Shinto, was your toiling a worth-while investment?
You mean the gay marriage canvassing job?
I don't know yet. The constitutional convention here isn't until tommorrow.
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I just saw that DeLay's district went Democrat. That's pretty surprising. Maybe all of the aerospace people down there realized that there's no way their Mars wetdream was going to be funded and stuff with Iraq going on.
Shinto, was your toiling a worth-while investment?
You mean the gay marriage canvassing job?
I don't know yet. The constitutional convention here isn't until tommorrow.
Geez, that's not a job I envy
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The big picture seems to be a little different than a lot of people were predicting. The turnovers for the Dems in the House were not upsets in the Mountain West as a lot of people were expecting, and I don't think the "New Libertarian Democrats" narrative is really validated. What we saw last night has turned out to be basically:
1) Continued consolidation of the Northeast into Democratic control. Nearly every representative from New England is now a Democrat.
2) Heavy Dem pickups in the the industrial midwest (Ohio, etc) and in their agricultural neighbors (Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky)
3) A few vulnerable seats sniped in the other areas.
The overall trend seems to be that the Dems reinforced their geographic base, expanded geographically into the Purple Midwest, and gained some strength in purple rural areas.
More important than the house races seems to be that the Dems have grabbed onto a lot of governorships and a lot of state legislatures. Their party mechanics are now functional in every state in the union.
So how will this be reflected in the Dem approach to governance? I suspect we'll continue to toe a close line and continue to operate in the "moderate" mode that we've been cleaving to since Clinton. There just doesn't appear to be a sea change in terms of Dem philosophy.
With luck, we'll tackle the tough issues of out-of-control spending, executive oversight, election reform, corporate giveaways, corruption and graft, and, of course, the war.
I'm cautiously confident. What made the Dems such a lousy minority party is that we're really pilosophically geared towards careful, coalition-building governance, rather than advocacy or campaigning. And the nation needs some careful governance now.
Bush is an albatross hanging from the neck of the Republican party. He's been neutered by this election, and Dems should rejoice at the thought of him occupying space in the Oval Office the next two years.
I just saw that DeLay's district went Democrat. That's pretty surprising. Maybe all of the aerospace people down there realized that there's no way their Mars wetdream was going to be funded and stuff with Iraq going on.
Irond WillWARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!!Cambridge. MAModeratormod
edited November 2006
BTOPed so I'm reposing, dammit. I worked hard on this one.
The big picture seems to be a little different than a lot of people were predicting. The turnovers for the Dems in the House were not upsets in the Mountain West as a lot of people were expecting, and I don't think the "New Libertarian Democrats" narrative is really validated. What we saw last night has turned out to be basically:
1) Continued consolidation of the Northeast into Democratic control. Nearly every representative from New England is now a Democrat.
2) Heavy Dem pickups in the the industrial midwest (Ohio, etc) and in their agricultural neighbors (Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky)
3) A few vulnerable seats sniped in the other areas.
The overall trend seems to be that the Dems reinforced their geographic base, expanded geographically into the Purple Midwest, and gained some strength in purple rural areas.
More important than the house races seems to be that the Dems have grabbed onto a lot of governorships and a lot of state legislatures. Their party mechanics are now functional in every state in the union.
So how will this be reflected in the Dem approach to governance? I suspect we'll continue to toe a close line and continue to operate in the "moderate" mode that we've been cleaving to since Clinton. There just doesn't appear to be a sea change in terms of Dem philosophy.
With luck, we'll tackle the tough issues of out-of-control spending, executive oversight, election reform, corporate giveaways, corruption and graft, and, of course, the war.
I'm cautiously confident. What made the Dems such a lousy minority party is that we're really pilosophically geared towards careful, coalition-building governance, rather than advocacy or campaigning. And the nation needs some careful governance now.
So I've got a 2-hour drive back to school now. I'm thinking I might forego the iPod in favor of some talk radio...might be amusing.
EDIT: Then again, I don't even know where the talk radio lives. I'm sure I'll find it, though.
Its on AM radio.
Oh God, Rush must be going spastic. Good thing he can't be compared to Michael J Fox if he is.
He's not going spastic. In fact, he's just saying what a lot of people felt. Republicans let down their base by refusing to do two things: 1) do something meaningful about illegal immigration and 2) be more aggressive in Iraq.
I just want to make it clear: conservatives in a sense wanted the republicans to lose this time because we weren't being listened to by our candidates. Now that they lost, they should realize they can't take us for granted and will actually do what we ask them to do. If the democrats didn't win this election it would have shown how pathetic they are.
