Mike Luckovich

By Andy

November 8, 2006 06:22 AM | Link to this

You can call that car “America.”

By Andy

November 8, 2006 06:27 AM | Link to this

Even in victory these stupid slack jawed panty waist feminist pinko liberals can’t think beyond “Bush Sucks.”

By Andy

November 8, 2006 06:31 AM | Link to this

Maybe this “crash” will knock that veto pen loose from it’s holder.

By George

November 8, 2006 06:45 AM | Link to this

That is Andy and Bi Danish in the back seat. Shocked, just SHOCKED that they couldn’t fool enough of the people just one more.

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By N-GA

November 8, 2006 08:03 AM | Link to this

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

By Kyle

November 8, 2006 08:04 AM | Link to this

I think the guys in the back seat just figured out they better start learning their muslim chants and deciding what color burkas they need to buy for their daughters…

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 08:05 AM | Link to this

100 hours, starting NOW!!!

By Brian Curtis

November 8, 2006 08:08 AM | Link to this

Hey, Andy:

Looks like your favorite pack of traitors and cowards LOST.

smirk

The Repugnicans’ corruption and incompetence was always obvious… but now it’s been officially confirmed. And all their cunning tactics of fearmongering, distraction, and mudslinging have FAILED.

SMIRK

How tragic it must be for a pathetic, hateful little drone like you. To know that you lost… and America won.

HUGE SMIRK

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 08:08 AM | Link to this

Prediction: GWB will veto enough legislation to guarantee that the GOP loses the White House in 2008.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 08:09 AM | Link to this

Nancy Pelosi, Madam Speaker!

WOO-HOOOOOOO!!

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 08:09 AM | Link to this

The American people have spoken…the GOP is just not listening.

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 08:10 AM | Link to this

The best night’s sleep I’ve had in 6 years.

By bon scott

November 8, 2006 08:10 AM | Link to this

Independent voters broke heavily for Democratic House candidates Tuesday, as more than half of voters overall told pollsters they disapproved of the war in Iraq and the president’s job performance.

More broadly, the poll captured a pessimistic mood among voters, with more than half saying the country is on the wrong track. Fewer than a third of respondents said they believe they are better off financially than they were two years ago.

Incompetence has been rewarded.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 08:11 AM | Link to this

“Happy days are here again, The sky above is clear again, Let us sing a song of cheer again! Happy days are hear again!!!”

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 08:12 AM | Link to this

I guess Andy will have more time to write to his penpal, Eric Rudolph.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 08:13 AM | Link to this

“Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain. For purple mountains majesty, Above the fruited plains.

America, America, God shed his grace on thee. And crown thy good, with motherhood, From sea to shining sea!”

By Mrs. Godzilla

November 8, 2006 08:15 AM | Link to this

I know you expect liberal whinning… sorry to dissappoint.

Here’s some gloating instead.

M-A-N-D-A-T-E Find out what it means to me M-A-N-D-A-T-E Take care of TCB

Or

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Good Bye

Or

We are the Champions We are the Champions No time for losers Cuz we are the champions

What a wonderful day to be an American! Thanks to all who fought the good fight.

Now, let’s remember to watch the newbies like hawks. We need to keep on the 110th Congress….no backsliding.

Ok, now all you neo-con leftovers attack me! I’m going to the beach!

By Peter

November 8, 2006 08:20 AM | Link to this

“BUSH SUCKS”

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 08:23 AM | Link to this

This is only the beginning. We will get our country back…the nation built by Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Adams, Franklin, and many others. We have seen the face of fascism…and we did not like what we saw.

By Ahkbar Ahkbar

November 8, 2006 08:23 AM | Link to this

Yes, congratulatories to the Democrats. Way to the bring the infidels down, now noone will bother us. A win for the democrats, is a win for pinkos everywhere. Glorious day.

By Diogenes

November 8, 2006 08:24 AM | Link to this

Mike: Yesterday’s picture with the turkeys pointing fingers in the slaughterhouse might have suited the mood of today a little better. The cartoon’s clever and gets its point across well. Better, I suppose to show the Republicans driving off a cliff than to show them in a trainwreck or in the Titanic, although when this election is completed two years from now, it will seem like the wreck of the Titanic. Again, it’s well done. Lacks some of the snappy wit we’ve come to expect from you at your best, perhaps because it is a bit of a cliche.

By Nancy Pelosi

November 8, 2006 08:25 AM | Link to this

Just got off the phone with my father, Lucifer, and he is very ecstatic with the news.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 08:26 AM | Link to this

I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America. And to the republic, for which it stands. One Nation, Indivisible— with Liberty and Justice for All!

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 08:27 AM | Link to this

To Goldie:

Do I detect a touch of glee in your posts?

By Jesus

November 8, 2006 08:27 AM | Link to this

IMPEACH BUSH NOW!!!

By MikeinDC

November 8, 2006 08:30 AM | Link to this

BWAAHAAHAA!!!! Rarely does a cartoon make me laugh out loud, but this one did….just “W“‘s expression and the elephant’s expression. THANK GOD this country has woken up to the insanity we have experienced the past few years. I am sick of what this party did to my beliefs, both politicially and spiritually. The damage these morons have caused will take for ever to repair. Now…can anyone say impeachment hearings, or resignation??!!

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 08:33 AM | Link to this

True American patriots sent a strong message to the president yesterday:

A Loud Message for Bush

No more American Taliban in the White House!

By Charlotte

November 8, 2006 08:34 AM | Link to this

This is what happens when the Republican party ignores MODERATES. Right-wing evangelicals can’t win an election alone.

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 08:35 AM | Link to this

There are a bunch of neo-fascists sitting in a smoke-filled room somewhere in or near Washington D.C. saying: “We blew it. We really blew it. We had Democracy by the throat, but we let it get away.”

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 08:35 AM | Link to this

“Way to the bring the infidels down”

Thanks, Andy! We’ve suffered long enough under your guy’s oppressive hammer!

By Diogenes

November 8, 2006 08:35 AM | Link to this

Now we must ask the serious question. Are the bunch of rascals we’ve just elected better than the bunch of rascals we’ve just voted out?

By Brian Curtis

November 8, 2006 08:35 AM | Link to this

It’s a great day. My love for this country is no longer unrequited.

America’s shaking off the neocon nightmare and starting remember its true purpose and ideals again.

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 08:39 AM | Link to this

Yesterday dawned overcast and rainy. Today dawned overcast and rainy.

By Not Gus

November 8, 2006 08:41 AM | Link to this

So inform us democrats, what do you intend to do now that you actually have some power. You can’t just say you would do things differently, you actually have to accomplish something. I’m sure you sorry excuses will raise my taxes and try to turn this into a socialist country. I guess all the crazies will move back from Canada now.

By Paul

November 8, 2006 08:43 AM | Link to this

Huge yesterday at 7:01 “All ball busting aside, it looks like the turnout was quite high in these elections. And no matter, who you want to win, that is a good thing for the republic. Warts and all, ain’t this the grandest damn place in the whole wide world? You rock America!”

That was a great way to sign off the day. Thanks.

By Democraps

November 8, 2006 08:43 AM | Link to this

We just pulled a fast one on you idiots. HAHAHAHA. We are going to turn The US of A into a socialist regime. You just watch. All hail Nancy Pelosi.

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 08:43 AM | Link to this

Can’t wait to see how the news of this election will be received in other countries.

By HumanisticJones

November 8, 2006 08:46 AM | Link to this

A win for the democrats, is a win for pinkos everywhere. Glorious day.

Hey, in this time of war you just need to shut up and stand behind your elected officials without questioning them. If you don’t like America, then get out!

By hterrya

November 8, 2006 08:46 AM | Link to this

Good Morning mike!

As promised, here are your yesterday-words (and mine) to eat with your morning cereal. {:-)

And I quote:

“November 7, 2006 09:02 AM, mike wrote:

It’s amazing to me that despite all of the anti-Bush, anti-Republcain sentiment, the Dems can’t even take back the Senate and might not even win the House. This just demonstrates that most Americans hold Democrats and liberals in contempt. What a bunch of losers.

I’m saving your comment for tomorrow. I will reprint it again. This is the first time I have felt some hope for a regime change. I think you are whistling in the graveyard of the NeoCons.

Now, for your labeling those with whom you disagree as “losers.”

Who lost Osama bin-Laden?”

So there are your words (and mine), mike: Eat up! Enjoy!

Now the thought for the day (to go with our yesterday words):

The regime hasn’t changed because the current president has no reason to change (he never makes mistakes, remember?). However, the majority of the folks he needs to deal with HAS changed significantly. I have no hopes that he will change, but I now have hopes that some change in the disaster in Iraq may occur, for the sake of the Iraqi people and for the sake our own troops.

Almost as many of our own troops have died in the invasion and occupation of Iraq as the number of those who died in 9/11, and Osama bin-Laden is still on the loose.

So for me, although I am delighted that the current president’s party has had a significant loss, I don’t think of them (or YOU, mike) as “losers.”

You folks just got what the Bible promises (Galatians 6:7-8), because you didn’t follow Paul’s advice (Galatians 6:9-10).

By Paul

November 8, 2006 08:47 AM | Link to this

I say this not taking sides:

Let’s watch and see how the Democratic majority conducts itself. No more excuses of “we didn’t even introduce this legislation (such as Medicare Drug price competition) because we knew it’d never get out of committee.” The ball’s in your court. No backtracking or reneging with the excuse “we didn’t put our hearts into this because we knew the President would veto and we don’t have the votes for an override.”

Democrats now have the responsibility they’ve wanted. Let’s see if they keep the commitments and are willing to take the accountability.

Two years from now, let’s see if things are much different.

This should be very interesting.

By John

November 8, 2006 08:49 AM | Link to this

To believe that the Republicans politicos are evil and corrupt and the Democrats are without sin is like believing that Clinton “did not have sex with that woman”, or “did not inhale”. Be real; both sides suffer from the same weaknesses, it’s just a matter of who gets caught. If you don’t think Nancy and Hillary have some skeletons in their closets that would get them bounced you’re simply incapable of accepting the fact that the spectrum of human behavior has no party affiliation.

By We're...Gonna...Make...Rich...Folk...Pay...Their...OWN...Taxes...For...A...Change ! ! !

November 8, 2006 08:50 AM | Link to this

THE HILLARYCOPTERS HAVE LANDED ! ! !

Iraq Veterans Against the War

Signed…Yahooligan (AKA Bushwhacker & Republican Family Values), see ya’ll next election cycle ! ! !

By Huge

November 8, 2006 08:52 AM | Link to this

The people have spoken. LOUD and clear.

N-GA, your 8:08 is right on.

And although the neo-cons have taken a tremendous hit, King George II still reigns. Only after two more years of god knows what kind of screw ups and 2000 more needless US deaths in Iraq, will true regime change be realized.

And Democritus, tomorrow promises to be sunny and nice!

It seems that the results have already had a huge impact here. The cut and paste yutz seems stunned into relative silence! What a pleasant, if brief, bonus!

Like I said last night. You rock America!

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 08:56 AM | Link to this

TO All and sundry

Paul (847) speaks, sense as does Diogenes at 835. Let’s temper our celebrations and get down to the practical problem of running a country that’s divided over the war, disgusted with corruption in political office, showing greater differential between the haves and the have nots, and very concerned about high paying jobs going overseas. Paul and Diogenes have the right approach,

By Brian Curtis

November 8, 2006 08:57 AM | Link to this

John: Of course the Dems are equally corrupt and incompetent; and now they’ll get a chance to prove it!

It’s the end of one-party fascist rule, the restoration of some semblance of democracy (including checks and balances on Traitor Bush’s agenda), that’s truly worth celebrating.

By Progressive Patriot

November 8, 2006 09:04 AM | Link to this

John - If Hillary or Nancy had skeletons in their closet - they would have been dragged into the daylight by now. Get real. The RepuliCONS have had six years to dig up dirt and there is none. ( Except in your imagination)

If you want to talk dirt…..why is ethics committee holding back on the old Foley thing? If it was good news don’t you know it would be pasted from one end of the media to the other.

There is a history of bad behavior on all sides of the political spectrum. There has been no one who has said otherwise. (Except Republicans trying to duck the issue) However, the most recent culture of corruption is brought to you by the GOP. And apparently that message was approved by the President!

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 09:04 AM | Link to this

To Huge

Sometimes things change the least when they seem to change the most. Before we allow our glee to transport us, let’s make sure that the bunch of rascals we’ve just elected are truely different than the rascals we’ve just shown the door. Power is the most addictive drug known to man.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 09:06 AM | Link to this

“I’m sure you sorry excuses will raise my taxes and try to turn this into a socialist country. I guess all the crazies will move back from Canada now.”

Step away from that bad Kool-Aid! Your brain has been jellified by the right-wingnuts on hate radio.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 09:09 AM | Link to this

Now the the mission is accomplished.

Madam Speaker Pelosi, drain this swamp of that freak show.

There is hope for America.

Accountabilty for credibilty.

The whole world is cheering.

By hterrya

November 8, 2006 09:11 AM | Link to this

John wrote:

“By John

November 8, 2006 08:49 AM | Link to this

To believe that the Republicans politicos are evil and corrupt and the Democrats are without sin is like believing that Clinton “did not have sex with that woman”, or “did not inhale”. Be real; both sides suffer from the same weaknesses, it’s just a matter of who gets caught. If you don’t think Nancy and Hillary have some skeletons in their closets that would get them bounced you’re simply incapable of accepting the fact that the spectrum of human behavior has no party affiliation.”

Truer words were never spoken.

However, the folks that WERE in the majority in Congress liked to pretend that your words aren’t true, in order to gain the support of the Pharisees of the Christian Conservative Right.

Remember the Party of Christian (traditional/family) “values?” My hope is that the NEW majority won’t be quite so hypocritical, but since your words are true, maybe not.

Anyway, the current president is in a new ballgame. Perhaps the former “owner” of the Texas Rangers will learn to “play ball” with the new majority. But then again, maybe not.

The disaster in Iraq is not a “game.” Something needs to be done to get our troops out of harms way. My hope is that the new majority can pull it off, even given the “spectrum of human behavior” and a current president who doesn’t believe your words as they apply to him (he has never made a mistake, remember?)

My battlecry remains the same:

Get our troops out of Iraq on a timetable set by the Iraqis (not set by the U.S.), and NOT ONE MINUTE LATER!!

By vjb

November 8, 2006 09:12 AM | Link to this

America needs to wake up- the terroist are not going away. We are in a real war…. WAKE UP

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 09:13 AM | Link to this

“Sometimes things change the least when they seem to change the most.”

