archive/2010/april/what-1946-can-tell-us-about-2010AzWm |
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Post by AlwaysAnAztec on Apr 6, 2010 13:41:10 GMT -8
Of course there is going to be a 'bounce back' in any off-year election. This year will be especially bouncy due to the economy and the historical success the Republican machine has in having their lies believed by many members of the party.
However, as long as the Republican Party is run by the right wing-nut fringe, they will never gain the number of seats in either house to retake the majority. And if you believe that any "Tea Party" members will gain any influence within the party hierarchy (at least within the next few years) you truly are dreaming.
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Post by AztecWilliam on Apr 6, 2010 16:30:17 GMT -8
Of course there is going to be a 'bounce back' in any off-year election. This year will be especially bouncy due to the economy and the historical success the Republican machine has in having their lies believed by many members of the party. However, as long as the Republican Party is run by the right wing-nut fringe, they will never gain the number of seats in either house to retake the majority. And if you believe that any "Tea Party" members will gain any influence within the party hierarchy (at least within the next few years) you truly are dreaming. Tell me, can you name a Republican who is not a "right wing-nut fringe member"? Just what would such a Rep. look like? Would he/she be in favor of abortion rights? How about supporting new taxes and increases in the size of the federal government? Would he/she vote for those? Maybe he/she would back a return to affirmative action and racial quotas in hiring. In other words, in your mind, how would a "non wing nut" Republican be differentiated form a typical Democrat office-holder? It's probably not fair for a member of one party to be telling another party who should be its leaders. This is a bit like the Dems saying that the GOP is the party of "no." Well, that is not entirely untrue, but what would the GOP have to do to avoid negative comments such as that one? Let's see, I think I have the answer; the Democrats would stop criticizing the Republicans if the latter were to adopt every single position held by the Democrats. In other words, the Democrats are saying, in essence, that the Republicans should just shut up and support whatever Democrat sponsored bill comes up for a vote in Congress. Well, that is absolutely reasonable, don't you think? After all, that's just what the Democrats did when George Bush was President and the GOP controlled both houses of Congress, right? Well, isn't that what happened? Or is my memory faulty? AzWm |
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