More on NY-26
May 27, 2011
On Wednesday, hour 2 of the Rush Limbaugh show, the host apologized to his audience for not knowing about the New York 26 election BEFORE it happened. As I pointed out when I forwarded Karl Rove’s erroneous piece yesterday, Conservatism did not lose that race, the lack of knowledge that the “Tea Party” candidate was actually a Democrat did.
Let this serve as a warning to all who think we need a third party. If it happens, it will surely give the majority back to the Democrats. Third party voters are essentially Conservative and take votes away from Republicans not the Democrats. In a close race it means the liberal will win without having the majority, and this could well be the Democrats grand strategy for 2012. After all, when the country is in a deep recession (regardless of what the media is reporting) and your message is, “Everything is fine. We will just keep printing money, and all will be well,” the only way to win is by trickery.
This dynamic was illustrated when Perot got into the race which helped get Bill Clinton elected over George H. W. Bush. Now it has been proven again with the election in NY-26. Had there been any light shed on the fact that the “Tea Party” candidate, Davis, was “a liberal Democrat with a history of supporting higher taxes, Obamacare, cap-and-trade legislation, contributing many thousands of dollars to far-left Democrat candidates, as well as endorsing Barack Obama for president”, the Republican candidate would probably have won.
However, reports from people who actually live in that district say the Republican candidate did not articulate conservative principles while the Tea Party candidate did. So in a sense, the Conservative message won. Together the Republican and Tea Party votes would have easily beaten the Democrat.
Harry Reid made one of the most ignorant statements when he said something to the effect that this vote was a clear message from the people of America that they are against making changes to Medicare as we know it. The actual fact was nobody knew about this race outside of NY-26, so how can this be a mandate from anyone on anything?
I guess that’s what you have to say when you were pummeled in 2010 at the polls and want to fool yourself, but it may be seen another way. What this election says is Republicans better get their message out loud and clear what they stand for and what they are against. It is no longer enough to just be not-Democrat. Conservatism had better be front and center in 2012.
The majority of people understand we are in trouble with our social programs; the money has run out. People are becoming aware of the problems with government union wages and benefits which are unsustainable. With tax revenue down, it is magnifying the problem, and about time. Medicare has been broke for years, but the problem has been disguised as a liberal government (of both parties) has propped up the failing system. For years people on both sides have predicted is was insolvent and would eventually collapse. The story that Congress raided the trust fund a long time ago is enough to do another series of articles, but let me leave you with this.
If Republicans think NY-26 is a mandate on anything and run from the tough issues because Harry Reid and the press say it was, it could spell trouble in 2012. What it shows is that Republicans need to step up and address the issues head on. Be the adults in the room. After all, if conservatism wins, the country wins. If liberalism wins, we all lose.
FedUpEditor
North Marin Water District Raises Rates! Surprised?
May 24, 2011
Last night the North Marin Water District in Novato, CA, voted to raise rates, “due to reduced usage.” Let me understand. We used less so they have to charge us more? Why?
Remember, we been in a drought for years. Water districts raised rates because there was a scarcity of water. Remember tiered rates? For years they have been urging us to conserve water. We have been asked to landscape our yards with plants that need little irrigation. Parks have been retooled to use recycled water. Businesses like car washes have done likewise. So we have listened.
However, now that we have an abundance of water from the Spring thaw, our habits haven’t changed. It would seem that with an increased supply, rates would go down, not up. And where is this money going? To pay bloated government salaries, pensions and benefits, not to improve the water quality.
Some people seem to think the solution to deficits is to tax the rich, but how does raising water rates do that? Don’t the poor people of Novato have to pay for their water too?
The ones voting for these rate increases are not the ones paying for them. We are. It’s time to make them get their spending under control.
