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I'm not ready to buy this yet, but BO hasn't been trouncing McCain in the polls. People DO tend to actually operate by "narratives" rather than clouds of media "facts".
My problem is that I REALLY have "left fatigue". I understand it will still be YEARS before they take an responsibility for anything (and then only because eventually they realize they HAVE TO or their isn't much reason to have them in power), even though they have now owned both houses of congress for a full "active cyle" (1.5 years ... new congress focuses on "the people's business" for the year immediately after election and most of the spring cycle of election year-they are just trying to get re-elected now).
Given the Bush weakness, they have been in the drivers seat for two years and we are starting to see results already--higher fuel prices, slumping economy, bigger deficits. Since Bush is still in the WH, the MSM is perfectly willing to blame him for everything, and no doubt will do so for at least two more years.
One nice thing though is that even moderate good news will start to be reported as such and attributed to BO / Democrats the very day he takes office. It will be nice to hear about places that jobs are increasing, drops in fuel prices, new technologies that could be hopeful for the future, etc. For someone that cares about life more than politics, good news is GOOD ... no matter who is in the WH. That will be at least one immediate good thing of BO in the WH.
But if McCain should win, the negativity will certainly get completely out of hand as if it hasn't already!
I'm not ready to buy this yet, but BO hasn't been trouncing McCain in the polls. People DO tend to actually operate by "narratives" rather than clouds of media "facts".
My problem is that I REALLY have "left fatigue". I understand it will still be YEARS before they take an responsibility for anything (and then only because eventually they realize they HAVE TO or their isn't much reason to have them in power), even though they have now owned both houses of congress for a full "active cyle" (1.5 years ... new congress focuses on "the people's business" for the year immediately after election and most of the spring cycle of election year-they are just trying to get re-elected now).
Given the Bush weakness, they have been in the drivers seat for two years and we are starting to see results already--higher fuel prices, slumping economy, bigger deficits. Since Bush is still in the WH, the MSM is perfectly willing to blame him for everything, and no doubt will do so for at least two more years.
One nice thing though is that even moderate good news will start to be reported as such and attributed to BO / Democrats the very day he takes office. It will be nice to hear about places that jobs are increasing, drops in fuel prices, new technologies that could be hopeful for the future, etc. For someone that cares about life more than politics, good news is GOOD ... no matter who is in the WH. That will be at least one immediate good thing of BO in the WH.
But if McCain should win, the negativity will certainly get completely out of hand as if it hasn't already!
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