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I should have thought about this sooner.
GOP going to gain the House? The Senate (not a chance)?
Is the Tea Party going to slap us back to old school values?
The Republican wave going to take over Dallas County and send DA Watkins packing? Edit: Early voting showed Straight Ticket Democrats with 52% to the Republicans 48%. That's all you need to know. (And a glimpse into the future of the country as the demographics continue to change.) Double edit: Sheesh, when I got down to the actual votes, Watkins was trailing (but by less than 1%). Triple edit @ 9:47: Man, the now Democratic Dallas County vs. the Anti-Obama turnout is making the DA's race and every judge's race neck and neck with about 70% of the vote in.
Wise County, uh, JP race? Early voting: Mandy Hopkins Hays (472) Ken Murray (140)
-Alcohol votes? Early voting (with the smallest sample in the history of ever): Chico liquor sales: For (7) Against (8). Paradise liquor sales: For (3) Against (9)
Edit: Final vote in Chico: For - 103. Against - 72.
Edit: Final vote in Paradise: For - 37. Against - 46.
(Just as I predicted this morning.)
Edit: For the record. Fox News projected that the Republicans had gained control of the Sentate at 8:13 p.m. Then they turned to Sarah Palin who called it an "earthquake."
48 comments:
Republicans already rolling!!!
Here's something you Dems seem to be missing on the Senate races. The Republicans don't need to get to 51, they need to get to 49. Lieberman will vote a majority of the time with Republicans and Manchin ran completely against Obama's policies. He'll vote with Republicans. Deal wit' DAT!
Well, it IS kinda of like an earthquake, ya think? Total reversal of power in one election "stroke"! However, I side with you that I like some Washington gridlock! :-)
Fox claimed the Republicans had gained control of the HOUSE. At no point during the election night broadcast, prior to 21:00, did anyone on FNC declare a Republican win of the Senate.
Sarah Palin is an idiot, albeit an idiot that appeals to a significant number of the Raging Right WingNUTZ and the Raging Right WingNUTZ who have glommed onto the TEA Party. What the Raging Right WingNUTZ have yet to figure out, TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already and has NOTHING to do with getting more God into the US government.
If the Republicans would ever figure out that there is NO place for religion in politics, EVERY moderate Democrat and Independent would vote Republican.
bye bye pelosi
Makin the STATEMENT!! yeah!!
Put away your handcuffs. Old school values are back to spank you out there jacked up lefties.
For weeks now, John "I learned professional tanning from Zonker Harris" Boenher has been decrying the fact that the Obama admin. has been anything but willing to end deadlock and look for common ground. Let's see how the rhetoric plays out when the house and senate have to agree to bipartisan legislation in a conference committee. $1 to a dime says JB et. al. yell "HELL NO YOU CAN'T!" on EVERY issue that goes to a conference committee vote.
You better edit your Paradise Alcohol vote. According to the Mess, the alcohol failed. No major drunks in Paradise, they just pass through.
Dems have been spanked!! Now that's "change."
It's all worth it to get to see Pelosi give up the gavel and the keys to the company plane. I breath a little easier tonight knowing that she is no longer second in line to be President. 9:33, Why was there gridlock in the Obammy administration before tonight when he had complete control of the house and the senate?
It's not long until December 21 2012
10:16, you miss the point! There has been little "gridlock" for two years. That's why we have an out of control healthcare system running for cover and the first significant health care legislation in 50 freekin' years! I now predict the return to gridlock with a speaker who uses hypocritical rhetoric to blame others and has no intention of working with anyone in the currnet administration in any bipartisan form or fashion. And what is left of the middle class will be left behind to fend for themselves. I've said it before, today's Republicans are the party of Coolidge and Goldwater, and God please have mercy on the have nots, because their numbers are about to increase.
Prop. 19 didn't pass in California :(
When the Republicans get through changing their underwear, it'll be back to politics as usual.
Yawn
933 - So your point is that, because Democrats were unwilling to compromise when they were in power, Republicans should now compromise?
