U.S. Congress 2006: Predictions

[Divinus Arma]

What will be the results of the 2006 election?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

2nd to last option was just too tempting...

[Lemur]

It's even pink on my browser. Delicious!

[Kanamori]

Long live the Great Queen-Bush!

:sweatdrop:

[Divinus Arma]

Damn. Never should've put that in.

[Kanamori]

People should make use of the creative 'gah', at least.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Republicans will lose seats in both houses, but not enough to lose control.

However, with their margins substantially thinned, the Democrats will be in an excellent position to torpedo almost anything coming from the Bush administration that has more "flavor" to it than mozzarella cheese.

Bottom line: Little or no significant legislation, precious little reform, and no decisive military action will occur during the last years of the Bush admin. We end up with more of the same as all sides mark time to the next big election.

Mind you, there is a good bit of that every time, and one could argue that nothing of value aside from re-election porking gets done.

[master of the puppets]

Gah, no matter what happens it will be just as useless as the last one. Humanity never comes up with solutions while in large groups, as shown by cities, no invention at all, where a small group under pressure solves every problem. so lets get rid of the thing and elect a tribunal with me at the head.

[yesdachi]

Republicans will retain control but will loose seats allowing more bureaucratic BS, I anticipate less getting accomplished than ever. I would much rather see W as Queen!

[Don Corleone]

I could see the Democrats actually taking the House, which is funny, because the House right now is further right than the Senate. I don't see enough up-for-grabs races in the Senate for the Dems to make enough headway to actually take the majority in the Senate.

If Bush had even rudimentary political skills, he'd be able to accomplish a lot more than he has to date. Even Ronnie... facing an openly hostile Senate and House (both Democrat) implemented his agenda. But Bush has this attitude of "I'm doing this. If you don't like it, too bad, I ain't gonna explain it to you or why it's important". Medicare Part D is a prime example. You ask him about it and he answers with "Why do you hate old people?" I don't!!! I don't think the bill helps old peole (in many cases, it actually hurts them, quite badly). He can't even get along with the Senate and House leadership, and they come from HIS party!!!

A lot of people compare Bush to Reagan. That's a very insulting comparison to Ronnie, IMHO.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

A lot of people compare Bush to Reagan. That's a very insulting comparison to Ronnie, IMHO.

Amen I say to you, Amen.

[Goofball]

Democrats take both House and Senate, abolish the SC and the Executive branch, enact laws abolishing all religions except Islam, and enact Constitutional amendment defining marriage as "The union between a human and a farm animal of the same gender."

[Don Corleone]

Hmmm. If we're all muslims, wouldn't pigs be off the wedding list there Goofy?

[doc_bean]

Hmmm. If we're all muslims, wouldn't pigs be off the wedding list there Goofy?

Since you wouldn't be eating pigs anymore they wouldn't be considered farm animals. Sheesh.

[Don Corleone]

Silly me. Well, I got me a rooster named Floyd all picked when the big day comes. Don't know how the Missus is gonna take it. Me and Floyd ain't quite worked out who's gonna top and who's gonna bottom, neither. Sure, I got the size advantage, but he's a cantankerous git.

Sorry, I can't resist....BAD pun alert...only Americans with some familiarity of television commercials will get the reference to boot...

Kinda puts a whole new meaning in the term 'Chicken Tonight' now don't it...

[Al Khalifah]

Republicans to retain both. I can see them losing a few seats net but not enough to lose control.

[Divinus Arma]

I bet if I had made this public, we would see all those queen votes coming from libs, with a few exceptions. Thats cause they know we are gonna rock in November. This is like football. I'm gonna grab some beer and pretzels and watch the news in November. My team is taking your team down! BOOM! :laugh4:

I can hear the NFL Tune now: Monday Night Bloviating. We have our analysts, our strategies, our star players. Politics is a sport I tell ya. One that matters.



Oh! And looks like Lieberman got nailed with the pro-war agenda John.

That's right Jerry, ever since Lieberman challenged the voters of Conneticut, his opponent was able to charge right through him. Looks like Lieberman is down for the count. But is that a win for Dems or the GOP, Jerry?

