March 07, 2014

CAC's Senate Forecast: GOP In Driver's Seat to Win Senate
— Ace

The Meatball analyzes the competitive races.

He begins by noting five "firewalls" Democrats are counting on to stop a wildfire, each set back a little deeper into Democratic territory than the last.

Most of the firewalls are now on fire.

However, as of March 2014, the GOP has locked away two races, closed in on a third, well on their way with two more, and slight favorites in yet two more, giving the Republicans room to make an effective push into more purplish territory. They are fiercely contesting an open race in Michigan and now an incumbent in Colorado, and are threatening to do so in Iowa and New Hampshire. The higher they raise their maximum potential gains, the lower the number of races the Democrats can afford to write off. Despite the slacking off in Virginia, this remains a challenging map for those left-of-center.

As of today, the Democrats are in deep trouble. We aren’t forecasting a landslide win for the GOP — eight months is a lifetime. But with the second firewall already burning and Republican advancements into states they failed to win in 2012, they may be well on their way.

Posted by: Ace at 09:11 AM | Comments (260)
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1 MOAR MAPS

Posted by: 2 x 4 at March 07, 2014 09:13 AM (3bvHo)

2 What would be really funny now is if CAC were to put up a new post above this.  I think him stomping a post by ace about himself could open a rift in the space-time continuum.

Posted by: buzzion at March 07, 2014 09:14 AM (LI48c)

3 Gee, is this sounding like 2008 again?

Posted by: Vic[/i] at March 07, 2014 09:16 AM (T2V/1)

4 Imma go read this at The Federalist....

Posted by: Tami [/i][/b][/u][/s] at March 07, 2014 09:16 AM (bCEmE)

5 Okay, Dick Morris.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 09:16 AM (FqZ/E)

6 Yeah, I'd love to see Udall get spanked in CO

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy-Eared Vulcan at March 07, 2014 09:16 AM (q/kmn)

7
I've gone the opposite way, I previously predicted 6 pickups, down to 4 and now I am at 2.


Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 07, 2014 09:16 AM (gorVZ)

8 Most of the firewalls are now on fire. Obamacare. Drops mic.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2014 09:17 AM (ndIek)

9 And must win by more than the 3% cheat factor.

Posted by: tubal at March 07, 2014 09:17 AM (YEQ2h)

10 9 And must win by more than the 3% cheat factor. -- THIS.

Posted by: votermom at March 07, 2014 09:17 AM (GSIDW)

11 8 Most of the firewalls are now on fire.



Obamacare.

Drops mic.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2014 01:17 PM (ndIek

 

Don't worry, I've called the fire department!

Posted by: JohN Boehner at March 07, 2014 09:17 AM (LI48c)

12 Don't worry we can fuck it up.

Posted by: RNC at March 07, 2014 09:18 AM (0FSuD)

13 Meatball declares it is a real tail wagger: http://goo.gl/C97GWr

Posted by: Judge Pug at March 07, 2014 09:18 AM (hJnUx)

14 Instead of excitement, I feel a mild relief tinged with a little dread. 2012 affected me deeper than I thought possible.

Of course I want the GOP to win the Senate, at the very least it will stop Zero from loading the courts with his insane judges. That's the one thing the GOP senators were doing right, which caused Reid to change the cloture rules. But overall, it doesn't tickle my balls like it used to.

Posted by: Frank Black at March 07, 2014 09:18 AM (YmPwQ)

15
*** ahem ***

Posted by: Nate Silver at March 07, 2014 09:18 AM (nELVU)

16 They are fiercely contesting an open race in Michigan and now an incumbent in Colorado, and are threatening to do so in Iowa and New Hampshire. This sounds an awful lot like the dozens of 2012 posts Romney Only -9 in Michigan, Up From -15 A Month Ago! Bros, stop now before this gets out of hand.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 09:18 AM (FqZ/E)

17 By November, every Dem-held Senate seat will be in play.  Every single one.

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2014 09:19 AM (JBggj)

18 I'm not discounting this forecast, but I am so cynical. After the ass-whooping we took in 2012, I don't think we'll win anything for a long time.

Posted by: L, elle at March 07, 2014 09:19 AM (0xqKe)

19 Will they know what to do if they get the majority in the Senate? *shakes Magic 8 Ball* "Sorry, you're still screwed."

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit[/i][/u][/b][/s] at March 07, 2014 09:19 AM (0HooB)

20 No ungrateful (meat)loaf shot Ace?

Posted by: Muad'dib at March 07, 2014 09:19 AM (sjdRT)

21 Who's running in Alaska?

Posted by: lowandslow at March 07, 2014 09:19 AM (IV4od)

22 Gee, you think this is why Holder is trying to get felons the ability to vote and attacking any states with Voter ID?

Never discount the Left's ability for shenanigans.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 07, 2014 09:20 AM (aq/zi)

23 If they win the senate, they need to do something useful with it, like a a real budget that is smaller than 2008, special prosecutors, and impeachment hearings.  Otherwise, there isn't much point.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at March 07, 2014 09:20 AM (/i3Yt)

24
Aye..... we 'ave them wheres we wants them.

Unleash the Amnesty!!!!

Posted by: Captain John the Boner Boehner at March 07, 2014 09:20 AM (nELVU)

25 Christine O'Donnell is on a panel at CPAC now. She's put on a few pounds, but I would still hit it.

Posted by: jwest at March 07, 2014 09:20 AM (u2a4R)

26

Maybe the GOP won't blow it this time.

 

 

 

And maybe the Great Pumpkin will appear just before Election Day 2014.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 07, 2014 09:20 AM (BAS5M)

27 I'm not holding my breath. I lose my mind watching the GOP screw everything up.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 07, 2014 09:21 AM (IXrOn)

28 Let us pray and work hard to ensure the GOP does not drive into the ditch.  Again.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 09:21 AM (J9ECY)

29 I have full faith that the GOP will find a surefire way to fuck this up.

Posted by: © Sponge at March 07, 2014 09:21 AM (xmcEQ)

30
Plaid

Maps

Some assembly required

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 07, 2014 09:21 AM (TIIx5)

31 I've gone the opposite way, I previously predicted 6 pickups, down to 4 and now I am at 2. Posted by: Guy Mohawk ------------------ Pessimists are rarely disappointed. The difference between pessimists and optimists, is that pessimists are more realistic.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 07, 2014 09:22 AM (aDwsi)

32 Michigan? Colorado? Virginia? Hmmm.... Reminiscent of "did you see the new poll that shows Romney is only 2% back in Michigan, this is going to be a landslide" talk from October 2012.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 07, 2014 09:22 AM (0LHZx)

33
GOP should take the George Costanza road.  Do opposite.

Campaign for Democrats and praise Barack Obama.


Maybe then . . . .?

Posted by: Sphynx at March 07, 2014 09:22 AM (OZmbA)

34 I want to see the GOP win the Senate for two very important reasons: (1) It will hurt Harry Reid, the most despicable POS in Washington, DC--- (and that's saying a lot.) (2) It will make moonbats like my sister and BIL cry. Cry, howl, and gnash teeth.

Posted by: Margarita who wishes she drank more at March 07, 2014 09:22 AM (dfYL9)

35
Let us pray and work hard to ensure the GOP does not drive into the ditch. Again.

*****

Slurpee's here....... get your Slurpees here!!!

Posted by: RNC at March 07, 2014 09:22 AM (nELVU)

36 And I'll say it for the hundredth time: there is still plenty of time for the GOPe to fuck it up. PLENTY of time. Remember, this is The Stupid Party. They didn't earn that name for nothin'.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 07, 2014 09:22 AM (7ObY1)

37 Somewhat related: Veterans are organizing to clip the wings of the anti-military Commander in Chief in 2014: http://www.bookwormroom.com/

Posted by: Lizzy at March 07, 2014 09:23 AM (aq/zi)

38 A good example of us fucking up? NC. We have an experienced conservative candidate, Thom Tillis, Speaker of the NC House, and the Tea Party people are upset because he has the support of Karl Rove. Their candidate? Greg Brannon who just got found guilty of stock fraud and was ordered to pay back his college classmates $250,000. And honorable man would withdraw, Brannon's ego won't let him, so we are pissing away money on a loser that could be spent against Hagan. Good work guys. The other candidate is a Baptist preacher who has no chance.

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 07, 2014 09:23 AM (0FSuD)

39 Never discount the Left's ability for shenanigans evil. Posted by: Lizzy -- FIFY

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 07, 2014 09:24 AM (aDwsi)

40 The GOP will win NC and Arkansas. Anything else, who knows. Maybe Montana, maybe Alaska. That's about it. Michigan? No way. Virginia, it will be close, but the Dems will find enough ballots in car trunks to pull it out. Colorado...it's a blue state and getting bluer every election.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 07, 2014 09:24 AM (0LHZx)

41 Okay, Dick Morris. Ouch, man...ouch.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at March 07, 2014 09:24 AM (5tpzF)

42 Can somebody please give CAC a book on color design and chart design? Those maps are not built for human eyes or brains. His text and analysis are fine -- but those maps! Those colors! This is a solvable problem. There are books and classes and courses that teach how to design infographics.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 07, 2014 09:24 AM (ZPrif)

43 This makes me very nervous. Remember when some of us declared Obama toast in mid 2012?

Posted by: Kensington (@NYKensington) at March 07, 2014 09:24 AM (/AHDz)

44

We should run on Immigration Reform!

