Politics > Politics-USA > Right wing jitters about possible Democratic takeover of houses of Congress
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"Harry Hope" |
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14 Feb 2006 10:13:05 PM |
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Right wing jitters about possible Democratic takeover of houses of Congress |
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27263486.shtml
By Paul M. Weyrich
Feb 14, 2006
John Gizzi, veteran Political Editor of the conservative weekly 'Human
Events,' normally is an optimist.
Over the years I have watched him find the one possible thread to
explain the rationale for the election of a conservative Republican.
John knows more about politics than any ten political junkies combined
have forgotten.
If there is a way to see a possibility for a Republican victory Gizzi
makes the case.
And that is as it should be inasmuch as he is writing to give
conservatives hope.
He and his paper’s message are always the same: "Shoulder on."
You can imagine my shock and surprise when Gizzi, writing in the
current week’s edition, makes the case that Democrats just might win
enough swing seats in the House and could topple enough Senators to
regain control of the Congress for the first time since 1994.
I can tell you, if the e-mail and snail-mail traffic I receive is any
indication, lots and lots of people are telling me they do not intend
to vote in the 2006 election.
Others are saying they will vote for third-party candidates.
I hear that every election.
Little comes of it.
But staying at home is a huge problem for Republicans.
To say that the grassroots are discouraged is an understatement.
It is not difficult to understand why.
Our movement is comprised of hard working men and women who find it
tough to make ends meet and who labor at raising a family.
When they don’t have enough money to buy what they want they largely
go without.
Then they look at the government.
It spends and spends and spends.
Not doing without at the federal level is unheard of.
No veto of an over-the-budget spending bill.
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A whole lota shakin' goin' on.
Harry
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