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2010 Midterm Results Discussion

Jetboogieman said:
Show me anywhere where Republicans attempted to be bi-partisan, or give any fresh ideas in this election or AT ALL in the last 2 years.

Their only concern for the last 2 years was trying to paint the President as Satan.

And now the talk is, instead of getting to work to find ways to get people BACK TO WORK, they're gonna go to work on Obama.

Yep, party of great ideas and vision.
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They submitted multiple budget and healthcare proposals to Obama that were roundly rejected. Obama even had the classy remark of "Look, I won the election" right to their faces in a way of telling Ryan, Boehner, etc, to STFU.

What a liberal from Canada wouldn't understand is that 70+ percent of Americans were against the stimulus, the healthcare bill, cap and trade, and everything else this buffoon passed. He knew they would be, which is why he ram-rodded everything through WHEN DEMOCRATS HADN'T EVEN READ THE BILLS.
 
randel said:
really? you will of course support this claim....
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JB said:
Show me anywhere where Republicans attempted to be bi-partisan, or give any fresh ideas in this election or AT ALL in the last 2 years.
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Just search republican ideas for health care reform, and if you two are honest with yourselves, you will see how repubs were locked out of the process.

j-mac
 
Here's the most recent figures for CO. Good race still going on there for the Senate.

United States Senator
88% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
Michael Bennet (D / Inc.) 779,661 47%

Ken Buck (R) 772,105 47%

Bob Kinsey (Grn) 35,605 2%

Maclyn Stringer (Lib) 20,489 1%

Jason Napolitano (Ref) 17,920 1%

Charley Miller (Un) 10,492 1%

J. Moromisato (Un) 5,283 0%


U.S. House Of Representatives - Dist. 5
99% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> Doug Lamborn (R / Inc.) 149,187 66%

Kevin Bradley (D) 66,243 29%

Brian Scott (Amer) 5,676 3%

Jerell Klaver (Lib)
 
McCain2012 said:
Are you trying to insinuate that Hussein Obama is taking a proactive military approach to stopping terrorism?
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BBC News - Barack Obama orders 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan

McCain2012 said:
Because if so I can show you about 55 million Republicans who think he is too soft and diplomatic when it comes to military and foreign policy in the Middle East.
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Behind the Numbers - Early exit polls: top issues this election

Public opinion on the subject appears to have turned more negative recently. Overall, more than half say they disapprove of the war in Afghanistan, while fewer, four in 10, approve.

In the latest Post-ABC poll on the issue, in July 2010, 43 percent said, all in all, the war in Afghanistan was worth fighting, while 53 percent said it was not worth fighting.
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Erod said:
They submitted multiple budget and healthcare proposals to Obama that were roundly rejected. Obama even had the classy remark of "Look, I won the election" right to their faces in a way of telling Ryan, Boehner, etc, to STFU.

What a liberal from Canada wouldn't understand is that 70+ percent of Americans were against the stimulus, the healthcare bill, cap and trade, and everything else this buffoon passed. He knew they would be, which is why he ram-rodded everything through WHEN DEMOCRATS HADN'T EVEN READ THE BILLS.
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Can you back up anything you just said?

Hardly I suppose since Cap and Trade was never passed.

By the way. I'm not a Liberal or a conservative. IN FACT: I'm probably more conservative then liberal, but that doesn't mean I support a party as ****ty as the Republicans.

Niether the Republicans nor the Democrats are parties that could ever represent me. They are pathetic excuses for Political parties and both deserve the shaft if you ask me.
 
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EnigmaO01 said:
Yes, the republicans have showed time and time again they aren't for big government! Everything's fine now that the republicans are in. Milk and honey. Why go to heaven if you've got it here?

Oh gosh i feel all warm and fuzzy with your revelation!

BTW didn't Newt and the republicans try this line of BS before? How'd that turn out?

So Government shrunk during the Bush years?

:lamo:lamo:lamo
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Repbulicans took over Congress, Bill Clinton staed "Big government is over", and we had a hugely prosperous decade, thanks solely and only to Newt and the Republicans. I'm sure your college professor lied and told you differently.
 
Jetboogieman said:
Can you back up anything you just said?