Democritus— no one is saying that the Dems are perfect… we all know the human factor here, and that power does corrupt. The main difference today is now we have a chance to have a Congress that will do its oversight duties over the White House. It’s all about American checks and balances in government, which we have been without for the past 4 years.

By Diogenes

November 8, 2006 09:13 AM | Link to this

The Assistant Director of the FBI stated a couple of days ago that he was prepared to run a sting operation on Congress. That might be a better test of how much things have changed than anything else. How many of these rascals (to borrow a term from Democritus) would pass up a chance to enrich themselves regardless of what their party tie looks like?

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 09:14 AM | Link to this

Madam Speaker!

Madam Speaker!

Madam Speaker!

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 09:15 AM | Link to this

To Getalife;

I think you are altogether too optimistic. See my comments at 0904.

By Ditzty Malloy

November 8, 2006 09:15 AM | Link to this

Nice try Democrats, trying to spin this as a win for your side is an abomination.

Were you people not paying attention? Joe Lieberman WON!!!! And further, that liberal Republican Senator, Lincoln Chaffey, was kicked out!

This is a rejection, direct from the American people, of the liberal agenda. Its going to be another long winter as Dems try to re-group. Don’t let your hate for America ruin my Christmas.

America has moved even further to the right. Thank you Jesus.

By Proud Dem

November 8, 2006 09:16 AM | Link to this

One word: Camelot!!

I’m going to Disney Land!!!!!

Weeeeee! Weeeeee!

By Huge

November 8, 2006 09:16 AM | Link to this

Democritus,

Granted. And do I beleieve that all, or even most, of the enormous problems facing this nation are just going to be easily fixed in record time?

Of course not.

But I am as optimistic as I have ever been, since Nixon resigned anyway, that our elected leaders MAY just take the lessons of the past few years to heart.

9/11 showed us all that for a brief moment in time, we can come together as one nation. We can put our mutual resolve to effecting the changes that best move this republic forward.

The onus is as much on the dems as on the gop now. If they also squander this chance to solve problems, and remain steadfastly partisan, the wheel will again turn.

If, however, they seize the day and put grudges and self interests aside, if they join in resolving immigration, security and fiscal issues, much good can happen in the next two years.

Do we dare get our hopes up?

I say yes.

By Andy

November 8, 2006 09:18 AM | Link to this

When the country fully realizes what they did yesterday, and that won’t take more than a couple of months, the 08 presidential race will be a Republican landslide.

So, in effect, Hillary got voted out of office yesterday.

Thank you.

So you pervert liberals raise those taxes, cut and run from our Middle Eastern allies to the terrorists, cut domestic energy production so that we send EVERY penny to the Saudis and they use our money to bomb us, increase deficit spending with your tax credit shell game, make homosexual sodomy a protected right and give amnesty to all the illegal aliens using up our education and health care resources.

Please.

By Shawny

November 8, 2006 09:20 AM | Link to this

Paul,

I agree. The dem message has ALWAYS been “they screwed up”, “he (Bush) is bad”, etc.

Now they have some control, let’s see what get’s done. Nancy says that she wants to work together. The proof is in the pudding. Anti-incumbency feelings in close districts allowed this to happen. 2 yrs down the road, with voters that elected for change like the change that they got, or will they decide that the change wasn’t that good. Depends on what their newly elected reps do.

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 09:21 AM | Link to this

To Goldie:

Yes, the checks and balances are the most important factor in holding the meglomania of any president under control, but I want to see if that oversight committee can do its job effectively before I demonstrate the level of glee which you are, or if power corrupts enough that we might only have elected tweedledee to replace tweedledum. Where politics are concerned, I’m from Missouri. Don’t tell me, show me.

By Brian Curtis

November 8, 2006 09:23 AM | Link to this

Congratulations, Andy. I knew you could come up with some way to spin this as a positive for the fascists—I mean, neocons, and you didn’t disappoint.

Meanwhile, back here in reality, the hope for American democracy has been rekindled just a bit. Too bad for your dreams of empire.

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 09:24 AM | Link to this

To huge,

You speak sense, “The onus is as much on the dems as on the gop now. If they also squander this chance to solve problems, and remain steadfastly partisan, the wheel will again turn.

If, however, they seize the day and put grudges and self interests aside, if they join in resolving immigration, security and fiscal issues, much good can happen in the next two years.

Do we dare get our hopes up?

I say yes.”

And I say, Huge, don’t tell me, show me.

By Shawn

November 8, 2006 09:25 AM | Link to this

All I can say is that car is this country and the passangers are the american people. We better hold on….

We are going to crash and burn under this new congress

By Andy Hater

November 8, 2006 09:27 AM | Link to this

Hey Andy….LUCKY for you sodomy will now be legal. Give my best to Nixon and Reagan in hell poopsie!!!

By Ga Liberal

November 8, 2006 09:27 AM | Link to this

Be not fooled. If the Democrats think they have a blank check for the next two years, in 2008 we will once again be dominated by the neofacists Rethuglicons. For the next two years, the Rethuglicons will do everything they can to prevent legislation from passing and paint Democrats as liberal terrorist-loveing, Christian-haters, tax and spenders. Just because they now control the House doesn’t mean they have a mandate.

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 09:29 AM | Link to this

To Huge,

And then some of us are altogether too pessimistic. Note Andy’s comments at 09118, “So you pervert liberals raise those taxes, cut and run from our Middle Eastern allies to the terrorists, cut domestic energy production so that we send EVERY penny to the Saudis and they use our money to bomb us, increase deficit spending with your tax credit shell game, make homosexual sodomy a protected right and give amnesty to all the illegal aliens using up our education and health care resources.”

Andy, I suggest you get a Valium and take a nap. Things will look better in the morning.

By Ditzty Malloy

November 8, 2006 09:29 AM | Link to this

HaHa, right you are Andy!

Another thing, I can’t wait to see the look on your faces when you see The Boy Scouts marching in the Gay Pride parade.

It will be like “Oh my God, what have we done!”

You, liberals make me want to puke.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 09:29 AM | Link to this

Shawny, Paul, Andy, et al—

Your congratulations are accepted today!

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 09:31 AM | Link to this

If the Dems blow this two years, there will never be a better time for a third party to emerge…..

By Huge

November 8, 2006 09:35 AM | Link to this

I know it is very early and it seems improbable that an unknown newcomer could unseat the usual two dunderheads for the most bizarre posts of the day, but that inane second 9:15 may already be a winner!

For the life of me, I just can’t understand how people can start drinking this early in the day.

Although, I see where the resident sociopath is getting warmed up…

By Paul

November 8, 2006 09:36 AM | Link to this

Given a goodly number of new Democratic Congressmen/women are pretty moderate (in some districts, an important factor in defeating an incumbent Republican) we’ll see just how the interaction goes with the new Speaker. It may temper apprehensions of Republicans - and prove quite frustrating for the new leadership.

I’d like to toss out a semiserious proposal for our new Speaker. A previous poster noted there’s not a lot of time to produce results. That’s true. We have but a few months until we file our 2006 IRS forms. So -

Speaker Pelosi, given there won’t be substantive tax changes for a while, perhaps you’d like to set the example, doing not just the minimum the law requires, but doing what is consistent with your pronouncements. So, when you compute your taxes this year, perhaps you could compute them at the pre-tax cut rate. Better yet, perhaps you could dissolve your family trusts, designed to shield assets from tax. If not that, maybe you could compute the value of your trusts’ assets and freely offer to pay taxes at the highest marginal tax rate you’ve cited as “fair.” Senator Kennedy may want to join you in this and set an example of fair action for the rest of the Congress.

Then, while you’re introducing legislation to raise the minimum wage (which should have an excellent chance of passing) perhaps you could set the example for livable wages and worker rights by allowing your farm workers at your vineyards to form a union, without getting fired as they have in the past.

Accountability and personal example can be just a tad problematic, can’t they?

By Maple Syrup

November 8, 2006 09:36 AM | Link to this

Ain’t a damn thing gonna change.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 09:37 AM | Link to this

Ditzy Malloy— the majority of Americans have been puking for at least the past 2 years, but none of you Neo Con-Artists cared to pay one iota of attention to that! It’s a sad situation to have to slap you in the face so hard yesterday.

By Andy

November 8, 2006 09:37 AM | Link to this

Goldilocks: Congratulations on your political party’s goal of capturing the American leadership so that you can wreck our economy, open our borders, destroy our culture and reduce our power abroad.

You did good.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 09:37 AM | Link to this

There is much work to do.

I think it will take two years to clean up the mess and lock up all the criminals.

Need more Federal prisons.

By Cindy

November 8, 2006 09:38 AM | Link to this

VICTORY for the US Constitution!!!!

By Paul

November 8, 2006 09:40 AM | Link to this

Hi Goldie,

Actually, congratulations go to those Americans who voted and reaffirmed the greatness of our democratic republic.

I don’t believe I’ve ever been a cheerleader for the administration - in fact, I’ve been less than kind in regards to actions, or lack thereof, with the environment, increased spending, reforms to Medicare, military reorganization, handling of terrorists, etc.

I’m waiting, patiently, to see what changes occur - rhetorc aside - and see if they benefit the country as a whole or further split people into separate camps.

By @@

November 8, 2006 09:40 AM | Link to this

It’s rather odd ml that you would target the American voters in your cartoon today. You being a moderate…centrist…whatever. I would have thought you would encourage unity.

Anyway, it’s not so much the Democratic party that concerns me, but the “liberalism” which drives it.

Afterall, liberals see progressive Europe as a role-model. One which America should pattern itself after. But I have to ask ml…if these are progressive ideals,

Obstetricians call for debate on ethics of euthanasia for very sick babies

Plan for mixed human-cow embryos to ease stem cell ethics burden I’ll have to remain conservative.

But democracy in America worked as it was intended, and that is something that we can promote. Let’s see if the Democrats are willing to risk 2008 with an extreme liberal agenda. Americans are still decent people at their core.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 09:43 AM | Link to this

I think we need to get back to following the rules and laws.

If you fail like Rumsfeld, Cheney and w, you get fired.

We need to show the children to follow the rules and do the right thing.

We should never reward failure like the gop did.

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 09:43 AM | Link to this

Deranged Moron, RW-(Crispy), BD and other assorted narrow-minded shills for the most incompetent administration in the history of this country:

THANKS!

It’s stupid, loud mouths like you parroting every absurdity you are fed by the GOP spin machine with blind loyalty that helped spur the landslide last night!

Please…Don’t stop, we will need your incessant drivel to keep voters from forgetting the message that will need to be reiterated in 2008.

Thanks again!

It’s The Competence, STUPID!!!

By In the Know

November 8, 2006 09:43 AM | Link to this

Why do we care what the world thinks of us because of this election. Screw the rest of the world and the democraps. The democrats are a spawn of satan. He is their puppetmaster.

By Jenn

November 8, 2006 09:46 AM | Link to this

Osama is dancing in his cave right now. They are in the process of planning another attack, and it will more than likely happen within the next couple years becuase the “new” congress is going to be too busy doing other things, like outlawing tag on the playgrounds, and dodgeball in gym… Oh I feel soooooo much safer!

By Caution

November 8, 2006 09:49 AM | Link to this

To Getalife,

Suggest that we secure the ones we have first. See the article, “Supermax prison ‘ridiculously dangerous” on page A11 of today’s AJC.

By Paul

November 8, 2006 09:50 AM | Link to this

Huge at 9:35

“For the life of me, I just can’t understand how people can start drinking this early in the day.”

A lot of peoples’ favorite expression is “It’s five o’clock somewhere!”

By gttim

November 8, 2006 09:50 AM | Link to this

“For the next two years, the Rethuglicons will do everything they can to prevent legislation from passing and paint Democrats as liberal terrorist-loveing (sic) , Christian-haters, tax and spenders. Just because they now control the House doesn’t mean they have a mandate.”

Are you saying the Republicans will be “obstructionists?” LOL!

Sorry, progressives do have a mandate. Progressives won all over the US. Moderate religious suck-ups like Ford lost. Progressives and liberals won.

Nancy Pelosi is two heartbeats away from the presidency, and one of those hearts beating is on borrowed time! LOL!

Rush! Get the oxycontin! OMG!!!!!! The gay, pinko liberals are marching! AAAGGGHHHHH!!!!

LOL!

By Ray

November 8, 2006 09:50 AM | Link to this

What scares me most is this: Islam is growing at a rapid pace. Their hatred of ANYTHING and ANYONE non-Muslim is profound and ingrained from earliest childhood. As the daughter of a suicide-bomber said on TV the other night “these people will not rest, EVER, until the flag of Islam flies over Washington and London.” As much as the Dems want to call this “scare tactics”, it is fact. 9/11 was not a “scare tactic”…and the fact that we have not been attacked again since 9/11 was the best reason of all not to change things in Washington. But the short attention span of the average American produces such results, where 9/11 is now a distant memory to be forgotten. Like it or not, today is a victory to the terrorists, who will undoubtedly be emboldened by the results.

By GS

November 8, 2006 09:51 AM | Link to this

Luckovich, get off your liberal high horse and draw a cartoon about how few liberal bed-wetting mamas boys and girls there are in Georgia. Get out of the AJC kingdom and find out about the rest of GA outside of ATL, which is Republican. Draw a cartoon about the The “Fat Guy” that ran Governor and got his butt kicked back to Albany. Why don’t you also draw a cartoon about the Dems driving off a cliff in the GA election.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 09:53 AM | Link to this

Jenn,

don’t forget that right now Osama is making a nuclear weapon, courtesy of Bush who posted the plans on the internet.

Maybe the Democrats will help him mix the formulas, huh?

By SarahConnah

November 8, 2006 09:55 AM | Link to this

Praise God! The end is really in sight! Delay Say’Dam’s hanging for a few years and maybe we can contribute Bush (with momma), Cheney (with Lynne), Rummy, Wolfowitz, Pearle and Rice to that platform of “Sudden Drop and Stop”!

Curtsie! Curtsie! Curtsie!**

Hooray! God bless AMERICAN’S!

By RE

November 8, 2006 09:57 AM | Link to this

Andy,

How is this all part of Karl Rove’s strategy? I know you said he was a genius and was about to pull something big off, but I do not see how this election helps GWB.

By robert l

November 8, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this

We endured Clinton for eight years and you liberal geeks have 2 more of the Bush!Thank God I live in Georgia.

