Election 2006

Wow... the GOP got massacred... I knew the Democrats would take the house.. but it appears they will also take the senate by 1 seat.I didnt think that they would take both houses.... but it looks like thats what is happeningWell.. it took 4-6 years... but at least the American people finally got a clue and kicked these scumbags out of office...I guess trampling over the constitution starting retarded wars eventually gets you tossedMan.. its about timeUnfortunately where I live the morons voted for Peter Roskam.. a morally repugnant piece of trash over Tammy Duckworth.. a decorted combat vetoh well... cant win em all

Maybe you jumped the gun there at the moment it is 49 democrat seats and 51 GOP, what happens if the Senate is split 50/50?TTFN,WK

The Vice President votes to break any ties. So 50/50 gives a slight advantage to the party that holds the executive branch.___

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ArcherAll species are transitional.

Last election I asked reps what would be a sign that Bush n Co were bad choices after all (if they won). Perhaps the same should be done for dems as they enter.According to reps the dems will raise taxes on everyone and surrender to the terrorists. So I suppose I'll take that as the bench line. If they do this will people admit dems sucked? That they weren't the best choice?On the flipside if dems don't surrender to terrosists and everyone's taxes don't go up, will reps admit that was a sham charge? If they manage to pull things around and the state of the nation improves overall, are there any reps that will give them credit?Of course I realize dems could be hampered by the executive branch. More signing statements anyone?

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holmes
"What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." (D.Bros)

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According to reps the dems will raise taxes on everyone and surrender to the terrorists. So I suppose I'll take that as the bench line. If they do this will people admit dems sucked? That they weren't the best choice?

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Well, I don't think I'm going to let the Republicans decide what MY criterion are for judging the success of the Democrats.I wouldn't mind if they raised taxes on the wealthy, for example. Hell, I wouldn't mind a tax increase for my income bracket, even, if it meant that the deficit would improve.And the notion that the Democrats are going to "surrender to the terrorists" is just stupid.That is just Rovespeak for "Anybody who disagrees with the white house on how to deal with terrorism wants to surrender to them."That, of course, is a load of bollocks.

I agree.Overall, I'm rather proud of the voters of Michigan. We re-elected our Democratic Governor despite a rather poor economy. I guess the voters understood that she was handed a piece of shit by our former Gov and that she's doing a pretty good job despite that fact.And now that she has the House too, maybe we can get some things done...like getting rid of this pathetic ban on stem cell research.However, I do admit some disappointment at the passage of the Affirmative Action proposal. We'll see how that plays out, but I'm not too optimistic about it having any positive effects.Overall, I feel it was a good night for my State and a good night for the Country. And if we get the Senate, then I'll amend this to say a "Great" night for our Country.

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Overall, I feel it was a good night for my State and a good night for the Country. And if we get the Senate, then I'll amend this to say a "Great" night for our Country.

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Abso! Damn! Lutely! And even a gay marriage ban went down to defeat last night in Arizona, same state to reject JD Hayworth. Those bans that passed did so by much narrower margins than the ones two years ago. So I'm hoping that that little hate initiative has run its course.It's a lovely day in America today! The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the republicans are losing!One of the best things about it is that a vicious lie told about a great American war hero that was supposed to throw the elections to the republicans failed miserably. Hopefully someone will learn something from that, but probably not.

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W.W.E.D.?

Ayuh! It's true!And nationwide, what a referendum this is on the Bush policy on Iraq. At least I hope that's what this means. Doesn't mean I think we should just leave, of course. We were stupid to go in, but I think it would be equally stupid to just leave, but that's another discussion.I'm not very political and have only listened to a single 2-minute newscast, so I hope I have this right, but the Democrats have swept into power in New Hampshire. Both houses have gone Democratic, first time since 1911, the Democratic governor was reelected, and both Republican representatives to congress lost and have been replaced by Democrats (neither senator was up for reelection this year, and they're both Republicans). I'm fine with it, though I hope it doesn't mean we lose our status as one of only two states in the nation with no state income tax.--Percy

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Wow... the GOP got massacred... I knew the Democrats would take the house.. but it appears they will also take the senate by 1 seat.

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Two seats, if Lieberman caucuses with the Democrats. Right now its 49 Republicans and 49 Democrats, and I don't know how likely that is to change. Of the two independents, Sanders will definitely caucus with the Democrats. Lieberman has stated that he will, too, but I think that he was supported by the Republicans so we'll have to see (unless someone with a TV has heard anything more definite than I).Edited to add:Looks like Senate control is going to be decided by Montana. The latest results I have been able to find indicate a difference of 586 votes out of over 350,000. Probably going to be a recount?-

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Well.. it took 4-6 years... but at least the American people finally got a clue and kicked these scumbags out of office...

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Twelve years, since the midterm elections in 1994.Edited by Chiroptera, : No reason given.

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Kings were put to death long before 21 January 1793. But regicides of earlier times and their followers were interested in attacking the person, not the principle, of the king. They wanted another king, and that was all. It never occurred to them that the throne could remain empty forever. -- Albert Camus

Hi, holmes.I'm not sure what the benchmarks would be. The voters, in my opinion, didn't really vote for the Democrats as much as they voted against the Republicans. But then, I'm not sure the American public has much more than a vague idea of what they expect from the government anyway. My guess is that the Democrats will muddle along for another 10-40 years until the public gets sick of them, too.

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Kings were put to death long before 21 January 1793. But regicides of earlier times and their followers were interested in attacking the person, not the principle, of the king. They wanted another king, and that was all. It never occurred to them that the throne could remain empty forever. -- Albert Camus

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...Sanders will definitely caucus with the Democrats. Lieberman has stated that he will, too, but I think that he was supported by the Republicans so we'll have to see (unless someone with a TV has heard anything more definite than I).

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Lieberman was on Imus while ago, and although I didn't hear him address that specifically (I was in and out of the room), it was pretty clear that he still thinks of himself as a democrat.

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W.W.E.D.?

It appears that while it's very close... the democrats will take control of the senate by taking VA and MontanaMan.. that Montana race is closeEdited by SuperNintendo Chalmers, : No reason given.

The NYTimes shows montana as undecided but with the democratic challanger up with 99.9% reporting.

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Of course, biblical creationists are committed to belief in God's written Word, the Bible, which forbids bearing false witness; --AIG (lest they forget)

AP declaring Tester the Winner

Hard to believe, but that's what MSNBC is reporting. Nothing on the website yet.AbE: Here's the AP story.Edited by berberry, : No reason given.

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W.W.E.D.?