But Ab, there is something bigger that is going on here. Dems have lost two solid blue states and one purple state. The incumbent New Jersey gov. was defeated even though Obama campaigned for him. The democratic candidate for governor in VA lost even though Obama campaigned for him. Now Martha Coakley has lost in the bluest of blue states where Obama was over there this past weekend to campaign for her. And the GOP is poised to win even more seats in both the senate and the house this coming November. Harry Reid is toast for sure. He ain't coming back. And I won't be surprised if there is a new speaker of the house come november. Something is happening my friend.
Mkuu
Omega,
I agree but no need to panic thats politics.
Just a point of notation, the Dems have lost just one Senate seat...hii ya
Mass. Zile zengine ni za u-Governor and they knew they were toast
even before the Presidential elections especially the New Jersey one.
Obama went to campaign just to show solidarity with his party. Imagine
if he had not? Si nd'o ma-haters wangepiga kelele mtindo mmoja?
Nimeonahapo juu umesema Mass voters were racists...
😀 Si unaona
umepata jibu? The health care reform thing is a noble and just cause
lakini Republicans and most white folks walijitokeza kupinga the thing
solely because of the publilc option. Main reason being ingeua Insurance
companies ambazo kwa kiwango kikubwa are the major funders of the
Republicans. Secondly kuna wale walokua wanaona hii kitu kama safety net
kwa watu weusi ambao a big chunk of them have no health insurance.
To them Obama would be robbing them of their benefits to share with
black folks and thats not the reason they voted for him.Wale jamaa
wa tea party walitumiwa sana kusambaza huo uongo na ukashika.
The irony of this thing looking from outside ni kwamba nawasikitikia sana
wote maana they are all Americans. If the guy next door doesnt have
medical insurance, be they black or white, they are Americans. Mimi niko
katika jimbo ambalo limeumia sana na mambo ya unemployment and the
subsequent loss of medical insurance. People are literally going bankrupt
coz of medical bills and they just cant get the care they need. Hata
wakienda emergency, they are simply stabilised and let go.
Ngoja nikupe an example closer to home.Mke wangu ni mmarekani na
alipoteza kazi sometime last year. At that time nisingeweza kumweka
kwenye insurance yangu maana the thing is done every year. Ikabid aka-apply
for Medicare/Medicaid na wakamnyima lakini wakawapa watoto wetu
wawili. Now herein lies the irony, mimi mwafrika ngozi ngumu natamba
ndani ya nchi yao fully covered medically lakini yeye mmarekani hana
insurance...angepata ajali ama ugonjwa ambao ingembidi aende hospitali
ingekua mbaya mbovu. Thank God things turned out better at the
beginning at the beginning of the year alipopata ajira.
So, for these people to use the Health Care thing to victimise the
Democrats is just stupid maana ni ubaguzi tu. The bill for this thing is way
less than the Iraq war which George Bush catapulted them into without
thinking. Bill Clinton alijaribu na wakaiua vivyo hivyo... because it looked
like it would be robbing Peter to pay Paul. So long as the white folks, who
are the majority, see it from that perspective and not seeing the President
trying to help Americans then they are doomed.
Ndivyo ilivyo.