By Caution

November 8, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this

To GS (951)

Your comment to Mike Luckovick was, “Draw a cartoon about the The “Fat Guy” that ran Governor and got his butt kicked back to Albany. Why don’t you also draw a cartoon about the Dems driving off a cliff in the GA election.” If Mike were to do that, he’d have to include a dense fog through which we could see nothing and hear only muffled cries for help.

By Ray

November 8, 2006 10:05 AM | Link to this

To SarahConnah: Making a statement that you hope the president (and his cabinet) gets killed is not only sick and immoral, it is against the law. Wouldn’t it be a riot if your post were forwarded to the Secret Service, who investigate all such statements. Rest well with your hate….it’s seems to be what the Dems do best.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 10:06 AM | Link to this

all I can say is:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

You wingnut cry babies are killing me. I LOVE it!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

By Mike

November 8, 2006 10:06 AM | Link to this

Since “non-partisan” commentators like John Stewart and Luckovich just attack “whoever happens to be in power”, I’m sure we’ll start seeing a bunch of cartoons and Daily Show segments criticizing Nancy Pelosi. I’ll start hlding my breath now.

Watch how quickly the liberal media’s tone towards government will change. Watch Lou Dobbs and Jack Cafferty start to give the government a break. Watch for rabid partisans like Cynthia Tucker and Jay Bookman start absolving Cngress of any responsibilty for America’s problems.

In short, let’s sit back and watch liberal bias in action.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 10:07 AM | Link to this

listening to CSPAN. You should hear all the republican callers who voted for Democrats yesterday.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

By hterrya

November 8, 2006 10:11 AM | Link to this

To mike (from 09:02 AM, yesterday):

Hey, mikey, wake up! I left you a message at 08:46 AM today. Enjoy! {:-)

By Rob

November 8, 2006 10:13 AM | Link to this

Free cheese and abortions for everyone!!!

By Progressive Patriot

November 8, 2006 10:17 AM | Link to this

Georgia will unfortunately stay Republican until we get serious about educating our children.

WoooHooo we’re number 46, and for some sick reason, proud of it.

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this

I try to stay civil on this blog for a few days and then some idiot named Ray posts such absurd BS that I can’t simply ignore it. It makes me truly wonder how he can even figure out how to cast a ballot nevermind pass a written driving test.

Ray…your understanding of Islam is sheer horseshite…you should know that your problem is with Moslem extremists who are similar to the old KKK. Mainstream Moslems (and Christians) are generally tolerent of others.

Thankfully you are so very stupid you are unlikely to be successful at figuring out how to continue the growth of your family tree.

By Say it with me

November 8, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this

OK then Andy. Riddle me this:

The war costs _. I’ll say ~$340BILLION DOLLARS. I’m sure you have your own #’s…. feel free to use THAT #.

In order to PAY for this clusterfu… I mean WAR… it takes tax dollars. Yes? Correct? Am I talking in a foreign tongue?

HOW exactly do you expect the all wise and all knowing ‘Shrub’ to pay for it all then, if NOT to raise taxes? Did you have an extra billion lying around somewhere? Does ol’ Gee Golly Dub? Anyone?

Bush was exactly right: “The Democrats are still determined to raise your taxes, and if they gain control of the Congress, they can do so without lifting a finger.”

Dems ARE determined to raise taxes. How else does the largest quagmire in HISTORY get paid for? I don’t see Halliburton ponying up the dough. Its got to be paid for SOMEHOW right?

What is the Repugnicant line? How does $340BILLION get paid? Do we run out to Texass and shake the trees on Daddy’s lawn and watch cash fall to the ground? No? Surely there’s a plan in place. All wise and knowing Gee Golly Dub has the cash hidden away for pre-2008 election days? It will magically appear and this “war” will be paid in full and Repugnicans everywhere will rejoice! The great and clever ‘Shrubby’ has saved us again!… YEAH. Right.

Go ahead. WOW me by NOT answering a thing I’ve posed to you… I’ll be shocked right along with everyone else reading this.

You’re “all blow and no go” just like every other Hannity/Rush/Kimmer windbag out there. You can p!ss and moan and whine with the lot of them but do you EVER actually SAY anything? I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say…. NAHHHHH.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 10:20 AM | Link to this

You should hear all the republican callers who voted for Democrats yesterday.

Ah, some real Americans.

Where is Andy’s spam today?

By Jenn

November 8, 2006 10:20 AM | Link to this

Rob, lets not forget a portion of your paycheck because “John Doe” across the street from you doesn’t make as much money as you, and that’s just not fair.

By w00t

November 8, 2006 10:21 AM | Link to this

Well, Mike, lets hope that Ann Coulter, Rush, O’Reilly, and Limbaugh will call for the support of this newly elected government like they told all their followers to support the Bush government.

But, I doubt they can.

Actually, I’d like to see Andy or anyone that shouted “you are supposed to support your government in a time of war!” over the past year, support and tell others to support the newly elected congress and quite possible the senate.

By rushncap

November 8, 2006 10:21 AM | Link to this

w00t!!

I seriously did not expect this. I’m a bit of a pessimist at heart, but…. wow! Now let’s hope the Montana Senate holds up.

Odd that RW, Danish, Dusty etc aren’t around, isn’t it? :) Kinda quiet around here, except for all the jubilation, that is.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 10:22 AM | Link to this

Andy after the elections

By Midori

November 8, 2006 10:24 AM | Link to this

Mike, at 10:06

you sound like a ventriloquist’s dummy.

you spout the same nonsense day after day.

day after day after day.

don’t you think it’s time for some new material?

By sct

November 8, 2006 10:27 AM | Link to this

This Democratic national landslide has its downside…..Zell Miller will start calling himself a Democrat again.

First Foley, then Haggard now the election. He must be so confused right now. Confused as Hell Zell, write us a book.

By caution

November 8, 2006 10:28 AM | Link to this

To Progressive Patriot,

Your comment, “Georgia will unfortunately stay Republican until we get serious about educating our children,” seems to ignore history. We’ve been 49th or 50th since the Talmadge administration. I’ve seen little or nothing that would persuade me that Sonny is willing to make the radical changes needed to get out of the bottom tiers. To attempt to do so would mean fighting the biggest, nastiest lobby in the state: the teachers union. The teachers don’t want to change because more of them would have to be literate in order to advance the state, and the teacher’s union could not stand for that.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 10:29 AM | Link to this

Payback time: Democrats planning series of investigations Halliburton, the CIA and big tobacco companies are among the early targets identified by top Democratic staff to ABC News as likely targets for investigation once the Democrats take control of the House at the beginning of next year.

Karma!

By Midori

November 8, 2006 10:31 AM | Link to this

getalife: your 10:22:

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!

By Midori

November 8, 2006 10:33 AM | Link to this

I WANT TO KNOW WHO HELPED CHENEY WRITE THE ENERGY POLICY!!!

By Cindy

November 8, 2006 10:33 AM | Link to this

I just learned of an incident in which people of color were denied the right to vote. My dear friend and her retired disabled military spouse had voted in the previous election and had not moved but their records were somehow lost. With them were two other black military retirees. I might add that this was in a predominantly republican district with a tight “House” race. One of those denied managed to get home and back with her registration card in time to vote; the other four were not even allowed to cast a provisional vote. Complaints have been filed, but their constitutional rights have been denied in this election.

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 10:34 AM | Link to this

To caution,

I know what you mean. I’d vote for a greater number of educated teachers in Georgia, too, but that would just be a start. W’s “No child left behind” is just another means of masking the real problem: too many Georgia students cannot read or do basic math.

By Stan

November 8, 2006 10:35 AM | Link to this

It’s a scary time for the Dems. They might actually have to live up to challenges they’ve been making for six years.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 10:36 AM | Link to this

HEY CONS!! take a look at this!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

By ed lorenzo

November 8, 2006 10:38 AM | Link to this

WHAT IS NEXT?

Early this morning the Professor called me.

“You are still young and increasingly rich so that you can afford a taxi ride here and enjoy a first class breakfast. The election results deserve some serious commentary.”

I would not miss a session with the Proff on a date as important as the day after the elections of 2006.

Just to look at the table that Antoine, the Professor’s majordomo had prepared, almost erased the purpose of the visit. There was a tray with two pitchers of fruit juices and one with the nixtures favored by the Professor that included a blend of exotic fruit juices laced with Champagne. The table had fruit cocktail cups, small bowls with yogurt enhanced with small pieces of dried fruits, an enticing cheese plate, scrambled eggs kept warm on the elaborate frying pan, separate pans for Canadian Bacon, sausages, thin slices of Hungarian blood sausage, and the filet of sole gently fried in butter with champignon and chopped onion, and encouraged with white wine, asparagus tips and selected herbs.

“Well, Professor, the Dems are in. Now what?”

‘You really want to hear?”

“The breakfast has prepared me to hear the best and the worst. Let us have it Professor!”

Without preamble, he began listing the pending matters that the new congressional arrangement will have to face, and hopefully, review, rectify, resolve or improve. It took him about five minutes to list them all, or most of them.

“Professor they’ll need five consecutive terms to accomplish a fraction of the items you mention!”

“I am not implying that they act upon everyone of them. I am simply drawing a blue print. Remember the Egyptian Pharaohs, who dominated civilization for a good while, had a board of specialists that did nothing but enumerate matters that had to be considered. Their motto: ‘You can never solve the problem if you do not look at it”

“Dou you really think so, Professor?’

Of course. If you don’t believe me, ask your doctor!”

By Diogenes

November 8, 2006 10:39 AM | Link to this

To Cindy,

What state, what county, what precinct?

By getalife

November 8, 2006 10:40 AM | Link to this

A great day in American politics.

Hope is restored in America.

Howard Dean is the new Rove.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 10:42 AM | Link to this

“Like it or not, today is a victory to the terrorists, who will undoubtedly be emboldened by the results.”

Another sad victim of the Repugnant spin machine!

By Say it with me

November 8, 2006 10:43 AM | Link to this

One more thing Andy. Pay attention now:

QUOTE: “By Andy November 8, 2006 09:37 AM

Goldilocks: Congratulations on your political party’s goal of capturing the American leadership (I BELIEVE THIS IS A PAGE FROM THE REPUGNICAN PLAYBOOK, HMM?) so that you can wreck our economy (Repugnicans: CHECK), open our borders (Who here feels like the borders have been LESS SECURE in the past 6 years?), destroy our culture and reduce our power abroad. (Yeah. Right. Everyone has been just STAMPEDING to befriend America and say the PLEDGE right along WITH us for the past 6 years. NO ONE is saying ‘how could they!’ etc, etc. Its been wine and roses everywhere we go! RIIIIIGHT.)

You did good. <— “WELL”, simpleton. ‘you did WELL’.

By Progressive Patriot

November 8, 2006 10:44 AM | Link to this

To Caution and Democritis:

If we want good education for our kids, we have to tackle the teachers unions. I certainly don’t ignore history, I want folks like you two and me and everybody else to change history, even better to MAKE HISTORY. Whatever it takes.

Georgia could have the greatest educational system in the world if Georgians really wanted it. Do they?

This state will not be the envy of anything or anybody as long as our kids can’t master reading and math.

The education of our children is critical to the economy of this state.

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 10:45 AM | Link to this

To Ed Lorenzo,

That’s precisely the antidote we need the day after elections: a cold, bitter dose of reality.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 10:46 AM | Link to this

“Rob, lets not forget a portion of your paycheck because “John Doe” across the street from you doesn’t make as much money as you, and that’s just not fair.”

Jenn— you’ll be so glad when the Dems get some of that corporate welfare back in the treasury.Literally BILLIONS of $$ given away to your corporate cronies in the oil industry — makes you mad as hell, huh?

By SarahConnah

November 8, 2006 10:48 AM | Link to this

To Ray:

That’s not a killing!

That’s an extermination!

PS: I forgot to add Rove!

Hooray!

Curtsie!

By Andy"s Mom

November 8, 2006 10:49 AM | Link to this

Shame on you Getalife, that was Andy’s “lucky diaper”.

I first put that diaper on my Andy the night of GWB’s 2000 election win, he had to wear that thing for 2 months waiting for the outcome. We could literally smell the victory.

He wore that still dirty thing during the 2004 election night also.

He was SO excited when I put it on him this year. (That has me worried.)

Andy’s still asleep in it now, its so sad. I hate to change him.

Oh And AJC.COM, please close your blogs on the weekends for Family Values time.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 10:49 AM | Link to this

rushncap aka ignorant dumba-ss,

After more than a year you would think that someone that thinks so highly of your own intelligence (without any reason I might add), would realize that I am very seldom on the board early in the day.

Others,

Congratulations to the Democrats, I really didn’t think it would be possible for you to win without telling anyone what you would do, but you pulled it off. The fun part now is that you actually have to do something besides carp.

For what it’s worth insiders tell me that Virginia and Montana will hold up for Democrats. That puts you at 50 to 49 with 1 Independent. Now it’s fairly certain that that 1 will be a good Democrat like he always has and you will have the majority in the Senate. Are you going to apologize to Joe Lieberman because you mean it or because you need him to get control?

Here’s an idea, why don’t you stand on principle for once and tell Joe you meant it when you drummed him out of the Democrat Party? Do you have the courage of your convictions to do that?

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 10:50 AM | Link to this

Thanks, Getalife, for that link at 10:22. WOO-HOOOOO!!

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 10:53 AM | Link to this

Cindy,

If that’s a true story @10:33 most of us will be on your side fighting it. Details please.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 10:54 AM | Link to this

“This state will not be the envy of anything or anybody as long as our kids can’t master reading and math.”

Progressive Pat— this is exactly the opposite of one of Sonny’s ads, wherein he stated that “GA is the envy of this nation”… how much of a lie is that?

By Getitright

November 8, 2006 10:55 AM | Link to this

Here we go. Grab your wallets because the Dems are going to take away the tax cuts for the middle class. We’ll declare Iraq a loss and the Islamofacists will be ataacking within our borders, soon. And - last but not least, we’ll see another attempt to impeach the sitting president. This time it won’t be justified. It will be done because it can be done.

By rushncap

November 8, 2006 10:55 AM | Link to this

You’re kinda snippy today, RW. Wonder why…

No one is apologizing to Lieberman. He’s free to vote as he pleases. No one kicked him out of the party either. He failed to win the primary. Democratic voters chose someone else. But he has already said that he would continue voting as he always had, mostly Democrat, sometimes Republican.

Sorry, RW, not ever your sourpuss mug can bring me down today. I’m too damn happy part of our national nightmare is over.

