When Americans voted last November, the message they sent was that they were tired of George W and Republican leadership. They said loud and clear that Democrats represented hope and change. Remember that old adage, “Be careful of what you ask for because you might get it.” I only hope the change we get isn’t more than we can handle.
When Obama took office in January, he began a transformation of our country most Americans never dreamed of. That can’t be said for everyone, but for most.
The Liberal Democrats knew what they wanted and Obama represented the instrument of unprecedented change they could only dream of in the past.
After only seven months of Obama’s presidency, the Democrats have rocked the foundation of our country with sweeping changes they say are necessary because of carryover from the previous administration. The plan for the future promoted by Democrats from the highest levels of government to the grass roots in cities and counties will forever change the way we live.
The message Democrats got when voters elected Democrats last year was that America wanted government to take control of their lives, that Democrats knew what we needed better than we did. Now we may well pay for our failure to listen to what Obama and the Democratic Party were actually saying leading up to the election; more government, bigger government, more taxes, bigger deficits and on and on.
Democrats promised us it would be painful when they started because of the problems created by the Democratic Congress and George W. (No, they didn’t actually take any of the credit or the blame.) so we wouldn’t be surprised when the hurt started. The theory is that if you suggest something will be bad in advance, when it turns out to be bad, it’s not quite as bad as if you didn’t have the warning. And, sometimes the cure is more painful than the illness.
A sixty vote majority in the US Senate, a healthy majority in the House of Representatives and the Presidency give the Democrats the power to do anything they want to America and there is not a damn thing we can do about it until the next election. We need to make sure we are ready to act.
In our state, the Democrats have controlled the legislature and the Governor’s office longer than many can remember. Mike Hope gave us hope. Good Republican candidates can win tough elections.
In our county, the executive’s office has always been Democrat and for most of the years we have been a charter county Democrats have held a majority. This year we can start bending the curve back the other way by campaigning for Republican candidates. We can be on the leading edge of the swing away from Liberal Democratic control by electing John Koster and Steve Dana.
After repeated victories, the appearance is that Democratic candidates reflect the desires of the voters because they continue to elect more and more of them to office.
That trend has to stop.
For this year, next year and into the future, we need to give voters a reason to choose Republicans. The stakes are too high for us to concede election after election to the other party because we fail to offer credible candidates that appeal to the broadest number of voters.
Some prominent Republicans told us this year that they decided to support a Democrat because they thought it would be cheaper to work with the opposition than campaign to elect a Republican. They made a business decision that satisfied their personal economic situation.
In tough economic times, we sometimes make choices we regret later.
For the past two years, the county council has been controlled by the Democrats with a 4-1 advantage. That gives the Democrats a great deal of power. It allows at least one of the four to take a stand contrary to the majority and not affect the outcome of a vote. That creates the appearance that council members are more moderate than they really are.
Obama campaigned for a year telling Democrats who he was and what he stood for. That was the warning most of Middle America ignored. After he secured the nomination, he moved to the center to appeal to Middle America. And today, he has revealed that he is what he told the Democrats he was during the primaries; a liberal, left wing “I’m going to take your money” Socialist.”
The county council election this year, the congressional and legislative elections next year will be a test for local and state voters whether they have had enough of the Democratic party and the extremists calling the shots in that party.
Dave Somers has worked to appear more moderate by allowing his colleagues to carry the freight as he came into the re-election zone. Nobody remembers the votes taken three or four years ago like they remember last year’s votes. Realistically though, who believes that Dave Somers has suddenly become more moderate? I suspect it is just more of that wishful Obama thinking.
There is no doubt that it will require a maximum effort to turn back the Democrats, but can we afford to not make that effort? I think not!
Vote Republican! Vote for John Koster and Steve Dana in 2009!
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Be Careful What You Ask For!
by Steve DanaWhen Americans voted last November, the message they sent was that they were tired of George W and Republican leadership. They said loud and clear that Democrats represented hope and change. Remember that old adage, “Be careful of what you ask for because you might get it.” I only hope the change we get isn’t more than we can handle.
