Tuesday--what message will the President receive from the voters?

Tomorrow America votes. It will primarily be a vote of confidence or no confidence in the policies of Barack Obama--whether we are moving the right way as a country. Many pundits believe the nation will hand Obama a stinging repudiation of his big-government policies. I found the following on the internet and thought you all might appreciate it.


Think about the reasons you might have voted for Obama, and it's almost impossible to find any cause for enthusiasm this year:

• You agreed with his policies. Like most politicians, he has fallen short of his promises. Some he has flat-out broken (closing Guantanamo, not raising taxes on anyone making under $250,000 a year), some he has kept in ways that make hardly anyone happy (health care "reform"), some he has carried out in a half-hearted way (escalating the war in Afghanistan), and some he has deferred for the future (the global warming tax). As a practical matter, the last category is indistinguishable from the first, since it's unlikely that the next Congress will pass any liberal initiatives that couldn't get through the current one.

• You liked the intangible aspects of his candidacy. Obama has given way to "Oh, bummer," hope and change and unity and bipartisanship to condescension and bitter attack politics. Maybe you think it's the Republicans' fault. It's still no cause for enthusiasm.

• You wanted to get beyond racism by electing the first black president. Obama's supporters have told us endlessly that racism still thrives in America. Besides, no matter how badly the Democrats do Nov. 2, Obama will still be president, and he will still be black.

• He wasn't George W. Bush. If you are the sort who actively despised Bush, this may still be a motivator. But if you were just weary of Bush, by now you're probably weary of Obama, who won't shut up about him.

• You like voting for a winner. Obama and the Democrats don't look like winners now.

• You're a partisan Democrat. This is about the only reason anyone would be enthusiastic about voting Democratic this year.


OK, back to me. I hope you vote tomorrow. When you do, consider what you want from your government. As someone said, "A bigger government makes for a smaller citizen." I trust the American people will vote to keep their government limited, with opportunities for individuals to grow great instead.