Democrat

The Repubs are in control of the debate because their perspectives are the prevailing ideals in the MSM.

I believe we should be using & finding intellectual ways to control the debate instead responding to questions that the Repugs are creating to give the false impression that the Obama administration is doing something is wrong.

If we use all our media outlets control the debate with these talking points, I guarantee you our perspectives will prevail over the Tea Party protesters talking points.

Sacrificing pieces is common in a chess game; most players sacrifice pieces for many reasons. For example, some players will sacrifice their queen by doing what I call, "Swapping queens." That is when a player sacrifices his or her queen to remove the other players queen off the board.

Lets say that I am playing an opponent that is extremely good at playing with his or her queen, It would make sense for me to sacrifice my queen by swapping pieces when I believe I can win the game without my valuable piece, & my opponent can't. The same logic is true for chess pieces of lesser value.

by Steve Clemons - Publisher of "The Washington Note"
Posted: August 13, 2009 01:51 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-clemons/obama-white-house-doesnt_b_2...

One of the issues that has most irked me about the Obama administration's approach to trying to move the economy forward is a fundamental misunderstanding about U.S. national interests and how corporate behavior works.

Mises Daily by Hans F. Sennholz | Posted on 8/22/2006 12:00:00 AM

Medical expenses are rising faster than the costs of any other service. They are climbing at rates that exceed not only those of inflation and dollar depreciation but even the Federal government itself. In fact, they are consuming an ever larger share of personal and national incomes.

Some 40 years ago American medical spending was estimated at 5 percent of national income; today it is calculated at some 16.5 percent and rising continually. Several reform proposals in Congress would boost the share ever higher.

Controlling the debate for me means that we should take away the oppositions strong points by not allowing their perspectives to prevail. That also consist of taking away the high road & leaving the opponent the low road. But, that is not what I am seeing from Democrats. I am seeing the Obama administration make the same mistakes that house & senate Democrats made in the 1990s when they foolishly took on not well thought out bills. The end result was that the nation rallied behind the Republicans Contract With America.