GOP Might Sweep Today's Elections

Today, there will be special elections held in the states of New Jersey, New York and Virginia. Recent polling suggests that the Republican party could sweep all of today's elections and speculation is running wild around Washington D.C. as to what a potential landslide by the GOP will mean to the future legislative plans of President Barack Obama? Honestly, I hope that the Republican Party wins all of the special elections that will be held today - if for no other reason than to slow down some of the major changes that President Obama has in store for our future health care. While I voted for President Obama and I personally like the man, his ideas about the future of health care in the United States are poorly thought out and that is the main reason why the American people should urge their elected representatives to not move so fast in that area until the Congress examine the long term downsides of the public option.

I still believe that President Obama is a good man, but his moderate campaign for President has been replaced with a firebrand liberal governing style ever since he took the oath of office in January. It is true that President Obama tried to get GOP Members of Congress to join him in health care reform, but that invitation to the party was one that no conservative Republican could accept and still win reelection. All Americans know that changes need to be made to the United States health care system, but as always the devil is in the details. President Obama has shown his true liberal leanings when he supported a government run health care option, but refused to do anything that would slow down the landslide of medical malpractice lawsuits that are growing every single year and driving up the cost of health care for all Americans.

If the pollsters and the political pundits are right that the GOP will win all of the special elections that will be held today for Congress and state governors, then that will send a wake up call to President Obama that he is moving too fast in his attempt to completely change the way health care in American is paid for. I get worried anytime a President of the United States tries to rush something through Congress without a long and sound debate regarding the wisdom of their actions. Sadly, the same Democrats that want President Obama to rush through government run health care reform in the Congress right now are the same Democrats that wanted to hear more debate before President George W. Bush committed troops to Iraq. At the time, I wanted President Bush to take more time before invading Iraq - but I also believe that President Obama is rushing too fast into health care reform changes in this country.

While today's special elections in New Jersey, New York and Virginia will likely trend the GOP's way - those three small elections will not add up to the same nationwide mandate that was given to President Obama last November. President Obama seems to keep missing the target when he judges what the American people really want. Barack Obama is President of the United States today not based on his support for government run health care. Instead, he was elected as President last year because most of the American people were disgusted with the extreme right wing agenda of President George W. Bush. Now from all outward appearances - the American people have traded one extremist President for another one. President Barack Obama is the exact opposite of a strict social conservative and that fact alone could hurt the Democratic Party in today's elections and next November too when even more Democrats will be up for reelection.