Democrat Jerry McNerney Wins House Race in California, Stalling GOP Pickup at 63

The premise advanced by "Darling" is cogent explanation of what went wrong for Obama and the Democrats. Except, by and large, it is a falacy. The Repubs made it clear from the get go they would not budge an inch and their definition of "compromise" was complete capitualation to half-baked, half measures which would avoid truly responding to the health care mess and fiscal crisis. It was more a matter of the main idea being "NO" at any price and anything less wasnt being bipartisan. So, tell me, is covering young adults to 26 under the employed or financially capable parent's plan a bad idea when job prospects are bleak and few 22 year olds can afford $500 + a month for insurance? Is it a bad idea that insurance companies can no longer cherry pick the most profitable policies all while making record profits and deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions? And by 2014 could no longer exclude adults for the same reason? At some point, the basic access to health care has to be dealt with and methods to pay for the reforms MUST occur. Americans usually dont expect something for nothing, so why do we assume there wont be some quid pro qou for some of these benefits? And the stimulus....really deficit spending in the classic Keynsian sense to avoid further decline and increase demand has proven to be essential to avert a cataclysmic disaster, the likes of which has not been seen since the 30's. And even Cap and Trade, which I didnt care for from the get go, was a Republican idea originated under the Reagan Bush years. But its advanced by Obama and its now anathema. Primarily because no one takes time to study ideas and concepts but respond to sound bites and names tagged onto a policy which render thinking or debate unnecessary. The real culprit, in part, were the MILLIONS poured in from unknown sources which demonized and simplified every argument and swayed many races unfairly. And explains why this article describes how many elements of the health care plan are desired by the public but everyone is generically against the plan. It is the death of deliberation and give and take. And polarization and inaction is and will be the result. But the myth of bipartisan cooperation, sadly, is what allowed the Democrats to dither and not deliver real chance and seem decisive or explain their approach effectively. And 63 seats changing hands is the result. Time to wake up before 2012 completes the trend and we are back to Bush redux and free rein for the oligarchical class.

only a 63 seat loss for the dems?not to mention the 6 senate.and the govs races.boy it looks like the dems were on their A game this election.cant wait for the govs to start redistricting.then the dems could really be in trouble.obama could have been considerd a great prez.all he had to do was just sit with the repubs and include some,not all,of their ideas in healthcare it could have been bipartisian and then he wouldnt be taking all the heat for healthcare.he could have incorporated some,not all,of the ideas repubs had in the stimulus.but no.he chose to have the dems write it and then vote on it.now hes paying a heavy political price.his my way or the highway might come back to haunt him.he might be walking down that highway soon.

All the disputed races are going to the Libs. Coincidence? They have the deck stacked in their favor. They have proven that the will of the people and the US Constitution mean NOTHING to them. We must not become complacent! The enemy draws near and must be stopped, or else America as we know it will cease to exist.

WOW... Only a 63 seat pickup for the Conservitives... Lets see, the last time this happened was in the mid 1930's. It 2012 it will be the Senate that flips....

Mexifornia is finished ! They just don't know it yet. The sad part is they did it to themselves with their never ending entitlement programs in return for votes. They will expect the Government to bail them out but I doubt if this happens, all the other bankrupt states would expect the same. The USA is broke, we can't do it ! This is the result of their elected officals who have sold their soul and their country for money, power and votes. You got what you wanted CA ! You may soon be part of Mexico.

Well Charlie Rangle got off scott free, This is a good reason to have 2 4 year term limits just like the Pres gets.

Just another Pelosi clone. It proves they we get the kind of representative we deserve. McNerney is truly a follower and Pelosi tells him what to do. Hopefully in two years we can send Jerry packing along with the other liberal ilk in CA-11.

California deserves every democrat they get.

fakeconomics1-Florida has had term limits for many years and it seems to have no good affect on stopping corruption.

jmm8254-You obviously don't know too much about national news. If you think only Democratic states have problems, you have never been to Florida. The money woes here are as bad if not worse than any state except California. Republicans are being indicted at an alarming rate. Our Governor elects company was fined almost 2 Billion for medicare fraud and our Senator elect is being investigated for shaky deals while he was Florida House Speaker. My local state Senator is being investigated by the FBI for deals he was involved in while a County Commissioner. Party affiliation has nothing to do with being a crook. America needs a strong 3rd Party.