"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 11/25/06:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_481259.html

Pocketbook issues sunk Republicans

By Pete Sepp


ALEXANDRIA, Va.

In politics, election results usually are known within a few hours
after the polls close, but the real story behind the results often
takes more time to reveal itself.

So it is with the November 2006 contest.

In their haste to view the Democrats' takeover of the House and Senate
as a consequence of the Iraq War and scandals in Congress, the pundits
overlooked another important factor -- tax and budget issues.

Poll after poll has shown that Democrat voters were more energetic and
likelier to turn out this year than Republicans.

Why?

One answer lies in the fiscal habits of candidates who were defeated.

The National Taxpayers Union's 2005 Rating of Congress scored House
members on 201 roll-call votes affecting federal taxes, spending and
economic issues.

Of the 20 Republican incumbents who lost their seats on Nov. 7, just
two of them earned a pro-taxpayer rating score high enough to win a
"Taxpayers' Friend Award."

The remaining 18 lawmakers scored several points below the GOP average
for the whole House.

The same pattern held true for the six Republican senators who were
ousted.

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Let's face it, nothing worked for Republicans in 2006.

Harry

But, but... I watched a program on Fox today in which all 4 panelists agreed
that the US economy was performing BRILLIANTLY. Fox wouldn't lie about that,
would they?