Tuesday, October 21, 2008

"Well North of 50"

Click HERE for a link to an article on the Senate races and Reed's perspective on how people view a possible 60 person majority in the Senate.

To me, I don't think the Dems get sixty in the Senate, but I also never dreamt of the expansive butt-kicking the GOP took in the '06 election. That was a can of electoral whoop-ass.

Regardless, a 55-58 majority might do some good in that "reaching across the aisle" is necessary. Hopefully there are enough centrist Republicans left to do business with.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

The question is will Obama stay more to the center or move back left?

If Obama shifts more left and moves the socialistic agenda there will be no Republicans reaching that far over the isle.

Quintilian B. Nasty said...

"Socialist" agenda? Good lord, man, give me a break.

If Obama wins, I expect he will have to reign in the hard left of the Democratic party, but my impression that he's willing to work deals that will get things done, make sense, and won't create political turmoil.

Like a lot of good leaders, I think he's a pragmatist with idealistic rhetoric. But not an idealogue. His references to having Dick Lugar (R-IN) as an advisor shows that he's willing to reach out to centrist GOP leaders. I doubt he'd be palling around with the right-wingers such as Inhofe and others though.

Whoever wins, he inherits a damn mess.

Anonymous said...

Lowering social security taxes on lower income folks and raising that of the upper-level folks...........Then when the lower income level folks retire they will be pulling out what they were normally been set up to pull out.

This does not sound a bit socialistic in nature?

Quintilian B. Nasty said...

His donut hole approach to the situation seems prudent.

Anonymous said...

In fair to good economic times I see the Donut Hole approach as absolutely fine. I feel that by raising the corporate tax rate (3% I believe) in combo w/ requiring companies to match the increase in social security taxes will only augment our current economic woes. This could possibly add even more home foreclosures b/c of all the middle management and upper level management being laid off due to the combo of deflated stock prices* and the burden of increased taxes.

Also I believe Obama’s plan is to not raise the retirement age………Will there be a large benefit since shortly there will be an influx of retirees? But possibly not - Maybe Obama’s plan is to not allow folks to be able to retire when they wanted to.*

The Taylor family, on paper, will receive more of a tax cut under Obama’s plan. But the Taylor family will not be benefiting if companies raise prices for you to have your heating system repaired, car worked on, purchase food / entertainment / clothes, etc. As a result of your positions I assume the Taylor’s are willing to possibly accept less discretionary money.

*What will the impact be on Pensions, 401K’s, etc….?

Anonymous said...

Mr. Q Writes: "If Obama wins, I expect he will have to reign in the hard left of the Democratic party, but my impression that he's willing to work deals that will get things done, make sense, and won't create political turmoil"

Prior to the election.....Wasn't Obama "the hard left"?

Quintilian B. Nasty said...

Oh, people tout some figure about how Obama is very liberal, but as I said I think he's more of pragmatist.

Rahm Emanuel recently said this about Obama's possible goals if elected to Prez: “My view is that we gotta be the party of reform,” Emanuel begins when I reach him on his cell phone. “There are four reforms. There’s financial regulatory reform, tax reform, health care reform and energy. Regulatory will kinda come down the chute fast. Tax reform will take a little longer, because it’s not until 2010 that Bush’s tax cuts expire. Energy, you can do some things immediately. And with health care, you’ve got the children’s health insurance as the first piece of a series of things you gotta do."