 

That will get us sooo many new voters! 

Posted by: RNSC Brain Trust at March 07, 2014 09:24 AM (D+lxs)

45 Honestly, it's better that Republicans win than Democrats, wherever and for whatever. But - the damage that has been done to this country will not be fixed, soon, by a good election cycle. Especially if a bunch of careerist time-servers get in. Fixing the damage will be a long march, and in my opinion led by a Party that probably doesn't exist at this time. I'd rather have all Democrats out on their asses, nevertheless.

Posted by: tubal at March 07, 2014 09:25 AM (YEQ2h)

46 34 I want to see the GOP win the Senate for two very important reasons: (1) It will hurt Harry Reid, the most despicable POS in Washington, DC--- (and that's saying a lot.) (2) It will make moonbats like my sister and BIL cry. Cry, howl, and gnash teeth. If the GOPe "wins" the Senate, McLame and his merry band of Vichys vote with the Dems and the GOPe makes US cry, howl and gnash teeth. The GOPe would have to win the Senate by a dozen seats to overcome the Vichys. And that ain't gonna happen.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 07, 2014 09:25 AM (7ObY1)

47

I keep hearing ads against Scott Brown here in NH    telling people to vote for Shaheen instead of Brown, and    Brown hasn't even entered the damn RACE.

 

Personally I'm leaning toward Testerman.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 07, 2014 09:25 AM (4df7R)

48 Please add to FAQs on sidebar:



Just what is hobo hunting?

Who is Mary Cloggenstein?

Why can't the GOP win elections?

Posted by: Sphynx at March 07, 2014 09:25 AM (OZmbA)

49 I would like to see the GOP take the senate 51 - 49, so that McCain can   finally     switch parties and become someone else's problem.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at March 07, 2014 09:25 AM (/i3Yt)

50 Today, another jobs report came out. Time was when these monthly UE reports were big news and had lots of political value. Not under obama, though. Republicans, as usual, said nothing about today's UE report. And yet here we are, digging the graves for Senate Democrats. What I don't understand is WHY the Republicans are gonna win in November?? obamacare? Jobs? Nope and nope. So, what then?

Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 09:26 AM (FqZ/E)

51 49 I would like to see the GOP take the senate 51 - 49, so that McCain can finally switch parties and become someone else's problem. Posted by: Vashta Nerada at March 07, 2014 01:25 PM (/i3Yt) _____________ Don't forget me

Posted by: Susan Colins (RINO-Maine) at March 07, 2014 09:26 AM (0LHZx)

52 43 This makes me very nervous. Remember when some of us declared Obama toast in mid 2012? Exactly. And remember how the GOPe was going to defeat Hairy Reid and bounce the Majority Leader? And remember how "ZOMG Barbara Boxer is in serious trouble!" I will never, ever, EVER trust the fucking GOPe again until and unless they give me a reason to. I will not be holding my breath waiting.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 07, 2014 09:27 AM (7ObY1)

53 *sigh*

Posted by: Winston Wolf at March 07, 2014 09:27 AM (DErq5)

54 Minnesota as only "Moderately D"? As much as I'd like to see Franken get his ass handed to him, it strikes me as very unlikely. Especially lacking a standout nominee on the Republican side.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 07, 2014 09:27 AM (SY2Kh)

55 It is not intuitively obvious that hot pink = moderately Repub dark red = safe Repub bright red = likely Repub purple = tossup It's crazypants color time on that map.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 07, 2014 09:27 AM (ZPrif)

56 MWR, its all those old gray lesbian spinsters of the Democrat party in NH - the men - who can't get that picture of a bare chested Scott Brown from their minds.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 09:27 AM (J9ECY)

57 Greg Brannon who just got found guilty of stock fraud and was ordered to pay back his college classmates $250,000. --------------------- * sighs * Nip, Nip....., you are using the smear tactics of the Left. You know that you are..., it diminishes your credibility..., and the credibility of the GOP establishment. Is it any wonder that so many here are becoming disenchanted with the GOP? Put aside Brannon's qualifications, it is the political methodology being used against fellow conservatives that is so disturbing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 07, 2014 09:28 AM (aDwsi)

58 The GOP is in the driver's seat like Ted Kennedy was in the driver's seat.  Expect that you'll be swimming for your life at some point.

Posted by: Jaws at March 07, 2014 09:28 AM (eKZp1)

59 That's a spicy meat-a-ball!


Posted by: Racially stereotypical plumber at March 07, 2014 09:28 AM (ijXVY)

60 Not gonna happen and here's one reason why that pundits aren't thinking over.
Yes, Democrats are polling very badly, people can't stand 'em. But Republicans are polling badly as well, and that's because the GOP is not presenting a valid alternative loudly and consistently enough, all they're doing is saying "they suck!" Yes, they suck, but why should we vote for you, who we think suck, too?
When it comes down to it, most voters will go with the devil they know, leaving someone in office rather than someone they think also sucks. Why change for a different suck?
That, and the machine will make sure any close national election is a Democrat win.
Remember how the GOP was going to pick up all those seats in 2012, maybe even win a majority? Remember all that glee? Yeah, that really worked out, huh?

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 07, 2014 09:29 AM (zfY+H)

61 53 *sigh* Posted by: Winston Wolf at March 07, 2014 01:27 PM (DErq5) Poor Winston. Utterly forgotten by all (including me) in 2012.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at March 07, 2014 09:29 AM (5tpzF)

62 What are the current percentages in these races where the firewall is supposedly on fire? Last I saw, Pryor was only down like 3-4%. Sorry if I'm not going to be convinced right now of the DOOM™ for Dems. Got burned on that in '10 and '12 listening to that level of analysis here. Low single digits is NOT on fire for a Dem. This is starting to sound like wishcasting.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 09:29 AM (gBnkX)

63 This sounds an awful lot like the dozens of 2012 posts Romney Only -9 in Michigan, Up From -15 A Month Ago!

Yeah, I'll just be in that corner rocking back and forth.

Posted by: HR at March 07, 2014 09:29 AM (ZKzrr)

64 The GOP is in the driver's seat like Ted Kennedy was in the driver's seat. Expect that you'll be swimming for your life at some point. Thread Winner, early division.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit[/i][/u][/b][/s] at March 07, 2014 09:30 AM (0HooB)

65 Poor Winston. Utterly forgotten by all (including me) in 2012.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk

You know who this helps?

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at March 07, 2014 09:30 AM (Y/M/K)

66 If the GOP in Virginia is smart enough to nominate Gillespie, even if he doesn't win, it will help in all those other races. If the Dems have to prop up Warner with funds in Virginia, it means Col and Michigan won't get the dollars from the Dems, and makes those seats easier pickups. While Gillespie winning in Virginia will take out someone who could be a Dem Presidential or VP candidate in 16 or 20. But, alas, this is the Virginia GOP and they will choose some neophyte that can't raise funds and will get blown out at the polls and allow the Dems to take money from Virginia to other competitive states. It is in their DNA to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aak MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 09:30 AM (HxSXm)

67 This is where I get aggravated with the voting public. Contrary to some here, I see a huge difference between Republicans and Democrats at least at the national level. Vacillating between voting for a dem or rep seems crazy to me.

Posted by: Otto Tyme at March 07, 2014 09:30 AM (Kz9dH)

68 If the stoners in Colorado are Rocky Mountain high, will they turn out to vote?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2014 09:31 AM (ndIek)

69 Exactly. And remember how the GOPe was going to defeat Hairy Reid and bounce the Majority Leader? Tea Party darling Sharron Angle- the person responsible for the loss to Reid- was a member of the "establishment"? Seriously- some of you are taking the "blame the GOP first" shit to Full Retard.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 07, 2014 09:31 AM (SY2Kh)

70 Hey, isn't John McCain due to say something stupid? You know, to help the R's win the Senate seats.

Posted by: Seems legit at March 07, 2014 09:31 AM (A98Xu)

71 How come Ace is not an honored guest at cpac? He should be on a panel or at least in the VIP room VIPing people.

Posted by: Judge Pug at March 07, 2014 09:31 AM (hJnUx)

72 Imma go read this at The Federalist.... Splitter!

Posted by: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Judea at March 07, 2014 09:31 AM (QupBk)

73 They will find or buy another Todd Akin and make him the face of the party. They're ruthless and relentless and the GOP isn't. Four-seat pickup, max. They'll be able to deadlock Bambi and that's about it.

Posted by: joncelli at March 07, 2014 09:31 AM (RD7QR)

74 "What I don't understand is WHY the Republicans are gonna win in November?? obamacare? Jobs? Nope and nope. So, what then? Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 01:26 PM (FqZ/E)" Bingo. What's supposed to be driving this wave toward Republican shores?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 09:32 AM (gBnkX)

75 Today, another jobs report came out. Time was when these monthly UE reports were big news and had lots of political value. Not under obama, though.

Having a job is punishment for not signing up for Obamacare.

Posted by: HR at March 07, 2014 09:32 AM (ZKzrr)

76 >>71
How come Ace is not an honored guest at cpac? He should be on a panel or at least in the VIP room VIPing people. Posted by: Judge Pug<<


He was there, incognito.

