The one take we can derive from last night’s elections, It is the people who rein in the end, that’s why I thank God for living in the greatest Nation on Earth. What a show, for an otherwise off election year. Doug Hoffman the Conservative candidate losing to Democrat Bill Owens after all the national attention of Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava dropping out of the race just days before the election. Then Scozzafava endorses her former democrat Challenger Owens against the Conservative Hoffman, who was ahead in the polls over Scozzafava simply because the Republican candidate leaned Liberal on several key issues. It turns out Republicans were right about Scozzafava, who proved them so, all on her own, leaving the more stable campaign of Democrat candidate Owens to victory, and the first Democrat to win this district in a blue moon. The only sour note from the election in New York’s 23 District race, I just wish Vice President Joe Biden hadn’t made a recent appearance to pitch for the Owens campaign, because now we’ll never hear the end of it. So goes politics.
The Virginia and New Jersey elections brought no less drama than the congressional race of Owens and Hoffman. While the White House claims now the most important election last night came from the Owens victory over conservative Hoffman in the New York 23 race. In reality they knew it meant nothing. Obama and the Democrats have already owned Congress with an overwhelming majority. What Democrats should be concerned about are the coming elections next year. The election results in New Jersey and Virginia produced a majority of Republican wins, with victories for GOP candidates and value propositions. The results undermining Obama’s illusional statement after winning the Presidential election last year, that the GOP was finished and America was now turning to the Left for good.
The voters in a liberal Maine not only voted against gay marriage, they voted to repeal an already existing law that would have permitted gay marriage in the left leaning, but still conservative valued Left state. Talk about drama, once again I love America, where in the end what matters, it’s what the people want, that matters. And last night’s elections once again proved the power, beauty, the wonder of America is always in the hands of her people, reinforcing my belief that this is the greatest nation on earth.
I’m Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason…110409.
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Jersey and Virginia were locks from the beginning. The party out of power always SWEEPS the following off-year election. New York’s 23rd shows just how weak the Fox News Party really is.
And I’m glad you’re glad that prejudice won the day in Maine…
The fact is both parties use the old standby “The party out of power always SWEEPS the following off-year election.” I could have copied this from dozens, if not hundreds of columnist’s, bloggers, radio show hosts, and on, and on. It’s a fallback on, cliché, and we’re all guilt of using it at some time, I know I have. The fact is, what makes America great is that the power is in the voice of the people heard through the Ballot Box. We may not agree with the majority, but they are only the majority until the next election. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned in four decades of covering politics in America. Nothing is a Lock, there are no absolutes ever.
As for the Maine’s Question 1 vote defeating and repealing the Legislatures Gay Marriage law. It was a very close election, and in a democracy as ours no legislative body State or Federal should side step the American people by shoving down the throats of the citizenry a law to legislate morality, taxes, and religion. The trouble with Gay marriage amendments that have been before the voters, and those that haven’t, is that they are poorly written and not well conceived with regards to doors they may open, consequences and actions. They push, shove, and demand. It took a good number of Democrat, Liberal, Left leaning citizens of Maine to repeal Question 1, not just conservative right wing, and Republican voters. However, you know that already, good sense would tell you that.
I was indifferent towards the vote on Maine’s Question 1, and I have no prejudice, a term that should not be thrown about, casually. Prejudice is defined; preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. Unjust behavior formed on such a basis. Oxford University Press… I’m first, in reason, and have a great deal of experience in the Gay and lesbian communities. You can reason that, I have spent (23) years on the road as a comedian and freelance writer. You can imagine the debate at dinners with friends and family at election time. However, regardless of which view a friend or family member takes, we remember to respect learned opinions as I respect all views here.
I’m Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason…11 04 09.