be interesting to see who will want to be seen with this so called President

political parties.

and he apparently cannot do anything to help them. The GOP has done an excellent job at recruitment, the economy (unfortunately) apparently will be in the tank for another year, and Obama’s radicalism has alarmed even Independents. I imagine national healthcare’s odds are down significantly tonight.

The bottom line is that if Obama can’t pull Corzine across the finish line in New Jersey, he can’t salvage a Blue Dog in the South. The only downside to tonight is that the Blue Dog knows it–but that may be offset by a previous vote for Cap and Trade.

Hoffman hurts a little bit, but honestly, despite his truly wonderful conservative credentials, he wasn’t the most telegenic candidate. What I see as the story tonight is an overwhelming repudiation of the Obama Presidency. I predict in the coming weeks these so-called moderate democrats like Nelson, Lieberman, Johnson, Burris, etc are going to come around on health care so fast after seeing governorships held by the libs since the beginning of the decade go RED. I don’t think it’d be going out on a limb to say that Heath Shuler is going to vote against ANY health care bill, or he is going to be the shortest-tenured congressman in history! How can we see this election night other than as a referendum on the Maoist and incompetent Supreme Leader Obama?

to roost. Let us keep up the hard work and we can throw all his thugs out in 2010 that are up for relection and send him packing in 2010. The first Lame Duck President after 11 months 29 days.

Democrats are essentially telling Obama he’s on HIS own as well.

Obama is where he is today largely because of timing. In 2008, he happened to be the product that suited the mood of the moment. IMHO his political skills are often vastly over-rated. He has a very specialized skill set that was useful in getting to the Presidency but will often be counterproductive from here on out, Obama is too arrogant to realize his limitations and doesn’t have the breadth of understanding to adapt.

For example: as a community organizer, Obama became an expert at exploiting the anger of the disenfranchised.

In 2008 bashing Bush was THE poltical hot button and Obama’s experience served him extremely well but what plays in the role of opposition party does not play in the role of incumbent. Obama came to power by blaming everything on Republicans and he’s still doing it…despite being (arguably) more thoroughly in power than any American President in history.

The playbook he developed in Chicago seems to be all he’s got – and it’s going to come to hurt him more and more.

We’ve already seen in backfiring but Obama can’t seem to change tactics. Obama extraordinarily misread the country when he indulged in gratuitous greivance mongering re: the Gates arrest. As Rush pointed out, the question wasn’t a surprise- Obama was prepared and it was the one part of the press conference he really got fired up about.

It’s pretty clear Obama thought exploitig racial tension would HELP him rather than sending his numbers plummeting. He hasn’t got the message he’s still trying to create phony grievances – against Fox News, against Republicans who don’t agree with his health plan etc.

Obama used his big, ultra hyped healthcare speech to try and blame Republicans and peddle the same old lies. He used all his rhetoric, made the most of the bully pulpit and the result was that within a week healthcare had less support than ever.

He misread the Olympic bid, The Russians. There are so many examples to prove Obama is absurdly out of his depth and slow if not incapable of changing course.

outlandish attempts at ‘spin,’ but I rather doubt it could even be called a conversation, much less a debate. Either of those two require an exchange of ideas, which will be missing from tomorrow’s analysis.

Ironically, as I write this it looks like we will lose the pickup in NY23, but for reasons of local politics, will win the NJ race most of only dreamed we could win. In the end the corruption of the Dem machine in NJ was simply too much for voters to endure any longer. Equally ironically, The Big 0 was trapped into supporting Corzine because he couldn’t afford to lose VA, NY23, and NJ. Losing all three is embarrassing, especially NJ. So he went and wound up embarrassed anyway, because he had now put his prestige on the line and lost. Sort of like he did with the Olympics. And the missile shield. And getting Soviet, I mean Russian cooperation to thwart Iran’s nuclear missile ambitions. And like SNL observed he had done with “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” Maybe there’s a pattern there. And just maybe blue dogs should pay attention to that pattern.

what the result is in NY23, Doug has fought a great fight and had it not been for the spoiler in Dede Scozzafava things may have been different, there are a lot of absentee votes to be counted so not over by a long chalk.

Doug Hoffman came in late, had the guts to throw his hat in the ring and gave it is all, we should all be proud of Doug. Conservatism won tonight, the Republican leadership has had a shot across its bow and a wake up call on vetting candidates.

Steele and company are on notice; get your act together because we are going to keep you honest.

Remember, there are a lot more Doug Hoffman’s out there, we have only just stirred, wait until 2010.

‘Tis better to have fought and lost, Than never to have fought at all.

Thank you Doug Hoffman.

but he can surely help them get un-elected!

They bettr take note, because conservatives from all over will put forth both effort and money to get the right person in office. One who will vote against these crazy bills put forth by the dems.

Let us be perfectly clear: Our Dear Leader loves to “talk the talk,” but not “walk the walk.” Obama opted-out and voted “present.” It will be interesting to see whether liberals hold Obama accountable for losing traditional marriage ballot issues in Maine and (possibly) the State of Washington.

We all knew the true test would come with his polices rather than his speeches, for me though I’m still prepared to cut him some slack and remain undecided.