In 2008, the base will be ready to go vote for their candidates and the presidential nominee (McCain or Frist).
Could someone fill an ignorant European in on this? Who and why? Rep or Demo? This image seems symbolic and I don't know what for.
Been following this on the Beeb, and the collective opinion of my UK peers is that the world got a bit better today.
Also is there a chance for the Senate too? Michigan and Virgina the only ones left to be called?
That is the (former) senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. He was celebrated by social conservatives as one of their most popular leaders. There was even a buzz at one point that he might run for president. He was defeated by a huge margin last night.
Could someone fill an ignorant European in on this? Who and why? Rep or Demo? This image seems symbolic and I don't know what for.
Been following this on the Beeb, and the collective opinion of my UK peers is that the world got a bit better today.
Also is there a chance for the Senate too? Michigan and Virgina the only ones left to be called?
Montana and Virginia...and both look good, so there is actually a pretty fair chance for the senate.
Santorum is a Republican, and one of the more vocal ones when it comes to being conservative on social issues. He was one of the big offenders on the whole "if we let gays marry, next thing you know men will marry their dogs" platform, among others.
He was also a lot more conservative than the state he was representing (Pennsylvania), so his loss was not unexpected. He had kept his fundie douchebaggery (more or less) under wraps until after 2000, when I guess he figured it was safe. He figured wrong.
EDIT: The more that picture gets quoted, the larger my erection becomes. Where's my cat?
That is the (former) senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. He was celebrated by social conservatives as one of their most popular leaders. There was even a buzz at one point that he might run for president. He was defeated by a huge margin last night.
And I was so looking forward to the internet producing videos of the audio of Santorum's presidential campaign commercials being put over anal creampie porn, to score with the whole "santorum" joke.
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Could someone fill an ignorant European in on this? Who and why? Rep or Demo? This image seems symbolic and I don't know what for.
Been following this on the Beeb, and the collective opinion of my UK peers is that the world got a bit better today.
Also is there a chance for the Senate too? Michigan and Virgina the only ones left to be called?
Montana and Virginia...and both look good, so there is actually a pretty fair chance for the senate.
Santorum is a Republican, and one of the more vocal ones when it comes to being conservative on social issues. He was one of the big offenders on the whole "if we let gays marry, next thing you know men will marry their dogs" platform, among others.
He was also a lot more conservative than the state he was representing (Pennsylvania), so his loss was not unexpected. He had kept his fundie douchebaggery (more or less) under wraps until after 2000, when I guess he figured it was safe. He figured wrong.
He supported Arlen Specter in the primaries earlier, compared to a more conservative candidate that republicans really wanted. That's what pissed off his Republican base.
Ecoterrorism is actually the single largest terrorist threat at the moment. They don't usually kill people, but they blow up or set on fire very expensive things.
Ecoterrorism is actually the single largest terrorist threat at the moment. They don't usually kill people, but they blow up or set on fire very expensive things.
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I hereby coin the word Schadenfreugasm.
That puts the Democrats at 51 to 49 right?
You mean the gay marriage canvassing job?
I don't know yet. The constitutional convention here isn't until tommorrow.
They need both Mo and Va to get the 51. So far it looks like that'll happen with the dem's leads going into the recounts.
1) Continued consolidation of the Northeast into Democratic control. Nearly every representative from New England is now a Democrat.
2) Heavy Dem pickups in the the industrial midwest (Ohio, etc) and in their agricultural neighbors (Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky)
3) A few vulnerable seats sniped in the other areas.
The overall trend seems to be that the Dems reinforced their geographic base, expanded geographically into the Purple Midwest, and gained some strength in purple rural areas.
More important than the house races seems to be that the Dems have grabbed onto a lot of governorships and a lot of state legislatures. Their party mechanics are now functional in every state in the union.
So how will this be reflected in the Dem approach to governance? I suspect we'll continue to toe a close line and continue to operate in the "moderate" mode that we've been cleaving to since Clinton. There just doesn't appear to be a sea change in terms of Dem philosophy.
With luck, we'll tackle the tough issues of out-of-control spending, executive oversight, election reform, corporate giveaways, corruption and graft, and, of course, the war.
I'm cautiously confident. What made the Dems such a lousy minority party is that we're really pilosophically geared towards careful, coalition-building governance, rather than advocacy or campaigning. And the nation needs some careful governance now.
99% of people who disagree with gay marriage are actually incredibly civil. It really puts some faith in humanity into you.
I imagine things being a lot different here.
this is true. most people who believe ridiculous things in the united states are pretty damn civil about it.
