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Bee-otched For: voting for the Republicans again
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Aw, c'mon, people! GIVE OBAMA A CHANCE!
Tuesday was not a good day to be a liberal. Residents
in Virginia and New Jersey voted in new Republican governors and the
people of Maine voted against gay marriage, even though the governor
was for it.
In New Jersey's case, Republican Chris Christie
defeated the unpopular John Corzine with 55% of the vote. Even though
Corzine refused to take his salary for one year and even used his own
money to treat his injuries when he was injured in a motorcade
accident, his approval ratings were low, mainly due to a budget crisis
the state is suffering. The governor-elect Christie is pro-life,
pro-gun and judging by his expanding waistline, pro-McDonald's.
In Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell beat Democrat
Creigh Deeds 59 to 41 percent of the vote. Some say that Deeds just
isn't Democratic enough because he totally doesn't support Obama or his
policies, but also the fact that despite the fact that Virginia had a
Democratic governor for eight years, the state isn't totally a blue
state.
Now, I'm worried. Right now, Michigan's unemployment
rate's over 15% and the Repukes love to point the finger at Governor
Jennifer Granholm. Even though she's a two-term governor, she's not
totally popular. Then again, she won because the two Repukes she fought
against - Dick Posthumus and Dick DeVos - were so out of touch with
Michigan. Posthumus wanted to cut taxes for the wealthy and DeVos,
well, never worked a single day in his life, thank you daddy. Then
again, Michigan faced, oh, let's see... Eight years of Reagan, four
years of Bush I, twelve years of Engler and eight years of Dubya.
Thirty-two combined years of Republican lies and BS during my lifetime
has led to the destruction of Detroit, Flint and millions of jobs lost
in this state.
But, look! I'm starting to see progress! I see a lot
of signs on the side of the freeway stating that the reconstruction of
these roads were made possible by the Obama Stimulus package. It's
creating jobs, which in turn will benefit other industries as well. Oh,
and let's forget that west Michigan will start to see more jobs thanks
to Granholm giving tax breaks to those businesses for restructuring.
DeVos? He does create jobs... For the Chinese. After
all, if you buy a teddy bear from Amway's website, it says "Made in
China". Nice.
Thing is, let's not give up on Obama yet. He's only
been prez for a few months and we need to give him a chance. Bush left
him with a big, ugly hole that we haven't totally gotten out of yet.
We're still in Iraq and Afghanistan and unemployment's still high, but
slowing down. Remember, it took us almost a decade to get out of the
Great Depression, and it'll be the same for the mess Bush left Obama.
And if we vote for the Repukes, the hole will get even deeper.
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