Notes from all over by GDA

7-29-10

Politics are heating up the air as the November elections draw near. Republicans feel they are going to fare quite well in those elections since the present administration and their cohorts in the Senate and House have managed to put this nation in debt so far that no one can even think of a way to get out of this mess.
A recent poll has Congress receiving only an 11 percent rating. That is the lowest any Congress has ever hit.
But wait, what is happening to our president? Remember when George W. had ratings of around 39 percent? Of course, the main media couldn't wait to attack him. If he went to his home in Texas, the media had a fit. If the debt increased a mere $100 billion, the world was coming to an end. He was at fault for everything, including the weather. That is all water over the dam now.
Well, a year ago, Pres. Barack Hussein Obama's ratings were down to 51 percent. That was with a media that could find no wrong. Now, a year later, after taking something like four vacations and presiding over a national debt that is completely out of control, his ratings have dropped 15 points to 36 percent according to that poll. Obama has been the sweetheart of the media during that time, too. The media hasn't complained over all of the golf trips or vacations he has taken. The media hasn't complained about the mass national debt that B.O. has brought on this great country of ours. His gala parties that cost millions have not been written up or even brought out on TV. He has been on a honeymoon with the press, but that is starting to change.
The media, finally, has started to realize that this administration is treating them like a bunch of lackeys who will run around licking their boots. The major papers are tired of losing circulation because they haven't printed the news. The formerly top three TV networks are starting to realize they have to be newspeople if they want people to listen and watch them.
This is all good news for the people of this country and bad news for politicians who have forgotten that they were elected to represent the people and not their party bigwigs.
The trouble is, the Democrat machine in D.C. will try and push through some horrendous bills before they lose power in November. Then it will take another two years before the Republicans or Democrats can knock Barack out of the big house on the hill and hopefully bring power back to the people. This lame-duck Congress could do some massive changes that would hurt this country and their party. If they succeed in passing some of their ridiculous bills, the people could rise up and knock them out of power completely.
These people we elect had better realize the power the people have. The people have long memories, too.
By the way, I understand that Fox TV received a 78 percent rating from the people while the press was down in the 20s. This despite some leaked e-mails from other media people who want the Fox network taken off the air by the political powers that be.
We do need to flush these incumbents down the drain and bring in some fresh blood.
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With all that mess going on in D.C. and in the big metro areas, isn't it great to live up here where the political bosses don't know we exist? Have a good week.