Mark Knows It All

Here is a rule of thumb for all politicians.  Don’t spit in the eye of the people who put you in office.  Unfortunately, that is a rule the Obama administration and his progressive supporters have yet to learn.  This past Tuesday, the Democrats took a thumping.  As of now, the Republicans have attained a degree of control in the country they have not seen since the Great Depression in terms of controlling g overnorship's , statehouses, and even here in Mahoning County, the Probate Court, the Auditor’s Office, and a portion of the Court of Appeals.  In my lifetime I have never seen the complete collapse of a political party on this scale.  That includes the aftermath of Watergate and Richard Nixon. What is the response?  Obama said he is listening to the voters who didn’t vote.  Debbie Wasserman Schultz says it was “get out the vote issue” as opposed to a policy issue.  Two things happen in this type of election: 1) the people who oppose the policies and support the oppos

                          The chickens have come home to roost.  In my lifetime I have never seen the implosion of political party as happened yesterday.  From the top on down to local races, the Democratic Party is reaping the rewards of its assault on America these past six years.  This wasn’t a Republican wave.  It was a Republican hurricane. Everywhere you look, red has covered all level of governments.  In addition to taking control of the Senate, the Republicans have gained additional seats in the House of Representatives.  Thirty two states now have Republican governors, including the bluest of the blue Illinois, Maryland, and Massachusetts.  In Ohio, John Kasich won most if not all counties, including Mahoning and Cuyahoga. The Republican Party controls more state houses than any time since the mid 1920’s.  Chris Redfern, the Ohio Democratic Chair, lost his own Ohio house seat yesterday and resigned as party chair this morning.  For the first time in over 140 years Re