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by Raymond J. Keating
Over the weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives voted by a margin of 220-215 to pass a big government health care scheme. As for the 220 “yes” votes, there were 219 Democrats, and one Republican. The 215 votes broke down as 176 Republicans and 39 Democrats.
Where did Long Island’s congressional delegation come down?
by Ralph R. Reiland
What the Democrats should have learned from their losses last Tuesday is that the advice given by political strategist James Carville to candidate Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential campaign is still valid --- “It’s the economy, stupid.”
More specifically, what hurt Democrats at the polls is the lack of new jobs and the flood of red ink --- plus the doctor-bashing as a strategy to enact ObamaCare, the push to cancel a worker’s right to a secret ballot during unionization drives, the promise of skyrocketing utility rates via cap-and-trade mandates, and the prospect of higher taxes, more regulations and less liberty by way of an ever-increasing intrusion by government into every aspect of our lives.