Posted by: Sphynx at March 07, 2014 09:32 AM (OZmbA)

77 Rest assured ladies and Jeff B, MA just outlawed "upskirting."

Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 09:32 AM (FqZ/E)

78 Shaka, when the firewalls fell...

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 07, 2014 09:32 AM (V4CBV)

79 Hey, isn't John McCain due to say something stupid? --------------- The window is still open for him to criticize Issa.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 07, 2014 09:32 AM (aDwsi)

80

Sorry, sorry.  I know this is early for an OT, but it'll give y'all something to smile about.

 

A headline at Drudge:

 

Ted Turner rushed to clinic in Argentina...

 

Apparently it's appendicitis   and he got flown to Buenos Aires for   surgery.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 07, 2014 09:32 AM (4df7R)

81 Even if the GOP does pull a miracle and wins, so what? In 2012 the Dems will take it back. Then in 2018, the GOP will win a couple of seats. Basically the Dems will have at least 2/3 of the power in DC for the foreseeable future. And as Obama has demonstrated, it doesn't really matter what Congress looks like, he does what he does. And Hillary will do the same. We are fucked beyond the point of no return.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 07, 2014 09:32 AM (0LHZx)

82 71
How come Ace is not an honored guest at cpac? He should be on a panel or at least in the VIP room VIPing people.

Posted by: Judge Pug at March 07, 2014 01:31 PM (hJnUx)


Ace wouldn't consent to a flea dip. Gotta stand on principle.

Posted by: joncelli at March 07, 2014 09:32 AM (RD7QR)

83 62 What are the current percentages in these races where the firewall is supposedly on fire?
Last I saw, Pryor was only down like 3-4%.
Sorry if I'm not going to be convinced right now of the DOOM™ for Dems. Got burned on that in '10 and '12 listening to that level of analysis here.
Low single digits is NOT on fire for a Dem. This is starting to sound like wishcasting.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 01:29 PM (gBnkX)I can't remember the last time a Democrat lost by a few votes. I can remember a number of times when they've won by a few votes. Cheat factor. Can't be overestimated.

Posted by: tubal at March 07, 2014 09:32 AM (YEQ2h)

84 "...in the VIP room VIPing people."

Posted by: Judge Pug at March 07, 2014 01:31 PM (hJnUx)

They're called fluffers, and I think that only happens in their hotel rooms.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 07, 2014 09:33 AM (QFxY5)

85 "What I don't understand is WHY the Republicans are gonna win in November?? obamacare? Jobs? Nope and nope. So, what then? Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 01:26 PM (FqZ/E)" Silly me, it just hit me: COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM! What do I win?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 09:33 AM (gBnkX)

86 3 Gee, is this sounding like 2008 again? Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2014 01:16 PM (T2V/1) ^^this Not buying into any of the bullshit this year.

Posted by: cajun caret at March 07, 2014 09:33 AM (UZQM8)

87 It's going to be some fun times around here when the R's nominate Jeb Bush. There isn't enough alcohol to get me through it.

Posted by: Seems legit at March 07, 2014 09:34 AM (A98Xu)

88 I can see the GOPe getting all cocky, strutting around like big time players, only to have their nerdy little asses handed to them again because they're too fucking stupid to realize they're not in a fair or honest fight.

Brass knuckles to the nuts, baby!  Play to win or go home crying like bitches.

Posted by: Fritz at March 07, 2014 09:34 AM (UzPAd)

89 So the US response to Ukraine is to send six F-15s to Lithuania and deploy DDG-103 USS Truxtun to the Black Sea.

Kennedy actually mobilized the Guard during the Berlin Crisis when the Wall went up.  And Gaylord goes on vacation. 

Yep.  Putin and the world has a read on this President.  Pansy in Chief.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 09:34 AM (J9ECY)

90 46 If the GOPe "wins" the Senate, McLame and his merry band of Vichys vote with the Dems and the GOPe makes US cry, howl and gnash teeth. Posted by: Citizen X at March 07, 2014 01:25 PM (7ObY1) ---------------------- So what? How is that any worse than what we have now? So what? I would still have the satisfaction of watching Reid and various moonbats suffer. You ask too much. I have few hopes and even lower expectations. The most I dare hope for is to inflict a bit of pain on my enemies as they run me over.

Posted by: Margarita who wishes she drank more at March 07, 2014 09:34 AM (dfYL9)

91

its all those old gray lesbian spinsters of the Democrat party in NH

 

Hey, that's my family you're talking about!  My great aunt, educator, spinster and constant companion of a woman named Ruth whom I never met.  It wasn't until she was dead and I was a young adult that I tumbled to it.  "So, Dad, was Aunt Alice..."

 

The Bandersnatches derive from the kind of NH swamp Yankee that pronounces her name as "aren't Alice".

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at March 07, 2014 09:34 AM (A0sHn)

92
Yeah, I think we should all be defeatists. That way it doesn't hurt so bad when we lose and the Valu-Rite stock doesn't disappear so fast.

Posted by: Sphynx at March 07, 2014 09:34 AM (OZmbA)

93 78 Shaka, when the firewalls fell... Kiazi's children, their faces wet.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at March 07, 2014 09:35 AM (5tpzF)

94 the person responsible for the loss to Reid

I seem to recall some illegal election activities by unions financially linked to Il Pederast, but hey, who cares?

Posted by: HR at March 07, 2014 09:35 AM (ZKzrr)

95 "...in the VIP room VIPing people downing Valu-Rite?" Fixed.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2014 09:35 AM (ndIek)

96
For a week or so there was reason to be optimistic in CO, mainly because the gun owners will show up to hammer the state legislature dems and the guv for their gun control laws, plus Gardner is a much better candidate.

However, the dems just passed new election rules which allow same day registration and voting.  Same day.   Repubs are gonna get crushed unless the 2A's come out huge.

 There were over 12,000 votes iirc found to be have counted illegally in the last senate race where Buck lost by 16,000.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 07, 2014 09:36 AM (gorVZ)

97 West Virginia ... Solid Republican seats Riiight.

Posted by: Anon a mouse at March 07, 2014 09:36 AM (gXRIG)

98 68 If the stoners in Colorado are Rocky Mountain high, will they turn out to vote?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2014 01:31 PM (ndIek)


Arrange for a buy-one-get-one-free sale the day before the election. By the time they remember to vote it will be Wednesday. (BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA)

Posted by: joncelli at March 07, 2014 09:36 AM (RD7QR)

99 67 This is where I get aggravated with the voting public. Contrary to some here, I see a huge difference between Republicans and Democrats at least at the national level. Vacillating between voting for a dem or rep seems crazy to me. Posted by: Otto Tyme at March 07, 2014 01:30 PM (Kz9dH) ____________ It is crazy. But it's because 10-20% of the public has now idea what they're voting for. So one time the Republican seems like a nice young fellow who I could have a beer with, the next time it's the Democrat.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 07, 2014 09:36 AM (0LHZx)

100 Let us pray and work hard to ensure the GOP does not drive into the ditch. Again. If I had been Governor of Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy never would have driven off that bridge.

Posted by: Chris Christie [/i] at March 07, 2014 09:36 AM (CnA98)

101 This election will be a test of America's sanity. If Democrats somehow maintain control of the Senate given the mess they have created, there is no hope for us as a nation - we are finished - our majority had gone insane. It's over. P.S., Expect some SHOCKINGLY GOOD NUMBERS out of the Obama Lie Machine as we approach November. I predict unheard of job growth and economic expansion at just the right moment. All BS. Obama is the king of BS.

Posted by: Bill Mitchell at March 07, 2014 09:36 AM (+9xNn)

102 I cross my fingers and hope it is all true, but after the heartbreak of 2012, I find it hard to stay optimistic. Hopefully 2014 can change that.

Posted by: DangerGirl and her Sanity Prod (tm) at March 07, 2014 09:36 AM (GufPw)

Posted by: fixerupper at March 07, 2014 09:36 AM (nELVU)

104 If the GOPe "wins" the Senate, McLame and his merry band of Vichys vote with the Dems and the GOPe makes US cry, howl and gnash teeth. The GOPe would have to win the Senate by a dozen seats to overcome the Vichys. And that ain't gonna happen. Posted by: Citizen X at March 07, 2014 01:25 PM (7ObY1) You do realize that being in the majority means that the agenda is set by the majority leader, right? Instead of Dem senators not having to worry about voting against Obamacare's repeal now, they would either have to vote for or against if the GOP was in control. If they vote against repealing, they will be toast in 16 and 18.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aak MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 09:37 AM (HxSXm)

105 RSPECT Give it to me

Posted by: Obama at March 07, 2014 09:37 AM (ZPrif)

106 Gee, is this sounding like 2008 again? Posted by: Vic at March 07, 2014 01:16 PM (T2V/1) Yup, remember the wave? I thought we would win super majorities

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at March 07, 2014 09:37 AM (R8hU8)

107 i wanna believe.

Posted by: willow at March 07, 2014 09:37 AM (nqBYe)

108 Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2014 01:31 PM (ndIek) ---------- I think all the stoners turning out to vote for legal weed in CO tipped the scales for teh Won!

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy-Eared Vulcan at March 07, 2014 09:37 AM (5npD/)

109 Mr Scribbler, if you're out there, I must again apologize for thinking that you were a clueless Eyeore in 2012. You nailed it perfectly.


Posted by: Biff Boffo aka Damn Sockpuppet at March 07, 2014 09:37 AM (YmPwQ)

110 101 This election will be a test of America's sanity. That ship has fricken sailed. 2012 ring a bell?

