Glad to be a Republican

Gloomy outlook say voters

More bad news for the Democrats. Even as Obama and Biden celebrate recovery summer, it appears they may be the only ones who are doing so.

One-out-of six American workers (16%) consider themselves to be among the working poor. Eighty-one percent (81%) of American adults know someone who is out of work and looking for a new job. Only 14% now believe the labor market is stronger than a year ago.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/jobs_employment/august_2010/14_say_job_market_better_than_year_ago_46_say_worse

More on the Democrat strategy for 2010

In view of the story above, do you think this will work. I doubt it, but desperate measures for desperate times.

Instead they’d like to reduce each race for the House and Senate to the
personal level. Their aim is to emphasize the individual flaws of
Republican candidates. In the Democratic game plan, the economy and
national issues are taboo.

This microstrategy is one of pure desperation. It’s all that’s left when macro-political trends are going against you. Indeed, Democrats start with two strikes against them. A midterm election is usually a referendum on the president’s performance, and this year’s is no exception. And the most important measure of the president’s success or failure is the condition of the economy.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/desperate-democrats

Wonder why Democrats are so nervous?

The answer is independents.

Only 32 percent of those citing no allegiance to either major party
say they want Democrats to keep control of Congress in this
November's elections, according to combined results of recent Associated
Press-GfK polls. That's way down from the 52 percent of independents who backed
Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain two years ago, and the 49 percent to 41
percent edge by which they preferred Democratic candidates for the House in that
election, according to exit polls of voters.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100815/ap_on_el_ge/us_ap_poll_defecting_independents;_ylt=A0LEaoEKPmhMtbgA4xis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTQxNWo5aTEzBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwODE1L3VzX2FwX3BvbGxfZGVmZWN0aW5nX2luZGVwZW5kZW50cwRjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzIEcG9zAzcEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2FwLWdma3BvbGxzcw

Satire: A look at the future if the Democrats stay in Control

What does the future look like? This is a cute parody.

"Ice cream production ceased with the Rocky Road Elimination Act of 2022,"
said the man.
"They banned ice cream!"
Another man was tearing open packs
of strawberry Zingers and stuffing them into his mouth, four at a
time.
"Zingers, too!" I said.
"Yes," said the man, nodding, "as part of
the Dolly Madison Cessation Act of 2024."

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_694857.html

Dems demonstrate who is and isn’t important in recent votes

Foods stamps for the poor are taking a hit from the democrats. It appears teacher’s jobs and now the first lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative both trump hungry people.

Democrats who reluctantly slashed a food stamp program to fund a state
aid bill may have to do so again to pay for a top priority of first lady
Michelle Obama.

The House will soon consider an $8 billion child nutrition bill
that’s at the center of the first lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative. Before leaving
for the summer recess, the Senate passed a smaller version of the legislation
that is paid for by trimming the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
commonly known as food stamps

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/114271-dems-consider-more-food-stamp-cuts-to-fund-child-nutrition-bill