PEORIA -- The day before the election, partisans are holding their breaths.
Here in Peoria, the daily newspaper endorsed all Republicans at the federal level, thus thumbing its nose at women's rights.
Romney/Ryan, Schock and Schilling favor ending abortion for any reason (pregnancy is god's will to them ), ending acccess to many forms of contraception, and no insurance coverage for any of it. They're also anti-gay, anti-union, anti-health coverage, anti-Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid, all of which benefit women especially. But men, too.
Why anyone in the 99 percent would vote for them is a mystery to me. But there are lots of low information voters out there who believe all sorts of nonsense. Including, amazingly, the Journal Star.
The newspaper apparently didn't care that Romney has never spelled out the details of what he would do and won't even release his tax returns, which likely will show he took advantage of the tax amesty offered a couple of years ago. Foreign bank accounts? That's verified. Amazing that he's even a candidate.
If the Republicans win, the 99 percent will get what they deserve, -- a slap in the face. But so will the rest of us.
My endorsements: the Democrats in every race (even Brady for State's Attorney, as the lesser of evils, see below), and NO on the stupid Illinois Constitutional Amendment.
Locally, Cong. Aaron Schock's money has fueled an amazing ad campaign against the Democratic incumbents. It might work.
It didn't work two years ago when Darrin LaHood ran for State's Attorney. He was an awful candidate, bombed in the debates, as Sullivan has this year) but you never know.
LaHood got his reward when newly elected incumbent Republican what's his name resigned and LaHood was appointed to a safe seat in the Illinois House, Now he has no challenger, a shameful situation for the Democrats.
The big national danger: Republicans will steal the election by fraud in the close swing states. There's already trouble in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina and elsewhere. If the election were not close that couldn't happen, but it is, and it could.
At that point, if Romney claims victory, what should progressives do? Roll over like dogs or Gore? Hit the streets? I'm for the streets, but I'll bet on the dogs.
The decline and fall of the USA under Rommey/Ryan will be painful, but interesting to watch.
-- Elaine Hopkins
In a way, I'd even be somewhat happy if Barry won but lost both houses.
Posted by: Vonster | November 05, 2012 at 05:35 PM
I'm solidly in the 99% and I'm down for Romney - not because he's my ideal candidate but because he more closely represents my view than Mr. Soetoro and I cannot see us surviving under 4 more years of crypto-socialism.
Posted by: Vonster | November 05, 2012 at 07:18 PM
Furthermore, the 1% could not elect a president. A whole buttload of "99%" people would have to vote for Romeny for him to be elected. That just might shit-can your whole 99% argument, eh?
Grow up.
Posted by: Vonster | November 05, 2012 at 07:22 PM
If the Salt Lake City Tribune can't endorse Romney how can any newspaper? I mean don't they know him better than any other newspaper.
Posted by: Steve Waterworth | November 05, 2012 at 08:32 PM
How amusing that you can't resist personal attacks, as in 'grow up.'
I'm surely older than you. And I am right about Obama. Romney will be a disaster if elected, and likely affect you adversely, not me. I worry about my children and grandchildren in a USA that turns into Latin America.
Posted by: Elaine Hopkins | November 06, 2012 at 12:38 AM