You may have heard this before, but Virginia is in the spotlight as one of two states (New Jersey is the other state) having statewide elections this year. These elections may help determine the course for 2010, and whether the Republicans can make a comeback.
With the recent decisions by the Obama administration to turn the United States into a country that embraces socialist ideas, like government takeover of private businesses, bailouts for any failing business, rising unemployment numbers, and universal health care, which is on the table. Additionally, you can add out-of-control wasteful spending, and people are beginning to see Obama does not stand for any change. Perhaps, this election could begin the referendum on President Obama (the same way that the 2005-2008 elections were a referendum on George W. Bush and some flawed Republicans in Congress). This could possibly factor into the thoughts of a voter, as they are going to be determining how each candidate stands for improving the economy, working to lower taxes, and how they will lead the Commonwealth.
Right now, if we expect to win in November, we need to continue to prove that we are the party that is focused to fight on behalf of the taxpayers by lowering taxes and controlling government spending in Richmond, as well as sharing the message that we are the party of limited government. Virginia, we are being watched by the nation, so let’s get out there and work hard to talk about the issues affecting many throughout the Commonwealth.
So let me get this right; you just detailed a laundry list of ways in which you argue that Obama is changing America in major ways, but then you state that Obama does not stand for any change? This makes no sense.
Socialism tends to press this stuff on businesses against their will. The bail-outs, including government purchase of stock in AIG and GM, was all done at the behest of big business. The ‘capitalists’ begged for this to be done. Personally, I read Adam Smith for the pure comfort of immersing myself in a world that makes sense. But I can not find economic or political fault in what Obama did here, given the fact that everyone agreed that the economy would otherwise collapse and that the impetus for the government intervention came from the business community its self.
The 2005 election in Virginia was not at all a referendum on Bush or the bad apples in Congress. That was 2006. 2005 in Virginia could be called a referendum on Mark Warner’s tenure; and lets not forget that a lot of main street conservatives were furious at what they saw as a changing Republican party that was no longer interested in paving the roads and and balancing budgets, but rather more interested in running full-tilt at social issues. A lot of those guys voted for Tim Kaine and for conservative Democrats running down-ticket.
Now 2006, you are totally right about it being a referendum on Bush and the rest of those guys. But that was a federal election with no state-level seats up in Virginia.
Point is, no Virginia Republicans were punished for belonging to the same party as Bush and Tom Delay. There was just no real substantial relationship between them. Nor is there any relationship between Creigh Deeds and Barack Obama. Whom, I should mention, has about a 65% approval rating and if I were you then the last thing I’d want to do is to turn this election into a referendum on Obama.
You ought to be happy today. Conservatives win either way in Virginia this November. In most states, Creigh would be considered a moderate Republican. If he wins, he’s not going to be kicking Republicans and you’re going to find that he’s working with you more often than not. That’s been his track record in the Senate. There will be no grand liberal or socialist agenda on the table with this guy at the helm.
Jackson Landers,
Obama’s change is not change, rather a reversal to Depression-era stances. This is what I tried to outline in my post. Many Americans don’t want the Depression-era change to return. By the way, do you want universal health care? Do you want our country to become like Canada, where we have to wait in line for life saving procedures?
I am just saying that Obama’s policies, which are abhorred by many Americans, are going to cause many voters to vote against the president’s party, as they did with George W. Bush during the time frame of 2005-2008.