Republican political candidates and their supporters are warned repeatedly about overconfidence. On the heels of game-changing victories for the right in Massachusetts (the “Kennedy seat”), Kentucky (primary winner Rand Paul), New Jersey and Virginia (gubernatorial wins by Conservatives), to name a few, Republicans still hear a drumbeat of apprehension.
The wrist wringers insist they cannot assume anything going into November, despite numerous signs their candidates will win back majorities in the House and Senate, or both.
But it appears the wrists are about to enjoy a well-deserved rest. Barack Obama and fellow radicals are nearing panic mode. What else might explain Obama’s cross-country fly-in to pump up high rollers who back California Sen. Barbara Boxer? In the midst of domestic crisis on many fronts, Obama appeared with the San Francisco liberal Democrat who famously scolded a Brigadier General for omitting her title during a hearing.
Boxer is in trouble. Polls show likely Republican opponents trailing her by just 9-11 points, and it’s only May. This fall, the General likely will still be wearing his stars. Will Boxer still be a scolding Senator?
The Scolder in Chief, Obama, is meanwhile emerging as the inexperienced lightweight he was feared to be. Unemployment. The Gulf oil rig disaster. A weak housing market. Illegal immigration anger. Growing realization that ObamaCare is a sham. It’s actually hard to believe his approval rating is as high as it is (42%).
Yet, what might do in Obama faster than all of the above is the story of a Democrat Senate candidate from Pennsylvania who dared contest a 2010 primary against turncoat Sen. Arlen Specter. Joe Sestak says someone inside the Obama White House offered him a high profile job to drop out of that primary. (He refused, and won).
Suddenly the Obama worshipping mainstream media is starting to follow this story. If Sestak’s account turns out to be accurate, a federal crime was committed at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.