I'm skeptical that this era of good feelings will hold till November. Democrats find a way to screw everything up, especially gimmies.
This is the real election issue for tonight. The Dems may have a historic opportunity to blow off the doors in Congress in November. A scary prospect but the GOP has done everything possible to impale itself. Part of me wants them to be punished to the max but that means the Dems will have a large majority.
If so...Canada? What will my political opponents do if the unthinkable happens, except wait 4 more years?
Not sure I understand the question. Right now, I think the GOP (as a whole) is a steaming pile of smelly garbage. But I'm still concerned about a Dem president with a big majority in both houses of Congress.
If we can't even get up and vote out a politician who adopts unpopular Bush policies, then do you really think people will spend the energy to move to Canada? But seriously.... While a split government isn't that bad, if there is an upset, this would be like going 17-1...
Translation: Expect no help outside your own district. Stay away from national issues. Stay away from Bush. Stay away from McCain. Try to make everything about local issues. Good luck fending for yourselves.
Kos reminds us what Begala and other old guard Democrats thought of Dean's 50 state strategy. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/14/02357/0352/384/515229 Mississippi 1st Congressional District Democrat Travis Childers 54% Republican Greg Davis' 46% YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!! Who knew nose picking would be such an effective party building strategy. Oh yeah, I almost forgot this bit of brilliant analysis-
Check this out this great self-assessment. Couldn't have said it better. In a memo to GOP leaders posted on Politico's website, retiring Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., offered a blunt verdict: "The Republican brand is in the trash can. … If we were a dog food, they would take us off the shelf." http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-14-gopfallout_N.htm
Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears "This was a real wake-up call for us," Robert M. Duncan, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, said in an interview. "We can't let the Democrats take our issues. We can't let them pretend to be conservatives and co-opt the middle and win these elections. We have to get the attention of our incumbents and candidates and make sure they understand this." Representative Tom Davis, Republican of Virginia and former leader of his party's Congressional campaign committee, issued a dire warning that the Republican Party had been severely damaged, in no small part because of its identification with President Bush. Mr. Davis said that, unless Republican candidates changed course, they could lose 20 seats in the House and 6 in the Senate. "They are canaries in the coal mine, warning of far greater losses in the fall, if steps are not taken to remedy the current climate," Mr. Davis said in a memorandum. "The political atmosphere facing House Republicans this November is the worst since Watergate and is far more toxic than it was in 2006." http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/us/politics/15repubs.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
I am the republican you know Can't look you in the eye I am the republican you know So sick I can not try I am the one you want Can't look you in the eye I am the republican you know I lie and lie and lie I'm Miss republican Somebody kill me Kill me pills No one cares, my friend My friend I'm Miss republican Watch me break and Watch me burn No one is listening, my friend Yeah And I've made my bed I'll lie in it I've made my bed I'll die in it I've made my bed I'll lie in it I've made my bed I'll die in it Kill girls watch When I eat ether Suck me under Maybe forever, my friend Yeah I've made my bed I'll lie in it I've made my bed I'll die in it I've made my bed I'll lie in it I've made my bed I'll cry in it And I've made my bed I'll lie in it I've made my bed I'll cry in it I've made my bed I'll die in it I've made my bed I'll lie in it, my friend I am the republican you know Can't look you in the eye...
another one bites the dust... http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/congress.fossella/index.html WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A New York congressman who admitted to fathering a child out of wedlock with a woman who bailed him out of jail on a drunk driving charge this month announced Monday that he will not run for re-election. "This choice was an extremely difficult one, balanced between my dedication to service to our great nation and the need to concentrate on healing the wounds that I have caused to my wife and family," Rep. Vito Fossella, a six-term Republican, said in a written statement. Fossella, who represents Staten Island and part of Brooklyn, is the 30th Republican to announce they would not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. As a result, Democrats, who hold a 236-199 majority in the House, could see gains in the November election. Fossella's sudden downfall began soon after midnight on May 1, when he ran a red light in Alexandria, Virginia and was stopped by police. A breath test put his blood-alcohol level at 0.17 percent, more than double the state's legal limit, according to his arrest report. The congressman apologized the next day for what he said was "an error in judgment." A week later, the 43-year-old, married Fossella was apologizing again to his family and constituents because of his secret extramarital affair with Laura Fay. It became public because the police report said Fossella told the arresting officer he was going to visit a sick daughter when he was stopped, identifying Fay's street as his destination. Fossella told reporters after his arrest that he had been celebrating the Super Bowl champion New York Giants' appearance at the White House with constituents. Fossella first came to Congress in a 1997 special election and has won five full terms since.
Why do people who talk the loudest about morality often the ones who are most immoral in the private?
This is just a random blogger, but it sums up the feelings that I'm hearing every day, although most are much more optimistic about the movement post-2008. http://www.humanevents.com/rightang..._08_gop_no_rhythm_just_bluesmore=1c=1tb=1pb=1