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 10:55 AM | Link to this

To Ed Lorenzo,

Of course, I agree with you, Ed. I’ve been fighting this battle since Talmadge. I lived in Oregon for several years. Oregon ranks in the top 10 in literacy year after year. It is so pleasant to work with people who can write intelligible memos, instructions, letters to clients, and all the written bricabrac of a normal work day. When I returned to Georgia, I suffered from severe culture shock. I couldn’t make sense of my assistant’s memos. Needless to say, I had to replace him with someone who coud read and write (and spell) just so we could go on with the business of the day. Until grassroots Georgia says, “That’s enough,” it will never happen. And until it happens, Georgia will be regarded as backwards. There’s no other way about it. I’m surprised that employers aren’t screaming their bloody heads off about the quality of graduate they get here.

By Cindy

November 8, 2006 10:57 AM | Link to this

Ray, Let me remind you that 9/11 happened on Bush’s watch. Paranoia is a conservative attribute. No, I don’t want to fall under Islamic extremists, but I believe the US is strong enough to resist them. To defeat them with our way of life and constitution in tact is a must. If we become like them with hatred, irrational religious dominance and loss of personal freedom, then they have won even if they don’t succeed in flying their flag in DC.

GS, Speak for yourself. I don’t live or work in Atl; I live in “the rest of GA” and I definitely do not support the neocon agenda.

Great toon, Mike!

Diogenes, GA 08, Houston

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 10:57 AM | Link to this

“Are you going to apologize to Joe Lieberman because you mean it or because you need him to get control?”

RW— no apologies to Joe. He’s the one who decided not to be a Democrat anymore, and to stay in the race with Repugnant $$ and backers… that’s the only way he won CT!

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 11:00 AM | Link to this

Goldie,

Thanks for reminding me of one Democrat that didn’t get away with doing nothing but b-itching about his opponent. That stategery didn’t work for the “Big Guy” at all.

By Rock

November 8, 2006 11:01 AM | Link to this

It’s funny that anyone really believes that one side cares more than the other about our country. All of these people attend the same dinner parties and take money from the same lobbyist. Please wake up and stop following the carrot in front of you

By Cindy

November 8, 2006 11:04 AM | Link to this

RW, Of course it is true. I actually called Joe Lieberman to congratulate him. He was partially misunderstood about his position on the war and partially incorrect in his position, but he is a good man and I basically agree with him.

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 11:04 AM | Link to this

The long national nightmare is over.

The right is now totally irrelevant.

Hell, they aint even there.

We’ll allow ourselves three months of pagan orgies to celebrate, (then we’ll start partying).

Then we impeach the chimp.

Let me be the first to call for an investigation into what W knew about the WMD lie, and when he knew it. (the first ten minutes of Rove’s lame brained plan?)

Ditto the Saddam/Bin Laden connection lie, Ditto the incompetence that let Bin Laden escape our military attack at Tora Bora.

I want to know every minute’s detail, and it better be right, or the chimp gets the slammer.

I DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 11:07 AM | Link to this

The road kill in this country is getting bigger and bigger, (and so gray)

By Caution

November 8, 2006 11:09 AM | Link to this

TO RW,

I suggest you take a Valium and get a nap. Things will look better in the morning. Let me point out that we still don’t know whether the rascals we elected are any different (except the color of the team tie) than the rascals we just asked to pack, to paraphrase an earlier posting.

By Proud American

November 8, 2006 11:09 AM | Link to this

Figures, Goldie doesn’t know the words to America the Beautiful or the Pledge of Allegiance.

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 11:11 AM | Link to this

Foley has conceded his seat. He’s now selling “Pages Gone Wild” videos to the Christian Right.

You know, you cant suppress sexuality in a human being and not expect him to turn into Caligula.

Message to the Christian Right: it’s okay that you’re gay. Libs dont judge. Now GIT!

Our long national nightmare is over.

By steve

November 8, 2006 11:12 AM | Link to this

RW (the oravaginal) your an idiot. It’s going to be hard make that case considering that the Democraps mostly voted to go to Iraq based on the same information that Bush had.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 11:16 AM | Link to this

Cindy,

Call me a skeptic, but if your story about the vote suppression is true it would seem that you could do more than just tell us a story and say it’s true. We hear that same story every election and in the rare case that there is any validity to it, the details are usually far different.

rushnacp,

It’s entirely possible that YOU didn’t say you drummed Joe out of the party, but your statement that NOBODY said that is typical rusncap bs. I’ve got Kos on tape saying it if you really want to stick with your story.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 11:20 AM | Link to this

RW,

All elections are local eh?

Not this time.

Nice move by Reid to not abandon Lieberman, don’t ya think?

They were bashing him on kos so I had to point out this may happen.

Is he going to be the majority leader in the Senate?

By caution

November 8, 2006 11:25 AM | Link to this

To RW,

Please elucidate your comment, “You know, you cant suppress sexuality in a human being and not expect him to turn into Caligula.” Thanks.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 11:28 AM | Link to this

The American people have spoken.

To save time and money for the country, W, Cheney, Rumsfeld,…. etc. should resign so our country can move forward.

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 11:29 AM | Link to this

To RW,

You’re gushing with enthusiasm, aren’t you? Well, hold off until we learn the color of the stripe on these new cats. Don’t forget that power is the most addictive drug there is, as your buddy Caligula demonstrates.

By Shawny

November 8, 2006 11:30 AM | Link to this

Midori, I didn’t know you danced at the Cheetah.

http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2006/11/07/cheetahvppoun.html

By nuff-said

November 8, 2006 11:33 AM | Link to this

What a great day for America and the democratic process. All of us can take great pride in the American people. Democracy works. And very well at that!

By getalife

November 8, 2006 11:34 AM | Link to this

Tester and Webb have won the elections but there will be a recount. This will give the Dems a Senate majority and Reid will be majority leader.

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 11:41 AM | Link to this

The Democratic Donkey

Let us mull our Mule, the Bureaucratic Burro, the Jackpotted Jackass, the Assertive A*ss!

Yes, our Filibustering Filly, our Stubborn Steed!!!

Our Beautiful Beast of Burden!!

All Hail Thee!!!

By @@

November 8, 2006 11:41 AM | Link to this

Hey Midori, one quick question for you and then I’m off to grocery shop.

What did you think about Pelosi’s statement?

Did she mean to say “We nude”… “We knewed”…or “We newed” a new direction in Iraq?

By Dusty

November 8, 2006 11:42 AM | Link to this

Well, it seems necessary to say a few words today to show that Republicans are still living and breathing and supporting their country, just like we always have and always will.

Yes, I am disappointed because I think President Bush will have a difficult time keeping this country on course. He has had a greater number of emergencies that most presidents. We shall see if Democrats will now make “things” better in some manner that they have not yet explained.

By Mark

November 8, 2006 11:45 AM | Link to this

Boy! You should read the gloating and celebration on the aljazeera site and its blogs. The terrorists and their supporters are certainly thankful for yesterday’s results! Go there and read them if you don’t believe me.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 11:46 AM | Link to this

getalfe,

With Bill Frist around Harry Reid’s been the Senate leader anyway. It’s pretty sad that with 300 million people in the US those are the two we end up with.

By JHuss

November 8, 2006 11:46 AM | Link to this

As I’ve been known to say before, the repression of evangelical christians is as terrifying to me as the repressions of the Taliban. It will Solomon, if there is one in the US, to untangle the mess at the Pentagon. Let me quote from today’s article in the AJC (“Pentagon caught in religiouss battle”), “… with one set of plaintiffs contending that the Pentagon is suppressing evangelical Christianity and another set arguing just the opposite — that the brass gives the most aggressive evangelicals free rein to proselytize in uniform.” The next thing you know, they will be wearing their saffron robes, beating their tambourines, and waylaying people in airports.

By Mark

November 8, 2006 11:48 AM | Link to this

Boy! You should read the gloating and celebration at the aljazeera website and its blogs! The terrorists and their supporters repeatedly express their thankfulness to the American electorate. Go there and read it for yourself, if you don’t believe me.

By t

November 8, 2006 11:51 AM | Link to this

AJC sets up in Kroger wondering why no one subscribes. Ha! Well, thank you’re pantywaist liberals for that!

By JHuss

November 8, 2006 11:55 AM | Link to this

Headline: “Woman killed by snake in church.”

That sure does let the imagination run wild, doesn’t it?

By Midori

November 8, 2006 11:57 AM | Link to this

@@,

after deciphering Bush’s twisted syntax the past six years, understanding Nancy should be a breeze.

ya think?

By JHuss

November 8, 2006 11:57 AM | Link to this

Headline: “Woman killed by snake in church.”

That sure does let the imagination run wild, doesn’t it?

By Midori

November 8, 2006 11:59 AM | Link to this

Shawny,

I AM a Cheetah.

can run circles around your silly behind.

By joe

November 8, 2006 12:03 PM | Link to this

t, is this your idea of reasoned debate? Calling names when you know you’ll face no accountability? BTW, it’s “your” not “you’re”.

By Diogenes

November 8, 2006 12:04 PM | Link to this

To Mark (1148)

Don’t you find irony in that?

nuffsaid made the point at 1033 that “What a great day for America and the democratic process. All of us can take great pride in the American people. Democracy works. And very well at that!”

As clumsy a form of government as it may be at times, it does work, and that’s what other cultures just don’t comprehend. We had a revolution yesterday and today it’s back to business at usual.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 12:05 PM | Link to this

Shawny & @@,

suck on this!!

By bon scott

November 8, 2006 12:05 PM | Link to this

The wingnuts have one thing right. The ball is now in the Democratic Party corner. “Had Enough?” worked great as a campaign slogan, but it’s not an agenda. And if the party spends all it’s time on the misdeeds of BushCo, it’s doomed.

The next two years are going to be SO much fun!

This election has certainly thrown a monkey wrench into BushCo’s plan to build an “Imperial Presidency”. Cheney and Rumsfeld, both veterans of the Nixon-Ford terms, wanted to institutionalize the pre-Watergate presidency of Tricky Dick; the one that regarded the Bill of Rights as so much litter. That’s going to be a lot harder now. Good.

And there’s a nice sense of justice in knowing that what BushCo saw as a tool to advance this agenda (the pointless Iraq War) turned into it’s worst enemy.

Any truth to the rumor that Karl Rove’s in the White House dog house? His plan to pay off Mark Foley and engineer a backlash against the Democrats (revealed here by Andy!! Shhhh!!) failed miserably.

By Diogenes

November 8, 2006 12:07 PM | Link to this

To t

Perhaps that’s because no one can read any more. Take a look at progressive patriot at 1044

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 12:11 PM | Link to this

Mark— you’re welcome to spend all the time you want on the terrorists’ blogs today… they’re probably posting here on this blog, too, so why would you actually need to go there? All of the knee-bending devotion to your guy Dubya certainly points to the terrorist trolls posting here day after day.

By @@

November 8, 2006 12:15 PM | Link to this

O.K. Midori, I “knew” what Pelosi was saying, but your “need” to take this back to Bush exemplifies a hyper-partisanship that I’ve never displayed.

Therein exists the difference between you and me. Bush’s mangling of the english language was never a critical issue for me. Only you. A topic for un-ending ridicule of the man. And for what reason?

Can I pick you up some mangoes at the grocery store?

By jj johnson

November 8, 2006 12:17 PM | Link to this

Nancy(FemiNazi)Pelosi running Congress!??! God help us all That “car” should say America on the side of it with the ashes of Rome at the bottom. The Arab terrorists and America haters must be dancing with glee!

By joe

November 8, 2006 12:21 PM | Link to this

Dusty wrote:

“Well, it seems necessary to say a few words today to show that Republicans are still living and breathing and supporting their country, just like we always have and always will.

Yes, I am disappointed because I think President Bush will have a difficult time keeping this country on course. He has had a greater number of emergencies that most presidents. We shall see if Democrats will now make “things” better in some manner that they have not yet explained.”

Dusty I’ve read many of your comments over the past several months. I agree with you on the “not yet explained” remark. I couldn’t disagree with you more on the course Bush had us on.

But, I know you are sincere in your beliefs. Thanks for a classy post.

By Happy days are here again!

November 8, 2006 12:23 PM | Link to this

DEMS: “WE’VE WON THE SENATE”…DEMS CONTROL HOUSE….COUNTRY DEMANDS CHANGE IN IRAQ!

Thanks Mike.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 12:24 PM | Link to this

@@,

sure.

use this to pay for them

By Midori

November 8, 2006 12:26 PM | Link to this

@@,

you’re more of an idiot than I thought.

(((((Bush’s mangling of the english language was never a critical issue for me. Only you.))))))

so why should Pelosi’s syntax bother you?

I don’t recall her sounding like a full-blown idiot, but hey, that’s just me.

By joe

November 8, 2006 12:27 PM | Link to this

jj,

Is that the best you can do, steal some tired old lines from Rush?

But I have to agree with you and your (I’m sure) completely unintended humor. That is Bush driving America off a cliff.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 12:28 PM | Link to this

RW,

Thank God frist was not my doctor or I would be dead like that gorilla he operated on.

His fake smile cracks me up.

You have to admit, my home boy Reid keeping Lieberman was a good move.

By Chet

November 8, 2006 12:36 PM | Link to this

Yes, a few more of the masses awakened and saw the light. But too late to save this country from the death spiral Bush put us in. We make products that no one wants. Countries that once at least humored us now hate us. Where do you think all this reality ends??

By gtengineer

November 8, 2006 12:40 PM | Link to this

jesus supporters lose out to bin laden supporters! yeah, i’ll see you all at the al qaeda bennifit next week! lol why didn’t you listen to rush? if only you had gone to church more this wouldn’t have happened….

1) begin hearings to investigate the many crimes of this president, including war crimes. 2) raise minimum wage 3) gay marriage protection amendment 4) raise taxes on $200k+ incomes to clinton levels 5) assault weapon ban 6) fully fund stem cell research, INCLUDING embriotic, and cloning if needed to find cures 7) amnesty 8) repeal nafta - bring our jobs back! 9) destroy offshore tax havens-bring our money back! 10) SOCIALIZED HEALTH CARE!

once complete, Hillary will be on her way in!

these republicans are mostly baby boomers anyway, irrelevant to modern america, once they die a secular socialist gov’t will bring a greater america!

