Comments on: US Midterm Elections

By: bernard lemieux

bernard lemieux — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:40:11 +0000

The midterm elections are about a month away.The republicans think they are going to do very well.I’m not so sure given their past record.They presided over the worst economic downturn in history. It took them eight years to destroy the economy and they think it can be fixed in two years.These two things don’t go together as they used to say on “Sesamee Street”.To anyone who believes this,i’ll say “Stop your California dreamin’” and and join the real world.They should write a book titled “how to destroy a perfectly good economy in only eight short years”.They’ll do anything and everything so stall a recovery; shameful.Maybe they should write a second book titled “economic destruction,obstructionism and electoral success”.In other words, do everything wrong and win.What a concept; brillant!this is so crazy and outrageous, it just might work.This should make the annals and the journals of modern politics.Their “Pledge to America” document is useless; old slogans and vague pronouncements. No details on how they would achieve this.In a way, they deserve to win and face their own mess.I hope young people will go out and vote because they will have to live with the results for decades.Make your vote a smart, intelligent, informed and reasonned decision in November!

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:50:10 +0000

As would I. And I didn’t have time to read over my comment before I posted it, so just to clear things up, I wasn’t saying I think the Democrats will take their newfound power for granted or anything, I was just saying there’s a chance of the wrong attitude developing, especially considering how partisan attitudes have changed in America in the last decade or so. The Republicans when campaigning for this election spoke as if a Democrat victory would destroy America in the War On Terror, and keep in mind those ‘dirty’ ads.

The point I’m trying to make is, I just hope the Democrats won’t develop this kind of mentality evident in the Republican Party in the future.

By: Cian

Cian — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:59:49 +0000

I don’t think it’s premature, at least based on what the TV pundits were saying last night. John McCain visited something like 20 states in the run-up to the election, so people are seeing that as early campaigning on his part. Someone whose name I don’t recall has claimed that ‘we are living in the era of perpetual campaigning’, or words to that effect (he meant ‘we’ as in ‘we in America’).

I’m sure that there’s no danger that the Democrats will take their current support for granted. Besides, a Republican victory in 2008 is not necessarily a bad thing; it depends on who’s running for both parties. If I was eligible, I’d vote for McCain over a clown like John Kerry.

By: jason

jason — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:31:29 +0000

You missed Alfred Moore gathering us around for a merry chat about essays.

Besides that, been keeping an eye on the elections myself. Which reminds me, I have a newspaper in my bag which I haven’t read yet. Anyway, enough of my writing what I’m thinking here…. they’re calling this the start of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign (I don’t know if you heard her speech, it was in reply to something Cheney said about whatever the result of the elections, US policy would remain unchanged – though annoyingly he is probably right). Anyway, putting my mixed opinions about Madame President Clinton aside, a little premature don’t you think?

I’ve noticed that since Bertie survived the payments scandal and the popularity polls are surging for them, Fíanna Fáil have become rather arrogant. Let’s just hope the Democrats don’t do the same with their victory and start making grand assumptions about their assured victory in the future, or inevitablythe elephant will step on the donkey again.