Tuesday’s elections might well be the first round of a new battle for the soul of America. In a number of key races, conservatives and republicans are showing real strength.

In Virginia, which voted for Obama in ‘08, Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell has an eleven point lead over the liberal democrat Creigh Deeds.

n Heavily Democratic New Jersey Conservative Republican Chris Christie is dead even with Liberal Democrat Gov. Jon Corzine. An even more conservative third party candidate Chris Daggert has a solid seven percent share. With him out of the race, the Republicans would be well ahead in New Jersey.

In a New York State Congressional race, Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman is mounting a serious challenge to moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava and Democrat Bill Owens, In this race the real battle is between very conservative Hoffman and Moderate Scozzafava. The liberal democrat is holding a distant third.

Atlanta has a real chance of electing a white mayor for the first time in thirty five years. While this is a non partisan race, the black democrats are trying to paint current leader Mary Norwood as a republican. She is in fact a far left “progressive” who would otherwise fit right into the pattern of recent Atlanta leaders. But her opponents are determined to make it a racial campaign. The misleading suggestion that she is a republican may very well work in her favor if the anti Obama tide is running as deeply as it appears.

In any event. Next Tuesday will be a long day for the national Democrats.

An Equal Opportunity Bigot

Freshman Florida Congressman Democrat Alan Grayson never hesitates to attack anyone who disagrees with him or calls his ideas into question. He is so convinced of his own infallibility that he is bigoted against everyone else.

Most recently, he called a Federal Reserve aide a “K Street whore” when she questioned his skills as an economist. The former economist angered Ms. Linda Robertson by supporting a Republican backed bill to audit the Federal Reserve.

Earlier he angered Republicans by proclaiming that their health plan was, “If you get sick, die quickly.”

Grayson has an illness commonly known as diarrhea of the mouth. When he opens it, all kinds of fowl stuff pours out. Then, once he says something stupid, he is too proud to admit making a mistake and tries to stick by the stupid statements.

Another thing his bad behavior clearly indicates is the bias of the media. Now it is true that he is getting some flack for calling Ms Robertson a whore and has offered a timid apology. But his attacks on Republicans has gone pretty much unnoticed by the media. If he had been a republican, the “whore” statement would have resulted in massive protest and demands that he resign from Congress.

Grayson’s attacks prove he is unfit to serve in Congress. But then again, the mild response from Congress and the media suggest that he fits right in.

Dithering, he said. Former Vice President Dick Cheney said that about the apparent indecision of the Obama administration over troops for Afghanistan. The administration says they are just being careful to do it right.

The mission in Afghanistan, they say, must be based on current conditions, the best policy for the region, the nature and stability of their government. All of this must be taken into account and careful evaluation of all factors must be completed before any decisions are made.

I would buy that except for one thing. This kind of careful thought has no been applied to any of the administrations other programs. In every thing else, stimulus, bailouts, Whitehouse staffing, the czars. Medicine, and taxes all have to be done NOW! The constant drum beat from Washington is “We have a crisis and it requires rapid actions.” Anyone who ask that things be carefully considered, or even that the bills be read before bring voted on, are instantly condemned as “enemies of America” who only know how to say NO.

Our nation is being driven into bankruptcy by these ill conceived programs that are being pushed at a rapid rate, Yet when the safety and security of our nation and our fighting men is at risk, there is no hurry. Something just does not smell right.

For the first time in history, the Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment).

In fact, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation predicts there may not be any COLA for the next three years. 

However, the per person monthly Medicare insurance premium will be increased from the 2009 premium of $96.40 to $104.20 in 2010 and to $ 120.20 for the year 2011.

Now President Obama wants to have congress send a "gift" of $250.00 to each senior to compensate for a lack of cola.  This is obsurd.  Just put in the cola at a rate that will yield the same amount and let things proceed as normal.

 But this way, he makes it sound like he is giving us something special.  I suppose we are suppose to give him a prize for it!