In case you need further proof that threatening to fuck with people's entitlements is STILL the political "third rail" comes news last night that in a special election in the NY-26 district, a Democrat won a seat that has been solidly republican for the better part of 150 years. The (D) candidate ran on a three word platform "Medicare, Medicare, Medicare". The (R) candidate outspent her opponent with Koch brothers money (does that make her a Koch whore or simply a Koch sucker?) by a factor of 3 or 4 to 1 (by some estimates over $3 million in all) and STILL they lost. Why? The voters don't like the ideas that the (R)'s are putting forth, and summarily kicked them out.
It would be easy to get carried away with this result, and it would be wise not to read too much into this special election, but this sure is an ominous omen for the (R)'s as they head into the 2012 election season with a platform that includes the destruction of Medicare and a re-working (read utter destruction after handing the money over to Wall St) of Social Security at its' core.
Yay Democracy!
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