Red State/Blue State

You have to wonder what Obama must be thinking these days. The President doesn’t seem contrite when he speaks of the failure of Dems to hold the Senate. Some have even suggested there is somehow a “free-ing” effect on his demeanor and posture. It’s not in what he has said, but what he hasn’t said that speaks volumes. If only…   If only …the Dems had pointed out the positive aspects of Obamacare -health care for the first time available for so many Americans after decades of failed attempts.   If only …the Dems had made a stand on immigration.   If only …they had run on my economic record and achievements over the past six years.   As one canny GOP observer put it, “It was the only way through that pass in the mountain. If you didn’t follow that light, you were doomed.”Even the GOP operatives were stunned at the enormity of the stupidity of the Dems. Obama must be thinking, If only they had listened . It may have excited enough Latinos, enough young people, enou

It’s not even worth getting worked up about anymore…Dems win big in high voter turnout elections; lower turnout favors the GOP.So the GOP has won big in the midterms and they’ve taken control of state and local houses too. They’ve also consolidated a number of Governor’s seats. That was a surprise! Because Sam Brownback put forward legislation that slashed taxes, but also contributed to a huge budget shortfall in Kansas. Yet they voted him in again and that’s not all. They also re-elected a Congressman from Staten Island, Michael Grimm, who is currently facing indictment on 19 counts of tax fraud. And in Florida, my home state, Rick Scott was considered one of the most vulnerable and least popular Governors in the Nation. Yet he won a narrow margin of victory.   Rick Scott poured millions of dollars of his own money into the race in the final days. And Florida became one of the most expensive races in the country. That’s saying a lot. 4 billion dollars in total was sp