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 12:40 PM | Link to this

Now that Dubya thinks wire-tapping is a great idea, I’m sure he won’t mind if his phone call to Madam Speaker today gets sent around the internet a few times:

President Bush, waking up on Wednesday to a new balance of power in Washington, picked up the phone and called House speaker-in-waiting Nancy Pelosi to invite her to lunch

By Solon

November 8, 2006 12:46 PM | Link to this

To Mark and Diogenes,

Your’re both right it does work. The little ripple yesterday is nothing compared to the paroxyisms which accompanied the reign of Lyndon and the criminality of Dick. The form of government survived and has prospered since those perilous times. One of the magnificent achievements of the framers of the Constitution was a form of government that has sufficient checks and balances to survive the little revolution we had yesterday and the major revolutions of the Johnson and Nixon era. Unlike ancient Rome, which had to have civil war to change administrations, we do it like we change our shirts. It is the greatest form of government ever conceived for all its fits and starts.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 12:51 PM | Link to this

Looks like you trolls can thank our guy Newt for taking the Repugnants down into the trash heap with his vision of “neo-conservatism” — I really hope he thinks he can run for prez in ‘08… won’t that be fun?

The GOP reign in the House that began with Newt Gingrich in a burst of vision and confrontation in 1994 came crashing down amid voter disaffection with congressional corruption

By getalife

November 8, 2006 12:52 PM | Link to this

Rumsfeld resigns.

Now for W and Cheney to do the right thing.

Resign in disgrace!

By mark

November 8, 2006 12:52 PM | Link to this

To Goldie… I never said I was a Republican. In fact, I vote split tickets. Yes, I am actually a person who votes on ideas and plans rather than by political party. I do, however, find it troubling that the terrorists on the aljazeera site are celebrating yesterday’s results. What does that tell us?

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 12:54 PM | Link to this

getalife,

It always makes it easier to run two Democrats for the same seat.

Rumsfeld just resigned.

By w00t

November 8, 2006 12:54 PM | Link to this

HOLY CRAP!

“BREAKING NEWS: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down, sources tell CNN”

By Midori

November 8, 2006 12:55 PM | Link to this

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

RUMMY’S GONE!!!!!

@@,

Why don’t you follow him?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

By @@

November 8, 2006 01:00 PM | Link to this

Midori: Please go back through the threads and find where I’ve ever said anything about Pelosi, or her ability to speak for that matter. Aside from the one I just used in hopes of encouraging levity.

Had you left out the “you’re more of an idiot than I thought.” reference, I could have continued to engage you with playful banter.

But you lost your perspective and humor long ago. You’re definitely entitled to celebrate your party’s win.

I can’t and wouldn’t take that from you.

O.K., I’m off, a gazillion mangoes for Midori. Paper or plastic?

J/K, no need to respond.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 01:00 PM | Link to this

Mark,

are they also celebrating Bush publishing on the internet how to make a nuclear weapon?

screw the middle man, huh?

By getalife

November 8, 2006 01:09 PM | Link to this

My man Murtha won!

By getalife

November 8, 2006 01:12 PM | Link to this

The President of Texas A&M University is Rumsfeld replacement?

We can do better than a President of a college.

Murtha comes to mind.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 01:13 PM | Link to this

@@,

snap, crackle, pop………

that’s what your nonsense translates to me - much like Bush’s “speeches”.

By bon scott

November 8, 2006 01:18 PM | Link to this

getalife, it appears Jean Schmidt has survived.

Can’t win ‘em all!

By Midori

November 8, 2006 01:19 PM | Link to this

my, my, @@

you’re beloved “communicator” just got bleeped out on live tee vee.

what was that about Pelosi now?

By getalife

November 8, 2006 01:19 PM | Link to this

W spewing about honesty and ethics is an outrage.

W and Cheney should resign in disgrace.

Pelosi for President.

By RE

November 8, 2006 01:21 PM | Link to this

you know, if Rummy quit a month ago, I do not think the dems would have taken both houses

By brad

November 8, 2006 01:21 PM | Link to this

Mike’s tombstone: Here lies Mr. Luckovich — What a terrible waste of God-given talent

By Progressive Patriot

November 8, 2006 01:22 PM | Link to this

Bush just said he didn’t know about the Rummy/Gates change until late yesterday when he had his last conversation with Rummy.

How did it get on Wikipedia so quickly?

By F@#k You Andy

November 8, 2006 01:27 PM | Link to this

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

This day just gets better and better

By re-puke-licans go home

November 8, 2006 01:31 PM | Link to this

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

WE * ARE * THE * CHAMPIONS

By Cindy

November 8, 2006 01:31 PM | Link to this

Another great result of this election: rummy’s resigning!!!!

By Paul

November 8, 2006 01:32 PM | Link to this

getalife 1:12

“We can do better than the president of a university.” That’s Mr. Gates’ current job. He’s a past Director of CIA (knows it from the ground up - entered service at the bottom rung) - also was a Deputy National Security Advisor. So, he knows some of the inner workings and the political environment.

Murtha would be a poor choice. Despite a distinguished record of service as an active duty (and I believe, Reserve) Marine and his assignment to Defense-related committees in Congress, his past comments about the Iraq situation would become the focus of attention - again.

By HumanisticJones

November 8, 2006 01:38 PM | Link to this

Democrats take the house, achieve a symbolic victory of taking a majority of Governers, and are one seat from winning majority in the Senate. All this an now Rummy steps down. What a great news day. turns up the Manowar albums

Lets all stand together for the world to see Now the time is right to live out all our dreams Say the words forever Your strength will never leave If you want to win the fight Say, “I Believe!”

By getalife

November 8, 2006 01:38 PM | Link to this

Paul,

Murtha was right about Iraq and if his plan was implemented, it would saved American troops lives.

Why did Gates leave the CIA?

By Paul

November 8, 2006 01:41 PM | Link to this

Goldie at 10:46

A good point regarding “corporate welfare - subsidies - oil industry.” The idea of giving subsidies for operations to an industry experiencing astronomical profits (please everyone, I’ve heard the “but it’s only an n% profit” arguments - more fun with numbers) is ridiculous. But I’m interested - is your ire because they’re “oil companies?” Or is the basis the level of profits? Or is it tax breaks to corporations in general? In which case, do you also support elimination of say, crop subsidies (take a look sometime at the sugar industry - primarily Florida), airlines and other transportation-related industries, etc?

I was trying to come up with a “don’t get hoarse from cheering” related to fingertips and typing but nothing quite worked.

By Andy

November 8, 2006 01:44 PM | Link to this

By F@#k You Andy November 8, 2006 01:27 PM HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA This day just gets better and better

That’s real nice, “victor,” you sure sound like a bitter little mofo.

Maybe you realize that you haven’t “won” anything, no?

Now you have to get up off your a-ss, let go of your little pecker, zip your pants up, stop whining and start running the country.

With me dogging your a-ss every step of the way, just like you have the last 20 years.

I’m going to turn the screws on your punk degenerate panty waist, no plan, all mouth, bossy little a-ss you’ll think the Muslims have swarmed our shores and gone to sawing your head off.

Where’s Osama, dumba-ss?

What’s up with the recession, democrat?

Why are gas prices going through the roof, pinko?

Why are Hillary’s poll numbers so low?

It’s gonna be fun for me.

Believe me there’s a reason why Al Qaeda is so happy.

By re-puke-licans go home

November 8, 2006 01:45 PM | Link to this

Hey, in this time of war you just need to shut up and stand behind your elected officials without questioning them.”

You are a complete idiot. I could say the same exact thing, yet it would be obviously sarcastic. And obviously the American people did not do that yesterday.

This post illustrates that you are adults acting like children, and you are so ridiculously flying off the cliff, fingers in your ears:

‘NAH NAH… I CAN’T HEAR THE VOTERS.. NAH NAH NAH…’

what the f*ck is your damage you morons?

Doesn’t hold water.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 01:51 PM | Link to this

Andy,

We will blame w like you blamed “Clenis”.

Karma.

By F@#k You Andy

November 8, 2006 01:52 PM | Link to this

and your little dog RW too…

Ain’t America GREAT?!!

By Watcher

November 8, 2006 01:54 PM | Link to this

I was trying to come up with a “don’t get hoarse from cheering” related to fingertips and typing but nothing quite worked.

How about workin’ your little hoofies to the quick.

By Paul

November 8, 2006 01:54 PM | Link to this

getalife 1:38 Lots of people think so, lots don’t. It would be polarizing, though, and I don’t think that’s what the country needs just now.

I don’t know “why” Gates left the CIA. Possibly because a new administration came in? Is it really important - or relevant?

By F@#k You Andy

November 8, 2006 01:55 PM | Link to this

sAndy - shouldn’t you be supporting the Government in this time of war?

Why do you hate America?

Why do you hate Democracy?

Why do you have sand in your vagina?

By Progressive Patriot

November 8, 2006 01:57 PM | Link to this

Wow, some of you Americans have very limited language skills.

By B.Moore

November 8, 2006 02:02 PM | Link to this

Gates is part of the Iraq Study Group? I didn’t know that. This should be interesting.

By re-puke-licans go home

November 8, 2006 02:03 PM | Link to this

Andy:

YOU F*CKING LOST.

AMERICA WINS.

your whiny shrill attacks speaking for a hated minority are pointless.

you look ridiculous.

no…. you simply are ridiculous.

go ahead and maintain the illusion that you’re relevant by posting unilluminated attacks that halt the conversation. I need people like you around and vocal to remind the majority that Republians are ridiculous and need to be

PUNISHED

PUNISHED

for the unbelievable damage you’ve done to this country in just 5 years.

so, uhhh…. hmm….

“thanks you f*cking psycho”? (not really)

I can’t wait for the beatdown.

By Paul

November 8, 2006 02:05 PM | Link to this

Watcher at 1:54 Please go back to watching.

By joe

November 8, 2006 02:09 PM | Link to this

Andy wrote:

“It’s gonna be fun for me.”

That’s part of the problem Andy. You provide no solutions. You just berate anyone whose opinion may differ from yours.

Osama, Iraq, recession, gas prices, all part of your legacy. How about cleaning up before you leave?

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 02:12 PM | Link to this

Our long national nightmare is over.

By Randy

November 8, 2006 02:13 PM | Link to this

I just had to stop in today to witness the dem celebration. So much for the unity you dems demand but don’t seem too keen on encouraging here.

Maybe the politicians can do a better job than you guys. Rummy resigned. He wanted things to start off on the right foot. In unison with a newly elected congress. It was a gracious gesture.

Let’s all hope we can find common ground. It’s game time.

I reluctantly offer my congratulations to the dems.

Congratulations to America. She functions the way she was meant to.

By re-puke-licans go home

November 8, 2006 02:14 PM | Link to this

HumanisticJones:

oh, sorry… that was sarcastic. oops.

cut that one line, rest of the post ok.

i stand with ya brother.

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 02:16 PM | Link to this

It’s time to get to the hard task of impeaching Bush, so that justice may live again in The United States of America for the American Peoples which is peopled by personages of the public trust which Bush betrayed like the lobbied sellout he truly is.

By Jenn

November 8, 2006 02:16 PM | Link to this

Uhh, Joe, Osama was not the GOPs fault. Clinton should have taken him one of the 3 times that his head was offered.

By Proud American

November 8, 2006 02:17 PM | Link to this

Wow, I thought the libs in here would be happy…So much hate, so little time. ‘08 is right around the corner.

By Dusty

November 8, 2006 02:27 PM | Link to this

Well,

Rumsfeld has resigned and I am sure he did it because he felt it best for the country. This man has dedicated much of his life in the service of this country. If some of his decisions did not seem wise to us, they were not made to diminish anything about this country. In fact, I am sure our enemies hate Rumsfeld. They knew he would never cut and run which is what our enemies want. They too rejoice at his departure.

Rumsfeld never lied nor deceived American citizens. Those “crimes”are to me the things for which we impeach leaders.

If we want to keep responsible people in government, we don’t throw them away like trash because they are not totally successful.

Rumsfeld has served long and hard for this country. Don’t forget that.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 02:28 PM | Link to this

What a great day!

I replaced my LSU tiger flag with the American flag.

A great victory for the American people!

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 02:30 PM | Link to this

“I reluctantly offer my congratulations to the dems.”

Thanks, Randy— you may have been the most gracious today. It’s a new day in America and the sun is peaking through the clouds today!

By Paul

November 8, 2006 02:30 PM | Link to this

Proud American

And there’s the pressure. Lots of Republicans voted Democratic this time - wanted change. The pressure’s on the Democrats to deliver - no excuses. The next two years will be seen by many as a preview of 2008 onward. If there is not performance there may not be a second round in ‘08.

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 02:33 PM | Link to this

It’s time to play….PUT up or SHUT up.

Today’s contestant is…JENN!

So, JENN, can you substantiate your claim that ‘Clinton should have taken him (Osama) one of the 3 times that his head was offered?’

Remember, you must PUT up or SHUT up!

By Andy

November 8, 2006 02:39 PM | Link to this

By re-puke-licans go home November 8, 2006 02:03 PM PUNISHED for the unbelievable damage you’ve done to this country in just 5 years.

4.4% unemployment.

Highest real wages in history.

Highest home ownership levels in history.

Stock market at sustainable record levels.

Democracy in the Middle East.

These are the things that degenerate panty waist filthy mofo ing liberals consider to be “damaging” our country.

See what I mean?

Get ready for recession, for plunging home prices, for higher tax payments, record interest rates and high unemployment except for the teacher’s union.

All over a contrived media scam played out with the full cooperation of the same people that killed 3000 Americans on 9/11.

This whole election was a referendum on the Iraq war, a war that established freedom and democracy in a formerly enslaved dictatorship. Got rid of a dictator that was harboring weapons of mass destruction as admitted by the New York Times. A war with historically low casualty rates, lower than some BATTLES that were fought in World War Two for a whole entire war.

All from Al Qaeda/ Treason Times propaganda campaign that focused on the bad, on the bombings and ignored the good done by America. A false perception of a righteous conflict that was fought to keep our children from having to fight it.

And these silly a-ss perverts think if we pull out of Iraq now, that will be the end of it.

How naive.

By Brian Curtis

November 8, 2006 02:39 PM | Link to this

Dusty: How about massive incompetence? Is that a good enough reason to dump an important official, or is “loyalty” more important than damage to the country he’s sworn to serve?

One way or another, it seems you’re always calling for blind subservience and equating it with “patriotism.”

Oh, and Rummy IS a criminal… specifically, a traitor. He signed the PNAC.

By Watcher

November 8, 2006 02:39 PM | Link to this

Paul,

Nope.

By Proud Liberal Pinko

November 8, 2006 02:41 PM | Link to this

Now that the Dems are back in the majority Bill Frist had this to say “Washington must now work together in a bipartisan way — Republicans and Democrats — to outline the path to success in Iraq.”

Funny how he couldn’t bring himself to “work together in a bipartisan way” when his party was in the majority.

