good article on politics: overreach and backlash
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:04 pm
Good article on overreach and backlash. It over simplifies and summarizes the politics of the past 20 years.
The article has plenty of criticism for the right, but I found the below quote my favorite. In 2008, Dems thought they had 40 years of power, it lasted 2 years.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/04/a ... l?hpt=Sbin
When Obama swept into office in 2008, Democratic strategists started talking demographic shifts that would ensure 40 years in power. Their unified reign lasted two years -- less, if you consider the backlash from independent voters who opposed the post-stimulus explosion of deficits and debt, and later the health care bill.
The article has plenty of criticism for the right, but I found the below quote my favorite. In 2008, Dems thought they had 40 years of power, it lasted 2 years.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/04/a ... l?hpt=Sbin
When Obama swept into office in 2008, Democratic strategists started talking demographic shifts that would ensure 40 years in power. Their unified reign lasted two years -- less, if you consider the backlash from independent voters who opposed the post-stimulus explosion of deficits and debt, and later the health care bill.