2010 US Midterm Elections: Cast Your Votes

[Crazed Rabbit]

I should clarify. I thought it was funny how his underlining sentiment was that it would be great if Congress was completely stalled when it came to decision making and spending. It's not like we have an economic downturn we still need to motivate, or various immigration, financial and energy reforms that will require funds to be moved around or even increased (I don't see how we can shift off of foreign oil without spending a lot of money) but yeah, I have reason to believe that with the GOP in charge of one house, everything will be just fine as the hose to put out the fire is cut off.

It'd be better than what's happening now, namely legislation that increases my health care costs and decreases my choices, along with stimulus bills that are wastes of money. Congress is such a collective stupidity that them doing nothing is usually the best option. If something is really important then the two groups of idiots in congress can work together.

EDIT: Also, what I hope is voted in in Washington state more than even Dino Rossi being elected is the privatization of liquor sales referendum. Since prohibition we've had an array of state run stores that are the only ones who can sell hard alcohol, and add a 52% markup, limited hours and state dictated distribution for all alcohol to any store. And this year is the closest we've come since 1972 to getting rid of those *$&^@$^#&@%$* laws.

CR

[woad&fangs]

Really CR? I knew that Sweden did that with alcohol but I didn't realize any state did that. Hope you can repeal that.

Bleh, it is looking more and more like Ron Johnson is going to beat Feingold. I can't believe we're ousting the only senator to oppose the patriot act in favor of a man who has no political or international experience at any level. At least it looks like Kind is going to beat Kapanke for the Wisconsin Third seat and Paul Ryan is winning in a landslide. It is good to know the southeast corner of the state realizes how good of a representative they have got.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Yeah, really. And - SON OF A *(@^$! - it's losing 51-49% right now.

At least the state income tax is going down in flames, 64-36% rejected.

CR

[Xiahou]

I'm thrilled that Pat Toomey looks to have wrapped up the Senate race in PA, beating the sleestak. We need more politicians like this guy in office.

[PanzerJaeger]

Finally a rebuke that even a president as arrogant as the current one cannot ignore. America has rejected his overwhelming incompetence. Two more years and hopefully he'll be packing his bags along with all of these Democrats. It's shaping up to be a historic victory for the GOP.

It's too bad about Nevada. The Tea Party really screwed us there. It may be better to have Reid continue on as the majority leader, as he's not exactly a great representative for the party.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Sigh, ignorant people cheering as they burn down the crop fields to stop the pest problem.

@CR The health care bill was created in large part by Republicans when they were in power back oh...4 to 16 years ago (wow, compared to the decade plus we gave Republicans before then I find it funny that Repubs love talking about how the Dems had the "opportunity" to turn things around while they filibustered everything.) Obama and the Dems proposed it for bipartisanship which the Repubs rejected because like always they are putting party over country. If liberals and progressives really made the health care bill, it would have been a single payer system. Your ignorance is amusing on almost every subject. The stimulus bills have been shown to have stopped the downturn but not be enough to jump start it again, again Republicans are putting party above country again and blocked all measures at jump starting the economy so they can look good being "fiscally responsible" against the debt they created with Reagan and Bush Jr. and have Obama take the fall when the economy doesn't move as fast as people want it to. Purposeful suffering at the public expense for political points. Your words show how disconnected from reality you are, " If something is really important then the two groups of idiots in congress can work together." You mean like health care reform and financial reform? Those seem to be important to the public, yet the Repubs said no to any reform whatsoever.

@PJ You are the epitome of party before country. You smile at the GOP having a historic victory and Obama and the Dems having a set back, not one word on my sort of political ideology or personal philosophy in your ecstatic words. The health of the country does not matter to you, as long as the Dems lose you are happy. Quite honestly, that attitude makes you more of an enemy to the country then any sort of Communist, Socialist or Fascist because the lives of everyone in America are of no bother to you, you do not want an ideology to win you want a logo to win. But you probably know this already.

Health care reform that reduced the deficit, financial reform to make sure this crash doesn't happen again, credit card reform to make sure you are protected from unfair fees and overwhelming percentage hikes, none of this matters to Republicans because it is a game. They know the way to win the game is marginalize everything their opponents do, when progress is marginalized the country stops progressing and it stagnates and dies.

[PanzerJaeger]

@PJ You are the epitome of party before country. You smile at the GOP having a historic victory and Obama and the Dems having a set back, not one word on my sort of political ideology or personal philosophy in your ecstatic words. The health of the country does not matter to you, as long as the Dems lose you are happy. Quite honestly, that attitude makes you more of an enemy to the country then any sort of Communist, Socialist or Fascist because the lives of everyone in America are of no bother to you, you do not want an ideology to win you want a logo to win. But you probably know this already.

Umm.. apart from gay issues, I've been arguing for conservative positions for nearly six years on this board. This particular thread is specifically about the results of tonight's election, so I don't think I need to write a thesis on Rightist ideology. I mean, why do you think I like the GOP, because elephants are cooler than donkeys?

I'll let the new Senator from Florida make the case..




In other news, Obama lost his own seat in Illinois. What a humiliation! The country thinks you suck O! Good times tonight!