The Mid-Terms Results Thread [W:517]

[poweRob]

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Huh??? Don't think so.

Great. Then embrace the nuttyness and let the chips fall where they may.

 

[CanadaJohn]

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Well, McConnell hasn't shown that he will stand up for us, so I doubt he will start now. I sure hope he does.


I think Cruz is exactly the type of leader that is needed now. To call him an "imbecile" just tells me you really don't know much at all about Ted Cruz. Far from an imbecile, he is probably one of the smartest guys in the Senate (but there is not a lot of competition there) and knows the Constitution as well as anyone.

Besides his intellect, I like him because he will do what he says and stand his ground. It also helps that he stands for the Constitution, which means he stands for the people v. government. I don't need someone in there to fight for government.

McConnell? He said that if he was leader, job one would be to get rid of Obamacare. Now, he claims that 60 votes are needed and we can't do it. Where was he when democrats were able to get it reconciled with only 51 votes? He is wishy washy and doesn't even know the rules. No thanks, let's at least get someone competent in there for God's sake.

Just to be clear, I call Cruz an imbecile in a political sense. I don't doubt he's an intelligent man - many claim Obama is an intelligent man - both men, however, haven't a clue how to leave their over-sized egos at the door and get the business of government accomplished. That makes them both imbeciles, in my book, and unfit to lead.

 

[Linc]

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This is McConnell's legacy time.
He's outmaneuvered Reid, Obama and the rest and that's all good for you and others.
Mitch now has the toughest job in Washington as Boehner has proven himself a spineless coward .

No. I know what happened ten years or there about ago. I didn't like it then as I am pro filibuster if pro is the right word. I believe in protecting minority rights to include minority party rights. But I do think a lot of Democrats look at things through Political correctness eyes. It is words that count, not actions. Under PC rules of today you are better off just walking up and killing someone than calling that someone a name. Which reminds me, I owe Power Rob an explanation why I think the filibuster should stay.

 

[Phys251]

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Obama won the election in 2008 with 53% of the vote. His JAR today is 41% so he lost 12% of his supporters. People are waking up to the Obama arrogance and lack of experience along with an agenda that has generated disastrous results. Leadership is about working with the opposition and Obama has failed in that responsibility and doubt he has the ability to do it now. Maybe now we will see all those House bills sitting in Harry Reid's desk actually get a vote. The party of "no" was really the Democrat Party, not the Republicans. It was Harry Reid that created gridlock and now that obstacle is gone

I'll bet you believe that the lack of enthusiasm for Obama has nothing to do with anyone believing him to be too willing to cave. Go ahead.

This electoral defeat may be just what the Democratic Party needed to wake the hell up, but not at all in the way you want us to. #seeyouin2016

 

[poweRob]

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I'll bet you believe that the lack of enthusiasm for Obama has nothing to do with anyone believing him to be too willing to cave. Go ahead.

This electoral defeat may be just what the Democratic Party needed to wake the hell up, but not at all in the way you want us to. #seeyouin2016

Democrats will wake up because they are ALWAYS asleep in the midterms. Bunch of lazy, apathetic bastards.

 

[poweRob]

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Under PC rules of today you are better off just walking up and killing someone than calling that someone a name. Which reminds me, I owe Power Rob an explanation why I think the filibuster should stay.

heyyyyy... that reminds you? You saying you want to kill me? Or call me a name? Being a PC liberal, both would hurt me equally.

 

[Meister]

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You're the only one of the posters on my notifications I am responding to at this moment.
None of them has a clue why.
I'm watching Larry Sabato with Wolf Blizter on CNN right now plus others.
I hope gloating from people like Rand Paul on all of the "Clinton losers" is the first shot of the 2016 election.

I noticed a few days ago when you were secure in McConnell taking over--that you began to bash him.
Your feelings on the filibuster play into that--always have the minority have their "rights"

I hurt today but I won't walk away from my Democratic party like
Republicans have done for the last eight years until they rediscovered who they were last night.

I'm out to the great outdoors right now and the Sun to help my local committeeman pick up signs.

With comments as I just saw from RNC chief Priebus gloating and bashing Obama,
the bad part of me hopes Obama and the DEMs stymie the GOP every step of the way just as they did to us.

Talk to you later and let's break the new records set by McConnell the last 6 years using the filibuster.

We got beat on a local level here in Illinois as well as on a County, State and Federal level.
People who think Illinois is a Blue state are nonsensical know-nothings.
I've lived through the politics of this state for 48 years .

Did you see Obama and Pelosi 'gloat' after the 2008 election?
Nothing you would admit to, huh? :roll:

 

[TheNextEra]

The current GOP newly in power has only two years to accomplish the same thing and have to do it with Obama in the White House and a much more incompetent and ideologically focused media reporting to the public. And if they don't accomplish some major improvement in those two years they will be punished.

Good play in already making excuses if they fail.

 

[Anthony60]

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Great. Then embrace the nuttyness and let the chips fall where they may.

Haha. I guess you don't remember when the democrats took over in 2006, Henry Waxman was investigating everything he could, he said they were finally going to get to the bottom of the Bush WH. They got nothing. But you were okay with that, I bet.

