Boozhy: a blog

Boozhy Headlines: Collateral Damage

With a record voter turnout, Americans have made their voices heard.  We now are left to sit and ponder the election of a new brand of President, an intelligent and thoughtful leader who transcends status, poitics and race, in a nation that is increasingly divided among these lines.  And while the people spoke and elected Barack Obama, they chose not to elect a number of officials and propositions.  Boozhy will devote a couple posts a week for the next month to examine those who the election was not kind to and delve a bit more into the reasons and repurcussions.  First up are the passage of Proposition 8 in California and the defeat of moderate Republican Chris Shays of CT.

Proposition 8:  We turn back the clocks of progress with the passage of Proposition 8.  Proposition 8 which creates a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and refusing gays the rights the Supreme Court of California granted them earlier in the year.  Irony doesn't begin to address the mixed feelings as gays across the land celebrate with President-elect Obama, the shattering of discrimination, the "Bradley effect" and the belief that while legally equal, blacks would not be able to acheive the top office in the nation.  But, while we celebrate a light at the end of the tunnel of racism against blacks, gays must suffer a public mandate at the hands of peers taking away equal rights that were so recently granted.

Chris Shays:  The moderate Republican was the sole Red Party flag bearer in the House of Representatives from New England.  And on Nov. 4, 2008, he lost.  Shays was a long time representative of Connecticut and an able Republican leader in the House.  His loss represents more than the Deomcratic surge of this election.  It essentially epitomizes the fact that Repubicans have lost the Northeast region of the US.  And as we learned on Tuesday, no party can maintain a presidency while ignoring an entire region of the Country.  Gore and Kerry lost largely as a result of their failure to make inroads in the South, but Bush beat both as a result of his capability to speak to those in the Northeast.  The fact that not one representative out of the 22 New England Representatives in the House are Republican does not speak well for the parties chances in upcoming elections.

Boozhy Photos: Damn, and Here I Was Planning Not to Vote

Hat Tip: BlueGal

Boozhy Debates: Fred Thompson = Reagan (without all the Reagan)

Disclaimer:  Boozhy didn't actually WATCH the debate, because it was aired in the middle of the day and only on MSNBC.   Just another piece of evidence heralding the Red Party's loss of relevance.

Now, that I've written my disclaimer, I'm exhausted and want this post to be over.  But, let me just say, I was promised Ronald Reagan in Fred Thompson, and he is no Ronald Regan.  From the synopses of the debate and the clips I've seen and heard on NPR, he came across as a good ol' boy, wooden, southern, halting, misinformed and somewhat uneducated on issues.  He didn't really seem to have any answers that I found to be thoughtful or insightful.  In other words, he's a whole lot more like W. Bush than Regan.   

It's just my opinion, but I'll doubt Thompson will get any traction, simply because I think the American Public believes, "we did that."  We voted for the guy like us, the middle of the pack guy. and our situation in the world indicates it's time for a "thinker."  In addition, Thompson is not even remotely as charismatic as W or Regan.  Anyway, Boozhy thinks Thompson is moot.  We may stand corrected.  But, don't think so.

Boozhy Polls: Hillary vs. None of the Above

Recently we ran a Bloomberg poll that showed, if the election were held today, Hillary would lose the Presidency to all three of the top Republican candidates, while Obama trounced each of them.  However, since that poll ran almost three weeks ago, a new Republican frontrunner has emerged.  That frontrunner is "None of the Above."  Isn't that hilarious? 

Republicans would rather vote for none of their candidates as opposed to choosing one.  Assuming Obama continues to be the least polarizing and acceptable candidate to the Reds, we'll hazard a bet that Obama would trounce "None of the Above."  And that just leaves Boozhy to beg the question, 'How would Hillary stack up against "None of the Above?"'  Thoughts?

Boozhy Campaigns: Money Money Money or Losers Are Always Poor

Good news for Dems in upcoming elections.  It seems that the Red Party is having serious fundraising issues (no surprise).  According to National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-OK), the Republicans have about $15 MM cash on hand for 2008 elections compared to the Dems $36.5 MM.  And as we have found in our Capitalist society, losers are usually losers because they're poor. Tee Hee.