celticlord
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Oh goodie, a brand new presidential portrait of our Dear Leader!!!
Humor...a difficult concept....:mrgreen:
Oh goodie, a brand new presidential portrait of our Dear Leader!!!
No, I am correct, or do I need to bring in the governorships and state legislatures in also???
Shape up?? So I cannot be passionate about MY country and the direction that I do not want it to go in??If you're so correct, why are you ignoring Celticlord's link showing that the Republicans have had significant periods of time in both sections of Congress and in the white house. Furthermore, governorships and state legislators are not DC.
You'd be best to shape up. If you think that the behavior you pulled on 4forums will work here, you're out of luck. Daewoo and Steeeve knew what you were and largely ignored you. People here won't be so kind.
Shape up?? So I cannot be passionate about MY country and the direction that I do not want it to go in??
Lying about what?? That the DEMOCRATS HAVE HELD CONGRESS (HOSTAGE) FOR FORTY F*CKING YEARS!!! and that out of those administrations, Democrats have held the Presidency longer??I meant stop lying. And your little state legislature comment was clearly a tangent to get away from your failure to prove that Democrats have controlled the Federal government.
Lying about what?? That the DEMOCRATS HAVE HELD CONGRESS (HOSTAGE) FOR FORTY F*CKING YEARS!!! and that out of those administrations, Democrats have held the Presidency longer??
Ahem:And, oh my god, with that being the case, we have ended up as the greatest nation on Earth. Those damn democrats...
Lying about what?? That the DEMOCRATS HAVE HELD CONGRESS (HOSTAGE) FOR FORTY F*CKING YEARS!!! and that out of those administrations, Democrats have held the Presidency longer??
And now you change your argument. Instead of discussing divided government as it is constituted, you now only want to talk about Congress. Too bad that Celticlord was clearly discussing the legislative and executive branch.
http://www.debatepolitics.com/polls/54233-2010-midterm-election-predictions-3.html#post1058189527
United States Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You keep ignoring how only rarely since 1945 has any one party held Congress and the White House at the same time.
Constantly changing your argument to avoid admitting you are wrong is a sign of weak skills.
Oh please. Cry someone else a river.Shape up?? So I cannot be passionate about MY country and the direction that I do not want it to go in??
And as I stated before, to hell with "divided" government. I want Liberalism to be destroyed and for a truly Conservative Constitutional form of government to be restored!!! Hell we fought, bled, and died to break away from Europe, why the hell are we trying so hard to emulate her??
Not with Queen Bee Pelosi and Dingy Harry Reid in lockstep with Der Komissar.Oh please. Cry someone else a river.
Dear Leader is not taking this country in a good direction at all...but what you fail to appreciate is that the checks and balances in our government are not merely between the political parties, but between the governing institutions. The power of the Presidency is muted by the power of the Congress. The national agenda of the President is thwarted by the parochial interests of Congressmen. These things are true regardless of which party controls which segment of the federal government.
Wanna bet?? The Blue Dogs will cave, just like they always do!! The Democrats are more united than you think!What we are seeing with the anger over health care is public resentment of the incompetence and the insensitivity of both the Congress and the White House in tending to the nation's business. The people want the health care systems in this country made better; they do not want "reform for reform's sake." Congressmen are more vulnerable to this anger than the President, who is shielded from the voters' ire until 2012. Many Congressmen are thus put in a position where their political interest runs counter to the President's political interest--regardless of party affiliation.
If the Anti-Republicans were truly a disciplined, unified party, they would be quite dangerous, as they would be able to enact more of their agenda. They are not disciplined, and, as the public reprobations Queen Nancy, Henry Taxman, et al, have handed down on the Blue Dogs illustrate, they are not all that unified, either. Their indiscipline will thwart (and has already thwarted) Dear Leader's ruinous agenda--thank God!
You tilt at a windmill that is as airy as the wind itself.
If healthcare reform passes with a government option (at minimum), I think the Republicans have a good chance of seat gains in both chambers (more in the House). That may not equate to a majority in either for them, but they will get some back.
If healthcare starts to fade out, and fade out now, not much will change. If Democrats continue to push for it, even if it fails, Republicans will make gains. The degree of those gains depends on if it passes or not.
Nothing will energized the Conservatives in this country like government-controlled healthcare of any form.
To be specific regarding the Senate, if certain healthcare reform passes:
Safe Democrat = CA, CT, DE, HI, IL, IN, MD, NV, NY, ND, OR, VT,
Possible turn to Republican: AR, WA
Probable turn to Republican: CO, PA
which it won'tI think if health care passes this year
wanna bet??and it does not have a major negative impact on most people(I don't think it will),
Ahh yes, back to that pesky little disaster of Dear Leader's.it will be a mostly nonissue in the actual outcome of the midterms. The people it will most influence in voting are not the swing voters who will decide the elections. I think the economy will be a much bigger issue. If unemployment is still high, expect decent republican gains, if low, small gains to a status quo situation.
I think if health care passes this year, and it does not have a major negative impact on most people(I don't think it will), it will be a mostly nonissue in the actual outcome of the midterms. The people it will most influence in voting are not the swing voters who will decide the elections. I think the economy will be a much bigger issue. If unemployment is still high, expect decent republican gains, if low, small gains to a status quo situation.
which it won'twanna bet?? Ahh yes, back to that pesky little disaster of Dear Leader's.
I agree with the statements on the economy also. But if healthcare passes, it will not go into effect until 2013. Many Conservatives will see getting out to vote as a chance to stop it before it is too late in 2013.
Right now, New York's Democrats are not in the greatest shape. With the recent coup in the Senate, and Gov. Paterson enjoying a paltry 18% approval, fortunes may just turn for the GOP in NY and perhaps we may be able to get rid of Chuck You Schumer and Hildebeast Gillebrand!!!Yeah, but it's not conservatives or liberals who decide elections for the most part, it's swing voters, who I think are less passionate about the whole thing. You are much more on top of state by state stuff, are there enough states with large enough conservative bases that have democrat congressmen that might swing?
What is your take on GOP prospects for 2010??.
Projections at this point in time are wild ass guesses. The Health Care Reform issues are so huge the eventual results of whatever bill is (or isn't) passed will be impacting.
Thought at this juncture is that Obama is losing his glow. Too many examples/records of him contradicting earlier positions on his health care proposals. His blatant goal seems to be single payer (total govt control) and he will likely get burned as that evidence mounts.
If the Democrats run away from Obama in in the 2010 elections they have a good chance of maintaining power. If not, they are running a risk.....
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Cuz I am bored, what do you think will happen in the 2010 elections? I am not including repubs gaining in the Senate, since numbers kinda make it unlikely.
Poll options up.
I want to bring this back to the foreground, because I think people need to broaden their thinking about political opposition in this country.Yeah, I am aware of that, though it is a nice summary. I have said that I do think checks on a single party in power are a positive. I am going to enjoy this period of democrats in pretty much total power, but I don't think that is healthy in a long run. There needs to be a strong opposition, which unfortunately, the republican are not handling well. Admittedly, we did not handle it well from 2000 to 2006 either.