Posted by: Seems legit at March 07, 2014 09:38 AM (A98Xu)

111 I seem to recall some illegal election activities by unions financially linked to Il Pederast, but hey, who cares? Doesn't change the fact that she lost (more accurately, got slaughtered) because she was a shitty candidate running a shitty campaign.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 07, 2014 09:38 AM (SY2Kh)

112 This election will be a test of America's sanity. That ship has already circumnavigated.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 09:38 AM (gBnkX)

113 Cold Water:

All the Dems up for reelection in 2016 are in blue states. CA, CO, CT, MA, NV, NY, OR, VT, WA.

Reid is up in 2016.

Rubio (FL), Kirk(IL), Coats(IN), Grassley(IA), Ayotte(NH), Portman(OH), Tommey(PA), and Johnson(WI) are all up. 

One or two of those will lose, at least.

Unless we've a hell of a Prez candidate.

Posted by: RoyalOil at March 07, 2014 09:38 AM (VjL9S)

114 For clarity: lean: 1-5 point win for the given party moderate 5<10 win likely 10<15 win solid 15< win So for example, I forecast on election day Franken winning re-election by a margin between 5 and 10 points. States listed as tossups are anyone's guess, whether that's thanks to polling averages (see Alaska, where it's a split decision with Sullivan versus Begich) or because we simply lack any data on the race as it looks to be (Gardner now vs Udall- when the previously weaker GOP field was trailing him by only 3-5 points). This isn't a confidence chart, it's a forecast of how the votes will fall. It will change accordingly, with the data we have. So far, Michigan in this non-Presidential year is looking very good- the Democrat is struggling with their campaign, lashing out against private citizens and facing blowback for it from the local media, trailing the Republican in fundraising, and trailing the Republican consistently in the polling- Land has led in 5 out of the last 6, including PPP, which never showed Romney ahead or close in Michigan in all of 2012.

Posted by: CAC at March 07, 2014 09:38 AM (BVHlT)

115 Missed the last thread about Perry so I need to put it here -- Perry may have been a great gov of Texas and brought a lot of business there BUT What happens nationally when states that have lost business to Texas are reviewing qualifications? I just think that the business model of "poaching" businesses (however proper and efficient) will ultimately be a negative in a national race. YMMV

Posted by: Mustbequantum at March 07, 2014 09:38 AM (MIKMs)

116

You do realize that being in the majority means that the agenda is set by the majority leader, right?

 



Instead of Dem senators not having to worry about voting against Obamacare's repeal now, they would either have to vote for or against if the GOP was in control. If they vote against repealing, they will be toast in 16 and 18.

 

 

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aak MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 01:37 PM (HxSXm)

 

 

Unfortunately that's not as true as it once was.   The agenda is set by the media, and the media is in the back pocket of the Dems.  

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 07, 2014 09:38 AM (4df7R)

117 And this is nothing against CAC, but I am not getting my hopes up. 2012 was such a frickin gut buster.

Posted by: RWC at March 07, 2014 09:39 AM (fWAjv)

118 Pryor is toast in Arkansas, and he knows it.

Posted by: maddogg at March 07, 2014 09:39 AM (xWW96)

119 71 How come Ace is not an honored guest at cpac? He should be on a panel or at least in the VIP room VIPing people. Posted by: Judge Pug at March 07, 2014 01:31 PM (hJnUx) The Ewok likes his privacy. It helps him in his hobo hunts.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aak MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 09:39 AM (HxSXm)

120 >>>I've gone the opposite way, I previously predicted 6 pickups, down to 4 and now I am at 2.

Well I'm all about pessimism (especially given the state of the base), but this is just bonkers.  Unless you think we're going to lose KY or GA (GA is the only one that's possible, if Paul Broun wins the nomination it could well happen), then +3 is already in the bank: MT, SD, and WV.  I'd add AR to that as well myself, unless Cotton pulls a "dead girl/live boy" stunt.  Same with LA. 

The circular firing squad in NC (with idiot TP morons continuing to back Greg Brannon even though he's a lying piece of shit who conned money out of business investors and just got found liable for civil fraud) gives me pause, and who knows what will happen in places like CO or AK (if Joe Miller wins the primary we're doomed), but right now things are falling into place.

Posted by: Jeff B. at March 07, 2014 09:39 AM (ewYO6)

121 I can't remember the last time a Democrat lost by a few votes. I can remember a number of times when they've won by a few votes. Cheat factor. Can't be overestimated. Posted by: tubal at March 07, 2014 01:32 PM (YEQ2h) _________ Bush in 2000 was the last one. Democrats learned their lesson and have never lost a close election since, either federally or at the state level.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 07, 2014 09:39 AM (0LHZx)

122 Meanwhile, how foolish Wendy Davis is?  She ain't running from the President when he visits Texas next month.

http://tinyurl.com/n5vysr9

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 09:40 AM (J9ECY)

123 "Doesn't change the fact that she lost (more accurately, got slaughtered) because she was a shitty candidate running a shitty campaign." Replace "she" with "he" and you get your boy Romney.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 09:40 AM (gBnkX)

124 Instead of Dem senators not having to worry about voting against Obamacare's repeal now, they would either have to vote for or against if the GOP was in control. If they vote against repealing, they will be toast in 16 and 18.

=====

Zero's illegal delays of the law are effectively repeals. That wave of cancellations that we (or at least I) was counting on in October? Not happening now. Zerocare is slowly fading into the background as "somebody else's problem" among the LIVs.

Posted by: Biff Boffo aka Damn Sockpuppet at March 07, 2014 09:40 AM (YmPwQ)

125 "If Democrats somehow maintain control of the Senate given the mess they have created, there is no hope for us as a nation - we are finished - our majority had gone insane. It's over."
That ship has already sailed. Even if the Republicans took over both houses with a veto-proof absolute majority it wouldn't matter. Not only do they lack the will to do what would be needed, its too late to repair things. We're not Wiley E Coyote headed for the cliff, we've looked down and pulled the sign out from behind our backs.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 07, 2014 09:40 AM (zfY+H)

126 willow, just don't become a Beleiber...  

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 09:40 AM (J9ECY)

127 You do realize that being in the majority means that the agenda is set by the majority leader, right? That majority leader would be the man who ended the shutdown fight for a few billion dollars for a dam in his state. It's the difference between eating crap and eating vomit. I'm not going to do cartwheels over a GOP retaking of the Senate. The agenda will be Barry's.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at March 07, 2014 09:41 AM (sv/s3)

128 This election will be a test of America's sanity. Didn't we say this last time? Don't exactly see much work to correct it, either.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at March 07, 2014 09:41 AM (naUcP)

129

You do realize that being in the majority means that the agenda is set by the majority leader, right?

 

 

Which is Part of the Problem.  McConnell is a black hole of charisma.  You have to figure that in order to reach the Senate a human has to have more than the average amount of alpha in her, so how did the caucus of the red meat party select this bellend?

Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at March 07, 2014 09:41 AM (A0sHn)

130 "Ted Turner rushed to clinic in Argentina... Apparently it's appendicitis and he got flown to Buenos Aires for surgery." I'm pretty sure they'll be taking him to the Swiss Medical Clinic in the Federal zone of Buenos Aires. Nice place. Had a CAT scan there once. It's ironic that a socialist like Turner will be treated there instead of the government run general hospital that's just down the road from there.

Posted by: jwest at March 07, 2014 09:41 AM (u2a4R)

131 damn mu.nu : lean: 1-5 pts moderate 5-10 pts likely 10-15 pts solid 15- points

Posted by: CAC at March 07, 2014 09:41 AM (BVHlT)

132 What would a political thread be without JeffB? It would have a fresh spring time scent. Rather than the smell of rotted, maggot crawling corpses.

Posted by: maddogg at March 07, 2014 09:42 AM (xWW96)

133 Jeff B: Montana is in the bank? Based on what exactly? The last time a Republican won a senate seat in MT was 2000. Montana has been getting more liberal every year as Californians continue to move there. I'm not saying a Rep can't win Montana, but saying it's in the bank is ludicrous.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at March 07, 2014 09:42 AM (0LHZx)

134 l'ACA est un carafe d'ambrosia a partir de Mont Olymp. Avec la moitie du pays regarder MSNBC, le seul espoir pour les Republicains et un message uncorruptible. 5 points du balle. Et le question: "Est-x vous font moins libre ou plus libre?" Si chaque plouc remous repete le meme message, partialite des medias pourrait meme pas diluer le message. Josh Anderson

Posted by: Josh Anderson at March 07, 2014 09:42 AM (rQm9b)

135 No way would I vote for Scott Brown in the primary, however if he is the Repub candidate come Nov. I will. Jean S wasn't the worse Gov we had but she is definitely a Dem tool in senate

Posted by: NativeNH at March 07, 2014 09:42 AM (NKW2D)

136 Zero's illegal delays of the law are effectively repeals. That wave of cancellations that we (or at least I) was counting on in October? Not happening now. Zerocare is slowly fading into the background as "somebody else's problem" among the LIVs. Until you no longer have health insurance.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2014 09:43 AM (ndIek)

137 134 l'ACA est un carafe d'ambrosia a partir de Mont Olymp.

Avec la moitie du pays regarder MSNBC, le seul espoir pour les Republicains et un message uncorruptible.

5 points du balle.

Et le question: "Est-x vous font moins libre ou plus libre?"

Si chaque plouc remous repete le meme message, partialite des medias pourrait meme pas diluer le message.

