Do you remember? october november...

Been reading the polls that state the the Democrats are in huge trouble this November. And certainly, they will lose seats in Congress, historically, the party the controls the White House loses seats in Congress in off-year elections. But the "sunami" the wingnuts are foaming at the mouth in anticipation of? Nah, I don't think so. And the current polls do not disuade me.

Remember, if you can late August/early September 2008. McCain just picked Palin as hi VP and for the first, and only time during the election, he pulled ahead in the polls. Obama and the Democrats sat back and didn't do a lot to counter it, at the time, causing me worry. But in September, he came roaring out with both fists swinging, told people what was going on, and won.

Remember, if you can, late August/early September 2009. Health Care Reform is stalled in the Senate. The wingnuts are going all batshit crazy at every town hall meeting held by Democrats, screaming at the top of their lungs and preventing any real discussion or question and answer session from taking place (which was thier intended effect) and just making asses of themselves (which was an unintended effect, surely). And Obama and the Democrats sat back, did little to counter any of it and, at the time, causing me worry. But in the end, Obama got out there, pushed for it and the Democrats got it passed.

Now comes late August/early September 2010. The polls show big losses for Congressional Democrats. Wingnut are working themselves up into a lather prophesying a 1994-esque Republican takeover of Congress, which would mean nothing will get done (as Obama still has the veto pen, and the Democrats will surely have filibuster proof numbers) except for numerous, time and money wasting 'investigations' of 'crimes and occurances' by the Republican leadership. And Obama and the Democrats has really done nothing yet about it.

But this time, it's not causing me worry. Obama and the Democrats haven't even started campaigning yet. They haven't even began running on the Health Care Reform saving us from Insurance company whims and greed, the stimulus that prevented us from falling into a depression, the $8000 first time home buyer credit (without which, I'd still be sitting in a third floor apartment instead of owning my own home), cutting the banks of the student loan program saving us lots of money, rescuing of the auto industry from bankruptcy (many of the affected companies are paying back thier loans now with sizable interest), a tax CUT for all but the richest of Americans, renewed American respect among out allies, and that's just what I can think of off the top of my head. And I'm not a political operative.

I'm hoping that this year is a repeat of the last two, and Obama and the Democrats come out swinging and extol the virtues of what they've accomplished over the last two years.

They'll loose seats, of course, as history patterns dictate. But with the savvy they display the last two times, they'll mitigate those and still come out on top. I hope (not worry, but hope).

POLT