Shhhhh! Don't let word reach Democrats. We'll just surprise them next year.

WWWIII

Lansing, MI State Journal

How about, clear eyed, free thinking, unbiased, and unfooled INDEPENDENTS?  Obamas days are only numbered if he doesn't change our country so much that the elections are a farce like in venezuela or Iran. In that case something else will have to happen.

rocco0607

Great Falls, MT Tribune

All Democrats' days are numbered if they don't start to fulfill their promises. They were elected in 2006 primarily to end the wars and fix healthcare, if they don't do those by the midterms, they'll lose their majority and Obama will be a one term President.

kingmak

Mansfield, OH News Journal

What do you mean by the words "factionary" and "protestant," exactly?  I suppose the right is less "factionary" than the left because it's so small and it's been actively purging moderates under its self-defeating 'small tent' strategy.

But I'm not sure how the Protestantism of the right will do anything to weaken Obama's popularity or impede the advancement of his agenda. Religion is steadily declining in importance and will continue to do so as general educational levels increase.

AlienOverLord

Monroe, LA NewsStar

{Fine. Don't put any faith in Mr. Carville's warning.  One "faction" (for example) voted for Obama as an anti-war candidate. He has not come close to fulfilling his promise to them. The right's "protest"-antism is necessary to keep our message out front so as to encourage those who believe in it and those who are yet to embrace it. -ED]

Much rides on the fallout over cap and trade and whether or not a healthcare reform bill with teeth gets passed. Too much public outcry over out of pocket costs for cap and trade and no quality reform on healthcare could spell disaster for congressional Dems in '10.

iDragon

Green Bay, WI PressGazette

It's interesting to see how a large number of people who voted for the messi-uh are having 2nd thoughts. Just hope their memories aren't as short as they have been in other instances.

rock67

Des Moines, IA Register

[The encouraging part is that uber-libs like Carville and, therefore, the entire Clintonista contingent know that the Dear Leader is vulnerable. -ED]

I've had enough. From Senators through county recorders, sheriffs and school board, I'm voting out the incumbent, regardless of party. I'll vote in a sheriff that wants to take my guns away. My short term discomfort is better than what we have now. Incumbents of both parties no longer care about anything but staying in DC. This needs to be done for the next 10 years. We can no longer afford this runaway gov't.

Iowan2

Des Moines, IA Register

[I always automatically vote against the annual school budget but it always passes anyway -- except once.  In that particular instance the budget failed to pass but they had a do-over election in which they presented a slightly pared budget which passed by a landslide margin. -ED]

It's never a good idea for a political party to become too complacent, and the Democratic party is no exception, but it's too soon to tell if Obama's initiatives prove successful.

Your 5-point plan may be a good idea, but let me make a suggestion. Before trying to "reach out to everyone" with the Republican message, decide what that message is.

KRidge

Des Moines, IA Register

[Lost causes aside, everyone knows that the message is: a smaller government with more conservative, cost-effective, spending and programs and a return to traditional, constitutional American values that encourage capitalism in the largest sense and provides for an extremely strong national defense.  I'm reaching out to YOU, KRidge. Are you a gamer or a lost cause? -ED]

The dems could indeed be in for a hard fall. The media will do their best to keep that from happening. Look at the coverage of Iran, the carbon tax mess in the House versus Michael Jackson. No wonder the country is in trouble.  I like the 5-point plan. Lets all stick with it.

deserttrek

Palm Springs, CA Desert Sun

[If you're on board, please pass it along, Dez.  Take it viral by sending some e-mails with links to this page.  Thanks. -ED]

The Ragin' Cagin' rearing his ugly head again it appears. What's in that cue ball head of JC's is what matters and it seems to be filled with the same old outlandish nonsense. After the backlash soon to come from the Cap and Trade Bill that passed today he will be on the run.

OreMtn

Great Falls, MT Tribune

Rassmussen has [Obama's] approval today at 55%. He is dropping. That is a bit down from his high of 70%. His disapproval is at 44%. Your golden boy is getting tarnished.

Grandpa2743

Lansing, MI State Journal

Eddie, why should we pay premiums to profiteers for health insurance when we could pay the same or perhaps a bit more or a bit less in taxes to the government and get health care?

Klinzboy

Des Moines, IA Register

[Instead of letting the inefficient government (I mean that in a completely non-partisan way) run something they know nothing about (except for the voting of mo'money to keep it running even mo'inefficiently) why aren't we "dickering" with the contractors (doctors, hospitals, drug companies, caregivers, etc.) to give us mo'bang-for-the-buck in our present system?

It's funny how liberals are so in favor of consumers' rights and will come to auto dealerships loaded for bear to remove every possible nickel of profit from the seller's column, but the same hammer-bargainers will buy into any social program that "feels good" regardless of cost or loss, as the liquidators say. -ED]

God help you if you think radio talk show hosts are political leaders. They're to politics what televangelists are to religion.  You also need help if you think Republicans are going to provide any level of fiscal responsibility. They proved when they were last in power that they, like the Democrats, are fiscal felons. They just talk a good game. 

Tom

Beacon, NY  

[I've never written that radio personalities are any more than spokespersons -- at best -- so I don't know why you would distort that fact.  However, I do believe that someone with Limbaugh's intellect and communications skills could probably do a better job than, say, our current baloney-spewers who only THINK they can talk a good game. -ED]

Your 5-point plan is not bad!

However, although number 4 is a very good idea, that is the weakest link.

As a rule, Republicans, or Conservatives, or Indies, just don't have the balls to group up, take a stand together, and protest anything.

The illegals have !

And I'm not talking about emails, faxes or phone calls. They grouped together, stuck together, and went out into the streets by the thousands, and hundreds of thousands together. They cared less about their faces being seen in public, or being P.C., or being ridiculed or being called names.

They had the courage to organize themselves, stand together, and protest.

Tea Parties aren't going to get it. A few hundred or a few thousand here and there aren't going to have much of an impact on anything or Democrat Politicians. The smaller groups will get shouted down by libs and the larger groups will be excoriated by the lib news media. Same as last time.

I think, at this point, anything "less than" a million man march on D.C., so to speak, (a couple of hundred thousand would be adequate) won't stop the Dems from taking advantage of the "this is our moment" attitude. And they clearly do "own" the moment.

Hope I'm wrong and the upcoming Tea Parties are a surprising success.

Guess we'll see?

JoseComoVa
Salinas, CA The Californian