4 Days To Go: Bookeristas Discuss The U.S. Midterm Election

Bookeristas across two continents are keeping an eye on the U.S. midterm election:

BOOKERISTA OF THE YEAR: Thomas Sowell: "A Crossroad Election"

Asserts the conservative economist in California: "Most elections are about particular policies, particular scandals or particular personalities. But these issues don't mean as much this year-- not because they are not important, but because this election is a crossroads election, one that can decide what path this country will take for many years to come. Runaway 'stimulus' spending, high unemployment and ObamaCare are all legitimate and important issues. It is just that freedom and survival are more important."

Dr. Sowell continues his commentary about next week's election: "The headstrong, know-it-all willfulness of this administration, which threatens our freedom at home, also threatens our survival in the international jungle, because Obama seems determined to do nothing that will stop Iran from going nuclear. The Obama administration goes through all sorts of charades at the U.N. and signs international agreements on sanctions that have been watered down to the point where they are not about to bring Iran's nuclear weapons program to a halt. The purpose is not to stop Iran but to stop the American people from realizing what Obama is doing or not doing. We have a strange man in the White House. This election is a crossroads, because either his power will be curbed by depriving him of his huge Congressional majorities or he will continue on a road that jeopardizes both our freedom and our survival."

Neoafricain: "USA: Alternance Parlementaire En Vue (A Different Congress In View)!"

The conservative blogger in France hopes that conservatives prevail on Election Day. He's particularly rooting for black conservative Allen West and Hispanic conservative Marco Rubio (original op-ed in French): "Day after day, month after month, which initially appeared as a flicker of a mood materializes right before our eyes. Americans' alienation against the Democratic administration that had really began by adopting the stupid and costly health care reform has snowballed to favor the Republicans winning back the majority of the lower chamber (the House) and to make significant gains in the Senate. They also have the tea party movement, as leaders Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin have succeeded in giving visibility and direction to these protests. Moderate Republicans and Independents also join the ranks of those who want to beat Obama at the ballot box. Many of them believed in 2008 that Obama was a moderate who'd promote bipartisanship, but found that on many subjects he was the leftist that we conservatives have proclaimed from the beginning!" 

Neoafricain continues his commentary about America's election next week: "The Republicans have a clear message this year: reducing public spending (see the very clear YOUCUT !), back to basics (less government intervention, more private enterprise; firm border security with Mexico and strength in the world (Iran, Afghanistan, etc....) and especially national pride. They will change Obama's "Blame America First" mindset. As a bonus, a whole new generation of Republican candidates are poised to win; among them, Blacks, Latinos, and women. This seriously complicates the media's task of quickly accusing those who don't support Democrats of being racist and sectarian. The significant difference between the 'minority' Republican candidates and their Democratic counterparts is that the former group unconditionally love America and dislike any kind of victimization. They are likely to have their chance, but two of them have impressed me. Their journey is impressive and they are a pleasure to learn more about. The Senate candidate Marco Rubio and House candidate Allen West. Good luck to them!"
 
Ted Sadler: "Fellow Obama Supporters, Vote In 2010 Or Obama Might Skip 2012"

Asserts the moderate Democratic blogger in Georgia to fellow supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama: "My gut didn’t see the Tea Party Movement coming nor did I see Sarah Palin’s meteoric rise to the leadership of conservative movement. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels or former Governor Mitt Romney are presidential material but if the mid-terms are successful for the Tea Party Republicans, Palin will get the nod from the GOP Primary. Sarah Palin could be president of the United States of America. I divide the T.P. Republicans from 'regular' Republicans while others don’t." 

He adds: "Bottomline [sic]: If you want Obama to even run in 2012 get those who voted for him in 2008 to support congressional Democrats who are in his corner on Election Day 2010.  If not, he could seem like a lame duck as early as Thanksgiving and POTUS doesn’t deserve that. Everyone except Democrat voters know the election next week is really a referendum on Obama. The President had finally started saying that openly."

Attorneymom: "Disgruntled Black Woman Voter"

The conservative Republican blogger in Georgia writes: "Why should voters give the Democrats one more chance? More specifically, why should American Blacks give the Obama Administration one more chance? Let me be clear, I am a Black Woman conservative Republican who is well-balanced and knows when to be sensibly compassionate on the right issues. With that being said, I have been confused about how I will vote on November 2nd."

She continues her commentary: "Certainly, I am troubled by the rhetoric coming from the Tea Party and the GOP. When white folks make statements like 'Take our country back' and our President is bi-racial, visions of slavery and lynchings come to my mind. Take our country back from whom? Blank stare. That kind of rhetoric doesn't do anything to heal or bridge the racial divide that exists in our psyche. On the hand, the Obama Administration has strongly championed the causes of homosexuals and illegal aliens while staying clear of issues that are important to American Blacks. During his campaign and presidency, President Obama was (and is) quick to run to and hang out in middle America while avoiding town hall meetings in the most disenfranchised areas of this [c]ountry such as our inner city 'hoods.' For that matter, can I at least get a couple of town hall meetings at historically Black colleges and universities?"

YES: Armstrong Williams: "Obama's Supreme Pre-Election Arrogrance" 

The conservative Republican pundit in D.C. opines: "Both Reagan and Clinton were able to recover from bad midterms by working with the other side, compromising to get their overarching agenda passed. Obama has made it clear that any supporters who are jumping off the bandwagon can go home and pout because he’s going to ram his vision of Hope and Change through no matter who stands in his way."

More: "These are not the words of a compromiser, nor a man who understands nuance, as the press so praised him for back in ’08. His world is black and white; you are wrong and he is right. This foolhardy narcissism will lead to the complete and utter failure of the Obama presidency, and Jimmy Carter will go to his grave knowing he wasn’t the worst president."

Dena Leichnitz: "Will Conservatives Blow It In 2010?"

Asks the conservative Republican blogger in California: "Will we have learned our lesson from 1995 [since the Contract With America] though? Will we take the momentum that we have built over the last decade and waste it? Or will we blow it like we did in 1995? The biggest problem is that everyone wants to be on the winning side, so when they see it is profitable for them to be conservative - they all jump on the bandwagon. When it stops becoming convenient they will abandon it in a minute. This is most especially true of our politicians. It is time we find those who are committed to the conservative cause and place them in the power of leadership. Not just at the federal level, but the local level as well – which has a bigger impact on our day to day lives anyway."