Josh Anderson

Posted by: Josh Anderson at March 07, 2014 01:42 PM (rQm9b)


Ace? Is that you practicing your Frogistani on us?

Posted by: joncelli at March 07, 2014 09:43 AM (RD7QR)

138

Meanwhile,    there's a measles outbreak in NYC.

 

Countdown to De Blasio blaming the outbreak on   charter schools in  5... 4... 3...

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 07, 2014 09:43 AM (4df7R)

139 "including PPP, which never showed Romney ahead or close in Michigan in all of 2012." How are you factoring in the fact that this isn't a Presidential coattails year?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 09:44 AM (gBnkX)

140 Zero's illegal delays of the law are effectively repeals.

No they aren't.

Posted by: HR at March 07, 2014 09:44 AM (ZKzrr)

141 With half the country watching MSNBC ... Heh.

Posted by: The Nielsen Company at March 07, 2014 09:44 AM (QupBk)

142 I am in the process of teaching pigs to fly, nothing positive has happened yet. I expect good results right after the GOP acts as if it has a brain.

Posted by: Killerdog at March 07, 2014 09:45 AM (NpyQC)

143 @57 Mike stating the FACTS is not a smear. Brannon was found guilty by 12 jurors in Wake County NC of stock fraud and ordered to repay $250,000. Those are facts. Google up Greg Brannon stock fraud. Here one of the hits you get. http://tinyurl.com/nc3ywwl

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 07, 2014 09:45 AM (0FSuD)

144 Thanks Jenny McCarthy, measles...

Poor kids.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 09:45 AM (J9ECY)

145 No way would I vote for Scott Brown in the primary, however if he is the Repub candidate come Nov. I will. Jean S wasn't the worse Gov we had but she is definitely a Dem tool in senate

Posted by: NativeNH at March 07, 2014 01:42 PM (NKW2D)

 

My feelings toward Shaheen can best be described through      performance art.

 

Picture a voodoo doll.

 

Now picture that voodoo doll being fed leg-first through a paper shredder.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 07, 2014 09:45 AM (4df7R)

146 133 Jeff B:

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo

This oughta be good.
*popcorn*

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at March 07, 2014 09:45 AM (Y/M/K)

147

Eight months to go.  Don't get cocky.

 

 

(Though the panicky reactions of Democrats is soothing to watch.)

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 09:45 AM (hLRSq)

148 Unfortunately that's not as true as it once was. The agenda is set by the media, and the media is in the back pocket of the Dems. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 07, 2014 01:38 PM (4df7R) When did the media start scheduling the Senate votes? The Majority Leader decides which subcommittee will get the bills, and he knows damn sure which ones will kill those bills so they don't even make it to the committees for a vote, much less the Senate floor.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aak MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 09:45 AM (HxSXm)

149 There're lots of reasons for pessimism, to be sure, but i can't tell by the comments if there's a general feeling of surrender too. Whatever the case, im gonna keep fighting to win. In my own sphere of influence i'll talk people's ears off trying to persuade them and keep going until i run out of rhetorical ammo. What else is there?

Posted by: fastfreefall at March 07, 2014 09:46 AM (ELHK5)

150 Zero's illegal delays of the law are effectively repeals.

No they aren't.

Posted by: HR at March 07, 2014 01:44 PM (ZKzrr)

 

 

Not effectively, no.   But for the purposes of    making the stupid masses believe that their health insurance is safe?   Yeah.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 07, 2014 09:46 AM (4df7R)

151 Posted by: Nip Sip Apparently, when your soap doesn't sell, it's the fault of your customers.

Posted by: toby928© at March 07, 2014 09:47 AM (QupBk)

152 Elections aren't really won now until the last trunk is opened and after being dragged through the Democrat judicial system. Yeah, I'm skeptical of the map.

Posted by: tubal at March 07, 2014 09:47 AM (YEQ2h)

153 Posted by: Hollowpoint at March 07, 2014 01:31 PM (SY2Kh) Being called a retard by you is a badge of honor. Thank you kindly.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 07, 2014 09:47 AM (7ObY1)

154 And this is nothing against CAC, but I am not getting my hopes up. 2012 was such a frickin gut buster. Posted by: RWC at March 07, 2014 01:39 PM (fWAjv) My pessimism about 2014 lasted until the data shook me up. I actively argued that we had no chance of winning this year, that we would fuck this up. I still fear that to be the case, but right now, Republicans are tripping over their dicks so forcefully they're winding up back on their feet. Hell, the radio show I did just 2 months ago with wiser- you can hear my pessimism. If the Republicans collapse, you'll see it in the chart. If they stay the course, you'll see it in the chart. I'm cautiously bullish on the Senate side of things, pessimistic on the gubernatorial side (that CT tied poll means that race is now lean Dem- the R was leading in the earlier one which some excited Republicans somehow forgot; Corbett is toast, LePage is hanging by a thread, and Scott has to depend on Crist imploding for him to win re-election). My goal this year is to have the most accurate final call the day before election day, and on election night, to deliver the results and calls the fastest of any source, good for us or bad for us. For the record- Sink wins Tuesday by 3-5 points barring a massive surge in Republican turnout. It's her district to lose.

Posted by: CAC at March 07, 2014 09:47 AM (BVHlT)

155 Let's say the GOP does win, and takes over totally. Let's say they have such a powerful majority they can push through anything they want and shove it down Obama's throat. Let's say they are strongly conservative and further that they ignore the press and simply do what needs to be done, by some act of God.
So in a flurry of legislation, they repeal Obamacare, obliterate the Department of Education and several other agencies, slash spending by 25%, balance the budget, and reverse most of the lunatic crap the EPA has been doing, and overall rewrites Washington DC so its strictly federal, not interfering within the states. Then, lets say that they detonate the IRS, rewriting tax law to a simple, flat tax you can fill out on your coffee break on a postcard.
While we're squirming with orgiastic glee at the wave of conservatism... hundreds of thousands of federal jobs have just been cut, and now the unemployment rate skyrockets. The short-term reaction of having all this bureaucracy and businesses sucking off the government teat means a dive in growth as the economy shifts over.
Suddenly its a great depression, as the press puts it. Conservatives have Hoovered us again! Their plans destroyed the economy! Look at all these black people out of work because of the federal job cuts (need I repeat that there are more than twice as many blacks working for the federal government than the percentage of general population?).
The GOP is hurled out of office in the next election and the Democrat candidate for president wins in a landslide. And they benefit from the huge surge in economy that takes place due to the conservative changes.
Are you feeling me yet?

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 07, 2014 09:48 AM (zfY+H)

156 OT, and double-plus ungood:


PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Philadelphia judge has ordered philly.com to reveal the name of an anonymous commenter, in a defamation suit brought by electricians’ union leader John Dougherty.

An attorney in the case says it could have a broad impact on incendiary online comments and those users, sometimes called “trolls,” who post them anonymously.

The anonymous defendant in the suit, disguised by the nonsense name “fbpdplt,” called Dougherty a name in the comments section of an article on the website, one of the properties in the media group that also owns the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.


Posted by: joncelli at March 07, 2014 09:48 AM (RD7QR)

157 Posted by: Josh Anderson at March 07, 2014 01:42 PM (rQm9b) Agreed. (except for half the country watching MSLSD. They wish.)

Posted by: RWC at March 07, 2014 09:48 AM (fWAjv)

158 Hey MWR, is this a metaphor for the GOP??

http://youtu.be/cRJE2n3qjrY

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 09:48 AM (J9ECY)

159 Montuckey is no lock.

Posted by: garrett at March 07, 2014 09:48 AM (35vw4)

160 "(Though the panicky reactions of Democrats is soothing to watch.)" That's the only gratifying thing so far. I remember being pretty down on Malor for being the only Cob here to predict an Obama win. But that was because I had drunk the GOPe Rombley Kool Aid. As much as it pains me to say it, maybe Malor should be doing the election analysis here.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 09:49 AM (gBnkX)

161 After they win the Senate, I'm sure their excuse will simply be - we can't do anything! We only have 1/3 of the government! We just HAVE to pass these big government, liberty destroying, statist policies until we win the Presidency. Then. Yes, then. We'll give you a taste of liberty. That should keep you voting for us for the next century - suckers.

Posted by: gm at March 07, 2014 09:49 AM (/kBoL)

162

A  headline at Drudge:

 

Western countries alarmed    as Libya slides towards  chaos

Yahoo! News: http://tinyurl.com/qzsk4bh


 

Really?  NOW you're alarmed?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 07, 2014 09:50 AM (4df7R)

163

I love posts like this.  The message of hope being brought to the moron horde, and then the horde wails, gnashes their teeth, rends their garments, and spills ashes on their heads.

 

"Dooooooooomed!  We're always doooooomed!  It matters nothing, we are always dooooomed!"

*sob*sob*sob*sob*wail*wail*wail*

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 09:50 AM (hLRSq)

164 Just don't think any of this means much in this fast-changing world.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 07, 2014 09:50 AM (1Y+hH)

165
When did the media start scheduling the Senate votes?


The Majority Leader decides which subcommittee will get the bills, and he knows damn sure which ones will kill those bills so they don't even make it to the committees for a vote, much less the Senate floor.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aak MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 01:45 PM (HxSXm)

 

 

You realize you're talking about a Republican party that is terrified of saying boo to a goose for fear they'll be called racists   by the MFM, right?   

