Posted on 10/08/2006 5:27:03 PM PDT by quidnunc
Had enough?
America has. Anyone who reads the polls accurately and honestly will acknowledge that the Republican Party is likely to lose control of the House of Representatives, the so-called "People's House." The Democrats maintained control for 40 years. The Republicans, just 12.
What went wrong? Why do Democrats finally appear to be heading toward electoral success and Republicans back into the political wilderness? In a word, fatigue. Americans are tired of the war, tired of watching illegal aliens race across our unguarded borders, tired of high energy costs, tired of wasteful Washington spending, and tired of story after story of political corruption and misbehavior.
As a pollster, my job is to tap the public mood. As a linguist, my efforts are focused on the words of the electorate and how best to communicate a set of priorities and principles. For the past three months, in focus groups literally from coast to coast — and a dozen states in between — I have heard the constant grumblings of Republicans that their party didn't do enough to follow through on their promises and the anger of Democrats who felt the G.O.P. went too far. Damned if you do. Damned if you don't.
And the language voters now use to describe Congress can only be heard after nasty divorce settlements and in the subways of New York. I've had voters spit on me as they emphasize the "d" in "do nothing" and the "c" in "corrupt."
Who can blame them? The Republican Party of 2006 is a tired, cranky shell of the aggressive, reformist movement that was swept into office in 1994 on a wave of positive change. I knew those Republicans. I worked for them. They were friends of mine. These Republicans are not those Republicans.
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(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
When Barney Franks resigns his seat, the Republicans will think about cleaning house.
A bitter idiot.
MORE BACKGROUND ON LUNTZ'S VENDETTA AGAINST GOP
'98 Misstep May Have Cleared Pollster's Dance Card
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/11/AR2006021101083.html
By Chris Cillizza
Sunday, February 12, 2006; Page A05
At House Republicans' annual retreat on Maryland's Eastern Shore late last week, Republican pollster Frank Luntz was on the original schedule to make a presentation -- but he did not.
Yes.
"The depths of their agony when they do not win will be beyond measure, and as decent Americans we will not be allowed to gloat."
No. I will gloat. I will issue posts laden with Schadenfreude for months on end, just as I did in 2000, in 2002, and in 2004.
"All we can do is to point to their policies and issue a COMMAND."
And that command is -- vote the Hate America First Party out of every elected office, down to the last dog-catching Chechnik.
"Are you afraid that he is not a "true conservative"?
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It's not just him......the GOP, as a party, is not conservative either
EXACTLY!
"Of course no one can propose that--and female pages would still be targets--but I have a hard time believing that the Democrats who are making all the noise really care about the pages"
Expose them all and let their district voters decide if they deserve re-election.
And for heaven sake, get a handle on the high level GOP gay staffers running around making decisions they have no right making by themselves.
What a fool!
"All that I have said is that all hell will break loose if the Dems are in charge"
This is true. apologies if I mistook you for someone else, or misinterpreted your post.
By this logic, you are saying that you think it will be a good thing if our troops die.
Jimbo, you still have not answered my question.
Are u for open borders and out of control spending?
It's entirely possible the GOP has flushed away its reelection chances, but the fact that Frank Luntz says they have actually makes me more confident that they'll win. Here's everything you need to know about Frank Luntz, care of Penn & Teller's show, "Bulls**t" (Warning! Some really bad language scattered throughout, but a must-watch): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW-iPfZbUIY
Thank you!
Second, the MEDIA is still all-powerful, and the newcomers will be in for life.
Who's the greater fool, me, or a GOP leadership that has given conservatives no one to vote for?
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