Zpanther
04-27-2006, 04:16 AM
What will happen in the Mid-Term elections?
(A couple of comments I heard recently that I thought were interesting)
1. Political analyst on MSNBC this week ... don't remember his name: President Bush's approval poll percentage is very low, but don't assume that will necessarily translate into Democratic wins in traditionally Republican areas. Red States may generally tend to continue to be red regardless of how Bush is doing on the national level.
2. Shaun Hannity's interview with political anlayst Dick Morris today on FOXNEWS: The Republicans control the Presidency and both houses of Congress. They have had 3 major opportunities to show leadership in recent months and are not doing well so far. a) They had an opportunity to perform well when hurricane Katrina hit and failed miserably.... missed that boat; b) They can't seem to figure out that the majority of Americans want the border secured before discussion of what to do with those who have already snuck in; c) They need to realize the raise in gas prices is a very serious issue to most Americans and a significant number of people would support fighting terrorism by making a strong financial commitment to investing in alternative fuels to reduce and eventually eliminate our dependence on foreign oil.
Hannity's comment was that the Republican national leadership already missed the opportunity with Katrina and only has a few months to convince the American people they are serious about making measureable progress on (b) and (c) or they will only have themselves to blame if they lose control of the Congress this fall.
(A couple of comments I heard recently that I thought were interesting)
1. Political analyst on MSNBC this week ... don't remember his name: President Bush's approval poll percentage is very low, but don't assume that will necessarily translate into Democratic wins in traditionally Republican areas. Red States may generally tend to continue to be red regardless of how Bush is doing on the national level.
2. Shaun Hannity's interview with political anlayst Dick Morris today on FOXNEWS: The Republicans control the Presidency and both houses of Congress. They have had 3 major opportunities to show leadership in recent months and are not doing well so far. a) They had an opportunity to perform well when hurricane Katrina hit and failed miserably.... missed that boat; b) They can't seem to figure out that the majority of Americans want the border secured before discussion of what to do with those who have already snuck in; c) They need to realize the raise in gas prices is a very serious issue to most Americans and a significant number of people would support fighting terrorism by making a strong financial commitment to investing in alternative fuels to reduce and eventually eliminate our dependence on foreign oil.
Hannity's comment was that the Republican national leadership already missed the opportunity with Katrina and only has a few months to convince the American people they are serious about making measureable progress on (b) and (c) or they will only have themselves to blame if they lose control of the Congress this fall.