If the economy has not remarkably improved by next year, expect a landslide result against the massive expenditures Obama pushed through Congress.

Yeah, but…we’re still going to have to pay those trillions of dollars.

Yikes.

Yeah, if you guys are counting on a Republican getting elected governor in NJ, your smokin some serious stuff. Unless its another Christie Todd Whitman republican.

MDWNJ on February 9, 2009

Cap’n Ed’s right about Corzine having alienated the independents. I have a feeling that Chris Christie is gonna shake things up a bit. Lonegan’s already tried and failed, and Merkt is way too conservative. Christie, however, is largely an unknown factor.

They’re all moving to Delaware where there are still some jobs and no sales tax.

Which is exactly what my family did when I was 10 years old.

UltimateBob on February 9, 2009 at 3:21 PM

No sales tax in the land of Biden. That is surprising.

We have people leaving Jersey in droves.

MDWNJ on February 9, 2009 at 1:29 PM

They’re all moving to Delaware where there are still some jobs and no sales tax.

Which is exactly what my family did when I was 10 years old.

Just for the heck of it — what did Michael Barone do to his hair — dye it blond?

Back in the day, it was dark. Today, it’s not gray.

BigD on February 9, 2009 at 2:17 PM

It’s Just for Men Beige.

I’d expect the Republicans to recover somewhat in the midterm and special elections over the next two years, especially if Obama continues to fumble the leadership question. If the economy has not remarkably improved by next year, expect a landslide result against the massive expenditures Obama pushed through Congress.

There is a name for this in the Army “Hurry Up and Wait”

Back in the day, it was dark. Today, it’s not gray.

upinak on February 9, 2009 at 1:45 PM

Amen. I want to know if they are conservatives or socialists. What does it tell me that someone switched parties in Illinois? I’d say they realize the D has been tarnished with all the crap dredged up by the Blago case and they don’t want to be associated with it. I have my doubts it means their ideology has made a big transformation.

If the economy has not remarkably improved by next year, expect a landslide result against the massive expenditures Obama pushed through Congress.

Which is why it is so very important to make it clear that this bill comes out of Nancy Pelosi’s office without any GOP input. And also why the GOP should punish any RINO that votes for this bill. The landslide is only going to happen if the GOP stakes out the principles now.

While the House and Senate might take a hit, I’m sure The Chosen One will just smile and say “They screwed up”.

Even Blago and his bloated ego can’t hold a candle to the stupidity and ego inflated Todd Stroger.

Knucklehead on February 9, 2009 at 1:57 PM

blago was just a victim of good hair-hating people..bet Fitzgerald wears a rug….

If the economy has not remarkably improved by next year, expect a landslide result against the massive expenditures Obama pushed through Congress.

normally I would agree, but with all the ACORN voter fraud, and the flood of illegals, don’t bet on it.

If the economy has not remarkably improved by next year, expect a landslide result against the massive expenditures Obama pushed through Congress.

What do you mean, ‘if’?

Rs probably will do OK in 2010.

While I don’t think that the Repub’s will take back either house in 2010, any gains will be damaging (albeit slightly) to O and the Dem’s. Obviously, the more seats lost by the Dems the better, but a few pick ups here and there will suffice, especially in the Senate. I think that the Repub’s chances in 2010 and 2012 will depend wholly on how well they stick to message and principle.

but Vallas is probably still a long shot, even with his change in party affiliation.

I wouldn’t be so sure about that Ed. Little Todd Stroger has made such a mess out of Cook County, I think even Daley and the rest of the dem’s want him gone.

Even Blago and his bloated ego can’t hold a candle to the stupidity and ego inflated Todd Stroger.

yawn puff piece to try and make you feel good for something that is entirely too far away to accurately take the temperature

It’s a long way out to be sure – but just as the Dems had a fair amount of power being an oppo party, so do the Repub’s now. As always this will come down to individual races (which is why a vote for the StimBill in the HOR’s matters to blue dogs) and the next two years will either make the case for the Dems vision, or destroy it. I don’t think that the economy will pick up much by YE 2009 and 2010 won’t be much better if O raises taxes (which he’ll have to in order to pay for all of this crap). As a small business owner, if my taxes go up (or if think that they’ll go up) any capital investment in the foreseable future will be off the table which means no real economic growth.

The real thing that may damage O in 2010 will a combination of many small failures (domestic and international) that in aggregate cause his numbers to nose dive (not GWB territory but worse than now). I know that we’re all focused on the domestic front right now, but I still think that O’s legacy will be determined by some international event that he’ll have trouble dealing with when confronted. IOW’s, I don’t think that he’ll be able to enjoy a cruise control presidency – which is what I think he was counting on when he announced in Jan. 2007. Just my opinion.

NY has more hope of a republican victory. Especially if Giuliani runs for governor. If so, I might move to NY. I know he WILL fix NY’s economic woes.

I don’t give a crap if they are republican or democrat anymore…. it doesn’t seem to matter.

Where is MediaHacks to tell us (for the 982nd time) that America is abandoning conservatism and embracing fringe liberalism?

Bishop on February 9, 2009 at 1:30 PM

He either got called to the principal’s office or, if he’s old enough to be commuting to college, his mother said that he had to get off the computer-thangy and clean his room.

Rs probably will do OK in 2010. The party out of the WH usually does in mid-terms. But Illinois? New Jersey? Republican wins? Put the pipe down and walk away slowly.