Bungee Jumper Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Speaking of mentally challenged, 1.8 million people voted for Katherine Harris for FL-SEN. I find that astounding. Senate race results Bill Nelson (DEM)* 2,844,459 60% Katherine Harris (REP) 1,797,229 38% 829871[/snapback] Well...she does have a decent rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Chafee was about ready to cry like a little girl during his concession. He was a good representative, but he made the wrong decisions where it really mattered. Voting him in would have given the Republicans control of the rules, chairmanships, and the agenda. Lots of people called him a RINO. If he really did disagree wholeheartedly with many of the party, he should have run as an independent and stayed unaligned once there. Chafee's father was VERY popular in RI --- that's how Linc originally got in, on his father's name, even tho he had been a Democrat. Whitehouse was a popular former AG in the state, also with high approval ratings. But, FYI, ratings mean bupkiss when people know what electing you will mean. I think it would be wise for the admin to put Chafee in some position or other; it would be a shame to let his experience, calm decision-making and full willingness to work across the aisle go to waste. And it's something that will be especially useful to the WH in the coming Washington environment. And I patently disagree. People aren't stupid. They are entirely rational. You may disagree with what they choose, but then, they'd disagree with what you choose. The rationale may sometimes be simplistic, but don't confuse it with being illogical or that people 'don't know what's good for them.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Bills Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Speaking of mentally challenged, 1.8 million people voted for Katherine Harris for FL-SEN. I find that astounding. Senate race results Bill Nelson (DEM)* 2,844,459 60% Katherine Harris (REP) 1,797,229 38% 829871[/snapback] No less astounding than 2 years ago in Illinois when people actually voted for Alan "Mr. Carpetbagger" Keyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelloNewman Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 that's democracy for you...americans deserve exactly what they ask for 828979[/snapback] Insert Bush's name at end of quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Speaking of mentally challenged, 1.8 million people voted for Katherine Harris for FL-SEN. I find that astounding. Senate race results Bill Nelson (DEM)* 2,844,459 60% Katherine Harris (REP) 1,797,229 38% 829871[/snapback] Conversely, I find it just as mind numbing, that there are that many ignorant people in Massatwoshits still voting for Ted Kennedy. BTW, I voted for Nelson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Bills Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 BTW, I voted for Nelson. 829986[/snapback] That sounds made up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 That sounds made up. 830027[/snapback] Nope. Its the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Coli Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Conversely, I find it just as mind numbing, that there are that many ignorant people in Massatwoshits still voting for Ted Kennedy. BTW, I voted for Nelson. 829986[/snapback] Well, historically speaking, Senator Kennedy will be considered one of the most influencial, effective congressmen in the history of the US Senate. I've had the honor of voting for him three times now. You don't have to agree with his positions, but he's done right by our state...since 1962. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Bills Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Nope. Its the truth. 830030[/snapback] You're a boobie man, admit it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Well, historically speaking, Senator Kennedy will be considered one of the most influencial, effective congressmen in the history of the US Senate. I've had the honor of voting for him three times now. You don't have to agree with his positions, but he's done right by our state...since 1962. 830044[/snapback] Rationale like that is why my diehard Democrat father used to vote every year for D'Amato. He brought home the bacon to NYS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Well, historically speaking, Senator Kennedy will be considered one of the most influencial, effective congressmen in the history of the US Senate. I've had the honor of voting for him three times now. You don't have to agree with his positions, but he's done right by our state...since 1962. 830044[/snapback] THREE TIMES??!!! YOU'RE A !@#$ING PATS FAN, I KNEW IT!!!! YOU SUCK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 You're a boobie man, admit it! 830052[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Balls Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Speaking of mentally challenged, 1.8 million people voted for Katherine Harris for FL-SEN. I find that astounding. Senate race results Bill Nelson (DEM)* 2,844,459 60% Katherine Harris (REP) 1,797,229 38% 829871[/snapback] I don't find it astounding at all. They don't call it Florid-duh without reason. How many times was Jeb re-elected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Well, historically speaking, Senator Kennedy will be considered one of the most influencial, effective congressmen in the history of the US Senate. I've had the honor of voting for him three times now. You don't have to agree with his positions, but he's done right by our state...since 1962. 830044[/snapback] Well, that's three more times than Mary Jo Kopechne was able to vote for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Chafee was about ready to cry like a little girl during his concession. He was a good representative, but he made the wrong decisions where it really mattered. Voting him in would have given the Republicans control of the rules, chairmanships, and the agenda. Lots of people called him a RINO. If he really did disagree wholeheartedly with many of the party, he should have run as an independent and stayed unaligned once there. Chafee's father was VERY popular in RI --- that's how Linc originally got in, on his father's name, even tho he had been a Democrat. Whitehouse was a popular former AG in the state, also with high approval ratings. But, FYI, ratings mean bupkiss when people know what electing you will mean. I think it would be wise for the admin to put Chafee in some position or other; it would be a shame to let his experience, calm decision-making and full willingness to work across the aisle go to waste. And it's something that will be especially useful to the WH in the coming Washington environment. 829892[/snapback] Outgoing senator considers move Chafee is now mulling changing party affiliation, whether that means becoming an independent or a Democrat. In my mind, as I stated above, the only thing that cost him the election was the ® next to his name --- that it would decide who controlled the senate rules, agenda, chairmanships, etc. He and Whitehouse did not differ so much in their policy ideas/stances. I don't know... There's the mindset that people simply voted, even across party lines, for a corrective change or counterbalance, but that this pendulum will swing back once the perceived problems (Iraq, chiefly) are expected to be resolved with this new congress. But does anyone think this was an indication of a larger-scale disaffection that might prompt a certain chunk of people to permanently shift parties? I think if the Dems can show America any sense that, with control they can bring an end to the Iraq situation and keep a very focused, narrow agenda, they could keep that control. Their problems have come when they try to be everywhere, do everything and get off on unpopular tangents like gun control (heartening that many of the Dems who won this time are pro-gun centrists, i.e. Heath Shuler, Webb, Tester, Casey). 1) Come to some resolution in Iraq. Whatever that is.... 2) Work out the kinks of, and provide more funding for NCLB, seeing if it can be gotten from shifting it from inside the bloated Dept of Educ budget. 3) Roll back the tax refunds in a time of mega-deficits. Cleaning up after the mess will never get you credit or make you friends, but for long-term fiscal stability, it has to be done. They need to reach people about the depth of the problem, which this admin's own GAO comptroller has been jumping up and down about. 4) Do something about health care in a baby-step toward universal coverage to see how it could work on a national scale. Say, nationalized prenatal screening, an adaptation of what Jim Kelly has pushed for in NY. The reason people are scared about Universal Health Care is they don't know if it can work, and hell, even the proponents don't know if it will work here. You can point to Canada's, but they don't have nearly the infrastructure we do, nor as big a problem with insurance companies raising the costs of health care exponentially. Trying it on a very small scale could determine the fiscal feasibility once and for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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