The Loss of By-Election is a pointer to Obama:
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The Loss of By-Election is a pointer to Obama:
[Scott Brown, Senator]
The victory of Republican candidate Scott Brown at the prestigious center of Massachusetts had shaken the power balance on Capitol Hill. That the Brown’s election had sent a very powerful message to the President that all business as usual is just not going to be the way the Capitol Hill wishes to do it. Republicans, celebrating former male model Scott Brown’ surprise victory over his Democratic rival in a seat held by the iconic Kennedy family since 1952. Massachusetts was to the Democrats what Amethi and Rae Bareli are to the congress in India and what Ebbw Vale is to the Old Labour Party in Britain- custodian of the faith.
Massachusetts Victory is a fillip to Republicans:
The Massachusetts victory can be counted as a fillip to Republicans and a loss to Obama. The declining approval ratings approving the sheer magnitude of the swing against the democratic party-Obama won the state in November 2008 with a 27-point margin- suggest that the by-election result could be a pointer to a deeper stirring in American Society. The important thing to point out is that the winner mounted a single minded campaign against the president’s trillion -dollar healthcare initiative and billion dollar sweeping aids against the pitfalls of being good to terrorists. The Republicans greeted their victory with clear glee. “The president ought to take this as a message to recalibrate how he wants to govern, and if he wants to govern from the middle we’ll meet him there,” said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. The president said the same voters that elected Brown “swept me into office” in 2008. People are frustrated “not just because of what’s happened in the last year or two years, but what’s happened over the last eight years.”
The victory of Scott Brown:
The victory of Scott Brown, a little-known Republican state senator has created a growing sense of unease among independent voters to an extraordinary upset Tuesday night when he was elected to fill the Senate seat that was long held by Edward M. Kennedy in the overwhelmingly Democratic state of Massachusetts. The Democrats in Congress will be in problem to pass the bill overhauling the nation’s health care system as Mr. Brown has vowed to oppose the bill as soon as he takes office. The Democrats will no longer control the 60 votes in the Senate needed to pass over the bill.
The Crisis of War at Afghanistan:
[War against Taliban & al-Qaeda]
A large section of American citizens who voted for Obama clearly expected that the United States should rapidly extricate itself from an unending war at Afghanistan. A withdrawal of troops would keep the US under the threat of 9/11 Islamists terrorist attack. The desire to opt out was, however, completely against the strategy of the military that demanded more troops on the ground. Obama was in a dilemma, but finally he agreed to send a platoon of 30,000 to Afghanistan with a condition that US Forces would be withdrawn by mid-2011, an unrealizable proposition, difficult to believe. The net effect is a muddle. The Obama’s sending of troops with the condition of dead-line is a bolster to Talibans because on the one hand the war is impossible to end by the given date and on the other, the military will remain in a state tension with the advancement of termination date.
New beginning:
Obama realized that the Massachusetts vote had reflected the mood around the US and it urgently needed to regroup the White House – as the ground is shaken by the realization of what a difference a year made.In addition to searching for ways to salvage the health care overhaul, the Democratic Party also realized a need to determine how to assuage the angry electorate. The Democrates realized that if Republicans could win in one of the country's most traditionally liberal states, Massachusetts, they could probably win anywhere. A rethinking in the policy of bailouts, economic stimulus spending and enormous budget deficits is becoming a subject of urgency to console the electorates.
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If the Massachusetts reversal from the Democrats reach New York and California, then a real change is in the air.
Without these two states, it is only a political wind gust.
Thanks
It could just be a wrning vote. You know. Change a few things or you will lose your electorate.
citizen of US are not satisfied with Obama's leadership, we are expecting more from Obama
Your article is GREAT H P! I love it. Your analysis is spot on. The Hitler video is hilarious! (I have actually seen the excellent film that scene is lifted from: highly recommended). Thanks for a fine read. Some of your best work.
Your Hubs are simply amazing! Greatly enjoyed this Hub - will email to some conservative friends. Your breadth of interest is wonderful! Like James, I too, loved the Hitler video - wow!













IslandVoice Level 1 Commenter 2 years ago
No matter what the libs want to make of it, Senator elect Scott Brown's win speaks loud and clear, that the American people want to be heard. It's not too late, if only the democrats will listen.