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 07, 2014 09:50 AM (4df7R)

166 163 I love posts like this. The message of hope being brought to the moron horde, and then the horde wails, gnashes their teeth, rends their garments, and spills ashes on their heads. We were all very positive in 2012. I don't think we'll make that mistake again.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at March 07, 2014 09:51 AM (sv/s3)

167 Posted by: CAC at March 07, 2014 01:47 PM (BVHlT) I pray your right. And thanks for doing this.

Posted by: RWC at March 07, 2014 09:51 AM (fWAjv)

168
bonkers says the guy who was all romney all the time.  and you know squat about CO.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 07, 2014 09:51 AM (gorVZ)

169 If it's a 50-50 tie in the Senate, does Caligula's horse cast the deciding vote?

Posted by: zombie at March 07, 2014 09:51 AM (mizYg)

170

Posted by: fastfreefall at March 07, 2014 01:46 PM (ELHK5)

 

 

Oh, you noticed the air of dismay and surrender also?  It permeates this place like the fetid stink of wet Ewok, Valu-Rite, corn chips, and poorly-tanned hobo hides.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 09:51 AM (hLRSq)

171 Which is Part of the Problem. McConnell is a black hole of charisma. You have to figure that in order to reach the Senate a human has to have more than the average amount of alpha in her, so how did the caucus of the red meat party select this bellend? Posted by: Frumious Bandersnatch at March 07, 2014 01:41 PM (A0sHn) Money and knowing where the skeletons are, but mostly money. In Reid's case, it's the skeletons.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aak MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 09:51 AM (HxSXm)

172 Between GOP incompetence, a gleefully one-sided media and the Dems' vote shenanigans, I'm fully expecting another November disappointment. And then the left and the media (BIRM) will point and laugh at us again for believing we're NOT crazy fringe extremists.

Posted by: tsj017 at March 07, 2014 09:52 AM (4YUWF)

173 The GOP has fallen into the idiot's trap of always worrying more about the next election than what they should do right now, and that's not going to change. There's always an election coming up.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 07, 2014 09:52 AM (zfY+H)

174 The Blaze seems to be going full BuzzFeed these days. All the articles have headlines like -- You Won't Believe What ..., The Crazy Thing That ..., Read the Shocking ., Can You Guess The ..., The headlines are all this viral click-bait stuff that teases something shocking, crazy, disgusting, amazing, etc, etc ... but doesn't say what exactly. So you have to click it to see. You can't skim their home page and get the basics of the story. Annoying but not a surprise. Buzzfeed works. Viral click-bait works.

Posted by: Obama at March 07, 2014 09:52 AM (ZPrif)

175 Are you feeling me yet? Posted by: Christopher Taylor No, since none of that is going to happen.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 07, 2014 09:52 AM (1Y+hH)

176 169 If it's a 50-50 tie in the Senate, does Caligula's horse cast the deciding vote?

Posted by: zombie at March 07, 2014 01:51 PM (mizYg)


The vice president. So, intellectually speaking, yes.

Posted by: joncelli at March 07, 2014 09:52 AM (RD7QR)

177 does Caligula's horse cast the deciding vote?

How can he?  He's the Secretary of State now.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 09:52 AM (J9ECY)

178 134 l'ACA est un carafe d'ambrosia a partir de Mont Olymp. Avec la moitie du pays regarder MSNBC, le seul espoir pour les Republicains et un message uncorruptible. 5 points du balle. Et le question: "Est-x vous font moins libre ou plus libre?" Si chaque plouc remous repete le meme message, partialite des medias pourrait meme pas diluer le message. Josh Anderson Allow me to translate: The ACA is a carafe of ambrosia a part of Mt. Olympus. When I paid MSNBC to molt, the spoiled soul of Republicans ate an incorruptible message. 5 points to ball. And the question: is X the font of your book eggs plus book? The chick plucks remorse repeating the meme message, partially the media's portrait meme pass dilutes the message. Merci. Merci very much.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 07, 2014 09:52 AM (7ObY1)

179  
150 Zero's illegal delays of the law are effectively repeals. No they aren't.
Posted by: HR at March 07, 2014 01:44 PM (ZKzrr)


Not effectively, no. But for the purposes of making the stupid masses believe that their health insurance is safe? Yeah.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 07, 2014 01:46 PM (4df7R

====

Thank you MWR, that's what I meant by "effectively repeals". In that the most harmful effects of Zerocare are hidden until it's too late to do anything about it. The fact that nobody on the GOP side..not even Cruz, as far as I know, is raising objection to these delays doesn;t give me much hope.

Posted by: Biff Boffo at March 07, 2014 09:53 AM (YmPwQ)

180 tisk, tisk,,   No matter.  When I'm crowned Queen you will quickly realise that I too have a pen and a phone.  Man oh man will I use them....    

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 07, 2014 09:53 AM (GjPnA)

181 "GOP In Driver's Seat to Win Throw Away Senate"

FTFY!

the Party of Stupid will do everything it can to not win, and, if that doesn't w*rk, will reach across the aisle as fast as it can to still give away the store.

Fuck the GOP:

Let.
It.
Burn.

Posted by: redc1c4 at March 07, 2014 09:53 AM (q+fqH)

182 "No, since none of that is going to happen."
Of course not, its a best possible case scenario, pointing out that it does not MATTER who wins any more. We crossed that line, and its irrelevant who is in power at the federal level. Write it off, let it burn, and focus on the local.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 07, 2014 09:54 AM (zfY+H)

183 149 There're lots of reasons for pessimism, to be sure, but i can't tell by the comments if there's a general feeling of surrender too. Whatever the case, im gonna keep fighting to win. In my own sphere of influence i'll talk people's ears off trying to persuade them and keep going until i run out of rhetorical ammo. What else is there? Posted by: fastfreefall at March 07, 2014 01:46 PM (ELHK5) --------------------------- THIS. Even if you believe, as I do, that the game is lost, you don't have to roll over and die, making it easy on your enemies. You keep fighting as best you can. You do not go gentle into the night.

Posted by: Margarita who wishes she drank more at March 07, 2014 09:54 AM (dfYL9)

184 > I can't remember the last time a Democrat lost by a few votes. I can remember a number of times when they've won by a few votes. Cheat factor. Can't be overestimated.

What are you implying?

Posted by: Some Dem operative in the Seward neighborood in Mpls with a trunk full of ballots at March 07, 2014 09:54 AM (ZWvOb)

185 On a moe serious note: If things go a little pear-shaped on election day (a very real possibility considering the GOP's track record), we could only win the five guaranteed pickups, and the other ones will slips through our fingers, leading indeed to a 50-50 tie. In which case, Joe Biden will suddenly emerge as the Most Powerful Man in the Country, casting the deciding vote nearly every day not just on bills but on filibusters, procedurals, etc. Biden will stand astride this nation like the Colossus of Chodes!

Posted by: zombie at March 07, 2014 09:55 AM (mizYg)

186 Good thing Obama made Putin blink. Raymond Pritchett ‏@Galrahn Russia apparently just raided the Sevastopol tactical brigade base. Ukraine #osint is MG Oleg Strutsinsky is now in Russian custody.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 07, 2014 09:55 AM (ZPrif)

187 Use this one weird trick to screw up an election!

Posted by: GOP Marketing, Inc. at March 07, 2014 09:55 AM (RD7QR)

188 Stay classy MSNBC The simple sight of him in his wheelchair —matchstick-thin legs dangling in front of him as he maneuvers himself around— is enough to set him apart from the parade of conservative Republican white men who talk about helping the job creators and seem never to have suffered a day in their lives.

Posted by: RWC at March 07, 2014 09:55 AM (fWAjv)

189

Oh look.  Leftists whinging about their "communities" being  tainted by increased diversity.    Spike Lee,   is that you?

 

West Hollywood's increasing diversity inspires mixed emotions

Always known as a gay haven, West Hollywood is facing an identity crisis as its population and commercial scene—and society as a whole—evolve.


LA Times: http://tinyurl.com/qx3zp6e

 

Councilman John Duran and his gay colleagues on the West Hollywood City Council never expected a backlash when they voted recently to remove the rainbow flag from above City Hall.

 

For Duran, who is gay, taking down the flag wasn't about slighting gays but sending a message about the city's diversity.

 

"It's not just a city of gay men. It belongs to heterosexual people as well," he said.

 

But the flag's removal in a place synonymous with gay life outraged many, and the city this week changed course, raising above City Hall a flag with a rainbow-colored city logo...

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 07, 2014 09:56 AM (4df7R)

190 Biden will stand astride this nation like the Colossus of Chodes! Posted by: zombie at March 07, 2014 01:55 PM (mizYg) I lol'd.

Posted by: CAC at March 07, 2014 09:56 AM (BVHlT)

191 Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 01:51 PM (hLRSq) Actually it's worse than that. We know that banking on a Republican wave is probably not wise. We know that a Republicans wave-win won't help much either, based on prior performance. So, we've got that going for us.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 07, 2014 09:56 AM (1Y+hH)

192 We were all very positive in 2012. I don't think we'll make that mistake again.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at March 07, 2014 01:51 PM (sv/s3)

 

 

Positive is one thing - always claiming that no matter what happens, even if you win you lose - that's just wrong.  It's more than wrong, it is almost UnAmerican behavior.

