The words missing from the end of that headline? "On Tangents..."
But nonetheless, I'm glad to see that message sent regardless. Yesterday, voters in Maine, Ohio, Mississippi, Arizona, and even a little bit in North Carolina, went to the polls and cast their ballots to the "what the hell are you doing?" side of the issue.
Ohio voters overturned their GOP-lead effort to abolish collective bargaining rights. Maine voters overturned their GOP-lead effort to abolish the ability to register to vote when you show up at the polls (despite GOP efforts to introduce the Gay strawman into the equation):
Mississippi voters shot down a "Life Begins At Fertilization" law that would have not only instituted draconian anti-abortion measures, but could have made certain types of birth control (the pill, IUDs, morning after pills) and possibly in vitro fertilization, illegal. Arizona recalled the man that put together their controversial "Papers Please" law.
In North Carolina, Wake County gave control of their school board back to the democrats after GOP members tried to segregate schools based on socio-economic status.
But not everything came up roses for the liberal conspiracy looking to hate America from the inside. While Mississippi did vote down the anti-abortion measure, they passed a law that will make it tougher to cast your vote next election. From the Christian Science Monitor article at the top:
Mississippi voters approved a proposed constitutional amendment to require that voters present government-issued identification at the polls – a move that critics see as a effort to diminish minority voting. Thirty states require all voters to show ID at the polls – many of them in the Deep South, says the National Conference of State Legislatures. Fourteen of the 30 require photo ID.Similar laws are taking affect in other states, like Florida (which never has any important impact on national elections) and South Carolina. Not sure how those laws address the sagging economy or job creation, but I guess that's what's getting done in some states. If you need more proof that people who should be working on the economy are ignoring the issue, please refer to this Washington Post article:
One quote:
“In the House of Representatives, what have you guys been doing, John?” Obama said, calling out House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio).
“You’ve been debating a commemorative coin for baseball. You’ve had legislation reaffirming that ‘In God We Trust’ is our motto. That’s not putting people back to work,” Obama said. “I trust in God, “but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work.”Maybe that's partially why the Christian Science Monitor points out that while yesterday's election did send a message, it didn't necessarily blast trumpets of confidence for President Obama in 2012.
If those outcomes signal that many voters believe Republicans overreached coming out of their victorious 2010 midterm elections, it's hard to read Tuesday's overall results as giving any major boost to President Obama's bid for reelection. He will be battling high disapproval ratings over his own performance and public frustration over the weak economy. Traditionally, high unemployment rates pose a big obstacle to retaining the White House.
"Based on the likely state of the economy in 2012, President Obama faces a steep uphill task to secure reelection," said a recent analysis by economists at the forecasting firm IHS Global Insight, based in Lexington, Mass. "A Republican opponent lacking broad appeal could tilt the balance back in favor of the president. But it does appear that this is an election that is the Republicans' to lose."Since yesterday's elections had essentially nothing to say about the state of our economy, and since some politicians continue to sit on their hands whenever bills to help fix the economy come up for a vote, I could see how Obama couldn't personally take too much away from the results. Given that, I agree with the last sentence of that last quote... this should be an election that is the Republican's to lose. Luckily they are doing their best to make sure that happens.
Mitt Romney continues to be the iceberg lettuce of the republican field - it fills out the sandwich without adding any flavor whatsoever to the overall experience. Herman Cain continues to baffle. Aside from not knowing anything...
... he also happens to be a serial groper (something he also knows nothing about). Here's a little bit of how he's handling the whole scandal (two parts from Jimmy Kimmel Live):
After mentioning how the Cain campaign saw donations explode the same day these sexual harassment allegations broke, Kimmel jokingly asked if other Republican candidates should hire women to charge them with sexual harassment. Laughing, Cain said, "If they're smart, they will."
Funny stuff... really funny stuff. Thank goodness women are just gold-digging liars who aren't guaranteed the right to vote by the 19th amendment.
The Cain Train, nothing can stop it and it will probably grab your ass.
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