It really doesn't matter what they do. As Glenn Miler wrote in his book: "The only difference between the Republicans and the Democrats is that the Republicans are driving us to Communism at 40 miles an hour and the Democrats are driving us to Communism at 60 miles an hour".

(Sorry, this is not an exact quote but that's the best that my feeble memory can remember. Read the book yourself to get the exact quote.)

But remember this: Every member of Congress is a traitor to the Constitution, to the Nation and to the People. Hang 'em high; but hang every one of them.

Question should be, Are democrats ready, or obligated to take back the senate, house or both?

So far, the MEDIA has given very limited sound bites to democrats from the negative onslaught, where as the republicans are in constant spotlight of positive view.

In other words, do democrats really want a lame duck president in this ongoing war of rip-off? And even if the voters vote left,will the democrats fight tooth n nail in the electronic voting machine scam that they’ll invite internationals for a fair count?

I've heard many different correlations between the dems and repubs, but my favorite line that I coined is:

"The Republicans set us up and the Democrats knock us down"

It really doesn't matter what they do.

Of course it does.

Poll: Middle class voters abandoning GOP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_on_el_ge/election_ap_poll

Of course it does.

It doesn't matter because they are going to do what they want to do regardless of what the People want. The government is corrupt and treasonous.

It doesn't matter because they are going to do what they want to do regardless of what the People want. The government is corrupt and treasonous.

Banjo, the point is: What do they know that makes them so confident? Is it the Baker report coming out on the 7th? A dirty bomb in L.A.? Why isn't someone like Rove advertising his contengencies to his inner circle?

That is why this matters, not because of some useless election.

What does Karl Rove know?

This is a really good question. It could be as simple as the Saddam verdict, which rumors have it, will be announced on the 5th, two days before the mid-term elections. Maybe they will thaw Osama's frozen body out and pretend they killed him in a bombing raid. Maybe they have the Diebold voting machines wired, so there is no possibility of a lose of either house of congress. Or, maybe it is just addled overconfidence.

We will know within 10 days.

Enkidu

Thanks, Enkidu. I guess I could have just said all that and been more clear. :]

The inflation is putting a pinch in people’s purse. I don’t think folks give a fuck about the fudgpackers, religion ect. The inflation and wages is what will motivate voters for Democrats.

This will be interesting to see in the up-coming midterm election if the neocon-job of 911 will pull another rabbit from the hat prior to 7th.

http://courierpostonline.gns.gannettonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061020/ELECTIONS/610200301

Will voters give lawmakers credit for an improving economy?
By BRIAN TUMULTY, Gannett News Service

KAUKANA, Wis. - Unemployment is low, gasoline prices are down, winter natural gas heating costs are forecast to be lower and consumer inflation has slowed to 2.1 percent over the last year, helping average American workers to get ahead in their weekly earnings as the Nov. 7 election approaches.

Republicans concerned about hanging onto majority control of the House and Senate in this midterm election are trying to capitalize on this good news at a time when the economy ranks No. 2 - after the war on terrorism - as a voter concern in recent Gallup and Harris polls.

But Republicans may not reap much benefit from the good news because of skepticism by voters like Philip Heinrich, a welding company estimator from Oshkosh, Wis.

Randall Swanson of Woodville, Wis.

"It seems kind of ironic they are able to get gas prices down now as the election draws near," said Heinrich, who huddled next to his wife, Nancy, waiting for their son to finish a recent high school cross-country meet with temperatures in the low 30s and the winds gusting. "I really think once the election is over, the prices are going to go back up again."

In industrial areas of the Midwest and Northeast, the economic news is not entirely positive in cities that have lost manufacturing jobs to overseas factories. And lower income workers throughout the nation have not experienced as much wage growth as those closer to the top, while expenses such as health care premiums and co-pays have climbed.

Democratic pollster Greenberg Quinlan Rosner found likely voters favoring Democrats over Republicans on economic issues by 51 percent to 37 percent in an Oct. 15-17 telephone survey.

Fifty-seven percent of people questioned in a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll rated the economy as not good or poor even though 59 percent rated their own personal finances as excellent or good. And more than six out of 10 people questioned earlier this month in a Harris poll felt their personal finances were not good enough to purchase the things they want or need.

President Bush and Republican congressional leaders are playing to the economic fears of voters as the campaign enters its final weeks. They are predicting higher taxes and more government regulation if Democrats regain control of Congress.

Here in Northeast Wisconsin, that's the tactic being used by Republican congressional candidate John Gard, a state lawmaker. His Democratic opponent, physician Steve Kagen, counters that he favors middle-class tax cuts - a strategy successfully pursued by former President Clinton while rates were increased for wealthy households.

Democrats are hoping voters embrace their theme of economic fairness. Referendums to raise the state minimum wage are on the ballot in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Missouri, Nevada and Ohio.

In Ohio, Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Sherrod Brown, is leading in recent polls against Republican Sen. Mike DeWine while highlighting the loss of jobs to overseas factories and other economic issues.

Even some who feel secure economically are quick to point out some of the economic growth has been fueled by wartime military spending.

At a recent high school cross-country track meet, Randall Swanson noted that his employer, Pierce Manufacturing, has been supplying fire trucks to Iraq and Afghanistan. He said the economy isn't an election issue for him because he's doing well.

"With having a good job, you don't have to look at that as much," said Swanson, who this fall received a 3.75 percent pay increase and a pension plan increase. Swanson, a hunter and cross-country skier, said he feels he's getting ahead financially.

Mary Ciha of Appleton, whose twin boys were running in the long-distance event, said the economy wouldn't be an issue for her when she enters the voting booth because she has no complaints, although her family recently sold a gas-guzzling conversion van for a more fuel-efficient vehicle.

"The economy is great," she said. "Unemployment is down. Gas is coming down. And I just think it's going the right way. Keep the taxes down."

At his most recent news conference, President Bush hailed the announcement that the government ended the 2006 fiscal year with a $248 billion budget deficit as good news because the red ink was much less than originally forecast. He maintained that his tax cuts have led to economic growth and the recent increase in federal tax revenue.

But the administration's critics - and even the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office - say the stimulation caused by the tax cuts was short-term and their long-term impact will be higher payments on the national debt, which has climbed from $5.7 trillion to $8.5 trillion since Bush took office.