Democrats Meet Their Little Bighorn

On June 25–26, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River, a U.S. cavalry unit commanded by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer was annihilated by the combined Lakota - Cheyenne Indian tribes. Tommorrow the Democrats meet their own Little Bighorn, or Battle of the Greasy Grass in Indian parlance.

A month ago the main-stream media were saying that this election would be a Dem landslide due to discontent over the Iraq war. They were convinced that George Bush would stay away from the congressional races at the request of Republican candidates. But look what has happened. President Bush has barnstormed the country for the last two weeks appearing before huge enthusiastic crowds and talking about the war.

Meanwhile, the generic opinion polls have narrowed from initial large Dem leads and the Dem Party leaders are in hiding. It’s a shame. (LOL)

On the national level there are at least 10 darn good reasons to vote for the GOP (from NewsMax magazine).

Reason #1. The economy is kicking butt. In the 36 months since the Bush tax cuts ended the Clinton recession, the economy has experienced astonishing growth. Over the first half of this year, our economy grew at a strong 4.1 percent annual rate, faster than any other major industrialized nation.

Reason #2. Unemployment is almost nil for a major economy (4.4%), and is verging on full employment.

Reason #3. The Dow is hitting record highs, above 12,000, thus increasing the value of countless pension and 401(k) that Americans rely on for their retirement years.

Reason #4. Wages have risen dramatically. Over the first half of 2006, employee compensation per hour grew at a 6.3 percent annual rate adjusted for inflation. Real after-tax income has risen a whopping 15 percent since January 2001.

Reason #5. Gas prices have plunged to $2.21 a gallon on average for regular grade 40 cents lower than a year ago.

Reason #6. Since 9/11, no terrorist attacks have occurred on U.S. soil thanks to programs such as monitoring communications between al-Qaida operatives overseas and their agents in the U.S. and following the movement of terrorist funds -- both measures bitterly opposed by Democrats.

Reason #7. Productivity is surging and has grown by a strong 2.5 percent over the past four quarters, well ahead of the average productivity growth in the last 30 years.

Reason #8. The Prescription Drug Program is working. Over 75 percent of those on Medicare have enrolled, and the overwhelming majority say they are happy with the program.

Reason #9. Bush has kept his promise of naming conservative judges including Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito.

Reason #10. The deficit has been cut in half three years ahead of the president's 2009 goal, with the 2006 fiscal year budget deficit down to $248 billion. The tax cuts have stimulated the economy and are working.

Personally, I would have numbered the reasons differently, in order of importance, with #6 first (no terrorist attacks on U.S. soil) and #9 second (conservative judges). For those reasons alone it is imperative that we elect Republicans tomorrow. The economic reasons are just icing on the cake.

And what you get if the Dems take over is frivolity: “The only way to get Democrats to focus on terrorists would be to convince them that the terrorists are interfering with a woman's right to choose or that commercial jetliners exploding in midair are a threat to America's wetlands.” (thanks Ann Coulter)

Tomorrow when you go to the polls, think like an Indian; put an arrow into the chestless Democrats.