I'm gonna say the GOP here John. That ultra liberal left wing hijack is gonna scare away alot of moderates. Let's go to the blimp replay and see how it all went down.

[drone]

I bet if I had made this public, we would see all those queen votes coming from libs, with a few exceptions. Thats cause they know we are gonna rock in November. This is like football. I'm gonna grab some beer and pretzels and watch the news in November. My team is taking your team down! BOOM! :laugh4:
I would be one of those exceptions, I just thought it was too funny to pass up. Don't particularly like your football analogy here though, aren't we (us Americans, that is) on the same team? We just need to pick a decent coaching staff and general manager, otherwise we end up like the Arizona Cardinals... :juggle2:

[The_Doctor]

I bet if I had made this public, we would see all those queen votes coming from libs, with a few exceptions. Thats cause they know we are gonna rock in November. This is like football. I'm gonna grab some beer and pretzels and watch the news in November. My team is taking your team down! BOOM!

I can hear the NFL Tune now: Monday Night Bloviating. We have our analysts, our strategies, our star players. Politics is a sport I tell ya. One that matters.

:no:

You need help, and lots of of it.:no:

I can picture you sitting there with a gaint foam hand thing (you know what I mean) with a picture of an elephant on.

[Divinus Arma]

Don't particularly like your football analogy here though, aren't we (us Americans, that is) on the same team?

That will be fine once we eliminate the leftist liberal movement. Then we can have two parties: Republicans and Libertarians. Democrats mattered when they were just good ole union folk tryin to stand up for themselves against exploitation. Now the Democrats are just hodge-podge mish-mash of crapola. Some of these folks are on a very different team. Socialists, communists, minorities oppressed by their own leadership, etc.

I always said there are two types of liberals: The elite who give the orders and the masses who follow the orders. The backs and hispanics are oprressed and kept in the gutter by their own eladership. Since when do a group of people need to be told waht to do and what to think? Do you ever hear of "asian leaders" in this country? How about "Armenian leaders"? Nope. You won't find 'em. So why do we need "black leaders"? The black leadership wants the backs to be oppressed so that they, the leadership, can fill the role of "charismatic leader". The days of Martin Luther King were great, but were also a long long time ago. Jessie jackson is not Dr. King.

The democrats are a fractured party with no unifying theme other than the hatred of Republicans. The leftist masses are poverty-stricken thanks to themselves. These people are lazy and want free crap. So the liberal elite retain power by giving it to them.

I understand that competition is ruthless. I know that it is difficult to work hard like Republicans say you must in order to thrive. But that is the fundamental differnce between the two parties. You have a ruthless competitive business mindset and you have a lazy give-me-free-crap-because-I-was-spit-out-of-a-vagina mindset.

No my friend. We have two teams. Those that better America and those that will destroy America by giving in to the desires of the laziest and worst amongst us. The criminals, the welfare whores, the lazy.


I am not saying that all Democrats are leftist liberals. Those that know the liberal agenda are the ones that either demand the free crap or give it to them. The rest of the poor saps are sucked in by ignorance of the socio-political undercurrents and hatred of crappy Bush policies. Even I think Bush is a doofus, but that doesn't mean I am going to go join the Democrat party. Any Republican who abandons the party for Democrats because they are mad at GOP policies is showing a lack of guts and commitment. Change the party from within. Get active. Don't run away.

The true Republican agenda is what I believe is the best of America. State's Rights. Fiscal restraint. Personal Responsibility.

The other team can suck it. :laugh4:

Edit: A model of Diplomacy, ain't I? :wink:

[AntiochusIII]

Liberals:

Arseholes, peaceniks, wimps, pinkos, revolutionaries, anti-American, anti-business, anti-corporations, anti-war, pro-murder, anti-God, politically correct, weaklings, indecisive, eco-terrorists, fearmongers, communists, socialists, Euro-centric, pro-Islam, pro-terrorism, etc.

...and they should all be sent to concentration camps, right? Nice to know I'll be "eliminated" soon to spend my happy life somewhere in Manzanar. It helps solve college decisions, you see.