The big picture seems to be a little different than a lot of people were predicting. The turnovers for the Dems in the House were not upsets in the Mountain West as a lot of people were expecting, and I don't think the "New Libertarian Democrats" narrative is really validated. What we saw last night has turned out to be basically:
1) Continued consolidation of the Northeast into Democratic control. Nearly every representative from New England is now a Democrat.
2) Heavy Dem pickups in the the industrial midwest (Ohio, etc) and in their agricultural neighbors (Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky)
3) A few vulnerable seats sniped in the other areas.
The overall trend seems to be that the Dems reinforced their geographic base, expanded geographically into the Purple Midwest, and gained some strength in purple rural areas.
More important than the house races seems to be that the Dems have grabbed onto a lot of governorships and a lot of state legislatures. Their party mechanics are now functional in every state in the union.
So how will this be reflected in the Dem approach to governance? I suspect we'll continue to toe a close line and continue to operate in the "moderate" mode that we've been cleaving to since Clinton. There just doesn't appear to be a sea change in terms of Dem philosophy.
With luck, we'll tackle the tough issues of out-of-control spending, executive oversight, election reform, corporate giveaways, corruption and graft, and, of course, the war.
I'm cautiously confident. What made the Dems such a lousy minority party is that we're really pilosophically geared towards careful, coalition-building governance, rather than advocacy or campaigning. And the nation needs some careful governance now.
I find it easy to forgive people for human frailties.
He's not going spastic. In fact, he's just saying what a lot of people felt. Republicans let down their base by refusing to do two things: 1) do something meaningful about illegal immigration and 2) be more aggressive in Iraq.
I just want to make it clear: conservatives in a sense wanted the republicans to lose this time because we weren't being listened to by our candidates. Now that they lost, they should realize they can't take us for granted and will actually do what we ask them to do. If the democrats didn't win this election it would have shown how pathetic they are.
In 2008, the base will be ready to go vote for their candidates and the presidential nominee (McCain or Frist).
Could someone fill an ignorant European in on this? Who and why? Rep or Demo? This image seems symbolic and I don't know what for.
Been following this on the Beeb, and the collective opinion of my UK peers is that the world got a bit better today.
Also is there a chance for the Senate too? Michigan and Virgina the only ones left to be called?
Scholar and a Gentleman? Critical of bad science and religion? Skeptobot - Is for you!!
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Check out Air America. The smugness level must be off the charts today. Al Franken usually runs at about a 8.9 on the Smug-o-meter anyway.
And I say this as a fan of the station.
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It's Republican Rick "man on dog" Santorum.
That is the (former) senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. He was celebrated by social conservatives as one of their most popular leaders. There was even a buzz at one point that he might run for president. He was defeated by a huge margin last night.
Montana and Virginia, actually. And yeah, the chances of the Dems taking the Senate are surprisingly pretty good.
Montana and Virginia...and both look good, so there is actually a pretty fair chance for the senate.
Santorum is a Republican, and one of the more vocal ones when it comes to being conservative on social issues. He was one of the big offenders on the whole "if we let gays marry, next thing you know men will marry their dogs" platform, among others.
He was also a lot more conservative than the state he was representing (Pennsylvania), so his loss was not unexpected. He had kept his fundie douchebaggery (more or less) under wraps until after 2000, when I guess he figured it was safe. He figured wrong.
EDIT: The more that picture gets quoted, the larger my erection becomes. Where's my cat?
Quick Journey to wikipedia.
Oh. Oh my. Intelligent design fan? Oh splendid. This may go into skeptobot.
Beautiful.
EDIT: Thanks for the extra info guys. Wow. What a guy.
Scholar and a Gentleman? Critical of bad science and religion? Skeptobot - Is for you!!
And I was so looking forward to the internet producing videos of the audio of Santorum's presidential campaign commercials being put over anal creampie porn, to score with the whole "santorum" joke.
He supported Arlen Specter in the primaries earlier, compared to a more conservative candidate that republicans really wanted. That's what pissed off his Republican base.
Any hot horse bridesmaids?
I can't stand listening to that station. It is painfully unentertaining.
Agreed. I occasionally flip to it when it's "Beg Week" on NPR. It's really not very good.
Depends--does a stallion count as a bridesmaid or a groomsman if he's in a dress, cosmetics, and heels?
...and didn't Air America just file for bankruptcy a month or two ago?
Does it matter? :winky:
I always tune in to the classical music NPR station.
Listening to those condescending elitists almost choke as they unhappily beg for money from the masses makes me chuckle.
And who said democrats were good with handling money?
Concerning elections, rest of the world to America: About time you came around, you fucks.
And I thought we were supposed to be the arrogant jackasses.