Economic woes blamed on Democrats. (Funny, I was just thinking about Ohio!)

[Sparkly]

Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects

By LIZ SIDOTI, AP National Political Writer – 2 hrs 25 mins ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.

In this big swing-voting state alone, Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland is in a dogfight for re-election. Senate candidate Lee Fisher may be even worse off. As many as six House Democrats could lose their jobs this fall. Recession-fueled animosity is dominating every race, giving Republicans hope of huge victories.

In Ohio, like almost everywhere else, voters don't much care for Washington, Wall Street or anything resembling the establishment. They grouse about every politician, including President Barack Obama, whom Ohioans played a critical role in electing. They fume over the nation's teetering finances.

"I don't think we've seen the worst of it yet," says Jarrod Davis, 26, a Republican. Adds independent Dan Sharpe, 41: "So far, nothing's gotten better under the Democrats."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_election_overview

I was JUST thinking about Ohio today. I was thinking about 2004, as I often do, because I still think it was the country's last chance to turn things around before it was too late.

As I watched county after county turning pink on the Ohio map on election night, I was so aghast and angry, wondering if the "red" voters in Ohio and beyond had any idea what they were asking for and what it would mean. (Election fraud aside, and without intending to blame Ohio Democrats.)

Since 2004, the energy it took to hang onto the last hopes deflated into sad resignation. This is where Dumbfuckistan brought us. And now they're blaming EVERYBODY ELSE.

I will always believe we had a chance to turn things around in 2005, but now we're dealing with the consequences of BushCo's disastrous policies. We saw it coming. We tried to warn them, and John Kerry made all the right points... How America could have been THAT STUPID is one for the history books, I think.

And now the stupidity continues. "It's Democrats' fault." Jeez. I actually heard some newz head say the other day that divided governments are good, holding up President Clinton's balanced budget as an example. That 1993 budget passed without ONE single Republican vote. How soon they "forget" (or revise).

What next? I do blame Democrats for failing to stand up, speak up, and shout down the rightwing rhetoric. I am deeply disappointed at how these two years -- which may not come again for a long time -- have been used, or not used. And it's hard not to think about 2004, missing that last gasp of optimism.

(For the record: Yes, I'm voting straight Democratic ticket. Always have, always will.)

[Curmudgeoness]

1. Well, it's true. It is true that the Dems have not done enough

for Main Street to give people confidence that this is the direction to continue going. And it is true that the economy overrides everything else during elections. Great economy means people are happy, bad economy means people are pissed. And there are not many things that ordinary people can do to express anger, so they use the vote. If we lose big, the politicians in the Dem party will be responsible.

[mike r]

2. They wasted a chance in a lifetime

to set things right and improve the lives of working Americans.

[LIBERterryAN]

3. 2004 election in Ohio was stolen

Like so many registered Dems in Lake County, my dad got a letter which looked just like it had
come from an election commission, which said:

"Due to heavy voter turnout, Republicans are to vote on Tuesday, and Democrats are to vote on Wednesday."

Heh heh heh.

But the election was definately rigged. Here is how they did it: A liberal arts college with over
15,000 students gets only 2 voting machines, and only 1 of them works. But 7 miles away, at a
conservative religious college with only 2,000 students, they get 7 voting machines.

And that's how the whole state was set up. In Cleveland, it took me almost all day to vote.

And get this: Secretary of state Blackwell, who was in charge of all that, was also Bush's campagne manager. Go figure.

Ohio is a problem now because Cleveland, Akron, and Toledo are getting smaller. While Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati are getting bigger.

And those dumb rednecks always vote for the Reptilicans.

So there's your problem.

Registered Democrats only outnumber registered Reptilicans by 760,000 votes in Ohio now. When the
Democrats vote, they win. When they don't vote, they lose.

Sad but true.

And isn't that a metaphore for our whole country?