Her new mantra for her party is, apparently, “Just win, baby.” It’s a little bit sad that politicians have to simplify their messages to such an extent that American voters can understand what they’re saying, but that’s an entirely different matter. That politics has, in essence, been reduced to something akin to a sporting event is a fact that is lost to most rah-rah cheerleading political wonks and know-nothings.
Pelosi, however, plays that game well. Not that she’s really doing anything good for America, but she is doing something good for the Democratic Party and, really, that’s probably her only goal. Notes Pelosi, “They have endless money, secret, undisclosed, special interest money that they pour into elections. But I think we can offset it. We have out-raised them, out-redistricted them, out-recruited them.” Indeed, the Democrats’ money isn’t so secret. President Obama, for example, received twice as much money from Wall Street (about $ 16 million) than his opponent in that election – John McCain. Now, he’ll pretend that he’s trying to “police” the big banks and, sadly, most Americans will not even be aware of the irony involved. But, more power to Pelosi. She’s a player in a destructive game and she’ll have fun and get rich trying to win. It’s just a shame that Americans can’t expect to be served by her, or President Obama or Mitt Romney, should he be elected in 2012. Sad, indeed.
Romney Rebuts Obama on Silver Spoon Comment
XPresident Obama, terribly desperate to avoid any issues of substance during his re-election campaign, has pointed to Mitt Romney’s wealth as a way to score political points, but Romney has rejected the criticism and makes no apologies for his father’s rags to riches story.
Romney noted, “I’m not going to apologize for my dad and his success in his life. He was born poor and he worked his way to become very successful despite the fact that he didn’t have a college degree.” Romney’s father eventually became a successful businessman and even the governor of Michigan from 1969 to 1973. Upon his father’s death, Romney donated his rather sizable inheritance from his father to charity.
Still, it appears that at least some on forums and commenting on articles from the mainstream media are quite convinced that Romney is out of touch with the electorate and that Obama has his finger on the pulse of the nation. Given the amount of government spending and the lack of jobs under Obama’s administration, what becomes abundantly clear is that he is either actually unaware of the concerns of the man on the street, or he is powerless to change that man’s fortunes. A potential third option is that he simply doesn’t care.
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