April 10, 2010

Democratic Image Reaches New Low

Filed under: Politics,Uncategorized — Cato Uticensis @ 9:17 PM

A recent Gallup poll reveals some interesting data: the favorability rating of Americans polled shows the party in power at 41%. I don’t know about you but I’m thinking the corruption, the back room deals and governing against the will of the American people have a lot to do with this.

Gallup last measured party images in late August/early September of last year. At that point, the Democratic Party enjoyed an 11-point favorable image advantage over the Republican Party. Now, the favorable ratings of the two parties are essentially tied.

The images of the two major parties have particular significance in a midterm election year. For example, the favorable rating of the Democratic Party exceeded that of the Republican Party by 52% to 37% just prior to the 2006 midterm elections, in which the Democrats gained 31 House seats.Americans’ current 41% favorable rating of the Democratic Party is five points lower than the party’s previous low, recorded twice in 2005.

By contrast, the Republican Party’s image reached its all-time low of 31% in December 1998 — just after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton. The Republicans’ current rating is improved from a pair of 34% ratings Gallup measured in late 2008 and in May 2009.



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February 18, 2010

Dirt Bag Bill Maher: Palin’s Job at Fox Equivalent to Talking to Her Down Syndrome Baby

Filed under: Uncategorized — Cato Uticensis @ 7:49 AM

Bill Maher is just one sick individual! Hey Bill why don’t you just shut your piehole up!

How does one prepare for an upcoming appearance by Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy fame? If you’re Bill Maher, you follow up the Family Guy/Sarah Palin/Down Syndrome attack by doing an ‘exclusive rant’ for the Huffington Post which includes – you guessed it – a joke about Sarah Palin’s son, Trig.

Maher appeals to his lower-intellect audience by stating:

“…while we were off, Sarah Palin agreed to do commentary at Fox News. Which is actually very similar to her day job – talking to a baby with Down Syndrome.”

Read rest here>>>

February 9, 2010

Can GOP Win The Senate? Dick Morris Thinks So

Filed under: Uncategorized — Cato Uticensis @ 5:19 PM

Dick Morris honestly believes the GOP can win the Senate this year and with a few seats to spare. While I don’t share his optimism one can only hope the American people will elect conservative Republicans (no RINO’s please). Read Dick’s analysis:

If the Republican Party wins every senate seat in which it now holds a lead, according to Rasmussen’s polls, it will capture eight Democratic seats while holding all of its own. The two remaining pickups, to assure control, could be in Indiana where former Senator Dan Coats may run against Senator Evan Bayh and in California.

The two remaining pickups, to assure control, could be in Indiana where former Senator Dan Coats may run against Senator Evan Bayh and in California. Even if Coats does not run, former Congressman John Hostettler is only behind Bayh by 44-41. And, in California, former Hewlitt Packhard CEO Carly Fiorina is also only three points behind Senator Barbara Boxer.

(This assumes that former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson takes on Senator Russ Feingold).

State
Contest
Latest Polling
Date
Delaware
Castle v Coones
Castle +29
Jan
ND
Hoeven v unknown
Hoeven +20 (v Dorgan)
Dec
Ark
Lincoln v 4 opps
Repub (Baker) +19
Feb
Nev
Reid v 3 opps
Repub (Tarkanian) +8
Feb
Colorado
Norton v Bennet
Norton +14
Feb
Penn
Toomey v Specter
Toomey +9
Jan
Illinois
Kirk v Giannoulias
Kirk +6
Feb
Wisconsin
Thompson v Feingold
Thompson +3
Jan

And, in these two states, the results are close:

State
Contest
Latest Polling
Date
California
Boxer v 3 opps
Boxer (v Fiorina) +3
Jan
Indiana
Bayh v Hostettler
Bayh +3
Jan

He goes on further to explain:

If Republicans take all ten seats, they take control in the Senate.

In addition strong challenges may be shaping up in New York against Kirsten Gillibrand and in Washington State against Patty Murray.

Gillibrand, appointed to fill Hillary’s seat, is very vulnerable, both in a primary against former Tennessee Democratic Congressman Harold Ford and in a general election. If a strong candidate emerges, she and/or Ford could be defeated.

And in Washington State, innovative businessman (and millionaire) Paul Akers is likely to run against Patty Murray. The Washington State senator only won with 55% of the vote last time, a poor performance for a three term incumbent. Akers’ company takes new technologies, buys them, and then uses them to create jobs. He should give Murray a tough race which he could end up winning.

But the message of Massachusetts is that any Republican can beat any Democrat anywhere. So don’t count out former Congressman Rob Simmons’ race against Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal or any possible candidate against Oregon’s Ron Wyden and New York’s Chuck Schumer.

The Republicans will win the Senate (and the House) and might win it with a few seats to spare!

February 1, 2010

Democrats Admit The “Cornhusker Kickback” Bribe Setback Health Care

Filed under: Uncategorized — Cato Uticensis @ 5:15 PM

Democrats are just a little to late for this party, they’re just now admitting the bribe they made with Sen. Ben Nelson known as the “cornhusker kickback” was a major factor in souring the America people on the health care reform bill.

Senate leadership inked a deal in December to win over Nelson (D-NE), allowing him to insert pro-life language in the measure and to secure federal funding for the cost of any Medicaid expansion in what has now been dubbed the “Cornhusker kickback.”

It’s been the target of lawsuits and scorn from both the right and the left, and leaders in both chambers believe it ultimately will be stripped from the final measure, whenever one surfaces.

Instead of considering more dealmaking to get a final health care bill passed, Democratic sources privately acknowledge that Nelson’s compromise did more harm than good. Several sources said it tops a list of problems that have hurt the health care process.

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Wonder what took them so long to figure this one out. Geez, we’ve got some bright ones there in Washington.



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January 30, 2010

SEIU Funding The New ‘The Tea Party Is Over’ Website

Filed under: Uncategorized — Cato Uticensis @ 11:19 AM

“The Tea Party Is Over” website has just recently popped up on the Internet and not to be surprised, SEIU is funding this anti-american, anti-freedom and anti-constitutional piece of crap. I came across this story via Weasel Zippers.

This website recently popped up on the internet:

The Tea Party Is Over-
Our Mission: To prevent the Tea Party’s dangerous ideas from gaining legislative traction.

Our Strategy:Our Strategy is simple. This movement is a fad. Some of their ideas include the belief that programs like Social Security and Medicare are socialistic and should never have been created in the first place and that President Obama is a Socialist. Other ideas include undermining the legitimacy of the federal government in favor of a radical rightwing form of state’s rights. We need to prevent their dangerous ideas from gaining a legislative foothold. So our strategy is to spread the truth about their dangerous ideas and prevent their policies from taking root in America.

Lee Doren did his research and found out who is behind this website:

I just came across a new website titled: http://www.TheTeaPartyIsOver.org

It is paid for by the American Public Policy Committee. Well, according to opensecrets.org, the two donors for American Public Policy Committee this year are Patriot Majority and Patriot Majority West.

However, according to opensecrets.org, the 2nd largest contributor in 2008 to Patriot Majority was SEIU and other top Unions around America.

More Here: Gateway Pundit.

Props should be given to Lee Doren who did all the digging on this SEIU-funded site.



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January 26, 2010

Obama Campaigned Against Spending Freeze

Filed under: Uncategorized — Cato Uticensis @ 12:38 PM

Barack Obama campaigned against spending freezes and derided McCain’s call for spending freezes during the 2008 presidential campaign.

I’m wondering what happened to the promised scalpel he spoke of using? Hot Air has an excellent post which is well worth the read.

Read what others are saying at memeorandum



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