A statement of the obvious: Democrats have controlled the Senate, House of Representatives and the White House for two years. Republicans could not stop anything they wanted to do. Any "gridlock" (which, along with the words bipartisan, and homelessness only seems to pop up when Republicans win an election) was due to Democrat timidity, knowing that what they were doing was against the wishes of the American public. Tuesday confirmed that fact.
mzchief - You, of all people, have allowed your biases to make you buy into the MSM's propaganda. #1 - Support your claim that Sarah Palin is an "idiot." (Moreso than any other prominent politician.) She may be many things -- including not ready to be President, perhaps -- but I haven't seen anything to indicate she's an idiot. #2 - Of the top ten Tea Party concerns cited in a poll (of a sort,) religion was not mentioned once. In fact, some observers have questioned whether the Tea Party is "taking religion out of the Conservative movement." Although there are plenty of religious people within the Tea Party movement, they have not imposed their religious beliefs on the Tea Party agenda.
You are all fools. Here's the shocker: POLITICIANS DON NOT GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ANY THING BUT YOUR VOTE, NOT YOU, YOUR WELL BEING, OR YOUR FAMILY.
King Obama listen up! The people have spoken, and they don't like what you are doing!
The moment you see a subpoena come out of the House, that's when you should realize that Congressional Rs don't honestly care about getting anything material accomplished.
Well said Wordkyle!!!!!
Stay RED Wise County!!
Haven't heard anyone mention that 23 Democrats lost their seats to Republicans in the Texas State House of Representative elections. That's a lot.....
8:14 Oh yeah...those Democrap policies work well.
Goober... your name says it all. Go have some more Kool-aid.
Goober needs to understand the have-nots are not the responsibility of the citizens the have the same oppertunity as every american has if they are willing to work and sacrifice
Speaking of Kool-aid, remember when Kool-aid came out with some tricked up flavors about 15 years ago. I loved me some Man-O-Mangoberry and Purplesauras Rex!
wordy - maybe you're the idiot? The Senate's use of the filibuster to prevent even debate on an issue has allowed them to block any issue they choose. The "rule" requiring 60 votes to debate is an anachronism that should be eliminated. This applies when either party in in power.
As for Mz describing Palin an "idiot" should not be taken literally as a mental capacity measure. But in my opinion, Palin's basic knowledge level is sorely lacking and should qualify her as a "political idiot". Hopefully the Republicans can offer a better choice in 2012 than Palin.
Always new Paradise people were smarter than Chico people. This vote just proved it!
To wordkyle...
1. As a 44-year-old, Sarah Palin had no more success handling her birth control than did her 16 year old daughter. They both were accidentally knocked up by men living in the Palin home. THAT makes her an idiot. Palin is great at stirring the pot but she has proved she does not have what it takes to finish the job. Remember, Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska because the going got tough and Palin had a better offer that enabled her to become a multi-millionaire. Palin bailing on the job she ran for and promised voters she would do because she got a better offer makes Palin an OPPORTUNIST. You are correct, Palin is no more qualified to be POTUS than was Obama in 2008. Currently, Obama is more qualified to be POTUS than Palin. If Palin were to be the GOP pick for POTUS, in 2012, I will vote for Obama. I would MUCH rather have the US be embarrassed by the current idiot than a new idiot. BTW...I have NEVER voted for a democrat for POTUS but would to keep Palin from becoming POTUS. Trust me, I am NOT alone.
2. Glenn Beck and his horde of brainwashed zombies have indeed glommed onto the TEA Party. Beck has even warned, the GOP will become come the WHIG party if they do not adopt and absorb the TEA party. If you doubt Beck and his horde are all about religion then you really did not pay much attention to the Holy Pablum that was spewed at Beck's "Restore Honour" rally.
Mz has her opinions and observations. For a change, I think her 10:42 is right on.
WOW mzchief. That's what you came up with on Palin? HAHAHAHA
She and her daughter both got pregnant at a young age?
And, she didn't finish a job. Mmmmmm....she sure finished one when she elected to join the Tea Party from last nights results.
FYI call me an idiot. I'll stand proud.
