Politablog

So, the mid-term elections are behind us, for the most part. Excluding a few recounts (I’m looking at you Minnesota). What is confusing to me about these elections is that people voted for both parties. In Minnesota, the Republican Party took the State Senate and State House for the first time in a very long time. But, the DFL (MN Democrats) took the Governorship for the first time since the eighties.

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I found two interesting and contradictory articles online recently.One of these is a Politico article by James Hohmann. He says in his byline, “More bad polls. More bad fundraising numbers. More dreary talk on the Sunday shows.” Many of you may see this and say, ‘so what?’

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Many of us have political allegiances or beliefs. Some of us are Republican, Democrat, independent or many other choices. I want to know why you are that way. If you are a Republican, why? If you are a Democrat, why?

Recently there has been fuss over a “joke” made by a Democratic congressman. He made a remark to a Navy Admiral that Guam might capsize if more US military is positioned there.  Obviously, the congressmen did not truly believe that the island would capsize. But it is still pretty funny.

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The current state of politics in the United States is pathetic and highly partisan. In practice, this form of government will not continue to work. This partisan behavior is both abhorrent and un-American. It is because of this behavior that America is facing a crisis today. Not only are we facing a financial crisis, but also one that has far greater implications. America is facing a crisis of morality.

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As President Obama pushed for Congress to complete health care reform legislation in the next few weeks, Jim Lehrer talks to Washington Post reporter Ceci Connolly and political analyst Norm Ornstein about the tactics Democrats might use to try to pass their reform plans without Republican support.

It has been about a week since my last posting, thank you all for you patience. There has been quite a lot going on in the world and in politics. Of course there is the earthquake in Chile that we are all paying close attention too. We also have the Health care bill resurgence that has taken place over the past couple of weeks.

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With conservatives and liberals locked in a standoff on major issues, some Capitol Hill moderates feel outnumbered. As Anthony Mason reports, are moderates really an endangered species?