 

[AlbqOwl]

Good play in already making excuses if they fail.

I have not made excuses for them before. Nor am I making excuses for them now. Nor will I make excuses for them in the future. But they cannot be blamed for the failures of the last eight years. They can be blamed for any failures in the next two.

 

[Anthony60]

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Just to be clear, I call Cruz an imbecile in a political sense. I don't doubt he's an intelligent man - many claim Obama is an intelligent man - both men, however, haven't a clue how to leave their over-sized egos at the door and get the business of government accomplished. That makes them both imbeciles, in my book, and unfit to lead.

Well, I understand what you are thinking, but completely disagree (just on Cruz). Also, he is a rock solid conservative, where McConnell is more of a RINO. Not sure how you even see a choice there.

 

[Linc]

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McConnell just gave a great news conference IMHO.
This is one guy who really did get 98% of what he wanted.

I believe GOPs should be more wary of Mitch if they cross him.
He's extremely intelligent and has a grasp of every issue.

And he has the job he always wanted--and dearly loves--good luck to him when I speak to honorable people like you and Beaudreax .

North Carolina was a tough call and I said so. I gave it to Hagan, you Tillis. But all in all things went pretty much like I said it would. You did have NC right, but I got NH.

 

[poweRob]

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Haha. I guess you don't remember when the democrats took over in 2006, Henry Waxman was investigating everything he could, he said they were finally going to get to the bottom of the Bush WH. They got nothing. But you were okay with that, I bet.

Another whiny false equivalence. Why don't you look up how many investigations by comparison before you say it was so similar. Lol

 

[US Conservative]

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I enjoyed the night keeping track of which of my predictions were correct and which ones I missed. I had Hagan winning North Carolina, Georgia going to a runoff but with Purdue winning the runoff. So I don't know if I should put Georgia into a miss like North Carolina or not. Virginia is still out, but it looks like Warner will pull it off, so too in Alaska, Begich seems gone but it will take a few more days to make sure.

Overall how do you think pollsters did?
Have you come across any good "battle damage assessments" about last night?

 

[MMC]

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Overall how do you think pollsters did?
Have you come across any good "battle damage assessments" about last night?

Iowa was double the damage to the Demos. Not only did Braley lose his Senate seat he lost his House Seat too.

Our Damage assessment.....Losing Pennsylvania but it is minimal. Debbie Wassermann Schultz and Alan Grayson are still around and were not sent out to pasture. This too is minimal. Very minimal. :lamo

 

[US Conservative]

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this is he behavior that will explode in GOP faces in 2016 if they act like that.

BENGHAZI!!!11!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!!

Too bad that you think the obstruction and lack of transparency is acceptable. Those scandals aren't going away, whats changed is the people who won last night aren't going to be stopped by this POTUS and his defenders.

Nothing is over, here.

 

[US Conservative]

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Great. Then embrace the nuttyness and let the chips fall where they may.

Not for the left to decide, now is it?

 

[US Conservative]

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Iowa was double the damage to the Demos. Not only did Braley lose his Senate seat he lost his House Seat too.

Our Damage assessment.....Losing Pennsylvania but it is minimal. Debbie Wassermann Schultz and Alan Grayson are still around and were not sent out to pasture. This too is minimal. Very minimal. :lamo

Thats what Im talkin bout.

 

[US Conservative]

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this is he behavior that will explode in GOP faces in 2016 if they act like that.

BENGHAZI!!!11!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!!

Too bad that you think the obstruction and lack of transparency is acceptable. Those scandals aren't going away, whats changed is the people who won last night aren't going to be stopped by this POTUS and his defenders.

Nothing is over, here.

 

[MMC]

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Too bad that you think the obstruction and lack of transparency is acceptable. Those scandals aren't going away, whats changed is the people who won last night aren't going to be stopped by this POTUS and his defenders.

Nothing is over, here.

Not to mention.....now he can't afford to have any new ones pop up. That would not be to good for him.

 

[poweRob]

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Too bad that you think the obstruction and lack of transparency is acceptable. Those scandals aren't going away, whats changed is the people who won last night aren't going to be stopped by this POTUS and his defenders.

Nothing is over, here.

Balls to the wall man! Call your senator and all the other GOP senators and tell them to go all out scandal hunting. I'm all for it.

 

[US Conservative]

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Not to mention.....now he can't afford to have any new ones pop up. That would not be to good for him.

No doubt, and I think there will be more.

 

[poweRob]

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Not for the left to decide, now is it?

Not saying it is. Embrace the fruitcakes of your party and let them go ape**** crazy faking up "scandals" and investigate nothingness as they have been for six years now. I encourage you.

 

[US Conservative]

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Balls to the wall man! Call your senator and all the other GOP senators and tell them to go all out scandal hunting. I'm all for it.

Already have, and my congressman is Issa. :2wave:

 

[Zyphlin]

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Republicans have done for the last eight years until they rediscovered who they were last night.

Do you have some kind of evidence to point to of people who were refusing to be acknowledged as "Republicans" prior to this election and suddenly are recognizing themselves as such? Because you keep saying this same talking point over and over again but without seemingly providing anything to back it up.