HAHAHAHAHA WHAT A JOKE!!!!
11:16 Mz stated that her daughter had a very early pregnancy and she had a very late one. BTW - Palin's support failed in Alaska, Nevada and Delaware. The GOP has to deal with the philosophical divide in their own ranks. Otherwise - the joke may be on them in 2012.
The loss of 3 states? WOW that's a truck load! And, how many TP backed candidates won?
Mzchief for President! She's the only one I know that is mean and witchy enough to be able to sleep her way to the top w/o getting knocked up! Bet her name is in the big book of myths and fables...under the name Jezabell! LOL
mzchief -- You have let your passions get the better of you. Your reason for calling Palin an "idiot" is because she had a baby? In a discussion of whether women of a certain age should give birth, you might have a point. But your reasoning sort of eliminates male politicians, does it not?
As to why Palin quit as governor, is there a reason not to simply believe what she said? Liberal groups had brought numerous ethics probes,(all but two investigations found no wrongdoing, and those two were minor,) many of which she had to defend out of her own pocket. The state of Alaska spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on these politically-motivated investigations. By resigning, Palin stopped all that nonsense. Do you have a reason other than your dislike for Palin not to believe her?
My adoptive mother had kiddos in her 40's. I guess that makes her an idiot too.
To wordkyle...
1. Rather weak effort, especially for you, at intentionally misinterpreting my objection to Sarah Palin. As I stated, Palin, at 44, was just as careless as her 16-year-old, in managing her birth control and, just like her daughter, was ACCIDENTALLY knocked up by a male living in the Palin home. Just how much of an IDIOT does a mother need to be to invite and allow her 16-year-old daughter's boyfriend to live in their home and then leave them unattended/unchaperoned overnight, countless times?
Surely, someone as educated as you, is aware of the scientific evidence that indicate the increased risks involved in a pregnancy involving a woman who is 35+. That information makes it all the more necessary for older women to act more responsibly with regard to birth control.
The likelihood that a woman under 30 who becomes pregnant will have a baby with Down syndrome is less than 1 in 1,000, but the chance of having a baby with Down syndrome increases to 1 in 400 for women who become pregnant at age 35. The likelihood of Down syndrome continues to increase as a woman ages, so that by age 42, the chance is 1 in 60 that a pregnant woman will have a baby with Down syndrome, and by age 49, the chance is 1 in 12."
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Let me spell it out for you. My objection to Palin getting knocked up was that her, late age, ACCIDENTAL/Unplanned pregnancy was due to Palin being IRRESPONSIBLE with something as important as birth control.
2. Like I said, when the going got tough, Palin got going on the road to cashing in on a multi-million dollar book deal and speaking engagements based on her new found fame.
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To House of York...
If your mother kept accidentally getting pregnant into her 40's, she was just as big of an idiot as Palin. By the time a woman reaches 40 she should be responsible enough to properly manage her birth control.
mzchief - Okay, you're simply repeating your first argument, without really answering my objections. Additionally, you repeated IN ALL CAPS your opinion of the conditions of her pregnancy. (If I'm not mistaken, you have gone to great lengths previously to say that what you do with your own body is no one else's business.) You haven't done anything to indicate that your opinions are based on relevant data rather than your dislike of her (or disapproval of her personal choices.) This seems to be a case of your emotions lowering your normal standards for a rational argument.
To wordkyle...
The fact Palin, at 44, was irresponsible with something as important as her own birth control and exhibited such horrible judgment, by allowing her 16-year-old's boyfriend to move in, thus putting her daughter at additional risk of becoming a teen mother are not based on my emotions but based on my STANDARDS of personal accountability.
I had a SERIOUS problem with Bill Clinton lying to and cheating on Hillary. If Slick would lie and cheat on the woman to whom he made promises before God, family and friends as well as the mother of his child then there was no reason to believe Slick would not lie to and cheat the American people. That certainly turned out to be more than prophetic on my part.
Surely, even you can understand someone having standards and ethics and expecting politicians to be able to live up to even the simplest of standards and ethics.
