The part I like is where they show how they tinted the ad to make it more boogedy-scaaaaary.
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Why does Sen. Clinton insist on this silly defense of her Iraq War vote? It keeps giving Sen. Obama ammo to negate his perceived lack of experience on foreign policy. So far, it’s the best response of the debate. She keeps saying they voted the same on the war, but she voted to drive us into the ditch.
Jonah “Liberals Are Fascists Because I Said So” Goldberg writing in the National Review (a publication who opposed Martin Luther King):
Michael Steele is a rising star in the GOP in part because people hope he can persuade more blacks that Republican policies are in black America’s interests and explain to Republicans that there are ways to reach out to blacks without compromising conservative principles.
Michael Steele was the GOP’s great black hope in Maryland, shoved into the office of Lieutenant Governor by holding on to Bob Ehrlich’s jacket straps, and then propped up as the uber candidate for senate who would bamboozle Maryland’s black voters into voting for him with commercials in which he pretended to be independent and with campaign signs that sold him as a Democrat. Conservatives thought it was the one Democratic-leaning race in 2006 they just might win, because the polls were “tied”.
Michael Steele went on to lose the election by double digits.
This is what it takes to be a “rising star” in conservative circles if you’re a black man.
Ex-Senator (thank God!) George Allen has jumped aboard the Grandpa Fred Thompson express. Maybe they’ll exchange cornpone stories about the war of northern aggression!
In further proof that this November’s elections were no fluke, the Democratic majority in the House has increased by one as of last night.
Adding another victory to the Democrats’ sizable scoops this season, former Congressman Ciro Rodriguez reclaimed a seat in the House with his runoff victory against incumbent Henry Bonilla, who had served seven terms. The vote was 54 percent to 46 percent.
Democrats beat Republicans, even in Texas.
Both Newsweek and Time have covers about the midterms this week. They are amazingly lame, when you consider the work they’ve done in the past when the GOP won.
After the 2004 election, many Democrats heard "moral values" stated as the reason why John Kerry lost to George Bush and it began a long process of hand-wringing and tooth gnashing as to why the so-called "values voters" didn’t go our way. After the dust settled, however, it began to look more and more that the reason Kerry lost was because on the most important issue - national security - he looked weak and while Bush may not have had all the answers, he was solid. Independent voters, not the base, swung the election to Bush because they preferred something solid they didn’t love over something squishy they might have liked otherwise.
The GOP is apparently making a similarly hasty miscalculation as a result of their losses. Conservative blogs are filled with chatter about a supposedly conservative electorate that shifted the balance of power because they were concerned about federal spending. Nonsense.
The electorate turned out the GOP because it had lost control of the government. Out-and-out bribery, covering up for perverts, a war gone wild, and a botched response to a disaster of unprecedented proportions. People don’t want a bloated government, but they don’t want one that is paralyzed by a hurricane and a bunch of thugs in the middle east (the same military that destroyed the axis is bogged down in Iraq because of a failure to plan - unbelievable).
The right has put a silly bumper sticker on all this and say people want "smaller government" but they want one that’s smarter, not smaller. They want the government to govern, whereas the Republican apparatus is built to win campaigns. A friend recently echoed Harry Reid’s sentiments to me - we have a lot of work to do. This is the progressive/Democratic assessment of what this election means. Yes, winning in 2008 is important but we have a lot of valuable government functions to repair after the GOP just absolutely trashed the place.
So what is the true message of Election 2006?
It’s good government, stupid.
For the first time ever in my life I truly know the sensation people have referred to when they have said “is it all a dream”? Numerous times in the last 48+ hours I’ve looked at a television screen or seen the front page of a newspaper and wondered “am I dreaming?” I really hope I’m not, but if I am I don’t want to wake up.
There’s an idea out there that you’re supposed to be gracious and sporting to your defeated opponent.
Not here.
My entire adult life (1995-present) the GOP has controlled at least one branch of the congress and pissed all over our nation in the process. I am going to enjoy this until the cows come home.