Hardly I suppose since Cap and Trade was never passed.
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It was rammed through the house, and shelved in the Senate.


Let's hope they kill it all together now.


j-mac
 
Erod said:
It's okay. I know this is a tough day for you.
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Hardly. Not really heartbroken over all this. Since I really couldn't care less you're giving the keys back to the dudes who crashed the car in the first place.

Nice Job :applaud:
 
theangryamerican said:
Here's the most recent figures for CO. Good race still going on there for the Senate.

United States Senator
88% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
Michael Bennet (D / Inc.) 779,661 47%

Ken Buck (R) 772,105 47%

Bob Kinsey (Grn) 35,605 2%

Maclyn Stringer (Lib) 20,489 1%

Jason Napolitano (Ref) 17,920 1%

Charley Miller (Un) 10,492 1%

J. Moromisato (Un) 5,283 0%


U.S. House Of Representatives - Dist. 5
99% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> Doug Lamborn (R / Inc.) 149,187 66%

Kevin Bradley (D) 66,243 29%

Brian Scott (Amer) 5,676 3%

Jerell Klaver (Lib)
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The Denver Post already called it for Bennett this morning.

Bennet wins in Senate race - The Denver Post
 
randel said:
lol..every effort was made to bring repubs in, they chose not to particiapate.
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Yep, they could have sat at the back of the bus. Where was that attempt to compromise?
 
Jetboogieman said:
Hardly. Not really heartbroken over all this. Since I really couldn't care less you're giving the keys back to the dudes who crashed the car in the first place.

Nice Job :applaud:
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God, this is a great day. Yes!!!!!
 
Birdzeye said:
Really, that's part of the problem, as I see it. Neither of the two major parties shows much effort to collaborate in a bipartisan fashion. One party gets control, then gets arrogant with its power, then gets kicked out by the voters. Then the other party repeats the same behavior, with the same results.
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In other words, "working as intended."

A more significant problem arises when a government "arrogant with its power" is able to work efficiently.
 
Erod said:
God, this is a great day. Yes!!!!!
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Jetboogieman said:
Can you back up anything you just said?

Hardly I suppose since Cap and Trade was never passed.

By the way. I'm not a Liberal or a conservative. IN FACT: I'm probably more conservative then liberal, but that doesn't mean I support a party as ****ty as the Republicans.

Niether the Republicans nor the Democrats are parties that could ever represent me. They are pathetic excuses for Political parties and both deserve the shaft if you ask me.
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Grim17 said:
Sure they did... They told them they could sit at the table every once in a while, as long as they kept their mouths shut and their ideas to themselves.

I guess you forgot how many times they were completely shut out by the democrats.
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Right, Obama said, "We won, you lost" great way to compromise. I can only hope for that same kind of compromise now.
 
Jetboogieman said:
From the last page
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I did, we did. You ain't listening anyway, so what's the point?

Enjoy your free healthcare with the six month waits, and all that white-guy hockey. Is it 5 degrees yet?
 
Erod said:
Yep, your worst nightmare. The House continues to put forth bills that are hugely popular, only to see Reid and Obama say no, no, no, no, no.

Then we get to have another election!!! Let the slaughter ensue.
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ah, the rare forum member who can stop klanging a keyboard for a second to SEE A MOVE AHEAD

what is the party STILL in power gonna do, for example, about the TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN TAX BILL?

LOL!

we know what the new majority in the LOWER HOUSE is gonna do

but what exactly will LEADERSHIP's position be?

tax cuts for ALL or only SOME?

do it LAMELY by DUCK or let the new constitutionally selected congress tend to its appointed responsibilities?

when will they decide to decide?

what are they waiting for?

"leadership," LOL!

they're STILL pathetic

it's EVEN MORE on display

chatroomers will chew on november 2 for months---blah blah blah

meanwhile, politics PROCEEDS rapidly toward twelvemonth

seeya in the parlors, progressives

it's all gonna be about ISSUES
 
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Conservative said:
Yep, they could have sat at the back of the bus. Where was that attempt to compromise?
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on every piece of legislation that came out the past few years....perhaps if obama and the dems truly did shut them out of everything, and ignored them, maybe more would have gotten done and quicker.
 
Erod said:
I did, we did. You ain't listening anyway, so what's the point?

