I hear you. Been in that position myself. Honestly Juanita, I'm letting myself have a little fun tonight because, let's face it, we (GOP voters) haven't had much to celebrate the last couple years but I'm not going to say this spells the end of the Dems like how I heard in 2012 about the GOP. It's always a pendulum swing.
I happen to agree with him. The exit polls clearly showed Obamacare to be something that is of most concern to the voters. Let them use the process the Democrats used to pass the thing, to overturn it. Take it to Obama's desk and let him veto it. Then come back to the Senate and start dissecting it apart piece by piece on the parts they can, some which they have bipartisan support and take them to Obama's desk. No longer will Congress be the party of "No", if legislation doesn't move, it rests on Obama's head.
I know - I am thoroughly embarrassed to have made that error! I was so elated that the Republicans will control the Senate, I screwed up! I missed that Crist has conceded too - that's what happens when you get phone calls from excited children! What an exciting night this has been! Wow!
I'm curious to see how accurate Nate Silver was again.
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More Nixonian than Nixon. And by that I mean least transparent, and most corrupt.
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Yay, Obama finally gets to use his veto power.
I'll roll with you on least transparent, form the perspective, and I think Rob would agree with me on this, the way Obama has gone hard after not only whistleblowers but the press in general. Remember him with the AP? I mean how many times has he dredged up the Espionage act?
I don't see him being that corrupt though man, at least no more than other president.
Im excited enough to have a glass of celebratory vino tonight!
Possible, but I think it depends on who has the most anti-incumbency energy. I think that will remain with Republicans for the short-term. Democrats have a lot of ground to make-up in the House, but less so in the Senate.
Congress is fine. The American public is what divides it. Special interests are also good for the country. It's just that people whine about the other people's special interests.
In time, yes. But this can be a significant short-term victory for Republicans if they take the White House in 2016. They would have a short window to replicate the reforms pushed by President Obama and the Democratic Party. After that point, I would not be surprised in the least that their majorities start to fall thereafter.
I don't think Obama gives a ****, and really why should he? I mean Clinton was facing a re-election so he had to. Look if Obama was going to play "ball" he would of done it after 2010.
Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois-are you FREAKIN KIDDING ME? :lol:
I haven't had a drink this year... But what the hell, I guess Mr. Beam and I could get reacquainted.
I happen to agree with him. The exit polls clearly showed Obamacare to be something that is of most concern to the voters. Let them use the process the Democrats used to pass the thing, to overturn it. Take it to Obama's desk and let him veto it. Then come back to the Senate and start dissecting it apart piece by piece on the parts they can, some which they have bipartisan support and take them to Obama's desk. No longer will Congress be the party of "No", if legislation doesn't move, it rests on Obama's head.
Strangely enough, I'm not horribly against doing reconciliation to get rid of Obamacare because I think it's fair play to use the process that passed it to get rid of it.
I'm just against Republicans pointing to the precedence of using reconciliation for something that wasn't primarily focused on setting a budget or changing the tax code as a mean and doing so to use it for all sorts of other various laws. Leave it to what it's historically been used for outside of Obamacare.
I don't live in bankrupt California.....
And it's sad how liberals fawn over Harvard. Completely disconnected from the realities of the real world.
Did we win Colorado? Yep took Illinois. BO's claim that Illinois is his new home. Not anymore....now Hawaii can take his pathetic ass back where he belongs.
WHERE is Lil Debbie Wasserman Schultz.....did she go and hide back under that Rock she crawled out of? :lol:
The Press should be all over that dingbat.....and letting her hear how wrong she was and totally out of touch with reality.
Congress doesn't seem fine to me. Special interests are terrible for the country. Do you know how much federal money is wasted because institutions like for-profit colleges fund congressional races and ensure that there are no rules preventing them from exploiting grants and military benefits? Education, health care, and defense are all incredibly bloated because the people who are supposed to keep them in check are more or less their employees.
It's true that this could be a significant short term victory. But the trend is obvious: blame whoever is in charge instead of blaming ourselves for allowing our government to be owned by special interest groups, bureaucrats, and billionaires.
Did we win Colorado? Yep took Illinois. BO's claim that Illinois is his new home. Not anymore....now Hawaii can take his pathetic ass back where he belongs.
WHERE is Lil Debbie Wasserman Schultz.....did she go and hide back under that Rock she crawled out of? :lol:
The Press should be all over that dingbat.....and letting her hear how wrong she was and totally out of touch with reality.
Staggering notion here...
Republicans may end up with 54 seats along with taking governorships in Massachusetts, Maryland, Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Georgia, and Wisconsin.
It'll actually be really interesting to see how this election compares to the 2010 election.
I don't think Obama gives a ****, and really why should he? I mean Clinton was facing a re-election so he had to. Look if Obama was going to play "ball" he would of done it after 2010.
I agree about the pendulum swing, but it is a very disappointing outcome for the progressives. I'm glad somebody is having fun tonight. :2wave:
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