MYou nailed it with the “conservative news bubble.” I, for one, have certainly been guilty of hanging out on FreeRepublic and Twitter with like-minded souls. I have pretty much dumped all of my liberal acquaintances under the theory that anyone dumb enough to support Obama is too stupid to spend any time with. So, there is a lot of preaching to the choir, and we are surprised to learn, time and again, that a majority of the population does not share our viewpoint.
We hear oxymoronic statistics that depict the cognitive dissonance in the air. “54% of the population dislikes Obamacare.” But not enough to vote out Obama and get it repealed. “58% (or some such number) feel like the country is heading in the wrong direction.” Call me crazy, but wouldn’t a different president increase your chances of heading in the right direction? “more people are pro-life than pro-choice, and they oppose same-sex marriage.” Really?
Which is why people need to get the gov’t they voted for. They want Obamacare repealed yet re-elect him. They cab’t have both.
Bob Casey runs ads saying his grandpa was a coal miner and therefor he works for coal’s interest. No matter that Casey is a vote against any GOP attempt to rein in the EPA or Obama.
Can’t have it both ways.
The voters need more Obama, unfiltered.
The bright side is that Obama will own the fiscal cliff, new EPA regs, and all his Obamacare provisions that will kick in in his second term.
my FIL is on his deathbed; xshub had to leave yesterday afternoon to drive up. Between that and the election results, i am beyond depressed. I went to Mass at 8:30 am, figuring all we can do is cling even more bitterly to our guns and our religion.