Sooo…
Hugh Hewitt:
The lefty blogs are like lead pipes, poisoning the information they serve up to the Democrats. Just this morning Kos was touting the Democratic candidate running against J.D. Hayworth in Arizona’s 5th. I hope that the KosKids run off and contribute a bunch of their limited resources to a doomed candidate, just as they did in California’s 50th.
In the Arizona 5th, Democrat Harry Mitchell has defeated Republican JD Hayworth by a safe 5%.
Feel the leadmentum.
The Maryland delegation to the U.S. Senate, Ben Cardin & Barbara Mikulski talk about what’s coming.
Mikulski, now in her fourth term, will become the head of the Maryland delegation to Congress. She predicted a smooth transition for Cardin from the House of Representatives to the Senate.
"I’ll tell you what I’m excited about, is that after Ben is sworn in, that we put our Maryland jerseys on, and we’re on the floor of the United States Senate, I can see it, within that first 100 days, the Cardin amendment to change the Medicare prescription drug benefit to close the coverage gap, and I’ll be backing that Cardin amendment," she said.
"I’ll be over there working to double the Pell grants so that our kids can afford higher education. Ben will be my backup on that. Then we’ll go down together working with our Democratic leadership on really trying to create an economy where we’re keeping jobs in this country."
Mikulski, the dean of the Senate women, also said she was excited by the election of Democrats Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Claire McCaskill of Missouri. And she quipped that those who had predicted that Maryland was becoming a red state were now "red in the face."
Still, she said, "when the Democrats go in, we don’t seek revenge. We seek results."
I feel the excitement…
Though I wonder, which of these jerseys do Mikulski/Cardin plan to suit up in? Heh.
The man is a stain on the House. He must be beaten. Support Karen Carter in the Louisiana runoff for the House.
Ladies and gentlemen…
Senator-elect James Webb (D-VA)
MAJORITY-leader elect Harry Reid (D-NV)
Two branches One branch down. Two to go. 50 States to win.
The Republicans have been very good at using and promoting their turnout program - the 72 Hour Program - but as you all know, it did not work. The Democrats won, but as usual did not give it a name. I will.
“Blue Fury” was in full effect.
Almost 79 million people voted in Tuesday’s election, with Democrats drawing more support than Republicans for the first time in a midterm election since 1990, according to a private analysis.
The Hotline has more details on the killer work the DSCC/DCCC did in getting out the vote.
Blue Fury is coming soon to a presidential race near you. Be prepared.
Maryland’s own Tom Schaller who argued that the path to success for Democrats is making the GOP a regional southern party. Looking at yesterday’s results is like a roadmap for 2008 (plus Florida).
AP has called Montana for John Tester.
Missouri has been called for the Dems.
Hell of a concession speech. Hell of a speech.
Looking more and more like Webb, even with a recount it looks like a pickup. I think for 2008 Virginia is clearly a swing state.
And Hugh Hewitt was wrong.
And all the right wing wannabe pundits were wrong.
And the American people were right.
WaPo recalled the Cardin win but I don’t see others doing it. Still feel strong about it.
Finally Heath Shuler won something for me.
DEMOCRATS WIN THE HOUSE. REPEAT: DEMOCRATS WIN THE HOUSE. HAIL TO THE DEMOCRATS.
Jennifer Granholm keeps her seat, thank you Michigan.
Down goes Chaffee. Sheldon Whitehouse is the Democratic senator from Rhode Island.
Martin O’Malley is the next governor of the great state of Maryland. HALLELUJAH.
The black Democrats win. The black Republicans lose. That is life.
Deval Patrick wins governor of MA.
EAT IT MICHAEL STEELE. EAT IT HARD.
MSNBC, CNN, FOX calls Maryland for… CARDIN.
Ford looks like toast, however.
Down goes Man On Dog Santorum.
Down goes Tom Kean.
Strickland wins - go black Republicans!
The battle continues. 15 seats is a win. No matter how it is spun from the right that would be a win. Anything that puts Dems in control is a win. Period.
- Nancy Pelosi on what could happen in 100 hours. If you haven’t voted, please do so.