I truly hope that the Dems can be gracious enough to reach across the aisle. Someone has to take the high road and show Republicans how it’s done.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 02:43 PM | Link to this

“Rumsfeld never lied nor deceived American citizens. Those “crimes”are to me the things for which we impeach leaders.”

WHOA, Dusty— you’ve definitely been drinking the stupid juice if you really think Rummy never lied. How about:

++”We know where they are. They’re in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat.” –on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.

++”It is unknowable how long that conflict [the war in Iraq] will last. It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months.” -in Feb. 2003

++”I don’t do quagmires.”

Oh, and BTW, he didn’t “do” war-planning either!

He’s a criminal, Dusty— just face the facts today like everyone else in America is doing!

By Midori

November 8, 2006 02:43 PM | Link to this

Andy,

it seems to me you need to take it up with the American people who voted the lying hypocrites out. Obviously they don’t agree with that rosy senario you are trapped in.

Lord Help Us: Get luck getting a coherent response from Jenn. My observation of her is that she just posts “hit and run” garbage from Fox News.

By rushncap

November 8, 2006 02:45 PM | Link to this

Dusty, Rumsfeld resigned before he got tossed out like rancid garbage once the new Congress took power. I thought he might leave, but the sheer speed with which he hightailed it amazed me. For someone as verbally “tough” as Rummy, he sure beat a super-hasty retreat.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 02:46 PM | Link to this

Do we even suggest that Dubya’s a big fat liar for stating just last week that Cheney and Rummy were staying until the end of his term? NAH! Too happy a day to be calling him big and fat.

By Jenn

November 8, 2006 02:50 PM | Link to this

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/9/10/181819.shtml?s=ic

By Theresa Andrews

November 8, 2006 02:52 PM | Link to this

getalife, now I know why you are the way you are. You are LSU trash and you reek of corndogs. LSU fans are worse than Democrats. Actually most LSU fans are criminals so that makes sense that why you vote for Democrats. I wish all LSU fans would leave Atlanta, they are nothing but scum.

By F@#k You Andy

November 8, 2006 02:57 PM | Link to this

W was drunk at that presser…

That or he had waaaaaaaaay to many rails off Condi’s giant forehead last night…

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 02:58 PM | Link to this

Speaking of incoherent posts:

{{{{{Lord Help Us: Get luck getting a coherent response from Jenn.}}}}}

The Clintons discuss turning down Bin Laden because he hadn’t killed enough of us yet

By Paul

November 8, 2006 02:59 PM | Link to this

Watcher

:)

By Jenn

November 8, 2006 03:00 PM | Link to this

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/international/asia/17osama.html?ei=5090&en=2b945263d3848ee1&ex=1281931200&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&adxnnlx=1163015929-A750wvXZeYuH1vrytHAt0Q

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 03:00 PM | Link to this

Oooooh! Sorry Jenn, but bogus claims from wingnut propaganda sites that have been shot down by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission are NOT Allowed.

Nice try, but you must SHUT UP!

Thanks for playing…

By Marion of Texas

November 8, 2006 03:00 PM | Link to this

Hooray. This is a wonderful day. I hope that the House convenes hearings on all the corruption of the bush administration. Bush and his sycophants have raked in the dough to the detriment of our nation for way too long. It will take us a long time to dig out of the mess and to prosecute the criminals. (And, Andy, the housing bubble already started bursting well before this election. The large increase in the number of houses just sitting on the market here in Texas occurred over the past 12 months and not just today.)

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 03:04 PM | Link to this

Oooooh! Sorry Jenn, but bogus claims from wingnut propaganda sites that have been shot down by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission are NOT Allowed.

Nice try, but you must SHUT UP!

Thanks for playing…

By No More Foley Green Lights

November 8, 2006 03:04 PM | Link to this

WASHINGTON - Triggering a post-election shake-up, Dennis Hastert announced Wednesday he will not run for leader of House Republicans when Democrats take control in January.

“A man’s got to know his limitations.”- Dirty Harry Calahan

By Paul

November 8, 2006 03:05 PM | Link to this

Goldie

Glasses? Lasik? Pres Bush is not particularly tall, hefty, nor is he “fat.” He’s in the best physical shape since any President since… his father.

Your side won. Gracious in victory, perhaps? The press seemed to accept his explanation at the news conference. I believe it’s known as “reality.”

No comment on corporate subsidies?

By Dusty

November 8, 2006 03:07 PM | Link to this

Brian Curtis and Goldie,

Nope, I don’t drink the stupid juice of which you seem to have a generous supply.

I do not think that patriotism requires blind subservience. But I do think that elected officials should be treated with respect, especially if they have served most of their lives in high office. I still believe Rumsfeld resigned because he thought it best for our country.

Rumsfeld received the same information as Congress and the President. I do not equate misinformation and poor decisions with lies and deceit.

Now if you want to say that Democrats are perfect humans and will never make mistakes, we are waiting to see.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 03:08 PM | Link to this

I wouldn’t line my cat’s litter box with Newsmax.

Speaking of hit and run idiocy.

I suppose Newsmax knows more than the 9/ll commission.

and speaking of stupid parrots, RW: you and Jenn married, or are you one of the same? Maybe Newsmax can run an expose, huh?

By Jenn

November 8, 2006 03:09 PM | Link to this

thanks, RW, I was going to mention that, but decided it really wasn’t worth it. I too, have also included a link. Oh, Midori, it wasn’t from FNN. I have another one from the NY Times, do you want that one as well?

By Midori

November 8, 2006 03:10 PM | Link to this

Until you retard wingnut stop using filth to back up your claims, no one will ever take you seriously.

Watch RW now post something for me to read from Bozo Bozell.

By Thanks to the Extreme Right

November 8, 2006 03:12 PM | Link to this

11 CRAWFORD, Texas - The president’s name is not on the Election Day ballot, yet it is George W. Bush who is influencing the outcome of the campaign — one that determines the political potency of his final two years in office.

Yesterday’s news but sooooooo true. Democrats just couldn’t have pulled it off without the MONUMENTAL support of the extreme right nut-jobs.

By Cal

November 8, 2006 03:15 PM | Link to this

Why are the dems so high today? Oh I forgot. THEY WON! THEY WON! THEY WON!

The U.S. market is DOWN. The European market is DOWN. All because the DEMS WON! THEY WON! THEY WON!

Investors confidence is DOWN. IT’S DOWN. IT’S DOWN because the DEMS WON! THEY WON! THEY WON.

What a downer.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 03:16 PM | Link to this

Day one of this victory bring us accountabilty for Rumsfeld.

Change in the right direction.

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 03:19 PM | Link to this

Ouch, Jenn, right out of your own link:

“the Sept. 11 commission concluded in one of its staff reports that it had “not found any reliable evidence to support the Sudanese claim.”

Ouch baby, very ouch…(with apoogies to Austin Powers)

By Bush CIA Shenanigans

November 8, 2006 03:23 PM | Link to this

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration prodded Vietnam on Tuesday to fairly try three U.S. citizens facing charges of attempting to prompt a rebellion against the communist government.

King George’s ‘dirty tricks’ division at the CIA is still alive and well. The Chimperor’s henchmen are no better at subterfuge than ‘tricky dick’ Nixon’s watergate plumbers.

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 03:26 PM | Link to this

You mean this market is down?? You don’t know up from down, Stupid

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 03:28 PM | Link to this

Paul, I don’t usually give too much thought to “corporate subsidies” as you like to call it— that is, until one of your wingnut pals starts posting some drivel about “my taxes are paying for liberal welfare queens”, or some such Limbaugh/Hannity words of wisdom. And at that point, I like to remind those loonies of how much their “taxes” are being given to the welfare corporations… and want to know why they keep supporting a party that is spending literally billions and billions on that form of welfare. Do you have a clue as to why your loony friends want to do that?

By Security Man Sam

November 8, 2006 03:29 PM | Link to this

By RE

November 8, 2006 03:29 PM | Link to this

Hey Cal,

The markets are actually up

So everything you said was wrong I guess

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 03:36 PM | Link to this

Jenn,

I thought if I linked directly to the audio they might see that you were right. I guess they think Newsmax is using Billy Jeff impersonators to make audio tapes and that the people the fake Clinton was talking to didn’t notice.

It’s amazing how they can never attack the message, so they just blast the messenger.

I guess we could show the video of Bin Laden traipsing around for three days while President BJ twiddled his…well something.

Lord Help Us,

I’ll play PUT UP or SHUT UP with you and it will be permanent. One of us leaves forever.

By the close of the blog today you show me where the 9/11 commission says that that wasn’t an authentic tape and I’m gone for good. If you can’t then you’re done here.

The clock starts NOW!

By Cal

November 8, 2006 03:37 PM | Link to this

It is indeed a great day for the dems. They re-elected a couple of crooks who get a pass on the same GOP corruptions.

Iraq Trumps Corruption for New Jersey Voters

Harry Mason Reid

Total power corrupts totally?

My a$$ and my money.

Wasn’t Reid’s opponent defeated because she had one, count that ONE family member who was a lobbyist?

Hell, Harry has five.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 03:43 PM | Link to this

Here you go Midori. I’m not sure why you wanted it and it’s old news, but I aims to please

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 03:45 PM | Link to this

RW-(Crispy), havn’t you been ‘thumped’ enough for one day???

I don’t even know what ‘tape’ you are talking about and would like for you to show me where I have said anything about it?

PUT up or SHUT up!

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 03:45 PM | Link to this

Jenn— maybe you have an explanation for why Dubya and Rummy did not want to capture OBL in 2001?

The Bush administration has concluded that Osama bin Laden was present during the battle for Tora Bora late last year and that failure to commit U.S. ground troops to hunt him was its gravest error in the war against al Qaeda, according to civilian and military officials with first-hand knowledge

There no rhyme or reason for them to ignore this opportunity, other than the fact that they did not care and had already decided to divert military resources to invading Iraq instead.

By RE

November 8, 2006 03:52 PM | Link to this

schandefreude

I have to admit, I loved watching Fox News last night as the election results came in. What a sad sorry bunch Brit had with him. They were grasping at straws, floating a few conspiracy theories, and claiming that even though the GOP lost control of the house with by a wide margin, most likely lost the senate, and several governerships, it was not a big victory for the Dems.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 03:55 PM | Link to this

So, will Dubya make a mockery of the Medal of Freedom again and reward Rummy? Why not — he did it for the other criminals involved in planning the invasion of Iraq:

To the end, Bush defended Rumsfeld’s troubled tenure, calling him “a patriot who served this country with honor and distinction.”

By Osama Bin Laden

November 8, 2006 03:55 PM | Link to this

Alluh Akhbar: My most gracious congratulations upon you American infidel democrats. We celebrate much with you:

Rumsfeld steps down after US poll blow-Al Jazeera

We will not miss the dog Rumsfeld, god willing.

Could you also get this Bush fellow for us?

“Peace” be with you, for now.

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 03:57 PM | Link to this

Impeach Bush please, Mrs. Pelosi.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 03:59 PM | Link to this

LHU,

Don’t try to wiggle out of this. Go to my 2:58 and click the magic blue text. You will hear Billy Jeff tell you that Jenn was right, and then you can make one last post to say goodbye!

PUT UP or SHUT UP forever, before the blog closes today!

By Cal

November 8, 2006 04:00 PM | Link to this

My bad RE. It looks like the market took an upswing with Rummy’s resignation.

Thanks Rummy. I hope I get a chance to spend it.

I hope the new guy will be playing for keeps.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 04:02 PM | Link to this

RE,

You’re nuts, Fox even had an animated fireworks display when control of the House rolled over. Bill Kristol said the losses weren’t as big as what he had predicted the week before and that was as close as anyone got to your description.

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 04:04 PM | Link to this

The country is frightened. It’s not good, folks.

Something’s up in Iraq. It has to do with our being ordered by the terrorists to stop looking for the missing soldier.

Doesn’t anyone else think that stinks?

There has been some watershed political turn in Iraq, I’m telling you.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 04:06 PM | Link to this

What are the odds that KKKarl Rove will go next, for having what he claimed was “THE math” as compared to everyone else’s math last night? How much joy can America stand?!

By Shawny

November 8, 2006 04:06 PM | Link to this

Jenn, Everyone has heard the clips of slick willie explaining why he didn’t take OBL when offered. Ignore these lefties and their crap. As for that a-ss that told you to shut up, ‘Ef ‘em. Who put that nut in charge of the blog. Imagine a lib censoring someone. 1st ammendment be darned.

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 04:10 PM | Link to this

Bush is not fit to be our president.

I’m having mucho difficulty understanding how Americans let the RNC steal two elections with W as our prez.

I dont get it. Does not compute.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 04:12 PM | Link to this

RW and Jenn— you seem to forget the climate that you Repugnants created for not taking out OBL during President Clinton’s tenure:

In preparing the nation for a possible war with Iraq, President Bill Clinton faces a series of obstacles, including a skeptical Congress and less international backing than President George Bush enjoyed during 1991 Persian Gulf War

All you Repugs cared about was “no war for Monica!” and “wag the dog!” So you’re equally responsible for ignoring the ongoing threat from OBL, sex being the only thing on your minds then!

By Paul

November 8, 2006 04:13 PM | Link to this

Goldie at 3:28

Way too many assumptions there about the company I keep or the associations I make. I asked the “corporate welfare” question as you refer to it regularly - in regard to oil companies. My question was, do you also support cutting off supports (tax breaks, subsidies, etc) for non-oil corporations? Such as the farm corporations, transportation industries, etc. Just trying to figure out if your position was generally against “corporate subsidies/welfare” (the position I generally take) or solely against the oil industry (most closely associated with Bush Administration).

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 04:14 PM | Link to this

RW-(Crispy) - Jenn claimed, ‘Clinton should have taken him (Osama) one of the 3 times that his head was offered?’

You CAN count can’t you??

So far you two dimwits have linked to one article from newsmax (that is destroyed by the 9/11 commission) one link to a NYT piece that appears irrelevant and a grainy audio that I can’t even understand.

If these 3 pitiful links substantiate “3 times his head was offered” then your standards are even lower than the shrubs…

Good job! I’d say both of you to bid adieu…

Been nice knowin’ ya!

By Can You Say Fillibuster?

November 8, 2006 04:14 PM | Link to this

Fox News had a democrat orgy last night, their whole website is colored blue now, RE is still too much of a dimwit to govern, unless of course they see governing same as a baby bawling in a high chair.

You dumba-sses can drop the conspiracy theories now, you’re the ones in charge, hello, hello???

Now it’s your turn to get f ed with from all sides on every issue no matter if you had anything to do with it or not for the next two years.

Have fun with it.

