Pundits in the past often have pointed to a particular national election as being a crucial turning point in our country's progress. One doesn't have to be a learned expert to see that just such an election will take place in 2010.
It will be up to voting Democrats to turn out of office any senator or House member whose primary allegiance is to our young president rather than the people who voted them into office. Congressional members of both the Senate and the House must represent us, not blindly follow the wishes of an untried president who believes he can pack 40 to 50 years of change into a mere four years.
Surely those voters who elected President Obama did not realize they were voting for uncontrollable spending and national debt, ignoring our own nation's considerable natural resources and rendering our Constitution irrelevant.
One area of immediate improvement would be the dumping of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who would lead her party over a cliff if the White House told her to. Those House members who continue to support this self-aggrandizing prevaricator should lose their seats. That Pelosi sits third in line for the presidency surely presents a clear and present danger to us all.
Much is being said right now about the lack of political health in the Republican Party. The Democratic Party members must take heed. Continued blind support for the extreme views of their party's ideologues is a political virus that could cost them dearly. Let's all get out and vote in 2010.
Gene Rickaby
Martinez
Comments
Your LTE would make sense, Gene, if a majority of the voting public didn't buy into the "cradle to the grave" utopia promised by our current president and the strong support he's receiving from a compliant congress. At this time, the confused voters still believe the "rich" will pay all of the taxes to subsidize this utopia. Reality hasn't dawned on them yet. Of course, when it does, it will be Bush's fault.
I am not sure about any of our elected representatives. I tseems that none of them care about what is good for the country only what they can get from the people. It is time for the people to take back the government and let our voices be heard on election day. Wake up America and keep yourselves informed.
Justus, Obama can't figure out how to move 300 some folks out of Gitmo, can't remember who his secretary of defense is and confuses Veterans day with memorial day. How can he possible run Chrysler, the US and our economy? History repeats it's self, the Democrats were on the ropes a few years ago!
We have 2 Big Spending, Big Government, Pro Amnesty RINO Senators. With the AC's help Saxby and his Lobbyist son Bo were re elected last year. Johnny the Scoialist is running next year and we need to replace him with a CONSERVATIVE.
Amen, Ga Values. Georgians have been slopping these hogs way too long.
Vote the bums out! Starting with any that support liberal politicians. America needs to get back to the values that made this country great! Hard work and Honesty!!
"Honesty". What a joke.
Unfortunately colcamp, honesty HAS become a joke to many in our society. Also unfortunately, they seem to be the ones voting.
There isn't a politician alive, including the annointed one, capable of being honest.
We elect congress to represent us because they are in Washington and have insights we don't have. We must be aware that we are not aware of all the facts that they have and must trust them, as our elected officials to serve our best interest. We are too far removed from the situation to second guess our elected officials. However, I do admit it does giver fodder for posting as that is what we do in the comfort of our home. HELLO! HELLO! Regardless of who we elect and what they promise - once they are there, they are enlighten by our new president and amazed at the fine efforts he is making to clean up GW's mess. HELLO! HELLO!
Honesty is a joke when it comes to politicians, left, right, up or down, Dem or Rep, lib or cons.
The Great Society, is not so Great! Just look at public housing. Who created the Great Society?
jack#s just showed the essense of his thought process in his last post. No other comment is needed. He is a loss cause.
Nobody knows what will happen in the 2010 elections. Or even the 2012 elections. But sooner or later, probably sooner, the results of our huge deficit spending and consequent borrowing will show up. Inflation, high internetst rates, more unemployment, and astonomical taxes are on the way. It's the law of economics and cannot be avoided. And when the 10% of the flip flop voters see the results of what that have brought down on this country you can bet the Democrats are out. Many of those flip flop voters went Democrat because of the Republican dogma on social and religious issues. Fair enough. Another sizeable number of voters voted Democrat because of the October financial market panic. But when the long term consequences of the spending by the Democrats, the taxes that have to be levied to pay for it, the inflation and higher interest rates begin to show themselves you can bet the voter will run home to their first priority issue.....their pocketbook. Just ask Jimmy Carter. The Republicans may have lost their way on the spending issue for the last 8 years, but the Democrats have totally lost their collective mind. The Dems are mistaken if they think they are invincible.
The next big thing Obama will tackle is the so called "Windfall Profits" of the oil companies. Didn't Hillary Clinton include this in her platform? I am sure Obama has to be salivating at the thought of getting all this money under his control. Or is it the oil companies were smart enough to make it while they could so they wouldn't have to go to the government feeding trough in hard economic times? However, with gas prices on the rise again, and given Obama's penchant to "help the poor", it is just a matter of time until some sort of legislation is passed giving him some sort of control of the pricing policies of oil companies. I am not saying that I am not in favor of cheaper gas prices, I'm just saying oil companies beware.
blah, blah, blah, same old, same old. More bitterness from sorer losers.
All president were , untried until they became president.And the voters did, vote out those they thought,were no use to the people on nov. fourth.Continue to do what you did for the last eight years, and things will be alright!!!
This Democrat is about 90% satisfied with Obama and about 70% satisifed with the Democratic Congress. As for the elected officials from Georgia, I'll give them about 5%. The GA senators and most of the representatives don't reflect my political beliefs or values. They're the ones I'd like to throw out.
When the inflation hits that Odumba's spending package creates, and a happy meal costs about $7; we'll see how much the Dem base loves their savior then.
http://usdebtclock.org/ get to work slaves.
the u s govt is now the third largest economy in the world, ahead of china. http://usdebtclock.org/ each of you owes 200,000 dollars including children. get busy and pay your fair share....................
Gene,
That's just what was done in 2006 & 2008, and watch it continue in 2010 & 2012. Your idea might work in the South, but the rest of the country is waking up and doing what is right. And that is to move away from the right and back to the Center. Just watch the GOP politicians moving to the right. If they stay with Cheney & Limbaugh then they will be unemployed in 2010, if up for election.
the military industrial complex is the 12th largest economy in the world. right behind the gdp of india. slightly ahead of mexico's gdp. welfare and warfare..............
LaTwon, We will pay, according to what we make, no more no less. It is what each generation do,this is not a ''free'' country. We must pay to keep this country going.What's new?
I suggest all of those who despise both parties inability to be fiscally responsible, both parties inability to abide by the Constitution and respect the rights, freedoms, and liberties of Americans, and both parties inability to cut taxes and eliminate the welfare nanny state to check out the platform of the Libertarian party and see if they don't support the vast majority of your beliefs. Justus, willietown, and jack need not apply. www.lp.org/platform
no some of us will pay and we have gone from a creditor nation to a debtor nation with unsustainable debt in 50 years. debt is the great destroyer.
Ode, Libertarians are Isolationist, and I cannot support them.
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