tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post125776846848700568..comments2023-11-05T03:20:46.695-05:00Comments on The Ostroy Report: Will Tea Party's Legacy Be in Splitting GOP Tickets Straight into Defeat?The Ostroy Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955421147082736335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-63371810514630544282010-05-03T08:24:58.587-04:002010-05-03T08:24:58.587-04:00Ron Paul wants to do away with Social Security. I ...Ron Paul wants to do away with Social Security. I am in my 50s and have seen my retirement IRA & 401K tank. I have worked my whole life. I will not support anyone who wants to do away with SS. Out of work Baby Boomers that can are starting to take their SS at 62. Think about it. Do we really want old folks to be set to poor houses like happened before SS? Why don't folks know their history????<br /><br />If only angy white folks vote in November we all lose. I am white and hope the selfish racist homophobic wbite folks don't win. I find them a total embarrassment. <br /><br />If progressives vote or those who see the danger of tea baggers vote, we should be okay. We will lose some seats, but that is traditionally how it goes in the midterms. Wake up folks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-4867086028473958392010-05-01T07:40:59.513-04:002010-05-01T07:40:59.513-04:00The Tea baggers should bring their guns down to th...The Tea baggers should bring their guns down to the Gulf and scare the heck out of that oil slick.<br /><br />Sarah Palin, how's that "Drilly baby, Drilly" thing for ya?VennDatanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-7309687432989828252010-04-30T23:25:42.703-04:002010-04-30T23:25:42.703-04:00I don't know where the previous posters saw th...I don't know where the previous posters saw their "Tea Party" people. Here in upstate NY they rolled through Syracuse. The Ron Paul people were pretty pissed that Republicans have coopted their issue with their astroturf organization. They feel the movement is not legitamate at all, at least the Ron Paul supporters I know and have talked to.teknikALnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-81522348354002086112010-04-30T16:58:41.939-04:002010-04-30T16:58:41.939-04:00I would agree with your premise that the Tea Bagge...I would agree with your premise that the Tea Baggers are a net benefit to the Democrats => IF <= the Democrats had been doing things which clearly benefit those of us whose fortunes reside on Main Street. However, too many "reforms" have been pushed out of the Congress which only make life more difficult for We, the People. Obama and the Democrats are their own worst political enemies. It's like they have become the DC version of the Keystone Kops, only Mack Sennett isn't around to ensure that somehow a happy ending ensues. How have they failed us? Let me recount the ways.<br /><br />I could try beating the dead horse known as health insurance profit reform, but I'm sure everyone is tired of that rant. So I'll try something else. For instance, what surprises have you found in your statements from your credit card issuers? Has your interest rate shot up? Are you now expected to pay fees that didn't exist just six months ago? Are you paying interest first with what balance remaining going toward your principle?<br /><br />And what is this about Obama's comments regarding how "liberal" justices made some poor choices back in the '60s and '70s? Just whose side is he on anyway? Do civil liberties and legal protections from a police state mean nothing to him?<br /><br />Then there is offshore drilling. The disaster looming in the Gulf will drip all over Obama's Oval Office desk, making it less likely that he will be putting his feet up there any time soon. Add in the expanded terror wars against terror, the increasing number of bombings in Pakistan, Guantanamo remaining open, foreclosures increasing again, employment remaining limp at best, etc., etc., etc., ad nauseum, and one has to ask just what the Democrats have done to earn my vote.<br /><br />In what should be the beginnings of a major electoral rout, Obama is leading the Democrats to a close decision. They can still win as long as the Tea Party doesn't gain more strength, but it won't be by much. They could also still lose if the GOP somehow figures out how to negate what little beneficial that the Democrats have accomplished (see: larger tax refunds for many of us who aren't in the top 1%).<br /><br />Electoral victory isn't a sure shot done deal, and it isn't going to be as long as Obama doesn't change his strategy. Obama's legacy is one of a leader who refuses to lead. This Novemeber's election is going to demonstrate to the world just how little effectiveness he has shown. The electoral result due to his incompetence will affect how America is seen by the rest of the world, and could result in a struggle among the world's nations to determine who becomes top dog to take our place. Kumbayah isn't going to be the theme song of the contest.Realisthttp://blogcritics.org/writers/realistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-37674294193169156122010-04-30T10:26:33.362-04:002010-04-30T10:26:33.362-04:00" Over in Utah, Bob Bennett faces an extremel..." Over in Utah, Bob Bennett faces an extremely tough primary race even though he's conservative enough to have earned an A grade from the National Rifle Association, an 84% rating from the American Conservative Union, and 98% from the Chamber of Commerce. "<br /><br />You don't examine that very closely. A 98% score from the Chamber of Commerce means 'lacky for corporate special interests at our expense'. Ron Paul, in comparison, scored dead last in the Chamber of Commerce's ranking.<br /><br />You have a very skewed idea of what motivates the tea parties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com