I’m gonna.

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 04:14 PM | Link to this

I will not rest until Bush is in prison for crimes against our constitution.

Gore won that election in 2000, and Bush pulled off a coup.

There’s no coups in America. There’s justice, and justice demands Bush go to prison.

Impeach Bush now, and then lets get him in front of a judge.

Come on. Who is with me. we can do this. but you have to want it as bad as me.

Bush makes me sick.

By RE

November 8, 2006 04:15 PM | Link to this

Anyone know this?

does the secdef need to be confirmed by congress? And is it the current congress that will hold hearings or the incoming congress

By RE

November 8, 2006 04:20 PM | Link to this

It’s like a safety blanket for you wingnuts isn’t it. Whenever you get upset and things aren’t going your way, just start blaming Clinton for something and it makes everything O.K.

I don’t mind, you need to get all that frustration and anger out somehow. Blame Clinton for everything.

By the way, is Satan’s army coming now, or when Pelosi actually takes office? I am not sure how this works

By Midori

November 8, 2006 04:20 PM | Link to this

my, my - the wingnuts are certainly “testy” today.

wonder how many of them dressed up like Clinton’s “member” for Halloween?

And if you guys are so sure that crap from Newmax is the truth, why don’t you do something with/about it? I’d love to see it. Would be the icing on the cake.

I’ve heard Hannity play that clip trying to pass it off as “proof” of your ignorant, ludicrious claims.

However, the 9/11 Commission Report has a tad more credibility than Hannity and Newmax.

Snopes even debunked that clap trap. If you want the link, look it up yourself — you’re all um, “capable”, aren’t you?

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 04:20 PM | Link to this

LHU,

If you can’t show me where the 9/11 commission says that THE AUDIO TAPE from Billy Jeff, where he flat out says that Sudan offered OBL to us, is a fake then you have to leave FOREVER.

Those are your rules and you started the game. Now PUT UP or SHUT UP.

Bye loser!

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 04:22 PM | Link to this

Bush thinks that he’s an acceptable human being. he’s wrong. he’s the worst that a personality can evolve into. His humor, his speech patterns, his face, his decisions and thought processes are all from a lower level of rabbit-man or lizard-guy, or…what’s the primate I’m reaching for……cant think of it…….nothing comes to mind…….could it be…….CHIMP?

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 04:22 PM | Link to this

Goldie @ 4:12,

Are you saying that Clinton was more concerned with his image than doing the right thing?

I think you and I finally agree on something.

By RE

November 8, 2006 04:24 PM | Link to this

Hmmm, Angry incoherent babble? Could that be Andy?

By Shawny

November 8, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

Excellent Q, RE. I bet not. If so, I would like to know which reps voted for Rummy. Especially if many later whined about him.

By RW (the oravaginal)

November 8, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

Yes, and it’s the current congress.

Also, it’s the incoming congress who will impeach that simpleton who pretends to be prez.

By Shawny

November 8, 2006 04:27 PM | Link to this

One hour later?!?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,228164,00.html

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 04:28 PM | Link to this

RE,

He does face confirmation by the Senate and it’s possible to waive formal hearings and go straight to confirmation if both sides agree.

I haven’t heard enough from anybody to have a clue whether they’ll do that or not.

By Goldie

November 8, 2006 04:30 PM | Link to this

“Way too many assumptions there about the company I keep or the associations I make.”

Paul— you’re full of self-deceit. You’ve made it very clear who you side with day after day here on the blog.

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this

Crispy, you’ve lost it…

Show me where I stated the 9/11 Commission said anything about that grainy tape you linked and I’ll leave.

Otherwise, I’ll expect you to begone like the little coward that you are…

By Paul

November 8, 2006 04:32 PM | Link to this

RE at 4:15

SecDef is nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate. True for all his department heads.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 04:33 PM | Link to this

RE,

The angry incoherent babble came from Midori, it said it right at the top of her 4:20 post.

Midori,

Who does Snopes say is impersonating Billy Jeff on that tape? I’m surprised you guys are being so coy about showing me the proof that it’s a fake.

I WILL leave here forever if you can do it.

By @@

November 8, 2006 04:36 PM | Link to this

The Other RW: I’ve been following up on the kidnapped soldier in Iraq. The last I heard the soldier’s uncle, the wife’s uncle, whatever…is acting as a go between. The terrorists want a ransom, which I’m not in agreement with. The whole thing is looking suspicious to me. Discrepancies in the date he married the Iraqi woman and all. Do you have a link for review?

======================================= I know, I know….everybody here will say it’s those lying Jews. Nothing but trouble those Jews, but…

Echoing remarks by Hamas senior terror leader Abu Abdullah, Saadi explained that an American withdrawal from Iraq would “prove the resistance is the most important tool and that this tool works. The victory of the Iraqi revolution will mark an important step in the history of the region and in the attitude regarding the United States.”

Jaara said an American withdrawal would “mark the beginning of the collapse of this tyrant empire [America].”

Midori: I got mangoes, not milk. I’m not making another trip for the “snap crackle pop” you put out there. It wasn’t worth the gas you expelled to propel it.

It sure isn’t worth what I’d have to pay at the station.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 04:36 PM | Link to this

wow,

RW is sure acting like a “Sore Loserman”, isn’t he?

By Truthman

November 8, 2006 04:41 PM | Link to this

DeLay, DeWine,Santorum, Allen, Burns and Rummy all gone in one 18-hour period.

I haven’t been this happy since 1996.

Now, if I could just grudge-F Katherine Davis like W did Monday!!

All Hail Speaker Pelosi!!

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 04:42 PM | Link to this

LHU,

I linked to a tape, you responded that the 9/11 commission report had debunked it. NOW QUIT SQUIRMING and PUT UP or SHUT UP.

Your game, your rules, you lose. BYE!

Well actually you have 2 1/2 hours left to find it the proof. Maybe you should start looking instead of obfuscating and throwing in peripheral distractions.

Concentrate LHU, I linked a tape and you said the 9/11 commission report debunked it. It’s just that simple. All the rest is you being a typical weasley lib. PUT…… you know the drill by now.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 04:49 PM | Link to this

Midori,

If you’re talking about the Polly Prepuce version of RW, he’s just being the same idiot he is every day.

If you’re talking about me, I’m giving you an easy way to never have to see me here again. That’s hardly being a sore loser AND I was the very first one to congratulate you on your electoral success.

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 04:50 PM | Link to this

RW-(Crispy)…Show me where I said anything about the 9/11 Commission and your audio link. Or leave.

It’s that simple…

By RW unplugged........ew

November 8, 2006 04:51 PM | Link to this

Duh, I think that Bush is a good presitint. I think the wor in Iraq is a good good. and liverals are bad bad. and terrorists are having ice cream and cake and balloons today cause the liverals won the guvernment thing, duh.

By THIS JUSTIN

November 8, 2006 04:52 PM | Link to this

THOU SHALL NOT KILL!

IMPEACH BUSH!

By RW unplugged........ew

November 8, 2006 04:54 PM | Link to this

Duh, when I go to bed at nite I think good things about the prezidint and I write letters to the presidient and tell him to do good stuff and the war is good too cause we hate bad saddam bad bad bad and he did 411 too and everything bad but we good so we should win da war, duh.

By Paul

November 8, 2006 04:55 PM | Link to this

Goldie at 4:30

Sigh. I do believe we’ve been through this before. As there’s no confusion (BTW - I fully reserve the right to change my mind or position as new information becomes available or as situations change. Just think opposite of ideologue or hyperpartisan).

Let’s see - I do believe you’d like me to list some of my “neocon, right-wing, neanderthal, antiprogressive” positions. Okay, let’s start with:

Antiterrorism: I’m pretty hardcore here. When an ideology makes it clear they feel it’s their God-bound duty to convert me, my parents, wife, kids, etc or kill us, I don’t have much patience for those who won’t fully engage.

Warfare is not law enforcement.

Dept of Def could use some severe restructuring. This was the source of Sec R’s difficulties pre-Iraq. He took on the political and corporate interests and was nearly forced out. You might not like the restructuring, though. Georgia could lose the logistics center at Warner-Robins. That’s a lot of jobs, taxes, etc. lost. I do not believe the DoD exists to serve as a jobs program for local politicians.

I pretty much think people should get to keep what they work for. Those at the low end should get some slack cut. I think a total tax rate of over half is confiscatory. As the religionists here might say “Hey Nancy, Hillary - God wants only a tithe (tenth) - why do you want more?” (Okay, it’s kinda fun to tweak your icons).

This country needs an energy policy. Presidents and Congresses since Carter have failed. All of them. We aren’t going to produce our way out.

Our education system is great for college prep, lousy for anything else. Some systems lose about half the kids as dropouts. This is a tradegy. Noncollege-bound graduates are ill-prepared. There needs to be a curriculum restructuring - nationally. A kid in a slum in Atlanta should have the same resources, quality of teachers, infrastructure as a kid living on Nob Hill in San Francisco. Got that, speaker Pelosi? Dismantle your local system, integrate with the unfortunates and help the kids. A kid’s chance in life should not be controlled by his parent(s) economic status.

Is that enough to get you started? Conservative enough for you? Now, as I’ve made no assumptions about your views, but I’ve tried (unsuccessfully) to coax the

By Midori

November 8, 2006 04:57 PM | Link to this

LOL, RW

why not go hang out with your kindred spirits

((snicker))

By RW unplugged........ew

November 8, 2006 04:58 PM | Link to this

Duh, I know lots of stuff about political insider stuff cause I listen to Rush Limberg and he tells me stuff on the radio and everything and I try to call him up but I cant dial out without persmission cause my mommie gets mad and stuff, duh.

By Can You Say Fillibuster?

November 8, 2006 05:03 PM | Link to this

The idiot Political Foreskin psycho at 4:51, posting things for it’s own humor that no one else can even understand, is exactly how the House of Representatives will be run next year.

Incoherently.

By RW unplugged........ew

November 8, 2006 05:07 PM | Link to this

Duh. I told my mommie this good idear i had and she said it was a good idear and i was happy, duh

By Cautious Libertarian

November 8, 2006 05:08 PM | Link to this

To the jubilant Democrats, congratulations, folks. I really hope your party doesn’t make the same mistake that the Repubes made when they got the power all under one roof, “Screw-U” Disease (i.e., “we’re gonna do what we want, and screw you if you don’t like it”). I hope the Dems really will show their Repube colleagues what it means to be a grown-up good sport, and extend the hand of bi-partisanship to help end the Iraq quagmire, heal this country’s wounds, and start patching up the rifts with our allies. And to the poster who listed the Repubes’ achievements as “4.4% unemployment…Highest real wages in history…Highest home ownership levels in history…Stock market at sustainable record levels… Democracy in the Middle East.” Are you kidding??? That unemployment figure doesn’t take into account those who have stopped looking for work (some estimates count those numbers at between 2 and 2.5%), not to mention the underemployed (those folks who were laid off or downsized from jobs that paid higher wages than the lower paying ones they had to take after looking for longer than 8 months). Along with those high home ownership levels is the highest mortgage default rate in history, followed closely by the highest number of reported predatory lending investigations ever. Stock market highs? That’s easy— there’s a war; hardly sustainable. Democracy in the Middle East? Not really, unless you’re talking about Turkey, which the US had NOTHING to do with. Giving the Repubes credit for these things isn’t giving them credit for much, because they’re all phantom gains, pal. Better get your info from someplace other than Faux News and The New Republic.

By Pinko Teacher

November 8, 2006 05:09 PM | Link to this

Today in class we celebrated the democrat victory by having an “abortion clinic in every school” lesson where we had your kids take off their condoms and have unprotected carefree sex.

Every thing was going fine until your little Johny pointed out that we were discriminating against homosexuals since they can’t have abortions, so we called them transgenders and proclaimed them married.

Tommorrow we get out the coat hangers.

By Paul

November 8, 2006 05:12 PM | Link to this

Goldie Followup from my 4:55

Now, as I’ve made no assumptions about your views, but I’ve tried (unsuccessfully) to coax them from you, could you please share them? BTW - I’ve already gathered you don’t much care for the current administration, so you can skip that and stick to the general issues, please.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 05:13 PM | Link to this

LHU,

You actually told Jenn that the information in her link had been debunked by the 9/11 commission. All her link basically is, is a transcript of the tape that I linked to and my tape comes from the very same link that Jenn gave you and you claim is shot down by the 9/11 goofballs.

So now you’re up to date. Show me where the 9/11 commission has debunked that tape and I will leave forever. If you can’t then you leave forever.

How’s that go again? oh yeah, PUT UP or SHUT UP! Your game, your rules, you lose. Bye!

Quit stalling, I’m not restarting the clock just because you can’t keep up with a conversation.

By joe

November 8, 2006 05:15 PM | Link to this

By Andy 4.4% unemployment.

I’ll give you that.

Highest real wages in history.

For whom? CEO’s salaries are growing by double digits. Wages for the shrinking middle class aren’t keeping up with inflation even when it’s this low.

Highest home ownership levels in >history.

Could be but where’s your source.

Stock market at sustainable record >levels.

Sustainable would require some time wouldn’t it?

Democracy in the Middle East.

Is that what you call that mess? You know, the one where their leader ordered our troops to take down the roadblocks searching for our men.

These are the things that degenerate >panty waist filthy mofo ing liberals >consider to be “damaging” our country.

Blah, blah, blah. The Andy venom machine in action. Couldn’t help yourself could you. When in doubt call names.

Get ready for recession, for plunging >home prices, for higher tax payments, >record interest rates and high >unemployment except for the teacher’s >union.

What could have caused that? Lets see, record deficits maybe?

All over a contrived media scam played >out with the full cooperation of the >same people that killed 3000 Americans >on 9/11.

Oh, again, it’s “The Media” but this time they’re in collusion with Al Qaeda. Sadly, someone will actually believe this.

Got rid of a dictator that was >harboring weapons of mass destruction >as admitted by the New York Times.

Even Bush has admitted there were no WMD. You really need to move on.

A war with historically low casualty >rates, lower than some BATTLES that >were fought in World War Two for a >whole entire war.

You forgot to add, lasting as long as WWII with no end in sight.

A false perception of a righteous >conflict that was fought to keep our >children from having to fight it.

See above. It ain’t over yet and NOBODY knows when it will be. As for righteous, lets see, no WMD, ignored info that supported that conclusion, ignored war simulations that predicted the current situation, forced generals to the side who disputed the propaganda this administration was selling. Help me out here.

And these silly a-ss perverts think if >we pull out of Iraq now, that will be >the end of it.

