Who do you cry to when all your freinds are crying too?

Salient question considering Tuesday nights results. Most people know about the House of Representatives and the Senate seats that went Republican. A fair amount probably know that a lot of Governors went to the GOP as well. But that may not be the biggest story. 680!!! That is the number of state legislators that switched Nov 2nd. How big is that? Well in 1994, 428 went to the Republicans. The biggest before last Tuesday was 624 in 1974 right after Watergate.
So what does it mean? It cannot be just a number or power swinging back and forth. I think it shows that once again the American people had a glimpse of what true liberal policy looks like and decided overwhelming that they don't want it. Most of us do not want to "fundamentally transform" this country. We love it and are proud of it. Is it perfect? Of course not. Are we a force for good in the world? You're damn right we are. And most of us don't like to be told we are too stupid to take care of ourselves. We know what to eat, to drink, to smoke or not to smoke, and what type of car we want to drive. Senator Kerry said we don't pay much attention to politics. Well Lurch, we are paying attention now. President Obama said they were moving so fast we couldn't keep up with all their victories. Well, time to hit the brakes and take a chill pill.
To have total control in 26 states is a little scary no matter who holds power. For absolute power corrupts absolutely it is said and has been proven time again. Even with that dynamic it is evident that tea party people may not be extreme. They maybe normal folks who have never" paid much attention or tried to keep up". You can't pick up 680 seats on one night and be a fringe group of hayseed racists. The numbers don't add up. We are talking a no longer silent majority that is fully engaged in the political process now.
So if the color yellow makes you sad just chug on over to mamby-pamby land and get some self confidence, you bunch of jackwagons. Tissue??????.........


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He ain't gonna walk you. He don't think you can hit him.

Goose Gossage had a runner on second and third in the 1984 World Series and Kirk Gibson was up to bat. For students of baseball and fans in general the smart thing to do was walk Gibson and set up the double play. Gossage called his manager out to the mound to discuss pitching to Gibson. While they were talking Sparky Anderson was screaming at his hitter,"He don't think you can hit. He ain't gonna walk you". He basically challenged his manhood.
When Dick Williams returned to the dugout and Goose took the mound Kirk looked like he could commit murder at that point. Sparky had him so pissed off that all he needed was a pitch that he could reach with his bat. Next pitch was a fastball that came in at 97 miles an hour and went out faster. A three run upper deck shot that ended the series. Masterful motivation by a great manager. And a humble manager as well. He never failed to give the credit to his players. He always maintained that the players won games and managers lost them.
I had a chance to meet him one day in Toronto during the World Series in 1992. (I think) A great man who was hard of hearing to the point of being deaf. He would cock that head of his to the left and down and say"How's that?" to everything I said. But we spent a good 20 minutes together and it is something I will never forget. I'm reasonably sure that Sparky is asking St. Peter right now if we have a double header scheduled tomorrow. "How's that?"........

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Don't you hate when a player makes a tackle in a football game...

and does a huge dance even though his team is still two touchdowns behind? That is why there will be no gloating from me today. Don't for one minute think I am sad or not extremely proud of what everyday Americans accomplished yesterday. I am astonished how many conservatives went and voted in midterm elections. President Obama did unite us just not the way he thought.
For you see even though the gains were historical yesterday in the House, Senate and Gubernatorial races we are still two touchdowns behind. A horrible Health Care bill is law. We now are required to purchase something or we are criminals. Financial Regulation passed without a mention of Freddie or Fannie. Ironic isn't it that today Freddie Mac announced they lost 3.1 billion dollars this QUARTER. The federal government now controls who gets money to go to college. The banks were stripped of that segment of their business. Why? Were they abusing it? No. Or does it give control to the government? You decide but I contend this is the first of many steps to go back to the consent of the governed. The work has just begun.
Remember the first time you got dumped? Did you eat chocolate and ice cream till you felt like puking? Or did you get drunk and call all your other friends and make an ass of yourself? You have to shake your head at someone so out of touch with the current climate that they would spend two billion dollars and take 3000 friends to India and rent the Taj Mahal to get over being dumped by the voters. Balls like a brass monkey and the governing style of Marie Antoinette would best describe our President. I know the trip was scheduled two months ago. That does not explain the excess. Let them eat cake indeed. No, wait, that has sugar and may have been cooked in trans fat. Let them eat carrots and celery. Meanwhile Barry and Michelle will just sneak behind the Taj and have a couple of cheeseburgers and fries. Huh? No beef? No clue......

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