Enjoy your free healthcare with the six month waits, and all that white-guy hockey. Is it 5 degrees yet?
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I will enjoy my free Health Care that doesn't bankrupt me, or get taken away from me because I can't afford rediculous premiums...

I'll enjoy my better economy, better environment, better education and safer cities :mrgreen:
 
j-mac said:
Yes, yes I do, and that is the problem. When repubs reach out and the program fails, demo's that had a hand in it, pull completely out and blame the failure on the repubs. Just like NCLB.

When demo's have power and fail, they still try and blame it on repubs blocking what they want to do. Even when they have monumental majorities in all three branches of government like they did for the past 2 years.




Can't collaborate from outside a closed, and locked door now can you?



maybe, but now it is a demo problem.



Bull.



Yeah? Good for you. How many won?


j-mac
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I'm at a loss to figure out any examples of the GOP controlled Congress making any meaningful efforts to collaborate with the opposition. Perhaps you'd care to back up your apparent claim that they did?

None of the third party candidates I voted for won, but that wasn't the point of my voting for them anyway. I just don't want to give the GOP my vote for their coziness with the tea partiers and corporate CEOs, and for their sheer arrogance when they are in control, or the Dems who are so effin' incompetent when they are in control.
 
Jetboogieman said:
I will enjoy my free Health Care that doesn't bankrupt me, or get taken away from me because I can't afford rediculous premiums...

I'll enjoy my better economy, better environment, better education and safer cities :mrgreen:
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All of which is completely and utterly dependent on the U.S. LOL

You know, like Puerto Rico or Guam.
 
randel said:
on every piece of legislation that came out the past few years....perhaps if obama and the dems truly did shut them out of everything, and ignored them, maybe more would have gotten done and quicker.
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Results quicker? Stimulus passed in February 2009. Quicker results? Gee, thought 3 trillion added to the debt and 4 million unemployed look like quick results. Apparently the people saw quick enough results by the way they voted last night. Not sure but it appears that math isn't a strong suit of Democrats. Republicans didn't have the votes to stop anything thus the Obama agenda passed and the results were voted on last night.
 
Jetboogieman said:
Show me anywhere where Republicans attempted to be bi-partisan, or give any fresh ideas in this election or AT ALL in the last 2 years.

Their only concern for the last 2 years was trying to paint the President as Satan.

And now the talk is, instead of getting to work to find ways to get people BACK TO WORK, they're gonna go to work on Obama.

Yep, party of great ideas and vision.
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When are we going to learn that it's not the government's job to have great ideas and vision....YOU are perfectly capable of doing that all by yourself. When did we get away from people being the ones who had great ideas and visions, instead of asking for a bunch of government officials to do it for us. Healthcare's messed up, the government will fix it for us....poor people let the government handle that....I don't want to be bothered with getting my own hands dirty, I'll just lex the gov't steal rediculous ammounts of money from everybody, and act like that's helping. GOVERNMENT CAN'T SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS, AND IT CAN'T HAVE YOUR IDEAS AND VISIONS FOR YOU! The ONLY solution is to reduce the size power and scope of the government until people have no choice but to do it for themselves, and those who can't can be given REAL charity by people who really care. The more we allow government into our lives, the more it takes away our personal responsibility, and ultimately our humanity. I'm not sure about you, but I'm not willing to turn THOSE keys over to the government, and I'll fight to keep em in my pocket. I'm not looking for republicans to be bi-partasan...that's what's gotten us in this mess, I want my republicans conservative, so we can get out.
 
Birdzeye said:
I'm at a loss to figure out any examples of the GOP controlled Congress making any meaningful efforts to collaborate with the opposition. Perhaps you'd care to back up your apparent claim that they did?

None of the third party candidates I voted for won, but that wasn't the point of my voting for them anyway. I just don't want to give the GOP my vote for their coziness with the tea partiers and corporate CEOs, and for their sheer arrogance when they are in control, or the Dems who are so effin' incompetent when they are in control.
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So which is it, Democrats tried to compromise with Republicans or didn't they? How do you explain Democrats outspending Republicans in this election? Guess it only matters when corporations that actually employ people and make payrolls spend their money instead of unions spending their workers' money!
 
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