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Are Republicans Running Scared?Posted on May 15, 2008
The GOP was already bracing for a tough political year, but losses in three special elections prompted Rep. Tom Davis to send a panicked note to Republican leaders: “The political atmosphere facing House Republicans this November is the worst since Watergate and is far more toxic than the fall of 2006 when we lost thirty seats.”
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By PatrickHenry, May 16, 2008 at 7:45 pm #
Next election the vote will be so diebold proof by sheer numbers.
All the old AIPAC ass sucking incumbents (Republican and Democrat) should go.
Bring the troops home, close the bases, take the foreign aid and alot of the defense budget and resolve this energy crisis domestically.
Report thisBy rage, May 16, 2008 at 2:47 pm #
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They must be! They’re back to distributing bin Laden tapes, not DVDs, but medium quality VHS.
Report thisBy samosamo, May 15, 2008 at 11:13 pm #
I hope very much for your belief, I really really do. We cannot stand another repug in charge, in the white house or congress. But there is a lot to be accomplished with another president(meaning a democrat) because they most all are under the lobbyists magic spell and that is where a lot of consideration will need to be taken just as soon as such a change takes place(Hopefully, later that afternoon). This will NOT be a time for partying for there is much to do, a time for taking a deep breath.
Report thisBut, back to your belief which I hope becomes true, and to quote a famous major league baseball player, “It ain’t over until the fat lady sings”. See my earlier post to see my consternations.
By cyrena, May 15, 2008 at 8:12 pm #
I believe it’s all over for the Repugs, and it couldn’t happen sooner.
If there ever was any value to their values, it’s been totally destroyed by the gang who overthrew that party, and turned us into nation under fascism.
We are no longer a liberal v. conservative mix, or the opposite. We have become a democracy struggling to survive a long bout of fascist authoritarian and totalitarianism.
I think that just as the Nazi Party represented the authoritarian regime of Hitler, the Repugs have come to represent the same in the regime of Dick Bush. So now there is no longer a question of Dems v Repugs, but rather Democracy v Fascism.
Which do we want?
Report thisBy Robert Deniz, May 15, 2008 at 7:21 pm #
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A historic shift is coming to the U.S.Congress and this country. 1932-1968 witnessed this country in a liberal tilt which Vietnam destroyed. 1968-2008 was the turn for the GOP,corporations and the wealthy to reign supreme. Well its 2008 and I believe the people have had enough. (unless the GOP pulls off a war with Iran in order to get McCain elected.)
Report thisBy samosamo, May 15, 2008 at 7:06 pm #
With Diebold and ES&S;on the repubs side I would not count them out at all. But this post does go into the almost more important part of the November election and that is the seats in the house and senate up for reelection. It will not be enough to just swap from a republican president to a democrat president, pretty much the whole of the seats in the house and senate need turning over for there to be any hope of a turn around in the crap that passes for a democratic government of the US.
Report thisAnd that will surely be something to watch real close because in 2006 turnover, there were not a few that stared slackjawed at the complicity and the non-action of the newly elected members of congress with blue dog pelosi setting herself up with as republican care taker with ‘impeachment off the table’.
So, to be ‘liberal’ keep a sharpe eye on the first 100 days to see how any ‘new’ congressionals will work with maybe a new president to ‘turn things around’.