When Obama took office in January, he began a transformation of our country most Americans never dreamed of. That can’t be said for everyone, but for most.
The Liberal Democrats knew what they wanted and Obama represented the instrument of unprecedented change they could only dream of in the past.
After only seven months of Obama’s presidency, the Democrats have rocked the foundation of our country with sweeping changes they say are necessary because of carryover from the previous administration. The plan for the future promoted by Democrats from the highest levels of government to the grass roots in cities and counties will forever change the way we live.
The message Democrats got when voters elected Democrats last year was that America wanted government to take control of their lives, that Democrats knew what we needed better than we did. Now we may well pay for our failure to listen to what Obama and the Democratic Party were actually saying leading up to the election; more government, bigger government, more taxes, bigger deficits and on and on.
Democrats promised us it would be painful when they started because of the problems created by the Democratic Congress and George W. (No, they didn’t actually take any of the credit or the blame.) so we wouldn’t be surprised when the hurt started. The theory is that if you suggest something will be bad in advance, when it turns out to be bad, it’s not quite as bad as if you didn’t have the warning. And, sometimes the cure is more painful than the illness.
A sixty vote majority in the US Senate, a healthy majority in the House of Representatives and the Presidency give the Democrats the power to do anything they want to America and there is not a damn thing we can do about it until the next election. We need to make sure we are ready to act.
In our state, the Democrats have controlled the legislature and the Governor’s office longer than many can remember. Mike Hope gave us hope. Good Republican candidates can win tough elections.
In our county, the executive’s office has always been Democrat and for most of the years we have been a charter county Democrats have held a majority. This year we can start bending the curve back the other way by campaigning for Republican candidates. We can be on the leading edge of the swing away from Liberal Democratic control by electing John Koster and Steve Dana.
After repeated victories, the appearance is that Democratic candidates reflect the desires of the voters because they continue to elect more and more of them to office.
That trend has to stop.
For this year, next year and into the future, we need to give voters a reason to choose Republicans. The stakes are too high for us to concede election after election to the other party because we fail to offer credible candidates that appeal to the broadest number of voters.
Some prominent Republicans told us this year that they decided to support a Democrat because they thought it would be cheaper to work with the opposition than campaign to elect a Republican. They made a business decision that satisfied their personal economic situation.
In tough economic times, we sometimes make choices we regret later.
For the past two years, the county council has been controlled by the Democrats with a 4-1 advantage. That gives the Democrats a great deal of power. It allows at least one of the four to take a stand contrary to the majority and not affect the outcome of a vote. That creates the appearance that council members are more moderate than they really are.
Obama campaigned for a year telling Democrats who he was and what he stood for. That was the warning most of Middle America ignored. After he secured the nomination, he moved to the center to appeal to Middle America. And today, he has revealed that he is what he told the Democrats he was during the primaries; a liberal, left wing “I’m going to take your money” Socialist.”
The county council election this year, the congressional and legislative elections next year will be a test for local and state voters whether they have had enough of the Democratic party and the extremists calling the shots in that party.
Dave Somers has worked to appear more moderate by allowing his colleagues to carry the freight as he came into the re-election zone. Nobody remembers the votes taken three or four years ago like they remember last year’s votes. Realistically though, who believes that Dave Somers has suddenly become more moderate? I suspect it is just more of that wishful Obama thinking.
There is no doubt that it will require a maximum effort to turn back the Democrats, but can we afford to not make that effort? I think not!
Vote Republican! Vote for John Koster and Steve Dana in 2009!
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2 Comments to “Be Careful What You Ask For!”
August 31, 2009 at 4:21 pm
You know what I’m wondering? What the heck Cantwell and Tennis-Shoe Mom have been doing the last nine months. ANYTHING? (I say Tennis-Shoe Mom because right now, I can’t remember her name. Sigh.)
August 31, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Thank you, Patty Murray. Are they asleep out there or what? Also, the last time I emailed Rep. Larsen about an issue, he disagreed with me, hoped we could “see things better together in the future” and then asked if there was anything else he could help me with. I replied “yes, who should I vote for besides you when you come up for re-election?”
No answer, of course.