I tend to bold and capitalize for emphases and in the hope the less intelligent and unobservant will understand the significance of my use of certain words. Forgive me if my use of bold font face and capitalization has confused you.
mzchief - You know I wasn't "confused" by anything you said. I simply wanted to let you know that it seemed your comments on Palin's pregnancy seemed emotionally charged rather than well thought out. As I said before, it's fair to discuss whether a woman her age should get pregnant, but you emphasized the "accidental" angle so much (even refusing to acknowledge that it was with her husband) that I thought it called for a respectful challenge.
Even while I might agree with your comment about the unwisdom of letting one's daughter's boyfriend stay in the house, I don't agree with your initial label of Palin as an "idiot." So far you haven't shown that Sarah Palin had any ethical lapse, (you simply refuse to acknowledge that her stated reasons for resigning as governor may have been the best decision that anyone could have made under the circumstances;) and the standard you judge her by is so high that almost no one who has any life experience could reach it. You singled her out for an insult that, using your standards, would apply to almost anyone in the public eye. And THAT is my point.
Wow. Mzchief. I do not like Palin either. However, you are a sexist! Why aren't you complaining about men who father kids at an older age? If she wanted a baby at 44, 54, or 104, it's not your problem. That is strictly between Palin and her husband. Did you know that there is a waiting list for adopting children with Down's Syndrome? http://specialchildren.about.com/b/2006/02/06/down-syndrome-children-in-demand-for-adoption.htm
Just because you are so judgmental about children with special needs, doesn't mean that everybody else in the world has your extreme position.
To wordkyle...
I would not have a problem with Palin at 44, making the INFORMED conscious decision to ELECT to become pregnant, after all, it is her body and she is an adult. It was the fact that she accidentally became pregnant due to being IRRESPONSIBLE with something as vital as her birth control. I thought it went without saying that Palin was impregnated by her husband, someone for all intents and purposes, with whom she had regular sexual relations which makes her failure at properly using birth control all the more egregious.
Believe it or not, there are COUNTLESS parents who do not, by making horrible decisions, put their children in jeopardy. There are COUNTLESS women who are proficient when it comes to managing their birth control.
My point with Palin is somewhat akin to that with Slick. If someone is that irresponsible when it comes to making sound choices for themselves and their children/family there is no reason for me to believe they would be any more responsible when it comes to making decisions that would impact me, my family or random Americans. If it makes you feel better, Slick, Teddy Kennedy, John Kerry, Elliot Spitzer, Larry Craig and their ilk all showed horrific judgment and certainly qualify as being IDIOTS. I singled out Palin in response to Barry's commentary about Palin in HIS BLOG. You are the one who took offense to my commentary regarding Palin. You are the one who took offense to me holding Palin to the same standards that I hold ALL politicians. Believe it or not, people who seek the responsibility of holding the public's trust and carrying out the nation's business should be held to a higher standard than the random schmo.
Palin is like Obama in that she is an excellent speaker who can, by making grandiose speeches talking in generalities, energize her minions but is HIGHLY questionable as someone who qualifies to be POTUS. It is beyond time that Americans get away from equating electing the POTUS to picking the next American Idol.
To anonymous 8:47...
Try to keep up.
My opinion that Palin is an IDIOT has nothing to do with her having birthed a child with Down's syndrome. As I have stated, NUMEROUS times within this blog thread, my objection to Palin is based upon her irresponsibility and horrific judgment as well as her inability/unwillingness to live up to her promises to the people who voted for her.
Save your self-righteous judgment and ballyhooing the benefits of children with Down's syndrome for an appropriate occasion/discussion.
mzchief - I won't let you get by with unworthy disingenuousness. In two separate posts you refer to Palin getting "knocked up by a male living in the Palin home." That phrasing implies the exact opposite of what you claim to have meant. As I said, unworthy.
And try as I might, I have found no stories on Palin's pregnancy being accidental. While you may be right, your emphasis of the point indicates that you've already found what I'm not able to. Do you mind providing your citation?