 

 

I really don't understand why anyone would go into a contest waving the white flag right from the beginning.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 09:56 AM (hLRSq)

193 @155: All true.  It would be a fairly short depression, as private business would (should) start to pick up quickly once all the onerous regulation/taxation currently disincentivizing small business is gone.

PS part 1: A Depression is far better than The Burning Times.

PS part 2: We're already in a Depression.  Have been for a while now.  The unemployment rate is already at "skyrocketed" levels, and EBT == Soup Lines.  Been to any strip malls recently?  They're all 1/2 empty or worse.

Posted by: Jabari at March 07, 2014 09:57 AM (gyNYk)

194 If things go a little pear-shaped on election day (a very real possibility considering the GOP's track record), we could only win the five guaranteed pickups, and the other ones will slips through our fingers, leading indeed to a 50-50 tie. In which case, Joe Biden will suddenly emerge as the Most Powerful Man in the Country, casting the deciding vote nearly every day not just on bills but on filibusters, procedurals, etc. Biden will stand astride this nation like the Colossus of Chodes! ---- I wouldn't expect many 50/50 votes.

Posted by: SH at March 07, 2014 09:58 AM (gmeXX)

195 169 If it's a 50-50 tie in the Senate, does Caligula's horse cast the deciding vote? Posted by: zombie at March 07, 2014 01:51 PM (mizYg) SecState doesn't get a vote.

Posted by: RWC at March 07, 2014 09:58 AM (fWAjv)

196

If we're in the same  shape  in August that we are now, electorially, then I might get excited.  2012 burned out most of the optomism that I had for elections.

 

I still think that somehow the fix is in.  Dear Leader, his  regime, and the DNC have control of  most of  the inner workings of the voting  process.  Just sayin'. 

Posted by: Soona at March 07, 2014 09:58 AM (IaanB)

197 So in West Hollywood they voluntarily segregated...  and now that the community is integrating their self image is threatened.  So now who is prejudicial?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 09:58 AM (J9ECY)

198 Never will understand the LIB advocates. Well at least not the make it burn advocates. There is some cross over there.

Posted by: Otto Tyme at March 07, 2014 09:58 AM (Kz9dH)

199 In which case, Joe Biden will suddenly emerge as the Most Powerful Man in the Country, casting the deciding vote nearly every day not just on bills but on filibusters, procedurals, etc. --- Of course didn't Biden make fun of Palin because this wasn't a big role for the VP - or something like that?

Posted by: SH at March 07, 2014 09:59 AM (gmeXX)

200 We've been in a Depression since October of 2007. The lying fucking liars in the MFM can lie about it all they want. And the sheeple LIVs can believe the lying liars and discount the truth that's right in front of their stupid, parasitic faces. But we have been in a Depression for well over 6 years now. That's a fack, Jack.

Posted by: Citizen X at March 07, 2014 09:59 AM (7ObY1)

201 PS part 2: We're already in a Depression. Have been for a while now. The unemployment rate is already at "skyrocketed" levels, and EBT == Soup Lines. Been to any strip malls recently? They're all 1/2 empty or worse.

Posted by: Jabari at March 07, 2014 01:57 PM (gyNYk)


Yeah. I've got a large mall in the suburbs of Philly near me. On a Friday night in winter a couple weeks ago it was, except for some high school kids, dead. Okay, yes, Amazon, but still not a good sign.

Posted by: joncelli at March 07, 2014 09:59 AM (RD7QR)

202 You want 6 You need 4 You'll take 2

Posted by: CSMBigBird at March 07, 2014 09:59 AM (VzbI8)

203 Somebody just pull the UnAmerican card out. Put a fork in the thread.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 10:00 AM (gBnkX)

204 Retweeted by Raymond Pritchett Peter Baker ‏@peterbakernyt Russian takeover of Crimea so complete that planes to Kiev now leave from international terminal instead of domestic.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 07, 2014 10:00 AM (ZPrif)

205 Write it off, let it burn, and focus on the local. Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 07, 2014 01:54 PM (zfY+H) Yep, that's what I'm doing. The national GOP is not on my side. That's why I'm not a Republicrat anymore.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 07, 2014 10:00 AM (1Y+hH)

206 Posted by: Jabari at March 07, 2014 01:57 PM (gyNYk) Depends where you live.

Posted by: Otto Tyme at March 07, 2014 10:00 AM (Kz9dH)

207 I really don't understand why anyone would go into a contest waving the white flag right from the beginning.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 01:56 PM (hLRSq)It may be learned behavior - learned from the Candidates in 2008 and 2012. Perhaps what you are observing here is a lack of trust in a Party, which we are called to support because of no viable alternative. That might make a person less than enthused.

Posted by: tubal at March 07, 2014 10:01 AM (YEQ2h)

208 You realize you're talking about a Republican party that is terrified of saying boo to a goose for fear they'll be called racists by the MFM, right? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at March 07, 2014 01:50 PM (4df7R) That's why those types of bills are sent to subcommittees to die a very, very, long and slow death. After a few months, the media has their new pet project and will forget about it. This is how NY and CT got gun bills passed when other states went the opposite way. The states that allowed more freedom with guns waited 9 months of so after the shootings to pass pro gun bills while killing gun bans that the media said we needed "for the children".

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aak MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 10:01 AM (HxSXm)

209 Ain't no depression here. Hunger Games ain't so bad in Capitol City!

Posted by: DC suburbs at March 07, 2014 10:01 AM (ZPrif)

210 So in West Hollywood they voluntarily segregated... and now that the community is integrating their self image is threatened. So now who is prejudicial?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 01:58 PM (J9ECY)

 

Right?

 

Next up:   the Muzzies of Dearbornistan picket against     the remaining Christians in their community.

 

Then: Las Vegas's    Mole People   protest   the incursion of more and more   homeless into their subterranean      tunnels    as   the economy stays shitty.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/b][/i] at March 07, 2014 10:01 AM (4df7R)

211 206 Posted by: Jabari at March 07, 2014 01:57 PM (gyNYk)

Depends where you live.

Posted by: Otto Tyme at March 07, 2014 02:00 PM (Kz9dH)


Is anything outside of Texas, the Dakotas, and the DC area growing?

Posted by: joncelli at March 07, 2014 10:01 AM (RD7QR)

212 Somebody just pull the UnAmerican card out.


Put a fork in the thread.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 02:00 PM (gBnkX)

 

I didn't say anyone was UnAmerican - I said surrendering at the beginning of the game is UnAmerican behavior.  If you can't see the difference between criticizing a person and criticizing a behavior then you need to step to the side and mull over the concept of "Hate the sin; love the sinner."

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 10:02 AM (hLRSq)

213 But we have been in a Depression for well over 6 years now. That's a fack, Jack. Posted by: Citizen X at March 07, 2014 01:59 PM (7ObY1) Yes, and we will stay in this depression for about another 8 years. It's demographic, and the timing was obvious as early as 1992 when I started preparing for it.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 07, 2014 10:02 AM (1Y+hH)

214 Focus on the local? That's a laugh. The federal level is the ONLY hope for my views to be even faintly represented electorally. In local elections where I live, you have a choice between the liberal Democrat, the Green Party kook, the socialist, and Cindy Sheehan. Take your pick.

Posted by: zombie at March 07, 2014 10:03 AM (mizYg)

215 "I didn't say anyone was UnAmerican - I said surrendering at the beginning of the game is UnAmerican behavior." Distinction without a difference. GFY

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 10:03 AM (gBnkX)

216 My 15 minutes are not over!!!!!

Posted by: Cindy Sheehan at March 07, 2014 10:04 AM (Aif/5)

217 "I really don't understand why anyone would go into a contest waving the white flag right from the beginning." That's because you still have the mistaken idea that Republicans are going to save you by doing something useful for the country.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 07, 2014 10:04 AM (1Y+hH)

218

Posted by: tubal at March 07, 2014 02:01 PM (YEQ2h)

 

There is a world of difference between "This will be a tough one" and "We're doooooooomed - oh, time for kickoff."

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 10:04 AM (hLRSq)

219 Posted by: joncelli at March 07, 2014 02:01 PM (RD7QR) Louisiana. More red states then you have mentioned are doing much better than the blue states and the rust belt.

Posted by: Otto Tyme at March 07, 2014 10:04 AM (Kz9dH)

220 Yes, and we will stay in this depression for about another 8 years. It's demographic, and the timing was obvious as early as 1992 when I started preparing for it. ---- My version of a depression must be different from your version of a depression. Reagan's definition was probably the most accurate one.

Posted by: SH at March 07, 2014 10:05 AM (gmeXX)

221 Posted by: zombie at March 07, 2014 02:03 PM (mizYg) Time to move?

Posted by: Meremortal at March 07, 2014 10:05 AM (1Y+hH)

222 177 does Caligula's horse cast the deciding vote? How can he? He's the Secretary of State now. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 01:52 PM (J9ECY) WINNER!

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 07, 2014 10:05 AM (0FSuD)

223 Would be nice to replace Boehner before the elections.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 07, 2014 10:06 AM (IXrOn)

224 GFY

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 02:03 PM (gBnkX)

 

Hate your attitude - still like you.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 10:06 AM (hLRSq)

225 IF this happens, hold on tight.  Teh Won and his fellow travelers installed throughout the fed gubmint are going to unleash executive order/bureaucratic regulatory hell on this country and fill every spot in gubmint with their minions.  Oh wait, that's already happening.  ~sigh~

Posted by: eureka! at March 07, 2014 10:06 AM (xiXna)

226 The GOP is living proof that you don't have to have any balls at all in order to step on your own dick.

Posted by: Jaws at March 07, 2014 10:07 AM (eKZp1)

227 Alternate post title: Republicans In Drivers Seat In 2014...Chauffeuring The Democrats

Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 10:07 AM (FqZ/E)

228 218 Posted by: tubal at March 07, 2014 02:01 PM (YEQ2h)

There is a world of difference between "This will be a tough one" and "We're doooooooomed - oh, time for kickoff."

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 02:04 PM (hLRSq)And I will dutifully pull the lever, punch the card, touch the screen for a Republican or Democrat come election day. But I will not hide the fact that I have lost "faith" in the Republican Party, based on their actions. Have it your way - we're not doomed, we're in for a tough fight.

Posted by: tubal at March 07, 2014 10:07 AM (YEQ2h)

229 I guess the 2010 election was, like, a hundred years ago

Posted by: mrp at March 07, 2014 10:07 AM (JBggj)

230 C'mon! Give me an lol for that one.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 10:07 AM (FqZ/E)

231 Nood!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 07, 2014 10:08 AM (ndIek)

232 226 The GOP is living proof that you don't have to have any balls at all in order to step on your own dick.

Posted by: Jaws at March 07, 2014 02:07 PM (eKZp1)


Yes, I've always wondered if Mitch McConnell was a eunuch.

Posted by: joncelli at March 07, 2014 10:08 AM (RD7QR)

233 screw yous then

Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 10:08 AM (FqZ/E)

234 204 Retweeted by Raymond Pritchett Peter Baker ‏@peterbakernyt Russian takeover of Crimea so complete that planes to Kiev now leave from international terminal instead of domestic. Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 07, 2014 02:00 PM (ZPrif) The authorities in Kiev may want to make sure that anyone coming from Crimea on a domestic flight is legit. Might be a good chance that they entered Ukraine without showing their passports to anyone. IYKWIMAITYD

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aak MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 10:08 AM (HxSXm)

235 Posted by: Mikey NTH - Sick of the Snowplow Bills for the Outrage Outlet - Bring Me The Head Of Al Gore! at March 07, 2014 02:06 PM (hLRSq) Hey you're just like Issa!

Posted by: Otto Tyme at March 07, 2014 10:08 AM (Kz9dH)

236 MWR, yes it is insane.  Tribal identity uber alles ja?

And now a music video from the Russian group Via Gra calling for peace.  While in almost crotchless leather pants.  Various guns.  Horses.  Even a lipstick bullet. 

http://youtu.be/CSkHoQRQMsE

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 10:08 AM (J9ECY)

237 Give me an lol for that one. Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 02:07 PM (FqZ/E) I'll give you 1 1/2 lols, 1/2 more than Zombie's. but I hit my lol quota today so hope you didn't have anything better.

Posted by: CAC at March 07, 2014 10:09 AM (BVHlT)

238 I would love to see Warner of Virginia go down the chute. He was Mark the Silent when we needed him to temper Obama's policies. So much for being Mr. Moderate Businessman.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at March 07, 2014 10:09 AM (l3vZN)

239 #228 ...for a Republican "not" a Democrat..... typing challenged.

Posted by: tubal at March 07, 2014 10:09 AM (YEQ2h)

240 Hate your attitude - still like you. No, you hate the attitude you've created in your mind. Pointing out the realities of the electoral situation based upon recent election history while also noting the policy failures of the party that's ostensibly on your side is not surrendering. It's called being realistic. Mischaracterizing differing opinion and relying purely upon optimism and hope is Democrat behavior. See how easy that game is?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 07, 2014 10:09 AM (gBnkX)

241 I cracked a smile, sooth. What a sad, demoralized lot we are.

Posted by: L, elle at March 07, 2014 10:09 AM (0xqKe)

242 Just reading that the OK legislature just passed a ban  on Agenda 21.  I imagine the gov. will sign it.   I love this state.

Posted by: Soona at March 07, 2014 10:10 AM (IaanB)

243 When Mussolini sent soldiers to my grandfather's poverty-stricken village to confiscate the women's wedding bands, he decided it was time to emigrate to the USA. Quite the adventure. Today, some think that electing the candidates put forward by a corrupt party is going to help. I don't think that's going to work, and I base that 40 years of observation of the process.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 07, 2014 10:10 AM (1Y+hH)

244 227 Alternate post title: Republicans In Drivers Seat In 2014...Chauffeuring The Democrats Posted by: soothsayer at March 07, 2014 02:07 PM (FqZ/E) Or: GOP In Drivers Seat in 2014...Why Gas Guzzlers Instead of Hybrids?

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 10:13 AM (HxSXm)

245 And now a music video from the Russian group Via Gra calling for peace. While in almost crotchless leather pants. Various guns. Horses. Even a lipstick bullet.

http://youtu.be/CSkHoQRQMsE

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 07, 2014 02:08 PM (J9ECY)

 

 

--------------------------------------

 

 

Ah, those leetle Rrrrussian meenxies.  Just wish they weren't all so cold and ruthlessly crazy.

Posted by: Soona at March 07, 2014 10:16 AM (IaanB)

246 238 I would love to see Warner of Virginia go down the chute. He was Mark the Silent when we needed him to temper Obama's policies. So much for being Mr. Moderate Businessman. Posted by: Jinx the Cat at March 07, 2014 02:09 PM (l3vZN) Wouldn't call him a businessman. He got the northern Virginia cellphone spectrum back in the early-mid 80's when the broadcast spectrum was allocated and not auctioned. Basically, he used his political connections (Chuck Robb) to get the license.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at March 07, 2014 10:19 AM (HxSXm)

247 That forecast looks Asian to me.

Posted by: Sharron Angle at March 07, 2014 10:25 AM (pmsMR)

248 Those Via Gra girls are trying really hard to sing sexy but Russian just isn't a sexy language, no matter how you dress it up.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 07, 2014 10:27 AM (zfY+H)

249

"GOP in Driver's seat"

.....Which is why they'll lose and blame conservatives.

Posted by: MtTB at March 07, 2014 10:33 AM (lQCe+)

250 How come Ace is not an honored guest at cpac? He should be on a panel or at least in the VIP room VIPing people. Posted by: Judge Pug at March 07, 2014 01:31 PM (hJnUx) They banned pudding cups this year.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 07, 2014 10:35 AM (oFCZn)

252 "It's not just a city of gay men. It belongs to heterosexual people as well," he said. Words that I seriously never expected to hear in my America.

Posted by: toby928© at March 07, 2014 10:39 AM (QupBk)

253 NC. We have an experienced conservative candidate, Thom Tillis, Speaker of the NC House, and the Tea Party people are upset because he has the support of Karl Rove.


Posted by: Nip Sip at March 07, 2014 01:23 PM (0FSuD)


It's not the Tea Party's fault (btw it's not an actual party) that your guy can't make his case.

Posted by: [/i]KG at March 07, 2014 10:42 AM (p7BzH)

254 Who gives a shit if "we," the GOP, wins the senate? Does anyone here actually think we (conservative smaller government people) will get anything out of it?

Posted by: Dan at March 07, 2014 10:44 AM (COpZ4)

255 We still have 8 months to talk about IMMIGRATION REFORM!. It must be talked about everyday by every Republican until we actually lose seats in the Senate.

Posted by: The Dude at March 07, 2014 10:53 AM (mSHD0)

256 254 We still have 8 months to talk about IMMIGRATION REFORM!. It must be talked about everyday by every Republican until we actually lose seats in the Senate.

Posted by: The Dude at March 07, 2014 02:53 PM (mSHD0)


Why are you stopping at the Senate? You are aiming too low, it must be talked about until the House is lost as well!

Posted by: NWConservative at March 07, 2014 10:59 AM (buZ/8)

257 The news roundup bit about increasing the size of the House is a smart bit though. The larger the population gets with the house being static means the less representation and personal contact possible for each citizen.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 07, 2014 11:04 AM (zfY+H)

258
Obama has EO'ed Obamacare off the table as an election issue for the vast majority of voters, except for the 10 million or so enthusiastic new Medicaid enrollees. who will vote to not lose coverage.

And thus it shall continue.  Anything politically inconvenient gets delayed, concealed or unreported until after the election.

2014 - Republicans

Senate: Net +0
House: Republicans narrowly lose majority.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 07, 2014 11:08 AM (kdS6q)

259 Does not matter. Dems win and they risk cycles for long term wins, that are gam changing deal breakers, like Obamacare. Reps win and they always argue over the next upcoming election and keeping their gains, instead of acting for conservatism.

The result is they do not do anything of true importance even WHEN they win, even when they have more than one house, etc.

It's always excuses and no decisive action.

They just keep the seat warm until Dems win again. Rinse wash repeat.

Dem rank and files get a return on their votes, we do not. Heck, the GOPe even now wants amnesty. The GOP, as they say, will betray you...

Posted by: Mehow at March 07, 2014 12:01 PM (def5M)

260 Sorry, but I think you are kidding yourselves about Montana.  The state is much more liberal that it's presidential votes indicate.  Just look at the Montana Supreme Court and some of their lunacy, and they keep getting reelected.  Additionally out of staters are flooding into eastern Montana in response to the Bakken oil fields and skewing the electorate. 

Posted by: chad at March 07, 2014 12:40 PM (V5lLy)

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