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Yes, it’s only a little over a year in to President Obama’s presidency, but things aren’t looking too good for him for reelection.  He might be taking down democratic colleagues with him as well.  It’s odd that the president before can completely make up a reason to go to war with a country and gain popularity and be reelected.  For Obama, who is trying to hammer down universal healthcare for everyone in the United States, the issues are just as divided as the divisions between the people who have healthcare and who cannot afford it.

Unfortunately for Obama, he overestimated the American public in thinking that they would want to pay for healthcare for the truly disadvantaged.  Only four years after the democrats took power in the house and senate, and two years after Palin single-handedly brought down Republican credibility, it looks like Republicans are back on the upswing and with the Democrats’ help.

The bad publicity and longevity of trying to pass the healthcare bill, whether it passes or not, does not look good for Democrats or the President.  In the end, I think, this could once again swing power on the capital.

What’s with all my negativity?  Simply put: talk radio.  And, it’s all Republicans doing the talking.  “Down with wind energy.”  “Down with taxes.”  “Too many taxes.”  And on and on.  Just the other night I heard a lady complaining about a city raising its parking meter costs to $10.  Except she wasn’t complaining about the outrageous price increase, but rather how the city is just doing it to get taxes.  I’m scared of all this outrageous slander, but more scared that people believe all of it.