Obama approval falling among all faith groups

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

However, there many Republicans who will beat their Democrat incumbents and then we'll see how things shape up.

I think the House and the Senate will have GOP majorities very soon. Many Democrats are disheartened because Obama is not to the left enough. Most Conservatives are enraged because Obama has been painted to be just a little shy of communist. This will affect who turns out to vote and who they will vote for.

GOP majorities?

I doubt it but many are hoping for it.

If we do get GOP majorities I doubt it will be a large enough figure to over ride a BHO veto. I also doubt the GOP majority will do much more than a lot of posturing and pontificating but probably will do nothing of substance. I doubt if they will try to reverse any legislation passed by the Dems. And the stuff they hold out for carrots before a gullible public (like health care reform, action on abortion, job creation, etc) will continue to be dangled out there with no actual action.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Sam

GOP majorities?

I doubt it but many are hoping for it.

If we do get GOP majorities I doubt it will be a large enough figure to over ride a BHO veto. I also doubt the GOP majority will do much more than a lot of posturing and pontificating but probably will do nothing of substance. I doubt if they will try to reverse any legislation passed by the Dems. And the stuff they hold out for carrots before a gullible public (like health care reform, action on abortion, job creation, etc) will continue to be dangled out there with no actual action.

You speak as if you have been down this road before.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

You speak as if you have been down this road before.

yeah, can't remember the year any more but we wound up with a GOP president and GOP majorities in the House and Senate. I found the email addresses of our two senators from Ohio and told them that my wife and I were both registered Republicans from Hamilton County, OH and I hoped they would not be a "do nothing" legislature. I don't remember if I even got a form reply or not and I don't think they really did anything either.

I realize the two parties have separate platforms and "in theory" different policies but it doesn't seem to actually work out that way.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Sam

yeah, can't remember the year any more but we wound up with a GOP president and GOP majorities in the House and Senate. I found the email addresses of our two senators from Ohio and told them that my wife and I were both registered Republicans from Hamilton County, OH and I hoped they would not be a "do nothing" legislature. I don't remember if I even got a form reply or not and I don't think they really did anything either.

I realize the two parties have separate platforms and "in theory" different policies but it doesn't seem to actually work out that way.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely-- even within the bounds of Democracy.

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Absolute power corrupts absolutely-- even within the bounds of Democracy.

No one has absolute power in a democracy, not even the president.

[jfrog]

The republicans are going to need a dang good presidential candidate to beat Obama in the 2012 election.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by jfrog

The republicans are going to need a dang good presidential candidate to beat Obama in the 2012 election.

and who do they have?

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Sam

and who do they have?

I don't know. I just know that in the 2004 election I was a democrat. I felt like hardly anyone would vote for Bush. Of course I also knew a great deal of church folk would just because he was Republican but even with that I couldn't see him winning the election. Of course he did. The democrats ran a very weak candidate in John Kerry IMO. If the Republicans hope to win I hope they have a very good candidate because once the Obama reelection campaign gets going its going to draw alot of people back to him.