Thread: Senatorial Elections 2010

Originally Posted by dotcom

Why would any Aussie have any concern about American politics?

Anyone who knows anything about the world economy wouldn't need to ask that question. Anyhow, I also worked in investment for quite a few years including a stint with Merrill lynch in the states.

Originally Posted by dotcom

Australia is a socialist Kuntry

Oh, well that explains it then. You don't.

Originally Posted by MrG

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

It's incredible how blindly arrogant progressives are presenting themselves right now.

Not nearly as the anti Obama crowd trying to milk one state wide election, by only 51% of the vote, mind you, into some triumphal death march on Obama. Agreed, there were defections from the independents dissatisfied with Obama. I, for one, can't say as I blame them. But to call this a referendum on Obama is crawling way out there just for bragging rights.

Oh I forgot. You guys have a 41 seat majority. I guess you need to blow your horn.

Don't sulk now, MrG. Obama has helped to lose two gub elections (NJ and VA) and now an MA senate seat, not to mention Copenhagen and the Chicago Olympics loss. ZERO for FOUR.

Brown won by 5 points, Coakley acceded defeat before all the votes were in, and a GOPer winning in a state so mired in blue it's unbelievable a red rose could grow there. Fit to be tied I bet, MrG. 555555555555555

And look at what that 41 has done: totally derailed the HC bill, put libbies in shock mode and has them on their toes about doing more stupid things, like spending more money. Look out, libbies.

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

Copenhagen and the Chicago Olympics loss.

Copenhagen and the Chigago Olympics are a loss. In what contest are you playing? The one in your mind, of course.

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

Brown won by 5 points,

Source, please.

Keep trumpeting that 41 seat majority. You're quite laughable, Jet.

Let's not forget New Jersey and Virginia. No, no pattern here, that was last year, move along.

Brown's message:

1. The health care bill is too expensive and is plagued with back room deals. We need to start over.

2. Tax cuts for individuals and businesses to create more jobs.

3. Maintain a military "second to none".

4. He's says the Constitution was not meant to grant rights and privileges to our enemies in wartime.


During his miles criss-crossing the state, people told him over and over that the country's political leaders are aloof from the people and are impatient with the people's dissent.

Originally Posted by attaboy

Let's not forget New Jersey and Virginia.

Give me one cogent analysis of New Jersey and Virgina (both local races...one of them for govenor) that reflect on Obama. There were a lot of commentators out spinning their sophistry at the time, but it was all just rhetoric and accusatio with not real rational behind it. It's all in you're mind, such as it is.

Originally Posted by attaboy

Tax cuts for individuals and businesses to create more jobs.

The Republicans did that for the last 8 years and see where it got us.

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

5555555555555555555 Poor MrG, just a washed-up libbie, who attacks anything positive about the GOP and anything neg about the libbies. You should be on Olbermann!
You think any Dem will want bambam coming to campaign for them with his losing streak? You see those people in the Ohio town hall looking embarrassed and nervous as BO spoke? You see how the libbies are dismantling HC...

Som Nam Naa!

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Have y'all noticed in the past two days BO has become increasingly strident in his orations?

^ Yep.

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

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Have y'all noticed in the past two days BO has become increasingly strident in his orations?

I'm gonna fight for you...fight, fight, fight. Apparently, he said it 40 times. Moving swiftly on from the albatross-laden healthcare reform, Bamboy is onto the banks (everybody hates the banks; it's gotta work!). Fekin bozo. Muck with the banks again and Main Street won't recover. What a dufus. And now he's un-mothballed his trusty campaign manager, David Plouff, to help him and his libbie incumbents find the pulse of the people.

You got three days, Bebe. State of the Union address, Wed night.

Sen.-elect Scott Brown (R), the successor to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), will be sworn in to office Thursday afternoon, giving Republicans 41 seats in the upper chamber.

link: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/79565-scott-brown-to-be-sworn-into-senate-on-thursday

^ Yep. Looking forward to equal debates now. No more closed door hanky panky by Reid and his pack of thieves.

