Republican Dreams for November

It appears some members of the Republican Party have become delusional. They believe that because their conservative friends are opposed to recently passed health care reform – and a few thousand Tea Party people demonstrate against it here and there (but mostly against taxes of any kind) – that a majority of the American people will rush to the polls in November to put Republican legislators back in office.

Don’t count on it.

These Republicans are talking to themselves, not the American people. I just don’t believe they have an accurate pulse of the average, middle-of-the-road voter. For example, of all the senior citizens I know – I am one and I know quite a few – only ONE is dissatisfied with the health care bill because her Medicare Advantage rate will increase (I told her to stay away from those Advantage plans). If this example is a reliable barometer, think about the size of the senior citizen voting bloc. And a Democrat just beat a Republican in a special election in Florida.

Add to that some encouraging signs the economy is recovering. If it shows more growth in the second and third quarters of this year, voters will look more favorably on the current Democratic Administration and the Congress.

And while Republicans complain about the President and his programs, they choose to ignore their own role in government over the past two years. Actually, “non-role” would be a more accurate description. Because all they’ve done is anything and everything possible to thwart the president and his programs. Republicans have become known as the party of “NO.” In fact, I’m beginning to see their party acronym like this: G-NO-P.

“Just say No” is an appropriate slogan for drug use, but not for running a government. That’s what’s going to bite Republicans in the ass in November. That plus the number of Republican lawmakers involved in corruption and sex scandals over the past several years. It’s not a pretty picture.