Reflections on Election 2010

Well, the election is over and President Obama still believes that his party lost because he did not communicate his message well enough. Some incredulously believe he is doing a great job. Others in his party believe people were equally disenchanted with both parties. I reckon there are as many points of view as there are voters. With everybody and his brother jumping into the waters of electoral reflections, I might as well wade in myself.

I felt good for the country as a whole. With pickups of several governorships and massive wins in the House of Representatives, we will have some great opportunities in redistricting and reducing the out of control spending. In addition, the senate will be closer to a stalemate than it is as I write this article. Why was there such a drastic change in this election?

While I am not a political analyst, I am a taxpayer with a perspective on things that I believe helped to change this election. First, I don’t want the government creating jobs, they are not made to do that. The government needs to let American business do what it does best, create jobs! Mr. Obama’s policies have given the government control of GM and other businesses. Secondly, I wonder just how much Mr. Obama actually likes America. He has spent more time apologizing for our faults and outright criticizing us while abroad, instead of touting the things that makes us truly great. I was appalled when he allowed the President of Mexico publicly castigate Arizona for its immigration law. He needs to realize that people still desire to come to this country, legally. Thirdly, and closely related, he seems to give preference to illegal aliens rather than legitimate candidates for citizenship who want to go through the legal process. The suit against the Arizona law was a good example of his preference. Fourth, he did not listen to the public when shoving the healthcare down our throats. I believe this angered more Americans than almost anything else in recent years. This law is so confusing that many Democrats don’t know what it will do, not for us, but to us. I believe history will prove that this law to be very unhealthy for the country.

However, believe it or not, there were some conservative positives that came from the election other than just the political gains. Mr. Obama’s policies helped to stimulate a return to old-fashioned common sense. Many of the people who voted for him actually came to themselves. They saw the realization of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thacher’s adage that “The problem with Socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people’s money.”

This is my take on the election of 2010…what do you think?