New Blood, Old Game

While in my wildest dreams I could have never possibly imagined the hole President Obama dug himself, the midterm results do not entirely quell my fears:

“Led by Newt Gingrich, the 104^th Congress proposed legislation that included term limits for Congressmen, tax cuts, welfare reform, a balanced budget amendment, and an independent auditing of the House’s finances. Though most legislation was held up, altered, or vetoed, its ramifications were ultimately positive for the Clinton Administration. After the 1994 mid-term elections, Clinton’s approval rating shot up and he was re-elected after an abysmal start. This turnaround is credited to “Clintonian triangulation.” Clinton, under the influence of his top-advisor (Dick Morris), advocated policies different from traditional Democrat positions, like balancing budgets. Clinton was perceived as being “above” divisive left and right-wing politics and gained tremendous popularity. (See also, Clinton’s ’96 declaration of big government’s end.)”

In the meantime, I will enjoy knowing that there are forty-five Obamacare-supporting House Democrats no longer in Congress, though I still have to reside in a state where no sitting Democratic Senator has ever been unseated.