- FWIW: Exit polls are favoring Dems
- Video: Michael Steele’s imported Philadelphia thugs brought in to screw up Maryland’s election:
- Ben Cardin on Michael Steele’s dirty tricks: “”In all my years as a public official and candidate for office, I have never seen anything so deceitful, offensive and desperate. Michael Steele and the Republican Party are taking gutter politics to a new low. Since he can’t win on the issues, Michael Steele is taking a page from Karl Rove’s playbook and turning to the politics of deception. The people of Maryland deserve better.”"
- Both O’Malley and Ehrlich are saying they’re not getting strong enough turnout in their key districts. Someboy must be gaming someone, I’d think.
- The Maryland GOP party has bussed in homeless people from Pennsylvania, greeted by Ehrlich’s wife, and are handing out fraudulent fliers.
- NOVEMBER SURPRISE: Britney files for divorce from K-Fed, gay marriage clearly to blame
- If Claire McCaskill wins, will she send roses to Rush Limbaugh?
- Somehow I was able to avoid the racial link between me and Michael Steele and voted proudly for Ben Cardin, Martin O’Malley and anything with a (D) next to it on the ballot.
- “The FBI is looking into allegations from Jim Webb’s campaign that Virginia Democrats are getting suspicious telephone calls from so-called volunteers threatening voters with arrest if they go to the polls.”
- Shorter James Carville to Ken Mehlman: “Liar, liar, liar”
- In 2002 I was despondent. In 2004 I was worried and superstitious. I feel good this year. Not fantastic. But 16 seats (at least) good. God, I hope.
- All of a sudden the media is discovering that the Republican mantra that Democrats are bad for business is a lie. It’s not like the economy didn’t kick ass when we last had a Democratic president - it’s because of that success why people aren’t wild about Bush’s economy. Its not horrible, but it pales in comparison for the average person.
- With this guy on our side, there’s no way Martin O’Malley can lose (not to say that this guy is chopped liver).
- Now that this election is on its way out, how soon before this and a ton load like it start rolling out? What’s the over/under on when Hillary declares that she’s running? Here is one of the campaign ads she’s running for no apparent reason.
- If we - God willing - win on Tuesday, I am watching Fox News and listening to Rush Limbaugh all day on Wednesday. (Somehow Fox has chosen to post a picture of Phil Angelides on their home page, the one Democratic gubernatorial almost guaranteed to lose this year - see here. Funny how that works out.)
- As a reward for voting you should look at these pictures of Jeri Ryan. She looks better as a lawyer than as a cyborg, in my opinion.
- Voting problems again and they only seem to effect… votes for Democrats.
- Rupert Murdoch (FOX News) says US troop deaths in Iraq are “minute”. Had enough?
- “Your liberal media (the New York Times, no less) at work.” If the Dems won 434 House seats the media would find a way to ask loudly what kind of mistakes were made to cause the loss of the one seat.
- Hotline: “So while the WH couldn’t get one statewide candidate to even show at their event — and wouldn’t let another grace the same stage with the president — in a red region of a red state, Democrats couldn’t keep people away from their rally in another red state.”
- MARKET WATCH: Tradesports has the House at down to 19%. About as low as it’s ever been. The Senate looks to remain GOP but the contract took a dive to 61.5% (and has Cardin winning). Iowa markets say Dems get the House, but not the Senate.
- The battle is joined. Please vote.
The Republicans are sending out a flier that says Steele and Ehrlich are supported by Kweisi Mfume!
This crap has got to end. Mr. Mfume is supporting the DEMOCRATIC ticket of Ben Cardin, Martin O’Malley and Anthony Brown.
Michael Steele: Faking It Until I Get Found Out.
I don’t know what the election results will be, and I know they won’t be perfect (of course, perfect for me is all 435 seats going Democratic) but this year is a far cry from the 2002 midterms. In 2002, the Democrats had just rubberstamped the upcoming war and it put a noticeable damper over the campaign. It was really hard to get energized for a Democratic party that was giving up such an important issue to the GOP.
This year is different. The Dems are not as cohesive as I would like, and certainly not as tough, but they haven’t given up the ghost on the Iraq issue and I think that counts for a heck of a lot to the Democratic party’s supporters.
