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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: KLP who wrote (81714)	3/29/2010 7:04:02 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 224729

I think we should all allow Kenneth to guide us on who is good for the opposition party. He seems to be very willing to help.

To: KLP who wrote (81714)	3/29/2010 10:58:21 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

Keep up the good work guys. Be subtle about changing female minds on O. Casually comment he favors higher taxes on sun-tan parlors & cuts in heath insurance coverage of mammograms, etc. Subtle remarks work far better than heavy-handed political statements - let her think she's deliberately changed her own mind without any influence from you. That way her self-image as an in-control modern woman remains intact but her vote swings to the Repubs. Remember - you can nudge the change along swifter with a regular coating of 'honey.' timesunion.com Re politico.com - Crist, McCain, Graham are countryclub Repubs - their negative influence divides the GOP. Best to ignore those 3 and focus on Ryan, Romney, Palin, etc. (and the Gov of Indiana--he also seems like a wise man) from 2nd half of the above article: > Obama's brand of liberalism is exactly the sort likely to drive such voters away. More like LBJ's than FDR's, Obama-style liberalism favors benefits over relief, a safety net over direct job programs, health care and environmental reform over financial reform and a stimulus package that has focused more on social service jobs -- health care work, teaching and the like -- than on the areas where a majority of job losses occurred: construction, manufacturing and related sectors. This recession remains disproportionately a "he-cession." Men account for at least seven of 10 workers who lost jobs, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Nearly half of the casualties are white men, who held 46 percent of all jobs lost. In 1994, liberals tried to explain their thinning ranks by casting aspersions on the white men who were fleeing, and the media took up the cry. The term "angry white male" or "angry white men" was mentioned 37 times in English-language news media contained in the Nexis database between 1980 and the 1994 election. In the following year, the phrases appear 2,306 times. Tarnishing their opponents as merely "angry" was poor politics for the Democrats. Liberals know what it's like to have their views -- most recently on the war in Iraq or George W. Bush -- caricatured as merely irrational anger. Most voters vote their interests. And many white men by the 1980s had decided the Democrats were no longer interested in them. Think about the average working man. He has already seen financial bailouts for the rich folks above him. Now he sees a health care bailout for the poor folks below him. Big government represents lots of costs and little gain. Meanwhile, like many women, these men are simply trying to push ahead without being pushed under. Some once believed in Obama. Now they feel forgotten. Government can only do so much. But recall the Depression. FDR's focus on the economy was single-minded and relentless. Hard times continued, but men never doubted that FDR was trying to do right by them. Democrats should think about why they aren't given that same benefit of the doubt today. David Paul Kuhn is chief political correspondent for RealClearPolitics and the author of "The Neglected Voter: White Men and the Democratic Dilemma." He wrote this for the Los Angeles Times.< Read more: timesunion.com