"A vote for the status quo"??? Don't you believe it! (voters, Democrats)

[Gurbie]

One of the memes being generated by the Right, to help them cope with the pain of yesterday's election, is: By re-electing Obama, AND leaving the House in GOP hands, voters expressed a desire to preserve the status quo.

Here is an article from Politico- it echoes a George Will column in today's Washington Post:

BBC News - US election: A vote for the status quo

My take- don't you believe it!!! The LAST thing Americans want is another stalemate between Obama, and the Obstructionist TP Radicals in the HR!

If there is ONE THING Obama was re-elected on, it is the mandate to balance the budget, and get the debt under control, by cutting spending AND raising revenue. The people are expecting the Bush tax cuts to expire on the upper class.

The GOP House better be ready to play ball

[godofthunder9010]

Of course this election was a vote for the status quo. How was it not??

The three pillars of gridlock are Obama, the Republican House and the Democratic Senate. All were re-elected.

It's not that the American people believe in either party. The truth is, they believe in neither. Keeping them trapped in gridlock keeps them from doing anything crazy.

When Clinton was elected, he had a majority in both houses. At the earliest possible opportunity, the American people took that away from him, putting the GOP in control of both houses. When Bush was elected, he had the majority in both houses. At the earliest opportunity, the American people took that away from him and ultimately put the Democrats in control of both houses. When Obama was elected, he had a majority in both houses. At the earliest opportunity, the American people took that away from him.

Are you honestly NOT seeing the pattern here??