tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post3366431238475079296..comments2023-06-08T08:10:31.126-05:00Comments on Husker Mike's Blasphemy: Political Talk: Nebraska Needed Osborne as a Governor More than as ADHusker Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05764508184267042143noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-10683021058981516272012-05-12T17:33:11.084-05:002012-05-12T17:33:11.084-05:00I'm not sure that unemployment earns Heineman ...I'm not sure that unemployment earns Heineman much credit. When I compare <a href="http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=z1ebjpgk2654c1_&ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=unemployment_rate&fdim_y=seasonality:S&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=country&idim=state:ST190000:ST310000&ifdim=country&tstart=632124000000&tend=1331528400000&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false&q=iowa+unemployment+rate" rel="nofollow">Iowa's unemployment rate to Nebraska's </a> over the past eight years, I see the same general trends. It seems that the economy in this region have been insulated from the worldwide economic slowdown.<br /><br />A lot of people think that Heineman's victory came down to immigration, not the gambling effort. Heineman has supported inserting citizenship checks into a lot of government processes.<br /><br />As for the election issues, for many people, the changes are minor inconveniences at best. But for people in economically disadvantaged areas, it affects those people disproportionally.<br /><br />When you suggest that "these people shouldn't be voting in the first place"...that's vote suppression. And when you combine it with Charlie Janssen's failed voter ID bill (which would increase election costs at a time when we are supposedly trying to decrease them), it really raises troubling questions about what the Heineman cabal is trying to do (albeit ham-handedly)Husker Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05764508184267042143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-15063809281934286822012-05-10T22:33:04.086-05:002012-05-10T22:33:04.086-05:00I agree the issue of changing polling places and c...I agree the issue of changing polling places and consolidating wasn't handled the best. But come on. This incessant whining and bellyaching over traveling a little farther to vote tells me theses people shouldn't be voting in the first place if they are too lazy to get to the voting booth.<br /><br />Heck they will even pick them up and take them if they take the time to call and ask for a ride to the polling booth.<br /><br />That is more a non issue drummed up to benefit the opposing party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652090.post-27698708533911741192012-05-10T13:56:31.005-05:002012-05-10T13:56:31.005-05:00I'm not sure an "aw shucks" persona ...I'm not sure an "aw shucks" persona is the reason Heineman has high poll numbers. Keeping the unemployment rate around 4% would seem to be a much bigger reason, if you ask me.<br /><br />And why don't voters seem to want to hold him accountable? Because most of the mistakes you listed fall directly on appointees. I know the buck stops with him, but Douglas County election problems and an extra $0.20 in postage don't resonate with many people. Low unemployment and not raising taxes? That's the ticket.<br /><br />I think you need to recall a few more reasons Osborne wasn't elected governor. One of his biggest issues? Gambling. While Nebraska is by no means pro-gambling, it's an issue that, again, doesn't resonate. Furthermore, he came out and said he'd only serve one term. So he's asking voters to replace someone who'd done a decent job and could serve longer than anyone in state history for a guy who just wants one term? Yeah, we know he's old, but it makes no sense.<br /><br />Was there a specific reason you wanted to see Osborne in there or are you just anti-Heineman? I can understand why you would be now, but remember, this was 2006 and a lot of what you find fault with hadn't happened yet.<br /><br />An interesting debate, in any case. And while I never agree with what you write on politics, I'm glad you're brave enough to broach the subject. It's a nice change of pace.TMFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344048976209913309noreply@blogger.com