Late Thoughts on Elections
Since I haven't had an opportunity to post anything this week, I just thought I would comment on Tuesday's special elections, which if I were to believe the media, are "sending a strong message to Republicans." Hogwash.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Corzine (D-NJ) spent $40 million of his own money in an extremely Democratic state and won the governorship. In the Virginia governor race, Tim Kaine (D-VA) campaigned on a conservative, Christian, theme to defeat Republican Jerry Kilgore, whose central campaign theme was highway infrastructure. Say what? Your opponent was part of an administration that gave Virginia the biggest tax hike in history based on manipulated revenue projections and the best you can come up with is: "I'm the better guy to build more highways?"
Finally, in California, the Governator lost his ballot initiatives, but let's face it - California is a red-headed step-child (no offense to red-headed stepchildren), where unions control the state.
Do Republicans claim that Democrats were "sent a strong message" when a Republican Mayor Bloomberg won New York? Of course not - because he ran on Democratic values. If there is a message to learn from the campaign, it is that Republicans MUST stick to their core values: limited government, free markets, and lower taxes.
(Senate, listen up: if you abandon your promise to extend the tax cuts, then you deserve to lose.)
Nothing could be further from the truth. Corzine (D-NJ) spent $40 million of his own money in an extremely Democratic state and won the governorship. In the Virginia governor race, Tim Kaine (D-VA) campaigned on a conservative, Christian, theme to defeat Republican Jerry Kilgore, whose central campaign theme was highway infrastructure. Say what? Your opponent was part of an administration that gave Virginia the biggest tax hike in history based on manipulated revenue projections and the best you can come up with is: "I'm the better guy to build more highways?"
Finally, in California, the Governator lost his ballot initiatives, but let's face it - California is a red-headed step-child (no offense to red-headed stepchildren), where unions control the state.
Do Republicans claim that Democrats were "sent a strong message" when a Republican Mayor Bloomberg won New York? Of course not - because he ran on Democratic values. If there is a message to learn from the campaign, it is that Republicans MUST stick to their core values: limited government, free markets, and lower taxes.
(Senate, listen up: if you abandon your promise to extend the tax cuts, then you deserve to lose.)
posted by Richie Rich | 11:19 PM
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