I think that some of tonight's results we because

[dschis]

The dems stayed home


1. The monies that are continuing to be thrown at Wall street. I personally was counting on the Dems to redirect the TARP funds toward the Main Street as opposed to Wall street.

2. The Health Care debate. The watered down public option. The 'blue dogs', I call them DINOs (Democrats in Name Only). They were bought and paid for. Let's an option that would insure a lot of people and cost less vs. another hardly anyone van get into and will balloon the deficit. What going onto the floor? Where are Weir and Dennis's legislation? Never mind that half baked thing that came from the Senate finance Committee.

3. Jobs, jobs, jobs. We can live with less cops, teachers and state workers for the moment. The average Joe that's at home wondering how he's going to keep his house and feed his kids when unemployment runs out.

4. The president, bless his heart, is not stepping on the bully pulpit and hollering. I would live with the old fireside chat

[monmouth]

1. Students were a large body of voters last year. Where are they now??..n/t