As for your claim that you are holding Sarah Palin to the same standard you hold all other politicians, well....Let me simply say that your arguments so far have been unconvincing. If your point is "Sarah Palin is an idiot, no more and no less than any of the rest of them," I'll accept it. As I've said previously, Palin is, and is not, many things, but singularly idiotic she is not.
To wordkyle...
The term "knocked up" is typically used when referring to an ACCIDENTAL/UNplanned pregnancy as was Palin's. Very early in the McCain/Palin campaign, in a radio interview, simulcast on the Interweb, I heard Palin explain that she and her husband had thought they were finished building their family and were quite surprised by the news Palin was pregnant and they felt blessed by the pregnancy of their 5th child. I remember being shocked, that any woman would admit that a child was an accident/unplanned, and how irresponsible Palin had been regarding birth control.
Why would I need to convince you of my reasons for my opinion, especially when you have no problem, without evidence, questioning and doubting my personal reasons, that Palin is an IDIOT just as is any other politician who has acted irresponsibly and proved to have horrible judgment?
Merely because you have proclaimed Palin not to be an idiot does not make it so. There are far more people who share my opinion of Sarah Palin than share yours.
As of October 29, 2010, "Just 39 percent of registered voters see her favorably."
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To wordkyle...
BTW..With which part of my reasons, for not liking politicians, do you not agree? The part where I explain, "If someone is irresponsible when it comes to making sound choices for themselves and their children/family there is no reason for me to believe they would be any more responsible when it comes to making decisions that would impact me, my family or random Americans."? Perhaps, you disagree with my assertion that, "Palin is like Obama in that she is an excellent speaker who can, by making grandiose speeches talking in generalities, energize her minions but is HIGHLY questionable as someone who qualifies to be POTUS." Of course, you could be finding fault with my observation that, "It is beyond time that Americans get away from equating electing the POTUS to picking the next American Idol."
mzchief - I haven't disagreed with most of your comments. My main objection was with the term "idiot." If you use it as a generalized insult, that's one thing, but it reinforces the caricature the Left always constructs of a strong opponent on the Right.
My second objection was that you emphasized, over and over, the "accidental" nature of her pregnancy. A bazillion articles have been written about Sarah Palin, but anything that mentioned that fact was too elusive for me to find, and I'm pretty decent at research. You've given your source for that bit of information, which I accept, but can't duplicate. At least you're not claiming Bristol is Trig's mother.
From experience, I realize that you don't backtrack, so I don't expect you to in this case. In my opinion, however, your description of Sarah Palin as an "idiot" is inaccurate, misguided and poorly thought out at best, and serves the purposes of the Left.
Here's the kicker: I'm really not that much of a Sarah Palin fan. What I am a fan of, though, is how much she discomfits the opposition.
To wordkyle...
I still maintain, ANYONE, especially a politician, who acts irresponsibly and shows horrible judgment, especially with regard to their children, is an IDIOT. You do realize the definition of IDIOT is "an utterly foolish or senseless person.", right? I believe Palin has acted incredibly foolishly, regarding decisions she has made, thus she is an IDIOT.
Do not get me wrong. I absolutely REVEL, to the point of getting giddy, at the fact that Palin irritates, infuriates and agitates Democrats, Loony Leftist Liberals and the majority of the slobbering MSM. Republicans who embrace Palin only proves the terminal case of myopia endemic within the Republican Party. Think about it, the Republican's Golden Girl is someone who is only thought of favourably by 39% of registered voters. That is hilarious.
As for me, I think Palin is a backwoods, hockey mom, who has staked a claim to political fame and is making a fortune off of the ridiculous game that is politics. That still does not make Palin qualified to be POTUS. The US has already seen what happens when they elect someone who is unqualified to be POTUS.
Clarification...The only reason I was shocked by Palin's admission that her 5th child was an accident was due to her insensitivity and thoughtlessness regarding Trig's feelings. I cannot imagine how a child would feel if they thought they had been the result of an "accident." Hopefully, rather than the truth, Palin being Palin will offer Trig the religious explanation that all children are miracles from God and only God knows when a woman will become a mother.
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