Tilted Crystal Ball: WaPo Insists Ohio GOP 'May Invite Backlash' By Trimming Unions
Beware the crystal-ball story that predicts a backlash -- a liberal newspaper will constantly find backlashes to predict wherever conservatives succeed. The Washington Post unleashed their clairvoyance on Friday in an Amy Gardner story headlined "Ohio GOP may invite backlash with tough stance on unions." It began:
COLUMBUS -- State Republicans took the toughest line yet against public-sector unions this week, delivering an early and significant victory for a slew of lawmakers elected in November.
Perhaps too tough. Democrats and even some Republicans said that the bold action and the uncompromising way it was carried out could boomerang on Republicans in the next election, in much the same way that the stimulus bill and health-care overhaul haunted Democrats in Ohio and elsewhere last year.
Except the Post didn't write stories predicting Democrats would be "haunted" by their success the day they passed something.
Beware the "even Republicans," who are usually the Democrats' best friends. The first star of this story is a state senator from the Cleveland suburbs, who conjured up visions of doom, with Republicans "turning off broad swaths" of voters. "Taking on the fire and police, from a political perspective, is illogical...The ad that is going to be fatal to Republicans is going to be the fireman carrying the baby out of the burning building." That came right beneath the bold subhead ""Illogical' move."
It turns out Sen. Grendell is running a "backlash" dare all his own. He is term-limited to just two more years in the state Senate, and won election to the state House in 2010 -- and then decided he wouldn't take the House seat since he couldn't choose his Senate successor.
Grendell was followed by the man Gov. John Kasich defeated, Democrat Ted Strickland, who naturally insisted Ohio "shuns extremes," so the Republicans are in trouble. He was followed by the liberal president of the firefighters' union. Then in paragraph 14 comes an actual conservative, Sen. Shannon Jones, the author of the bill on unions. Jones was followed by another "even Republican" who voted against her bill, Bill Seitz. That's a liberal-friendly 4-to-1 ratio.
Gardner and the Post don't seem to realize the opposite result could be just as likely to invite backlash: Republicans getting elected to trim government, and then being too incompetent or weak-willed to do what they promised to do.
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Finally an admission
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 12:05am.
in much the same way that the stimulus bill and health-care overhaul haunted Democrats in Ohio and elsewhere last year.
Finally an admission of the heavy handed, no room for compromise, way the dems handled the past two years. And finally an admission that it was a mistake. Now shut up, get back to Wisconsin, and take your ass whippin' like a man.
(No subject)
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 12:05am.
This was a non story.
Submitted by johnsonl on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 8:15am.
This is called "projection". It's what liberals do when they don't have an argument, which is most often.
The WaPo is famous for these. No facts, just a hearty cheer for whatever liberal cause is popular at the moment. They're still pushing gun control, for goodness sake. That issue's been dead for years.
Wishin' and hopin'
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 11:26am.
Another episode of wishful thinking from a so-called journalist.
She's hoping she can create the situation by speculating about it.
I seriously doubt that people are going to be as upset about tamping down on unions as they were about the Democrats' overreach on the stimulus and health care.
Most people are up to here <hand under chin> with public unions and their extortion tactics on the taxpayers who have to deprive their own families to support the unions in the manner they want.
Keep dreaming, Ms. Gardner......
Principles
Submitted by iveseenitall on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 11:33am.
Rooting for the left. That's what our media does. No surprise there. But, as usual, they are wrong. The only way this could "backfire" on the republicans is if they give in. If they stick to the truth and to their principles, they can't lose. Of course, the lefty media can't see this. "Liberals" don't understand the word "principle". They have no princples at all. The moto they live by is "the end justifies the means". Sad.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal" (progressive)
Thanks Amy!
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 11:37am.
Even some Republicans? Thanks for the heads-up Amy. Now I am sure as to how Libs refer to Rinos.
This kasich guy is a real
Submitted by both-sides on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 2:04pm.
This kasich guy is a real sleeze ball.
*Public records show that Kasich actually lobbied more state pensions to give work to Lehman Brothers
*Pension funds were invested heavily into mortgage backed securities which Lehman colluded with moody's and standards and poor to give sh*tty securities AAA ratings when they should have gotten them.
*pension fund managers were promised safe investments by lehman. they did not get it.
*NOW kasich is blaming the workers for the budget shortfalls? Not his own work with Lehman and state pension funds?
He is shady at best.
leftside
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 5:20pm.
It's not like Obama would throw work to Goldman Sachs because he has ties to them or anything. Oh wait he has. Well it's not like GE has benefitted from Imelt's association with Obama. Oops.
I'm sorry what was your point about public officials handing out money to corporations?
HAHAHAHAHA
Who's talking about
Submitted by both-sides on Sun, 03/06/2011 - 4:26pm.
Who's talking about Obama?
I thought this was about the governor?
try to stay on point next time.
→ both-cheeks
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 03/06/2011 - 4:56pm.
Are you honestly trying to tell us you had inside knowledge of Lehman's problems before they collapsed?
You're certainly implying John Kasich did.
Wow, that sounds eerily familiar
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 03/06/2011 - 4:58pm.
We need a better class of troll, here. ©
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Left sides
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 03/06/2011 - 5:44pm.
Actually it's about your rampant shilling for the left wihout an argument to stand behind. But hey, keep 'em coming. You're good for a laugh.
Kasich is one of the most stand-up guys in government, troll
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 9:19pm.
He is among the very few that actually "gets it."
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Hey Bothsides, you are back!
Submitted by inquiringmind on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 5:09pm.
Hey Bothsides, you are back! I thought the wupp'in you took with your last post would have taught you if you are coming to a fight better bring more than just an opnion and one side of the story.
Actually Kasich has been a class act as long as I can remember. And I have lived in Ohio a lot of years.
Much like Reagan did with the Air Traffic Controllers, Kasich is taking back power from the Public Employees Unions.
When all the dust has settled, public employees will still have well paying jobs with very good benefits.
In five years, much like the air traffic controllers, no one will know the difference.
So take your trollish thoughts and find a little corner on the D Kos. They woud welcome you with open arms.
you just completely ignored
Submitted by both-sides on Sun, 03/06/2011 - 4:28pm.
you just completely ignored the inconvenient facts.
Not surprising since you seem like the typical ignorant republican.
But what do you have to say about his involvement with Lehman and his role of pension funds be invested in reckless areas of the market which accounts for a lot of the state pension funds shortfalls?
Got nothing on that I guess.
You have been owned. good day to you
What are the odds?*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sun, 03/06/2011 - 4:51pm.
both-sides claiming "you have been owned"...has the same odds of actually happening as cajun winning the lottery.
When it comes to tedious
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Sun, 03/06/2011 - 4:56pm.
When it comes to tedious leftists I always feel I have been groaned.
All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
The portrait of both-sides---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 12:28am.
is rapidly being filled in. Soon there will be enough info to figure out which retread deadhead peckerhead it is we are dealing with.