:balloon2:

By the way, American Football sucks. :laugh4: I'd like to see the Republicans facing a Juventus situation myself; that should teach 'ya elephants some lesson. ~;)

[drone]

...Anti-Democrat tirade, too long to quote here...
I don't really understand why you continue to paint the Dems as liberal elites/government teat suckers. They are not all like that, some of them actually are closer to the "true GOP" mindset than some Republicans these days. You might want to talk to southern Dems sometime, especially since they are responsible for electing the past 3 GOP presidents. You say Dems are "just hodge-podge mish-mash of crapola", what you should have said was "just fragmented", not all their ideas are crap. Clinton removed many teat-suckers with his welfare reform. Judging from the current deficits, somebody else is sucking mighty hard at the teat these days, who gets the blame for that? Why is corporate welfare any better?

Voting straight ticket is never a solution. If you don't like the party's choice, why be a robot and support it anyway? Yes, you should try to change from within, but voting for something you don't really believe is the right choice just makes it worse. You should vote for what you believe is right, even if that vote is GAH!

You seem to have a very idealistic view of how political parties and politicians in general work. You need to get more cynicism in your diet. If the GOP maintains it's stranglehold on all three branches, they will sell us (the people) out for their own personal gain at the cost of our freedom. Same would happen if the Dems controlled all three branches. Differing opinions are a must in government, it keeps everyone honest. Power corrupts, yada yada yada.

We don't have two teams, we have differing opinions of how the (one) team should be managed. If both sides cannot work together, we end up 2-14 with the chance to draft a Heisman QB bust. Yeah. :wall:

[rotorgun]

I was surprised to see that so many want little Georgie boy to be Queen! :laugh4:
All kidding aside, I am hopeful that there is enough votes for the Democrats to regain the house. There is certainly enough discontent among many voters for them to do so. Then we can get back to good ole' gridlock politics. This may be frustrating for many, but I feel that it is better for the whole country, because usually that forces more compromise across the isle. I've always felt that Americans are at there best when they agree to disagree and then move on and pass some legislation that everyone can live with. It is the real way that the founding fathers envisioned the whole thing to work. Ahh...those checks and balances! It's outrageous that not even 50% of the political party in our country controls the whole shabang. Everyone must be fairly represented, even the minority groups that conservatives hate so much. This is the reason that I, a conservative Democrat, will remain so.

Regards,

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I was surprised to see that so many want little Georgie boy to be Queen! :laugh4:
All kidding aside, I am hopeful that there is enough votes for the Democrats to regain the house. There is certainly enough discontent among many voters for them to do so. Then we can get back to good ole' gridlock polotics. This may be frustrating for many, but I feel that it is better for the whole country, because usually that forces more compromise across the isle. I've always felt that Americans are at there best when they agree to disagree and then move on and pass some legislation that everyone can live with. It is the real way that the founding fathers envisioned the whole thing to work. Ahh...those checks and balances! It's outrageous that not even 50% of the political party in our country controls the whole shabang. Everyone must be fairly represented, even the minority groups that conservatives hate so much. This is the reason that I, a conservative Democrat, will remain so.

Regards,

The Constitution does have quite a bit of in-built gridlock doesn't it. The founders had a few bits of gray matter involved in crafting it -- and I think that is one of its strengths.

The difference today is that when the FF started the ball rolling, nearly all eligible voters were registered and 4 out of 5 eligible voters went to the polls, despite the fact that it was a multiple hour trip. Now, little more than half of those eligible are registered, and with a stiff rain on election day the percentage eligible voters actually voting drops into the 20-30 range. The polarization so many decry would matter much less if more people -- aside from the diehards with the agendas -- got off their duff and voted.

If the republic fails, it will be self-chosen ignorance and persistent apathy that kills it.

[doc_bean]

If the republic fails, it will be self-chosen ignorance and persistent apathy that kills it.

"The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter"

[Ironside]

I bet if I had made this public, we would see all those queen votes coming from libs, with a few exceptions. Thats cause they know we are gonna rock in November. This is like football. I'm gonna grab some beer and pretzels and watch the news in November. My team is taking your team down! BOOM! :laugh4:


It has probably more to do with the (lack of) insightfulness of the Europeian members here.
Who do you think will win the Swedish elections in September?
The Left party?
The Social Democrats?
The Environment party?
The Center party?
The People party?
The Moderates?
The Christian Democrats?