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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (344696)	1/21/2010 10:17:07 AM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 793896

Don't give him much of a chance right now but there is an excellent guy running for my congressman Oberstar's House seat: cravaackforcongress.com

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (344696)	1/21/2010 10:58:40 AM
From: FJB	10 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793896

Must View - Howard Dean and the insanity/logic of Lefties youtube.com Post-Coakley Lib Crack-up: Matthews, Dean Call Each Other Crazy

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (344696)	1/26/2010 1:47:49 PM
From: TimF	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793896

David Plouffe's recipe for a Republican takeover of Congress By: David Freddoso Online Opinion Editor 01/26/10 12:25 PM EST On Saturday, Obama 2008 campaign manager David Plouffe wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post titled, "November doesn't need to be a nightmare for Democrats." Plouffe offered seven pieces of advice for his party, four of which look like disastrous ideas at this point. Namely: 1) Pass a meaningful health insurance reform package without delay. Plouffe has a point that Democrats have already taken a severe beating and might as well pass something. But who said things can't get any worse? Any attempt to ram health care through Congress after losing the election in Massachusetts will be perceived as arrogance. And an attempt that fails because of Democrats fearful for their jobs will be perceived as impotence combined with arrogance. 2) We need to show that we not just are focused on jobs but also create them. He explains this grammatical nightmare of a sentence to mean passage of a second stimulus package. But the first one hasn't done so well, so... 3) Make sure voters understand what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act did for the economy. In other words, defend the first stimulus package, which is widely perceived by the voters as a flop. 4) Don't accept any lectures on spending. When confronted on the explosion of bailouts and spending this year, blame the Republicans for running up a much smaller deficit four years ago. Plouffe's other three suggestions -- -- "No bedwetting," "Run great campaigns," and "Change is not just about policies" -- are either obvious or insubstantial. So to sum up, this is Plouffe's two-part strategy for victory: (1) Act like you haven't learned anything from the public's disapproval, and (2) blame the other guy for what's wrong. Voters will love that. Let me be the first to congratulate John Boehner on becoming the new Speaker of the House. washingtonexaminer.com Not that I think an actual Republican takeover is likely in the short term, but I think things will be much closer.