That’s what brought the Dems control of the United States Congress (they have the House clearly and will probably get the Senate). Of course, given the ineptness of the Republican leadership, it was the Dems’ race to lose. Let me be on record here as congratulating the Dem leadership for running a great campaign and also on record as having saved and printed every post on every blog that I regularly read about how great a Dem Congress (or a divided Congress) is going to be. We have two years to see if you cheerleaders for the Dems were right or wrong. And if you were wrong, well let’s just say that I’ve got the evidence needed to take you down when you start backtracking in ’08. So enjoy the lame duck period, folks. You’re in for a LOT of work come next session.
PS Special thanks to all the Republicans in Texas who, rather than support a solidly Republican-aligned Libertarian, Bob Smither, decided to stay home, put their fingers in their ears and hum real loudly or else write-in a name that’s darned near impossible to remember to say nothing of spelling. Hope you enjoy the next few years under Nick Lampson and the Dem Congress. You earned it!
Bitter much? (heh!)
At least government will be essentially gridlocked for a couple of years.
Were they running some other campaign I wasn’t paying attention too? They didn’t run a great campaign, the republicans just ran a worse one. Which I guess is endemic of the current national political situation.
You mean like with Nixon and the Dem Congress?
Go national politics.
So we’re told, but if the Republicans lose the Senate, too, then it’s a Dem show all the way. Bush can’t veto everything.
Given How little used it has been, it seems to me we can hope he will veto most things. If he does he will get back to the historical norm for an eight year term. He has a huge store of vetoes in reserve. Unfortunately I don’t see him doing so.
Really?
Saved and printed every post on every blog???
Sounds like you’re the one with a LOT of work to do next session. Cuz’ I’ll be sippin’ sangria.
OOH OOH OOH
Hey. I voted for Smither. So then I’m shielded from your onslaught, yes?
Cheers.
Pogue,
I am with you, I voted libertarian as well, though not for Smither since he didn’t run in my district. Of course no Democrat even bothered to run in my district. C’est la vie.
Oh you treacherous Frenchy bastard. How dare you smite the
Queen’sKing’sBush’sEnglish?You are dead to me…
No…NO.., no apology accepted. You must repent.
I have a hair shirt back in the closet…. It’s in the mail tomorrow… you must wear it and grovel across Louisiana from Baton Rouge to Lafayette to show your remorse for using the French language…
You Cajun philistine.
Philistine? Yes. Treacherous, we’ll have to see won’t we;^)
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Absolument. Libertarians (or libertarians) who vote for Libertarians can stand proudly with heads raised high and thump their chests. Libertarians who vote for Republicans in the absence of Libertarian or independent candidates in their district have nothing to be ashamed of. Libertarians who vote for Democrats (unless there was no other party running in your district) need to re-examine whether they are Libertarians or civil liberties Democrats. There is a difference.
Jeez, calm down, Pogue. Maybe you should have a Guiness Red! It’ll help you relax and, y’know, it’s good for you ;^)
Very well put, Omar.