Evan Bayh decides that Barack is just way too unpopular & he decides to go hide like a little girl.

Good. Opens up another seat for the G.O.P.

^ I am disappointed. Even if he's a Dem, he's a good man with good ideas. Obviously, he was sick and tired of Pelosi and her ilk.

Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh announced Monday that he will not seek re-election this November, an unexpected decision that hands Republicans an opportunity for a pick-up in a year when Democrats are already defending several open Senate seats.
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"I love working for the people of Indiana," he said. "But I do not love Congress."


FOXNews.com - Democratic Sen. Bayh Will Not Seek Re-Election This Year

I think he's stated his reasons clearly enough- he's sick and tired of partisanship, both houses of Congress, Politicians and their ilk. So am I.

It seems to have come as a surprise to the Indiana Dem's though.

Originally Posted by sabang

he's sick and tired of partisanship, both houses of Congress, Politicians and their ilk. So am I.

As are the majority of US citizens...

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

Obviously, he was sick and tired of Pelosi and her ilk.

yeah, senator bayh decided not to seek reelection because of the speaker of the house.




anyway...

on the surface this is not the best of news for democrats..but there's a chance it could end up turing into a positive.

first, it might push dems to deliver as many 'big ticket' campaign promises before november.

secondly, the presumptive republican candidate is wounded. he used to be quite popular, but a series of media ads have made him appear to be very vulnerable. if the dems can put up a candidate with a strong populist message that would likely play well in indiana, they might end up with someone in that seat who is more in line with dem party policy than bayh.

again, this is not good news...but it might turn out OK for the dems.

Originally Posted by raycarey

yeah, senator bayh decided not to seek reelection because of the speaker of the house.




anyway...

on the surface this is not the best of news for democrats..but there's a chance it could end up turing into a positive.

first, it might push dems to deliver as many 'big ticket' campaign promises before november.

secondly, the presumptive republican candidate is wounded. he used to be quite popular, but a series of media ads have made him appear to be very vulnerable. if the dems can put up a candidate with a strong populist message that would likely play well in indiana, they might end up with someone in that seat who is more in line with dem party policy than bayh.

again, this is not good news...but it might turn out OK for the dems.

Yeah apparrently the traitor in chief is planning to ram through his communist agenda by a series of executive orders. We might get to hang him from the gallows pole yet. Go for it big ears Barry.

Originally Posted by raycarey

on the surface this is not the best of news for democrats..

Possibly the understatement of the year!
The rats are fleeing a ship on fire.
The early retirement Evan Bayh is a complete and utter disaster for Bammy and his crew.

Pretty hilarious that Bayh gave the finger to the Dems by withdrawing one day before the primary nominee ballot. Lots of stories out there on Dem nominee hopeful, the cafe owner Tamyra d'Ippolito. Some say she collected enough votes, others say not. Sigh, we'll just have to wait for Fox News to report.

Indiana Dem Chairman: No, d'Ippolito Does Not Have 4,500 Ballot Signatures -- She Has 22 | TPMDC

IN Dem Says She Has The Signatures

^ Poor ra, ever the mysogynist and accuser. Lucky for the libbies, that chick didn't get enough votes.
Oh, and I play three-level chess. Time for you to run back to your marbles in the playground.

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

ever the mysogynist and accuser.

what was misogynistic about that post? eh, jet? admit it...that was just a lame attempt at distraction.

and yes, i do accuse you.....of not knowing the first thing about US politics. it's a weekly occurrence on this board that you have to be corrected or informed about something that should be common knowledge for someone who regularly posts on a forum about US political issues.

and this is not about an ideological difference i have with you...it's about your ignorance of the topic.

get better informed.

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

Oh, and I play three-level chess.

of course you do, jet.
of course you do.

Originally Posted by raycarey

because there wasn't time for a dem to get the required signatures, the state party will choose a nominee by late june.

Yep, and that's why I said lucky for the Dems that d'Ippolito didn't get the signatures. You really do not read and understand what is written here, do you?

I think this is you, ray, getting ready for the change in power: