(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:31 AM)bullet Wrote:  Finally. I was wondering if the left on the board was still waiting for their talking points.

Or if they were devasted [sic] they only won 30-35 seats in the House...

Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

(11-07-2018 10:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:31 AM)bullet Wrote:  Finally. I was wondering if the left on the board was still waiting for their talking points.
Or if they were devasted [sic] they only won 30-35 seats in the House...

Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

I seriously believe that when RGB croaks, democrats are going to find a good taxidermist and a remote controlled voice box, and try to keep here propped up there for a few more years.

(11-07-2018 10:13 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 10:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:31 AM)bullet Wrote:  Finally. I was wondering if the left on the board was still waiting for their talking points.
Or if they were devasted [sic] they only won 30-35 seats in the House...

Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

I seriously believe that when RGB croaks, democrats are going to find a good taxidermist and a remote controlled voice box, and try to keep here propped up there for a few more years.

Wait... are you telling me she's NOT already dead and stuffed?

(11-07-2018 10:58 AM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 10:13 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 10:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:31 AM)bullet Wrote:  Finally. I was wondering if the left on the board was still waiting for their talking points.
Or if they were devasted [sic] they only won 30-35 seats in the House...

Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

I seriously believe that when RGB croaks, democrats are going to find a good taxidermist and a remote controlled voice box, and try to keep here propped up there for a few more years.

Wait... are you telling me she's NOT already dead and stuffed?

Well, she is still capable of nodding forward when she falls asleep.

(11-07-2018 10:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:31 AM)bullet Wrote:  Finally. I was wondering if the left on the board was still waiting for their talking points.

Or if they were devasted [sic] they only won 30-35 seats in the House...

Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

And Bart could succumb to Cirrhosis in a few years as well.

Look, she already outlived Scalia...and you never really know when your number is up. My step-children's uncle was diagnosed with cancer less than 2 months ago and died Monday. He was only 63.

(11-07-2018 11:24 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 10:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:31 AM)bullet Wrote:  Finally. I was wondering if the left on the board was still waiting for their talking points.

Or if they were devasted [sic] they only won 30-35 seats in the House...

Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

And Bart could succumb to Cirrhosis in a few years as well.

Look, she already outlived Scalia...and you never really know when your number is up. My step-children's uncle was diagnosed with cancer less than 2 months ago and died Monday.

The good news is that it appears the senate will be held republican for at least the next 4 years. So Trump has a large window to play with.

(11-07-2018 11:24 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  And Bart could succumb to Cirrhosis in a few years as well.

Why?

(11-07-2018 11:24 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 10:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:31 AM)bullet Wrote:  Finally. I was wondering if the left on the board was still waiting for their talking points.

Or if they were devasted [sic] they only won 30-35 seats in the House...

Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

And Bart could succumb to Cirrhosis in a few years as well.

Look, she already outlived Scalia...and you never really know when your number is up. My step-children's uncle was diagnosed with cancer less than 2 months ago and died Monday.

Who is Bart?

(11-07-2018 11:51 AM)miko33 Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 11:24 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 10:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:31 AM)bullet Wrote:  Finally. I was wondering if the left on the board was still waiting for their talking points.

Or if they were devasted [sic] they only won 30-35 seats in the House...

Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

And Bart could succumb to Cirrhosis in a few years as well.

Look, she already outlived Scalia...and you never really know when your number is up. My step-children's uncle was diagnosed with cancer less than 2 months ago and died Monday.

Who is Bart?

Bart Catfooddish... Supreme Ruler of the Courts. He likes boofing beer.

(11-07-2018 08:42 AM)bullet Wrote:  The big question. How did people as far left as Gillums in FL and Abrams in Georgia come so close to becoming governor? Same for O'Roarke in TX and Sinema in AZ in the Senate?

Thoughts anyone?

These are openly socially progressive candidates coming awfully close to winning red states.

1. I think those Democrats were far better candidates than the Republicans they ran against.

2. Younger voters are turned out in this midterm and 40% of younger voters (18-29) identify as democratic socialists

3. The exercises in party purity, which have been going on for 20 years in the Republican party, are now starting to take hold in the Democratic Party. The 90's obsession with being a center left party is being replaced with the a comfortably left of left party in 2018.

(11-07-2018 11:24 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 10:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:31 AM)bullet Wrote:  Finally. I was wondering if the left on the board was still waiting for their talking points.

Or if they were devasted [sic] they only won 30-35 seats in the House...

Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

And Bart could succumb to Cirrhosis in a few years as well.

Look, she already outlived Scalia...and you never really know when your number is up. My step-children's uncle was diagnosed with cancer less than 2 months ago and died Monday.

Yeah, you really have to catch cancer early.

My sister-in-law was 48 when she was diagnosed with Stage 4. It was just a matter of months -- from July when she was diagnosed to November.

(11-07-2018 08:42 AM)bullet Wrote:  The big question. How did people as far left as Gillums in FL and Abrams in Georgia come so close to becoming governor? Same for O'Roarke in TX and Sinema in AZ in the Senate?

Thoughts anyone?

I don't know about Sinema...but The Dems threw money...celebrities...everything into these other three races. Beto outspent Cruz by an outrageous amount... and still lost.

******* Oprah was canvasing for Abrams.

Folks no matter what side of the fence you are on campaign finance reform is greatly needed.

The Republicans had their derp by sending up people like Christine O'Donnell. The Democrats saw that and said ... hey ... let's give it a try too!

(11-07-2018 11:45 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 11:24 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  And Bart could succumb to Cirrhosis in a few years as well.

Why?

Because Ramirez was a falling down drunk and knew him and might have breathed on him. And Ford was apparently a serious drinker and might have known him and may have even come close enough to breathe on him. She certainly breathed on people who knew him.

(11-07-2018 12:00 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 08:42 AM)bullet Wrote:  The big question. How did people as far left as Gillums in FL and Abrams in Georgia come so close to becoming governor? Same for O'Roarke in TX and Sinema in AZ in the Senate?

Thoughts anyone?

These are openly socially progressive candidates coming awfully close to winning red states.

1. I think those Democrats were far better candidates than the Republicans they ran against.

2. Younger voters are turned out in this midterm and 40% of younger voters (18-29) identify as democratic socialists

3. The exercises in party purity, which have been going on for 20 years in the Republican party, are now starting to take hold in the Democratic Party. The 90's obsession with being a center left party is being replaced with the a comfortably left of left party in 2018.

The Democrats have been doing issue purges since the 70s. Then they ran the rest of the conservatives and moderates out with Bill Clinton.

(11-07-2018 08:42 AM)bullet Wrote:  The big question. How did people as far left as Gillums in FL and Abrams in Georgia come so close to becoming governor? Same for O'Roarke in TX and Sinema in AZ in the Senate?

Thoughts anyone?

If anything, those were probably the far bigger Dem Successes for the day. (They were always going to win the house) it was the ability of far left candidates to attract enough voters to keep races far more competitive than they normally would be. I didn't give either Abrams or Beto a chance, and both managed to close the gaps significantly, to the point no one is still calling Georgia.

What we're seeing is the one thing I don't like. A GOP that is moving far more to the right, and a Democratic party moving far more to the Left. The middle is going to get swallowed whole at the rate it is going.

(11-07-2018 11:51 AM)miko33 Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 11:24 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 10:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:31 AM)bullet Wrote:  Finally. I was wondering if the left on the board was still waiting for their talking points.

Or if they were devasted [sic] they only won 30-35 seats in the House...

Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

And Bart could succumb to Cirrhosis in a few years as well.

Look, she already outlived Scalia...and you never really know when your number is up. My step-children's uncle was diagnosed with cancer less than 2 months ago and died Monday.

Who is Bart?

(11-07-2018 01:49 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 11:51 AM)miko33 Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 11:24 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 10:12 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(11-07-2018 09:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Count me totally devasted!

Let's see how giddy you are with RGB on the clock.......

And Bart could succumb to Cirrhosis in a few years as well.

Look, she already outlived Scalia...and you never really know when your number is up. My step-children's uncle was diagnosed with cancer less than 2 months ago and died Monday.

Who is Bart?

I understand now. I didn't realize that the Dems were trying to save us from this boorish man. Even if the facts during the testimonies were wrong - the narrative was accurate at least.

Impeach him. Don't know what else to say...

(11-07-2018 08:42 AM)bullet Wrote:  The big question. How did people as far left as Gillums in FL and Abrams in Georgia come so close to becoming governor? Same for O'Roarke in TX and Sinema in AZ in the Senate?

Thoughts anyone?

Well at least 3 of them were courteous enough to state exactly what they intended to do. Sinema on the other hand changed her tune and lied while campaigning.

But to be specific, the younger the voters the more likely they are to think socialist. It is what they are being taught in the Public Education System that I keep telling you all needs to be the #1 target of conservatives if we are to preserve our heritage as a nation and our values. "Young Minds Filled with Mush" as Limbaugh has decried since the 80's is one of the biggest reasons. Then add voter fraud, registered legal immigrants, the elderly who have voted Democratic since Roosevelt, and minority block voting and voila, you have a big damn mess on your hands.

I'm sure there is truth to the Suburban Mom syndrome but then look at their ages. They are part of that generations educated since the mid 80's in Public Schools and the most recent grads from college classrooms filled with the far left telling them what free crap the government should provide them.

We have let an alien hand rock the cradle and fill our children's minds with propaganda. We are beginning to reap the whirlwind for having been to preoccupied to educate our own children!

Wake the hell up and quit buying the excuses!

I can't speak for the others but Beto made quite an impact in Texas. Every judicial race in Harris County went to the Democrats and quite a few in Fort Bend County did as well. I think he ran a helluva campaign and Ted Cruz said as much in his victory speech.

“I also want to take a moment to congratulate Beto O’Rourke,” Mr. Cruz said. “He poured his heart into that campaign. He worked tirelessly.”

Some in the crowd booed. “Listen, listen,” Mr. Cruz said. “It’s important. He worked tirelessly. He’s a dad, and he took time away from his kids. And I want to also say, millions across this state were inspired by his campaign. They didn’t prevail, and I am grateful the people of Texas chose a better path.”

I'm proud that this race wasn't nearly as ugly as many high profile races were across the country yet voter turnout was huge and enthusiastic for both parties. Each candidate got more than 4 million votes - to put that in perspective in the last Senate race during a midterm year (2014), John Cornyn's winning vote total was about 2.85 million votes. And he won handily.