"We're Gonna Frickin' Lose This Thing"


Wrong reasons but an accurate forecase
Adam McKay is right here, but not for the reasons he thinks. The Democrats are going to lose the Presidency (again) and I don't think they'll do so well with Congress either. Let's look at his worries.

Something is not right. We have a terrific candidate and a terrific VP candidate. We're coming off the worst eight years in our country's history. Six of those eight years the Congress, White House and even the Supreme Court were controlled by the Republicans and the last two years the R's have filibustered like tantrum throwing 4-year-olds, yet we're going to elect a Republican who voted with that leadership 90% of the time and a former sportscaster who wants to teach Adam and Eve as science? That's not odd as a difference of opinion, that's logically and mathematically queer.

The disconnect between the Democrat elites and the rest of the country is a big part of why they can't sell their message.

"We're coming off the worst eight years in our country's history." - Except we're not. Even with the mortgage meltdown, most Americans are financially better off than they were in 1999. I will add that this is largely in spite of the FedGovs and not because of any grand master plan. In fact, the Democrats have tried to convince the nation it's in a depression since the Bush tax cuts. It's amazing that we don't feel far worse about it. By most other measures, we're far ahead too.

"Six of those eight years the Congress, White House and even the Supreme Court were controlled by the Republicans..." - The Supreme Court wasn't "controlled" by Republicans for the last six years. Roberts wasn't nominated as Chief Justice until 2005. O'Conner didn't retire until 2006.

"...and the last two years the R's have filibustered like tantrum throwing 4-year-olds..." As opposed to the Democrat actions? I remember what happened after the "Republican Revolution" during the Clinton Administration. I also remember all those Bush judicial nominees who never made it out of committee. Neither party is pure here.

"...yet we're going to elect a Republican who voted with that leadership 90% of the time and a former sportscaster who wants to teach Adam and Eve as science?" The only argument that matters in this quote is the bit about wanting to teach Adam and Eve as science. I've yet to see any proof that is what Sarah Palin wants. Lot's of codswallop, plenty of accusations, but no proof.

I don't think that McCain and Palin are going to save America. I do think that Obama is losing the election, but I think the disconnect is the reason why.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Sun - September 14, 2008 at 01:46 PM  Tag


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