After months of refusing to write about American politics. I have decided to dip my intellectual toe in the glowing, radioactive sludge left by the Democratic Ascencion.
Let us discuss the Jim Martin-Saxby Chambliss brouhaha.
Mr. Martin's main claim to the office is that he is not George Bush. That fact, the success of Mr. Obama on Nov. 4 and the deliciously disruptive presence of a Libertarian in the field has put Martin in a position pull off what would be quite an upset.
Would that be a good thing?
Hardly, unless you think Congress really needs another uninspired drone following the party line.
Then again, that's pretty much what we've had the last six years with Sen. Chambliss. You think maybe Saxby wishes he had gone off the reservation at least once or twice?
Political sentiment in Georgia favors Chambliss. Obama IS a liberal and if abortion, gun control, higher taxes, etc. concern you, he's not your huckleberry. Nor is Martin.
Give the home field advantage to Chambliss, but the real battle is which side will be able to get their voters out. Will black voters who rallied to Obama's banner do the same for Martin? Democrats certainly smell blood in the water, but will that motivate enough of them to get to the polls?
"I'm not George Bush" doesn't seem to me to be enough of a drawing card.
Meanwhile the GOP Machine is stroking the abortion button, the gun rights button and other tried and true hot button issues that have worked for them in the past. Liberals whine about this and decry the "Religious Right" and the "gun nuts." but the issues are legitimate and they matter greatly to elements of the GOP's core.
And if this runoff turns into a battle of the cores, the GOP seems to have an "issues advantage."
That Chambliss doesn't have a better record to run on after six years is a sad commentary ... in a political season chock full of sad commentaries.
But I think he'll still win.
It’s Bigger Than NPR’s Katherine Maher
2 weeks ago
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WE HAVE MORE TO DO:
Democrat Jim Martin is in a runoff against Bush Republican Saxby Chambliss for the Senate seat from Georgia. Bush's Saxby Chambliss voted against spending a few measly dollars to provide health care coverage for Georgia, and Americas needy children. But he supported wasting hundreds of billions of your dollars, and the life BLOOD of Americas finest on an unnecessary war in Iraq.
At a time when 47 million of you have no health insurance coverage, and over 100 million of you with insurance are just one major illness away from complete financial destruction. Bush and Saxby Chambliss voted to make the heart break of bankruptcy relief even harder for all of you to use.
You see, Bush and Saxby Chambliss, and his family don't have to worry about their health care coverage. They have the finest health care coverage your tax money can buy for them. Courtesy of you. The American Tax payer. In fact, no one but the super rich can afford the health care coverage you the tax payer provide for Saxby Chambliss, and his family for FREE! with your tax dollars.
He supposedly works for you. But he doesn't think you and your family should have access to the type of taxpayer supported FREE health care that you provide for him, and his loved ones for FREE!. Doesn't that just make you BURRING MAD!
Vote for JIM MARTIN for US senator from Georgia. Vote for JIM Martin who will be on your side. Vote for JIM MARTIN who will work with President Obama and a majority congress for you. Vote for JIM MARTIN most of all for your-self, your family's, friends, and loved ones. Vote for JIM MARTIN for a better America, and a better World.
Don't let Saxby Chambliss make a chump out of you by tricking you into voting against your own best interest. Saxby chambliss is NOT! on your side. He's not one of you. He is on George Bush's side. And we all know what a catastrophe the Bush Chambliss administration has been the past 8 years.
Contact all your family and friends and do every thing you can to see to it that JIM MARTIN and GEORGIANS! take that senate seat back for Georgia, and America. No matter where you live in America. This is important to you. President Obama will need all the help, and power you can give him to try and fix this catastrophic mess that the Corrupt Bush Chambliss administration has created.
As I said before you will have to vote in overwhelming numbers to overcome the Bush Chambliss "Let Them Eat Cake" vote fraud machine. Vote early if you can. Then help everyone you can get to the polls and vote for JIM MARTIN. You and your loved ones don't have to be Saxby Chambliss's victims anymore.
I know you will get it done. Just like you did for President Obama.
God bless all of you
jacksmith - WORKING CLASS... :-)
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