Random thoughts on the 2012
election
1.) In the end, the results
were what was widely predicted before the first debate – Obama lost North Carolina and
Indiana but won all the other states he won in 2008.
2.) Dick Morris??? Who
watches that guy??? I’ve never seen him
predict any political race correctly. I
figure Fox News keeps him around for laughs.
3.) The Republican Party’s
relationship with the Tea Party is like the relationship between an abused wife
and her abuser. Just like Delaware,
Colorado, and Nevada in 2010, the Tea Party cost the Republican Party senate
seats in Indiana and Missouri this time around not to mention a few house seats
and perhaps the presidential race too.
As long as the Tea Party’s around with their crazy extremist beliefs and
rhetoric and they can upend more moderate Republicans in primaries or force
them to take positions they aren’t comfortable with, the Democrats will have a
chance in all races.
4.) The most immediate right
wing talking point was Obama has no mandate.
332-206 – that’s an ass kicking and certainly is a mandate....Much more
than George W Bush ever had.
5.) Colorado and Washington legalized
marijuana for personal use. I hope this is the start of a trend. Ditto with Maine, Maryland,
and Washington recognizing gay marriage.
6.) I personally hope with
the pressure off to run for re-election, Obama will let his freak flag
fly. He will hopefully be more assertive
and find his inner progressive and push for fairer policies both domestically
and internationally. I didn’t support him
this time around(was for the Green Party) but I hope for the best. All I can say is Obama has been a
disappointment but I’m really happy Mitt Romney is not president....In
retrospect he was an extraordinarily weak candidate with huge baggage. Nominating someone with his background after
how the big banks, mortgage companies, oligarchs etc. screwed everyone over in
2008 would have been like nominating an Muslim fundamentalist for president
after 09/11 in 2004.
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