Bush: Hero or Villain?

In an AP-AOL News poll President Bush was named as both villain and hero of the year.

In the villain race, George Bush toped even Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.

On the other hand, the President was also chosen as hero of the year with the troops in Iraq second.

Read the full AP story about this here.

The ironic poll results show how divided our country has become. Sad indeed. As for me, I pick President George Bush as a great hero.

Ford on Bush's Iraq Policy

The liberal press isn't satisfied reporting criticisms of Bush's Iraq policy from live politicians. Now they have to go to the grave to add insult to injury.

Read the AP story titled "Ford had problems with Bush Iraq policy" here.

Global Warming: It's All Bull

Al Gore and liberal Dems have been blaming global warming on George Bush and Republicans. But now we know that this is all bull. According to the U.N.'s "Livestock's Long Shadow" report, the world's big cattle herds give off more bad greenhouse gases that raise climate heat than all the "cars, planes and other forms of transport put together."

The cause: bovine belching and flatulence. Read about it here.

However, I am sure that the big bad Republican drug companies are now in gear trying to find a bovine anti-gas solution.

Dan England’s posts also can be found at Blogger News Network and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World.

Dems: Poor Losers?

Worldnet Daily is reporting that the Republican certified winner in the congressional race in Florida's 13th District may not be seated by the new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi because of a legal challenge by the Dem candidate.

Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill: "The bottom line here is that nothing is off the table."

In the past, certified winners in contested races have been seated by a wide margin.

This look like another case of Dems being poor losers.

Read the full story here.

Dems Will Control Congress But Health of Sen. Tim Johnson May Give GOP Control of The Senate

The final results are in for the 2006 Congressional elections. Former Democratic Congressman Ciro Rodriguez claimed an upset victory against incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla. Read the story about this here. However, the medical condition of Dem Sen. Tim Johnson may tip the balance of power.

Democrats will rule the House with a 233 to 202 seat advantage, reversing the Republican edge in the outgoing House of 232 seats to 203 for the Dems.

In the Senate, the Democrats will rule by a slim 51-49 margin, although the Dem majority will include two independents - Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

In a closely divided Congress, power will shift to the moderates as their votes will be able to swing support for a Bill either way.

In the Senate, leadership may even change if one Democrat is unable to serve and is replaced by a Republican. In fact, this possibility is in play now as Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota is hospitalized after brain surgery. If Sen. Johnson's seat becomes vacant, Republican governor Mike Rounds probably will appoint a Republican to fill out Johnson's term, creating a 50-50 split. Republicans would gain control of the Senate by a tie casting vote of Vice President Dick Cheney.

In any event, President Bush will have a very difficult time implementing his agenda in the last two years of his term, if the almost evenly divided Congress becomes deadlocked.

Dan England’s posts also can be found at Blogger News Network and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World.

Updated 12/16/2006 4:42 PM

Christmas Making a Comeback in Stores

Christmas is back. At least in stores that is. In reaction to public outcry over what some call "The War on Christmas", several large retailers have gotten the Christmas spirit. Christmas carols are again playing in stores along with generic seasonal songs like Frosty the Snowman, employees are now allowed to greet customers with "Merry Christmas, instead of "Happy Holidays" and Christmas trees abound.

Yesterday my wife and I shopped in our local Wal-Mart and we saw the change first hand. I got a warm fuzzy feeling as Christmas carols about the birth of Jesus were playing on the intercom and signs of "Christmas" were all around.

Apparently, other shoppers feel the same way. According to a recent Zogby poll, 95% of shoppers (98% for Wal-Mart weekly shoppers) said that they didn't mind being greeted with a "Merry Christmas" while 46% said they were offended being greeted with "Happy Holidays". Read the story about this titled "Zogby Poll: 'Happy Holidays' Strikes Out" on Zogby.com here.

The old saying "money talks" seems to apply to the storeowner's change of heart.

Merry Christmas!

To see how things have changed from last year, read my post titled "Special Tree?" on this from last December here.


Dan England’s posts also can be found at Blogger News Network and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World.