Sunday, November 08, 2009
The Permanent Tea Party - WSJ.com
I'm hoping this continues until the existing elected officials either get the message or get voted out.
In the article, I think Mr. Henninger would have been better to say "person on a white horse"...
In the article, I think Mr. Henninger would have been better to say "person on a white horse"...
The Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henninger writes about the issue:
"What was learned Tuesday is that the American voter is absolutely, totally, unremittingly disgusted with both political parties. More than anything, the American voter is desperate for political leadership.
That electorates in two politically significant states, led by the widening independent movement, could swing within one year from enthusiasm for electing Barack Obama to support for Virginia's OK Republican Bob McDonnell and New Jersey's lackluster Chris Christie is simply astonishing.
Add another American metaphor to the political landscape: the cattle stampede. Independent voters across the U.S. have become like the massive cattle herd John Wayne drove from Texas to Kansas in 'Red River.' These voters are spooked and on the run, a political stampede that veered left in November 2008 and now right a mere year later. They will keep running—crushing incumbents, candidates and political models of the left and right—through November 2010 and onto 2012 until they find a person or party capable of leadership appropriate to our unsettled times. And yes, Virginia, the possibility of a man on a white horse in 2012 is not out of the question."
