Tuesday: A Day In Infamy

Upstate New York's election Tuesday, Nov. 3, is a very important one. I am predicting that the Democrats had best reconsider their strategy if the conservative candidate wins that seat in the House.

The Republican has withdrawn from the race, endorsing the Democratic candidate this weekend. The reason for such a strange endorsement is no doubt because ultra-right-wing conservatives like Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann have campaigned or endorsed the conservative over the Republican, who they consider to be too liberal. If your kids read Harry Potter, you're too liberal for that bunch.

My real prediction comes from a belief that if the conservative beats the Democrat, it will send a signal to Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and other hell-bent-for-leather conservatives that all Democrats are vulnerable and all they will need to do is send out armies of like thinkers and the elections will be won by their ilk. I think they're right.

Unless Obama abandons his idiotic plans to send more troops to Afghanistan, brings home a brigade a month from Iraq (his campaign promise), overturns Don't Ask, Don't Tell (a campaign promise), actually does anything he promised -- all before the elections a year from now -- the Democrats will lose their majorities in both the House and Senate.

This is serious stuff, liberals and progressives. Nothing can be taken for granted. And remember that the other side hates more than we do, an emotion that tends to make them stronger and more determined to win. Get off your lazy cappuccino drinking, sushi eating, hybrid driving butts and start now to counter what's only beginning on Tuesday. Or 2012 will be a cakewalk for the conservatives -- but maybe not the Republicans -- and Obama will be a one-term president.

Those are my predictions.

One more thing: What good is it to have a majority in the House and Senate when our so-called representatives act like a bunch of school children who are constantly mooning for the cameras? What a bunch of idiots. While I detested George W. Bush when he was president, at least he made up his mind and told the Congress to get him what he wanted. This bunch, from the president on down, look like wimps who can't decide how far to go on anything because they're so afraid of offending their big contributors. Where is the change?