Ye Olde US Midterm Elections Thread (With Extra Vitimins)

[Wilgrove]

With out the rubber stamping nothing gets past. you need a majority to pass bills.

They should be careful or they can be seen as obstructionists and voted out of more seats in 2012.

Hey, the Republicans were obstructionists and it worked yesterday.

[Yootwopia]

The problem is, that fear and conspiracy has a shelf life. Obama won in 2008 on Hope and Change. People get tired of being told to be afraid and angry.

Obviously not, or there wouldn't have been umpteen thousand people at that bullshit Glenn Beck MLK For Whitey rally.

[Wilgrove]

I'm so happy my part now has the House.

I'm also happy that we don't have the Senate. Keep blaming failures on the Democrats, and the GOP is bound to win eventually.

You do realize you've just given away the fact that you don't give a shit about the American people? Rather, that you only care about POWER! UNLIMITEEEDDD POWWEEEERRRR!!!!
(That was a reference. Cookies to the first one who gets it. )

Highlander? Also, I agree.

[Wilgrove]

Glad Pelosi is out. Reid should have lost and let the Dems have a better Senate leader. At the very least all of Obama's "bipartisan" promises will have to come true if ANYTHING needs to get down w/o Obama's executive orders.

Actually, from 2008-2010, Obama HAS been bipartisan, it's just that the Republicans, being the spoiled brats that they are, were obstructing him. I honestly don't see how this is going to change for Obama, but hopefully the "My way or the highway" attitude of the Republicans will be amplified in the House and the people will vote them right back out.

[Innsmothe]

Glad Pelosi is out. Reid should have lost and let the Dems have a better Senate leader. At the very least all of Obama's "bipartisan" promises will have to come true if ANYTHING needs to get down w/o Obama's executive orders.

Actually, from 2008-2010, Obama HAS been bipartisan, it's just that the Republicans, being the spoiled brats that they are, were obstructing him. I honestly don't see how this is going to change for Obama, but hopefully the "My way or the highway" attitude of the Republicans will be amplified in the House and the people will vote them right back out.

Obama was an idiot, instead of forcefully placing in his agenda he tried to compromise, alienating his supporters

He did more damage to his own party than a convention bomb ever could.

[Wilgrove]

So checking out the Ballot measure. People in Colorado are smart, people in California and South Dakota are stupid as hell. Missed one. Add Arizona to the stupid as hell list.

Also why is everybody suddenly voting for republicans?

To be fair, Arizona elected McCain, not because he's Republican, but because he's McCain. He's got a bit of a cult going in that state.

He wasn't too bad before the election, either. Something about 2008 flipped his, and everybody elses, crazy switch.

I dunno, I think McCain started going insane after he lost the primaries in 2000.

[Wilgrove]

Actually, from 2008-2010, Obama HAS been bipartisan, it's just that the Republicans, being the spoiled brats that they are, were obstructing him. I honestly don't see how this is going to change for Obama, but hopefully the "My way or the highway" attitude of the Republicans will be amplified in the House and the people will vote them right back out.

Obama was an idiot, instead of forcefully placing in his agenda he tried to compromise, alienating his supporters

He did more damage to his own party than a convention bomb ever could.

Well I think what did the Democrats in (beside misinformation and anger), is that they didn't stand by their legislation. What they needed to do was to stand by their legislation and Obama. Obama has actually STOOD by what he has passed in his two years. He stands by the healthcare bill and stimulus. He at least has the balls to do that. Meanwhile the Democrats bailed on him, and I think that cost them the election.

Hey, at least a victory for Obama is likely in 2012.

[Wilgrove]

So the question I have.....


Where did the Repubs hide the shrub?

They're probably distracting him with play-dohs.

Actually...play dohs are fun....

[East Lithuania]

Glad Pelosi is out. Reid should have lost and let the Dems have a better Senate leader. At the very least all of Obama's "bipartisan" promises will have to come true if ANYTHING needs to get down w/o Obama's executive orders.

Actually, from 2008-2010, Obama HAS been bipartisan, it's just that the Republicans, being the spoiled brats that they are, were obstructing him. I honestly don't see how this is going to change for Obama, but hopefully the "My way or the highway" attitude of the Republicans will be amplified in the House and the people will vote them right back out.

He has tried to be, but as you said, Republicans have stood their ground (they had to to get campaign finances from the GOP Convention). I just hated how Obama, Reid and Pelosi painted democrats in the same tyrannical light of W. Bush. With one of the latter two out, we hope that your last statements will ring true.

