The Homa Files

Last night, most pundits reduced the election results to an older, whiter group of voters  taking a stand.

Here’s my take (trying to avoid the usual pundit bromides) …

Checkbooks: I’ve whined often about tax policies that have more than half of adults paying no income taxes, but drawing from the system. My hunch: the mix of voters last nite was disproportionately tax payers who are fed up with the reckless spending and taxation without meaningful representation (think Harry Reid behind closed doors).

Adult Supervision: Some elected officials have to start acting like  adults.  Start showing some sense of fiscal responsibility and stop throwing hizzie fits every time they get challenged.  Recognize that implementation and execution matter.  One of my takes last nite: Bob McDonnell won because he came across as an adult — he carries himself like a governor.

The Pookie Factor:  At the risk of  political incorrectness … I know Pres Obama was just trying to be cute with his “get lazy cousin Pookie off the couch and get him to vote”.  I think there was some backlash to the comment.  I know a lot of folks who are repulsed by the thought of lazy cousin Pookie deciding the direction of the country.  Perhaps lazy cousin Pookie should get off the couch and get an education or get a job. 

Buyer’s Remorse: Many middle-of-the-roaders, frustrated by  or angry at Bush, bought into Obama’s charismatic appeal for change and “coming together”.  My sense: lots of buyer’s remorse.  They got Chicago thugery, expensive rad-left programs, and divisiveness-on- steroids.  Change – yes, but maybe not the the change everybody was hoping for.  This was the first chance for folks to register their views free of recriminations.

It’ll be fun to see how the parties spin the results …

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