Posted by
Steve on Saturday, October 14, 2006 1:00:20 PM
Looking at prospects in November for retention of the House of Representatives and the Senate is problematic 24 days away from an election. But, pundits are looking at the prospects every day, why not me. I am a blogpundit.
In Arizona, my guess is that we will maintain what we have. We will return Republicans to Congress where we had them and Democrats where we were too stupid to elect Republicans. We will most likely re-elect our awful Democratic Governor. That means Jon Kyl will return to the Senate. He is a very honorable man and deserves to get 100% of the vote. When I had some problems a few years ago, he took the time to help me unwind the red tape that was holding up my problem. He could have ignored my small problem, but he didn't.
Jeff Flake will be returned to the House of Representatives in my house district. He is running almost unopposed. The other big house race in Arizona is J.D. Hayworth and Harry Mitchell. That race will also turn out in JD's favor. He it too popular in his district and across the state. Harry Mitchell's attempt to picture JD as an out of touch radical has failed. It has made Harry Mitchell look like a fool. Of course, that was no great problem. Harry Mitchell has always acted like a fool.
For Governor, Len Munsil has soundly defeated Janet Napolitano at every debate held so far. It will not matter much. She has perfected the good old boy approach to politics and he cannot seem to break through the facade. She is a true liberal and out of touch with the average voter in the state. But, she keeps that well hidden. When it does get exposed the news media covers it up quickly and hounds Len Munsil into silence. Unless something good happens in the next three weeks, I am afraid Len Munsil will go down to defeat. He is a far better candidate than she is, he just is having a hard time selling his ideas to the state.
As long as we return a Republican majority to the state legislature, we can live with a Democrat governor. It is a problem, but we have survived four years and can probably survive four more years. It is just a shame that things that could happen will not because she will stop progress.
Nationally, I think things have turned in the Republican's favor. North Korea setting off nuclear devices changed the debate back to national security. That will help Republicans maintain control in the House and in the Senate. We must have that to keep the war on terror going. If we lose the House and Senate, the war on terror will be lost. Then we can expect terrorist bombings in the United States. Then it will not be good to be living in the United States. We reap what we sow. If we sow the seeds of defeat in this election, we will reap the crop of misery and woe that will occur. We can change the future. Our choice will be made this November 7th. Let's hope that the US voter sees what will happen after they vote. They should be able to see what would happen after a Democrat vote and a Republican vote. Then they should vote for what will be best for the US. For me the choice is obvious.