Posted on 11/08/2010 5:50:59 AM PST by libstripper
President Barack Obama has performed his act of contrition. Now comes the hard part, according to Democrats around the country: reckoning with the simple fact that he’s isolated himself from virtually every group that matters in American politics.
Congressional Democrats consider him distant and blame him for their historic defeat on Tuesday. Democratic state party leaders scoff at what they see as an inattentive and hapless political operation. Democratic lobbyists feel maligned by his holier-than-though take on their profession. His own cabinet – with only a few exceptions – has been marginalized.
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This would not have been published withoiut the Witch of the East's approval. Even now, She Who Will Not be Named is rubbing her cancled hands together, cackling with Satanic glee, stirring her cauldron, and calling the klavern of Her flying monkeys together, all to eliminate the Illegal.
WHAT contrition??!? All I've heard is "The American people don't get it," and "We didn't communicate well enough."
Not one tiny bit of contrition.
“act of contrition”?
well, “act” maybe
His merry diwali tour and whiney “blame the republicans” stage-managed press appearances show contrition?
He is still very much connected to the ultra-left, which has been his main support. Mainstream Dems went along to get elected, and they have been handed their walking papers. He has already said he is going ahead with Ocare, Cap-and-tax, etc through executive fiat. He has NOT isolated himself. Rather, he has retrenched and is preparing to carry the battle forward, just in another arena of politics.
The Democrats have a President who is aloof, detached, arrogant and unpopular and who has no political coattails. After the election meltdown last week, think they want to go out of their way to defend his agenda? Nah-uh.
This isn’t a guy whom they’re willing to stick out their political necks for again in the future.
Act of contrition my azzzzz.
everyone’s 1 January paychecks will show the extent of zerO’s “compromise”
that’s when new withholding will kick in to cover the higher taxes when the Bush tax cuts expire
either on everyone - or “merely” on the sucessful, who are still being targeted by the left for involuntary redistribution
It does seem the Dem party is fracturing into a million pieces, even Politico can see the collapse and that is saying something.
If the democrat party is bullied into accepting Nutty Nancy Pelosi as minority leader (please God let it be so), then all bets are off as to sanity prevailing in the democrat party before 2012
obama throw the dem under the bus to protect himself
You’re talking about House Democrats in safe seats. They are immune to persuasion by reality because they are safe from political retribution.
I’m talking about Red State Senate Democrats. They’re going to face repeated votes over the next two years having to choose between the President and their constituents. Its not one they relish looking forward to.
Rodney: “Doc, I don’t know what’s wrong with me! I get up in the morning, look in the mirror, and I wanna throw up!”
Doctor: “I don’t know what’s wrong with you, but your eyesight’s perfect!”
Rodney: “I want a second opinion!”
Doctor: “OK, you’re ugly, too!”
With apologies to the late Rodney Daingerfield, the above is what’s wrong with the Democratic Party.
“It does seem the Dem party is fracturing into a million pieces”
Just like a cesspool. The biggest chunks rise to the top.
Here’s to “enjoying”, for the next 2 years, the attempted public policy manipulations of the chief floater and his minions. Buckle your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy flight.
“isolated” is a term the MSM used about Nixon shortly before his resignation. If Politico is dumping him...that’s pretty phenomenal.
the Dems are waking up and realizing that Obummer is a marxist who wants to implement socialism and become king.
Obama is petulant, not the least bit contrite. Fascists are never contrite. If only people would read a little Third Reich history. Buahahahahahahahaha! Obama is a vampire. Break out the oaken stakes! Show mo mercy!
2010- there are 1000 registered voters, of that 350 are republicans, 180 are independent and 470 are democrat.
Last week 600 voted in the election, of that about 220 were republican and indie combined (I acted as a poll watcher for the Barletta campaign). Yet Lou Barletta (R) beat Kanjorowski (D) 400 votes to 200. This means that approx 200 democrats voted (R). Kanjorowski, has been in the house for 28 years, a solid liberal and Barletta is a conservative tea party guy.
To my way of thinking, 2008 was a national hissy-fit, 2010 was wake up and smell the roses. Zilch has plenty O’ problems on the horizon, a good thing.
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