--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "boo_lives" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > wrote: > > > > > > I'll bet you won't be hearing that phrase much in Fairfield tonight > > (I > > > assume all the cult members are in the Obama corner?). > > > > But you're in the cult too shemp. I have several ffld republican > friends. The meditating mayor is a republican, they want him to run > for congress. The majority of ffld sidhas are for obama for sure, > though ron paul has a sizable following plus more than a handfull of > mainstream republicans. Most ffld sidhas aren't in the cult anymore, > only "campus types" - they are anti-bush because MMY was anti-bush. > > > Not to worry, Shemp, the Dems did not the 60 Senate seats they need to > > invoke cloture, so you can rest assured that no policies will be > > enacted unless the Repubs either agree or horsetrade. > > > I don't expect too much filibustering -- repubs got the message last > night that the country wants change and I think an energy bill, an > infrastructure bill, and a tax bill are all doable.
Not sure what an "infrastructure bill" is (new roads, etc.?) but a wholesale shift to the left on energy and taxes is certainly NOT going to happen. I'll tell you why. As one of the pundits said this morning, America is still a right-of- center country. Remember that Obama didn't flip-flop more to the left when he flip-flopped; all that flip-flopping he did (and it was virtually on EVERY issue) was to the right. And the two main areas he has ALREADY compromised on are the two that you yourself invoked above: energy (Obama is now for more drilling) and taxes (he's backed off the original -- and oh, so horrible -- extra Social Security payroll tax contribution for taxpayers earning $250,000 or more a year. Indeed, he is now pretty much for tax- cuts...just like true, blue Republicans!). And all down the line of policies and stances, Obama has already shifted to the right: Iraq, abortion, etc. etc. You name it, Obama has shifted...and in some areas his shifting has been dramatic. He's no dummy and he knows quite clearly that the only reason Clinton got elected the second time was because he out-conservatived the conservatives. So it's not that the Republicans got the message last night, Booster, it is that Obama got the message about 4 months ago: he is the head of a conservative nation and he is more than happy to oblige. Throwing the left under the bus is his stock in trade and there is no reason to believe he won't continue the practise. Hell, I've spent the last four years on this forum defending Bill Clinton as the most conservative president of the past 25 years. I hope to be doing that for Barack soon, too! > Contrary to the > fearful and ignorant rantings of the far right, obama will be a > compromiser on these issues, will certainly disappoint some on the > left in order to get things done. Precisely. > If the repub. filibuster an energy > bill to reduce oil imports or a middle class tax cut or an > infrastructure jobs bill in the depth of the recession , they will > fall even further and they know it. Health care is another issue and > will be a big fight. >