[Wilgrove]

It's safe to say that I'm pretty disappointed in the election results in my state.

It seems like people really don't care about the economy, no matter how much they whine. I'm just going to point to the election results the next time someone starts bitching here.

Honestly the stock market has a very high chance of rallying today, mainly because OF the Republican victory in the House. Which will boost consumer confidence. So the economy has a very good chance to improve. Or we can go into a double dip recession, it's hard to tell right now.

[Wilgrove]

Well... silver lining is in the ballot measures here in Florida. The three most important amendments went the way they should have: public campaign financing is left intact and the state constitution has now outlawed gerrymandering -- which is good because we've just become a one-party state.

I still can't fucking believe that Rick Scott won.

Hey, I'm still reeling from the fact that Russ Feingold lost his seat. While I had my doubts he would have kept it, I thought it would have worked out in his favor at the end of the day. Damn good man. One of the few politicians I actually respected.

He actually cared enough about his constituency, that he would visit every county in Wisconsin for listening sessions every year. His opponent actually criticized him for it in political campaign ads. I couldn't believe that considering I heard him say that it's the only campaign promise he wished he wouldn't have made...but he still kept it.

Feingold did that? Wow....I wish my elected officials would do that....

[Greed and Death]

Reid announces compromise with the GOP will be key policy of Senate.

[East Lithuania]

Reid announces compromise with the GOP will be key policy of Senate.

No news there. If it was the other way around, there goes politics for 2 years.

[Wilgrove]

Especially when the Tea Party activists filibuster the coming increase in the debt ceiling.

But, as Keith Olberman rather dryly pointed out, one way of making certain that government gets off your back is to essentially get rid of it altogether.

Have we the American people elected Republican Tea Party Libertarians?

Please, the Teabaggers are NOT Libertarians.

[Wilgrove]

Actually, from 2008-2010, Obama HAS been bipartisan, it's just that the Republicans, being the spoiled brats that they are, were obstructing him. I honestly don't see how this is going to change for Obama, but hopefully the "My way or the highway" attitude of the Republicans will be amplified in the House and the people will vote them right back out.

He has tried to be, but as you said, Republicans have stood their ground (they had to to get campaign finances from the GOP Convention). I just hated how Obama, Reid and Pelosi painted democrats in the same tyrannical light of W. Bush. With one of the latter two out, we hope that your last statements will ring true.

Yea, the Democrats need to find their own strong points instead of trying to steal the GOP's strong points. I'd advise they do that before 2012.

[Wilgrove]

Reid announces compromise with the GOP will be key policy of Senate.

Translation: Democrats will roll over and let the GOP do whatever they want to do. *sigh*

God dammit Dems...get some damn balls....

[Eternal Yerushalayim]

Have we the American people elected Republican Tea Party Libertarians?

Please, the Teabaggers are NOT Libertarians.

They are a mix of Libertarians, constitutionalists, christian-right activists and bystanders.

[Wilgrove]

Please, the Teabaggers are NOT Libertarians.

They are a mix of Libertarians, constitutionalists, christian-right activists and bystanders.

I have actually received a newsletter from awhile back, from the LP saying that they are distancing themselves from the Teabaggers.

[Greed and Death]

They are a mix of Libertarians, constitutionalists, christian-right activists and bystanders.

I have actually received a newsletter from awhile back, from the LP saying that they are distancing themselves from the Teabaggers.

I got that one too.

[Innsmothe]

They are a mix of Libertarians, constitutionalists, christian-right activists and bystanders.

I have actually received a newsletter from awhile back, from the LP saying that they are distancing themselves from the Teabaggers.

LP?

[Wilgrove]

I have actually received a newsletter from awhile back, from the LP saying that they are distancing themselves from the Teabaggers.

LP?

Libertarian Party

[Eternal Yerushalayim]

LP?

Libertarian Party

The party leadership cannot speak for its members.

[East Lithuania]

LP?

Libertarian Party

I wanna join up with them, they're just not all that big.

[Wilgrove]

Libertarian Party

The party leadership cannot speak for its members.

Actually I think they can. It's kinda the job for leaderships. Sorry but the Teabaggers are NOT Libertarians, even the Libertarian Party says so. I'd say the Teabaggers are radical Neocons, which is just scary.

[Wilgrove]

Libertarian Party

I wanna join up with them, they're just not all that big.

They're the largest Third Party in the USA.