GOP tries balance-of-power argument

[babylonsister]

GOP tries balance-of-power argument

By LAURIE KELLMAN
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elect Republicans or else.

That's the final battle cry of struggling Republican candidates at the close of the election. They are warning that a victory by Barack Obama will give Democrats running the White House and Congress unfettered freedom to raise taxes, expand government - and who knows what else! - in a time of crisis when checks and balances are most needed.

Of course, Republicans did not seem to mind when they controlled the House and Senate during President Bush's first term. They conducted far less oversight of their own president than they did of President Clinton, whom they tried to remove from office. Also, the nation has survived each of the 34 presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush, who did business at some point in his tenure when Congress was controlled by his own party.

From John McCain on down, Republicans are warning that a President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would represent a threesome of tax-and-spend liberalism that could wreak havoc on the economy if handed the reins of government.

"They're coming," warns the scary-sounding announcer of an ad for the Senate Republican campaign committee released on Halloween.

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[radfringe]

1. the message coming across is

"Look what happened when we had absolute power!!! we probably won't f**k up as bad with some of the power"

[Hubert Flottz]

2. They still will control the SCOTUS!