Tone deaf

The NYT has a story about the democrats response to the losses in the VA and NJ governor's races. The Times story says
"party strategists said their judgment was that voters remained very uneasy about the economy and did not see Democrats producing on the health, energy and national security changes they promised when voters swept them to power only a year ago." I am not sure that is what the voters were actually saying yesterday.

The exit polls are pretty clear. Those who were concerned about the direction of the country voted against the democratic candidates. President Obama campaigned vigorously in both New Jersey and Virginia and voters voted against the candidates he endorsed. Representative Frank Kratovil Jr.said “We have to do something, but it has to be right.” Well, duh.

One member of congress that I worked for said politicians only have to do three things. First, they have to be for everything that is good. Second, they have to be against everything that is bad. But third, and this is the hard one, they have to understand the difference between the first and the second requirements. Evidently the dems haven't mastered that skill yet.