Campaign Ads Take Nastier, More Personal Turn in Midterms

Democrats became the majority in the house on 01/2007 and in 01/2009 they controlled all three branches of the legislature.In 2007 they did not have a veto proof majority in the house.In 2001 the federal budget had a surplus of 127.3 billion dollars and in 2009 there was a deficit of 1.4 trillion dollars.Budgets are passed a year in advance unless there is gridlock then we get continuing resolution and increasing of the debt ceiling.Mike Oxley(R) was head of the House banking committee until 01/2007.This is the committee that oversaw Fannie and Freddy.These facts may be inconvenient for spinmiesters but they are facts.

Despite all the slick ads and ugly insults, when you finally get a Republican to actually state what they would do to fix the economic disaster their party created, all they can do is mouth the same tired old Supply Side Economic policies from 30 years ago when people listened to 8 Track Tapes.

It's why politics is often called "the sport of kings". Only the strong survive.

The Tea Party Abortion video was sooooooo offensive!! I can't believe they made Obama look like some creepy "angel of death," and blamed all of the country's former problems on him. It makes me sick. I support Obama, but I am also 100% pro-life. It's ridiculous what people do to make their opponents look bad. Just because someone doesn't support one of your beliefs, it doesn't allow you to call them "angel of death" or make them look like the joker. That was probably one of the most offensive videos I have ever seen.

Re: Amendment 62 What an ad!!!!! Now this is "Madison Avenue' at it's best. After I saw the ad I wanted to vote! I didn't want to be one of those people that are underestimated! I wanted to show the government what I could do! I wanted to watch it again! I, I, I, ..... wait a minute. I have no issue with abortion! I'm not sure I agree with the amendment! I'm not sure of the logistics of a cell being a person! But I LOVED THAT AD!!!!!!!! And I want that team to make a commercial ASAP to sell my house, LOL!

Here's something to munch on for a while, since we're politicking. Ever notice how each political party says they're right and the other one is wrong? Ever notice that both sides (though Republicans are more apt to do it, truthfully) beat the Constitutional drum of Constitution this and Constitution that and that, if they had their way, there would be only ONE party since the other one is always wrong? Uh... Yeah. Exactly. We call that ANARCHY, not two-party democracy, folks. The whole reason for having two parties is so neither one has too much power. So shut the heck up, bitching about the other party when, if there wasn't one, you'd have NO democracy! And one more thing. The original convention was not to have a two-party democracy AT ALL! Just a plain and simple set of rules for the federal government. But some of the same authors of THAT convention were brought back together to fix other parts of it and ended up throwing it out altogether to come up with the Constitution we now wave around. Anyway, bon appetite.

I like the Amendment 62 music. Well-chosen for the ad.

It took Bush 8 Yrs to bankrupt America, It will take a little bit longer to dig us out.!!!! Be patience

The Tea Party ad is despicable!

I have to assume that the reason we have fewer positive statements about our politicians in their ads is that there must not be much positive that they can say about themselves. Sad, isn't it!