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"The size and consistency of the probable Republican margin suggests that the party will win a large enough share of the popular vote nationwide to recapture control of the House of Representatives, barring a remarkable last-minute Democratic surge," Pew said.For eight years George Bush and the Republicans spent the US into a economic freefall. Common sense does not seem to enter the American voters minds so I guess the rest of us will have to suffer again. There is no way for them to do the things they promised you. After almost two years of saying No to everything, what are they going to do for you now?. I hope I'm wrong. I don't think so.
November 03 2010 at 5:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySo when the right takes control during the midterms does that mean I should expect everything to be fixed by February? it seems when they lost control of the house and senate they expected all the fixes to be in place the day after Obama took office, Im pretty certain we will now be hearing a long litany of whining from the republicans about how they cant do anything, its going to take longer to fix etc etc etc. The scary part is they are proposing doing nothing different from what they always propose and continue to do the same things that caused the mess in the first place. How long does it take America to learn?
November 02 2010 at 1:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyToomey and Corbett really look like wack jobs on something. Corbett is salivating for a win, but the Pennsylvanians supporting him must have a screw loose because surely he does. Toomby--is he a standin for that Laurel and Hardy guy.
November 02 2010 at 12:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPhil Ryan I will answer your question - Because the people know the Republicans did not put us in this mess. Obama and the Democrats did. Obama failed by not doing what the people want. Obama had his own agenda. A majority of people do not want what Obama, Pelosi, and Reid and the Democrats pushed through without reading or even discussing with the American people. Nobody cared to find out what the people wanted. Now the people will speak tomorrow.
November 01 2010 at 8:12 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyWithout reading or even discussing? The bill was publicly available- why did you fail to read it? The economic crisis began when the Clinton surplus was dismantled by 2 needless wars and the tax cuts for the wealthy. Our tax burden now that we complain so loudly about is less than it was under Eisenhower. Tell me what is good about telling kids with pre-existing conditions they can't get insurance, about insurance companies sitting as judge and jury on denying "experimental" treatment, about lifetime limits (which two of our dear Republican friends with critical illnesses can now see on the not so distant horizon). Tell me what is good about being the only Western country to have people going broke because they can't get essential medical treatment. I tire of the aggressive and prideful ignorance that throws platitudes around, but has never talked to much less researched how national health care systems actually work in the countries that have them. You are being played like a violin by large monied interests who have a lot invested in the current dysfunctional system.
November 02 2010 at 7:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMr. Ryan, no need to debate the wisdom of the democratically controlled house, senate and white house. It's as simple as this.....Does the math work?
November 01 2010 at 7:14 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyThe question I would ask is this: Republicans are not popular, in fact in polls they are less popular than democrats -- though neither of them cover themselves with glory with the public. Why would the electorateput the party that brought us this enconomic mess in the first place back into power? I simply do not get it. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. It has about as much logic as a kid murdering his parents and then asking the court to have mercy on him because he's an orphan. They've blocked, stalled and generally obstructed Obama every step of the way -- on ANYTHING. Even moderate run of the mill garden variety stuff they've blocked. And they get rewarded for obstruction. They want Obama to fail. And apparently the electorate agrees with them.
November 01 2010 at 3:05 PM Report abuse Permalink -10 rate up rate down ReplyBecause, sadly,the general mass of the electorate is not very thoughtful and wants an "instant fix". There is a lot of prideful ignorance abounding these days, and they own an entire network on top of it.
November 02 2010 at 7:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat is truly amazing about this midterm election is the facts reported by our corporaTE CONTROLLED MEDIA AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS AGO THAT THE gop WILL WIN THE HOUSE. tRULY A FEAT OF MAGNIFICENT FORTUNE TELLING OR A PREORDAINED CONCLUSION TO A CORPORATE CONTROLLED ELECTION PROCESS. THE THINGS THAT MAKE YA GO HMMM? VOTE THEM ALL OUT THEN VOTE THEM OUT AGAIN.
November 01 2010 at 1:45 PM Report abuse Permalink +8 rate up rate down ReplyThey'll win ONLY if the Democrat voters fail to show up. Common sense & rationality are still the most poppular ways of existing, and as such, outnumber the irresponsible & economic debauchery ways of the Republicans. The tea party is a collection of "Mad Hatters" from Alice in Wonderland lore. Given the terror the news organizations are putting into the general populace predicting a GOP landslide, the Democrats might just show up. Don't count things as a victory quite yet.... BTW, I'M VOTING!!
November 01 2010 at 12:33 PM Report abuse Permalink -14 rate up rate down Replyamerica has lost it's way, we the people are going to put back the party that cause the problem in the first place.we have such short memories. we elected Obama because the republicans screwed every thing up and they had 12 years to do it. do you really think they are going to fix anything? no they will start where they left off,they do not care about america or it's people.they truely are the party of no to the middle class and yes to the rich. God help us.
November 01 2010 at 12:27 PM Report abuse Permalink -14 rate up rate down ReplyNo matter the political affiliation, politicians are all corrupt and only make empty promises on the campaign trail. Just look at Obama. He made promise after promise and had the American people all dazzle-eyed believing he had all the answers. He wasted $780 billion dollars on a failed stimulus package. Sure he was able to get us out of Iraq, but he increased the war in Afghanistan. Nobody wanted the health-care overhall he shoved down the throat of the American people. Our children's children will be carrying the weight of his debt on their backs. I shudder to think of the life they'll have.
November 01 2010 at 11:44 AM Report abuse Permalink +23 rate up rate down ReplyWell, FAUX news notwithstanding, the "failed" stimulus package kept us out of depression, something the majority of economists agree on. Second, your paycheck got a little larger because the promise of a tax cut was kept. Yes, most people agree that the current health care system is broke and will cost much more over the long run than the current health carte plan, and this notion that "nobody" wanted the current health care package is not true. If you "shudder" about the debt, where were you in the eight years the debt was run up? Have you written your Congressman to reduce the debt by rolling back tax cuts for Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton and the FaceBook guy, which would go very far in reducing that debt?
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