No, that was your congressman, remember.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 05:16 PM | Link to this

George Bush was for Rumsfeld before he was against him.

By nuff-said

November 8, 2006 05:16 PM | Link to this

Quit whining. You’re a beaten dog. It’s over. Get used to it.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 05:18 PM | Link to this

By the way, speaking of Put up or shut up, George Allen needs to either PUT UP some valid charge of fraud, a large enough math error to make a real difference, or an actual block of outstanding votes, or he needs to SHUT UP and concede.

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 05:18 PM | Link to this

Andy, relax…The Dems had a majority in Congress for quite a while before the last 12 years and never installed an ‘abortion clinic in every school.’

Listen, I know you’re retarded, but, trust me, relax on this one and don’t go wetting your diaper again…

By Midori

November 8, 2006 05:18 PM | Link to this

Here are the number of House seats lost by the President’s party in the 6th year of his presidency during the post-war period:

1958: Eisenhower—Republicans lost 48 seats 1986: Reagan—Republicans lost 5 seats 1998: Clinton—Democrats gained 5 seats

So only once in the last half century has the President’s party lost more than 30 seats in the second-term midterms.

By This Justin

November 8, 2006 05:19 PM | Link to this

Thats real funny fake “This Justin”. DO YOU THINK MURDER IS FUNNY???? How about SIN???????

Do you think the loss of innocent lives at the hand of evil is an enduring Christian value ???? Does God himself pass out Republican waivers for our sinfest called IRAQ???

How dare you mock me, you need to heed these words THOU SHALT NOT KILL. Are you listening abortion doctors????? Are you listening war hungry American Yellow feather Chickenhawk?? ITS NOT TOO LATE. REPENT.

I tell you, I will not be mocked. WAKE UP!!

By N-GA

November 8, 2006 05:22 PM | Link to this

Paul,

I read your 4:55 post and had questions/comments.

I tend to agree with your views on terrorism. However, I want to draw the line on loss of civil liberties. I don’t just accept what certain officials say is needed to fight that battle.

Definitely agree with you about the military not being a jobs program for local pols. It also bothers me a lot to see retired (or ex-) officers who influenced DOD purchasing suddenly working at Martin-Marietta, Boeing, etc.

As far as taxation, the average American worker has little or nothing to say about it. When top US execs earn 250-300 times more than the lowest paid worker, something is wrong. In Japan & Europe, the multiple is less than 100 (more like 50X-70X). And that addresses the problem at both ends (lower exec pay/perks…higher pay at the bottom). Just look at Nardelli (Home Depot). He didn’t founf the company, nor has he helped its stock (major AJC article about that subject). He just keeps raking it in. It’s obscene.

I disagree with you about education preparing students for college. I taught graduate school and found that the product of American public high schools was pathetic (math & language). Students from private schools are much more prepared. I agree that there is little for non-collegebound students. Many are better off joining the military in a guaranteed enlistment program (MRI Technician - enters civilian life with training & experience). Our education system can do much better.

By Midori

November 8, 2006 05:24 PM | Link to this

LOL, RW sure is blowing a gasket!!!

cheer up!! there’s always tomorrow

By Scooter

November 8, 2006 05:27 PM | Link to this

Congratulations dems!

Now can we hear no more of the oncoming fascist state, thank you?

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 05:29 PM | Link to this

RW-(Crispy), such a cowardly little obfuscator.

My response to Jenn’s 2:50 is at 3:00 and is specific to HER newsmax link on the claims about the Sudanese ‘offers’ of Bin Laden. (the NYT is not a wingnut propaganda site…for your info, hee hee hee)

Her link to the NYT is at 3:00. (not being a hacker, I don’t know how to respond to a 3:00 post at 3:00)

Oops..You Lose!

Begone now you cowardly little bugger and bother no one here ever again!

By Glenn

November 8, 2006 05:37 PM | Link to this

Somebody just whacked Bush in the mouth. He’s too stupid to realize it. Duhhh.

By Paul

November 8, 2006 05:40 PM | Link to this

N-GA Thank you for a thoughtful post. Mine was a highlight, somewhat scattergun approach. Amazes me the assumptions people make - hear one view on one subject and extrapolate to everything.

Couple clarifications:

My views on terrorism/civil liberties was regarding non-citizens who do not qualify for Geneva Convention protections. Given they don’t qualify, we need to come up with procedures to handle. Congress/Executive just did that. There will likely be tweaks but that’s the nature of the system. As the latest trial showed - we were lurching with how we handle a foreign national, in the US, engaged in war against US with no government sponsorship. New ground here.

Last I knew, military officers with direct responsibility for procurement were prohibited for a certain period from obtaining civilian employment related to their prior duties (whew). Don’t know if still true - or if strictly enforced. Recent scandal with AF senior procurement official and Boeing makes me think not - on both counts. Personally, I’d ban general officers and civilian equivalents from any boards, positions, etc. related to their prior military duties for say, oh, five years. Course, I’d do the same for Congresspersons and staffers regarding lobbying.

Your Home Depot example is a good idea of theory of free markets, shareholder votes, etc. vs. the reality.

I didn’t mean to say secondary education does not prepare students for college - just that that is the major emphasis - which leaves a lot of kids behind, for both their interests and abilities. I’m big on vo-tec and others in secondary education.

Thanks - I must run - company coming for dinner, got to be home before the wife and get in the kitchen to start cooking (another neocon characteristic, Goldie).

More tomorrow -

By Pinko Teacher

November 8, 2006 05:41 PM | Link to this

By N-GA November 8, 2006 05:22 PM As far as taxation, the average American worker has little or nothing to say about it. When top US execs earn 250-300 times more than the lowest paid worker, something is wrong. In Japan & Europe, the multiple is less than 100 (more like 50X-70X). And that addresses the problem at both ends (lower exec pay/perks…higher pay at the bottom). Just look at Nardelli (Home Depot). He didn’t founf the company, nor has he helped its stock (major AJC article about that subject). He just keeps raking it in. It’s obscene.

When you live off of the government the very idea of other people being successful is “obscene” to you.

Never mind if their business makes lots of money from their ideas and hard work and motivation, that’s my welfare money you pig.

Get ready for the recession, y’all.

By Spike

November 8, 2006 05:42 PM | Link to this

It’s great! We’re winning in Iraq! Deemocracee unt Freedom are on thee march. Seig Heil! Praise the Lord. Viva Bushie.

By RE

November 8, 2006 05:47 PM | Link to this

I wouldn’t go so far as to call either man a genius, but which political strategy worked better;

Karl Rove’s mobilize the base, scare people with terrorism, scare people with higher taxes, go as negative as possible strategy.

Or

Howard Dean’s 50 state strategy, nationalize the elections, compete in the states that you have not won in.

Howard “The Architect” Dean.

By Huge

November 8, 2006 05:50 PM | Link to this

Re,

In regards to your 3:52.

I too watched quite a bit of the coverage last night on Fox. I was amazed to see Hume smiling and laughing more than ever. But it was that sort of uncomfortable laugh that Ann Coulter uses all the time. Too funny watching Kristol et al try as hard as humanly possible to not let it show how they were just dying inside…

Also, because today heralds new changes, I decided to do something I haven’t done in 5 to 10 years - listen to talk radio!

First Boortz. I was able to handle him for about 10 minutes until he bullied the first caller I heard, muted her and accused her of doing the exact same thing he does everyday! Truly hysterical that he hasn’t changed one iota in all of those years and that people still find him relevant.

Then Laura Ingraham. This one doesn’t even pretend to play nice! Just more far right wing drivel. About 3 minutes was all I could stomach.

Oh well, I tried…

Rumsfeld is gone. Along with last night’s results, that is very good news for the country. Even Bush now knows that this nation is going to demand some real improvements and results from this administration.

I missed his press conference this afternoon. Anything else sifgnificant?

By RE

November 8, 2006 05:53 PM | Link to this

I see Andy is getting ready for a new phrase. “it’s Clinton’s fault” will be phased out in favor of “it’s Pelosi’s Fault” or perhaps “it’s Reid’s Fault”

Get ready for the change

By DiogenesR

November 8, 2006 05:58 PM | Link to this

To Paul and N-GA

There was discussion this morning about the state of education in Georgia despite all of Sonny’s brave words about improving it. Georgia has ranked at or near the bottom (always bottom 5) as long as the rankings have been published (at least the 60’s and maybe longer than that). Every governor we’ve had in that period, say Carl Sanders to Sonny, has promised to improve educational achievement in Georgia. It hasn’t happened, and probably will not happen in this century either.

By RE

November 8, 2006 06:04 PM | Link to this

Anyone think that if Webb beats Allen (it looks that way now) that Lieberman will switch parties?

I think that the GOP would offer everything to Lieberman to get him to switch

By Cindy

November 8, 2006 06:04 PM | Link to this

Well, by winning so well in this election, Democrats have already accomplished what Bush hasn’t in 6 years: 1. Getting rid of rumsfeld 2. Getting bush to agree to work with Democrats. Those are two major accomplishments that can only benefit this country. We have with the constitutional support severely wounded the current dictatorship. I feel this country healing and growning stronger already.

By Paul

November 8, 2006 06:05 PM | Link to this

Had to log on - quick note - topic near and dear to many here -

Heard O’Reilly’s having on the attorney for a doctor in Kansas who does late-term (1-3 weeks of delivery date) for $5,000 - states women are depressed. Also does abortions for 10-12 year olds, then does not report to authorities (required by law) so rapists/abusers can be prosecuted. Doctor also funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to PACS to defeat the Attorney General who was investigating.

Should be interesting - more source material - be interesting to see if O’Reilly got it right and if the lawyer sounds like a moral person or not.

By Can You Say Fillibuster?

November 8, 2006 06:06 PM | Link to this

By RE November 8, 2006 05:53 PM I see Andy is getting ready for a new phrase. “it’s Clinton’s fault” will be phased out in favor of “it’s Pelosi’s Fault” or perhaps “it’s Reid’s Fault”

What ever.

It won’t be “it’s the Republican’s fault,” that’s for damn sure, they’re out of power.

You dumba-ss libs lost your only campaign strategy for 2008, it’s going to be real hard to blame everything on Republicans when you’re the ones f ing it all up.

Bye, bye Hillary.

By Diogenes

November 8, 2006 06:10 PM | Link to this

Don’t know where that “R” came from. I’m still just plain Diogenes.

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 06:14 PM | Link to this

Man what a great day…Dems in control of Congress, Rumsfeld fired, Andy reduced to infrequent and (as usual) irrelevant rants, BD missing entirely and RW-(Crispy) banished from the site.

Time for a tall cold one…Life is Good!

By Democritus

November 8, 2006 06:14 PM | Link to this

I guess Mike’s cartoon tomorrow will show the Big Turkey using a guillotine to do some tidying up in Washington. If Gates indeed introduces some reality into the Bush administration about Iraq (as a previous post suggests), W’s likely to have a heart attack.

By cautious

November 8, 2006 06:20 PM | Link to this

To Paul

Whether O’Reilly got it right or not, he is still guilty of a very serious breach of ethics. Abortion clinics are assured of privacy by law; someone has violated the law to give O’Reilly the material. He sold his soul (and maybe the souls of several others) to get the story. If the material was that solid, he should have taken it to the DA, not made it public nationwide. Before the trials are over, the privacy of a lot of innocent people will be invaded.

By getalife

November 8, 2006 06:28 PM | Link to this

I think they will go with the Murtha plan and redeploy.

The people have spoken, checks and balance is back.

Oversight is here, the way our founders designed government to work.

A great day for America, indeed.

By Huge

November 8, 2006 06:30 PM | Link to this

Diogenes,

Your 5:58 reminded me of a story I heard not long ago from a friend of mine who is a teacher.

He told me about a young, well spoken, highly qualified black woman who joined the school.

After she ahd been there for a short period of time, guess what some of her black studenst asked her? Ms. So and So, how come you talk so white?”

Granted this is one story that is directly related to young black students but I believe the problem transcends races and cultures.

As long as learning is not valued and as long as being dumb as a rock is seen as no big deal and often viewed as being cool, the problems are not going anywhere fast.

What ever happened to the message that being smart is cool?

By bon scott

November 8, 2006 06:30 PM | Link to this

So N-GA makes the important observation that a lot of corporate execs rake in obscene amounts of money for leading their companies into deeper losses, and this is the thoughtful response he gets:

By drunken Pinko hater - November 8, 2006 05:41 PM - When you live off of the government the very idea of other people being successful is “obscene” to you.

Where does N-GA knock success… if it’s deserved? Where does he say he’s living off the government?

Never mind if their business makes lots of money from their ideas and hard work and motivation, that’s my welfare money you pig.

I get it!! The person on the dole here is the DRUNK!! Hey guy, I had no idea we were taking YOUR welfare money.

I’ll put a trace on it.

In the meantime, can I get you a drink?

Good has triumphed over evil. Congratulations to the 2006 electorate. It did NOT reward incompetence.

By RE

November 8, 2006 06:32 PM | Link to this

yeah what happened to BD today?

Someone should go check on her, maybe with an emergency supply of Prozac

By Buy Danish

November 8, 2006 06:32 PM | Link to this

Then Laura Ingraham. This one doesn’t even pretend to play nice!

Laura needs to follow Huge Blowhard’s playbook!!

Play nice, construct a facade of civility, but intersperse your smooth-operator BS with virulent attacks at imminent threats in the form of people, ideas enshrined in our Constitution, and centuries old traditions.

Be sure to include Hysteretical (scroll down) propaganda as you describe the vast majority of Americans as Halloween characters and devils!

Like this:

By Huge September 28, 2006 02:28 PM …These mopes just don’t get that there are millions of people who are never again going to allow zealots to pollute our childrens minds, IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with ancient, fabricated stories of devils, apocalypses and boogeymen. Never again will they be forced to attend or participate in morning prayers to their diety. Sure, they’re p** that it’s finally all coming to an end. Religious madmen have had their way running the governments, schools and everyone’s lives for centuries, but no more. And that is only a good thing…

BTW, what is “global warming” if not a secular apocalypse tale?

By Mallory

November 8, 2006 06:44 PM | Link to this

M.Luckovich, I made it home in time to comment. Good. I hope you liberals know that brakes don’t work in mid air.

You’d better find some solid ground on Iraq where the rubber meets the road.

There’s no way out in the immediate future. We went there to do a job. We need to finish it to the best of our ability. There’ll be no honor in doing anything but.

Congratulations America. We’re in for a long haul.

By RE

November 8, 2006 06:51 PM | Link to this

Speak of the devil

By Scott

November 8, 2006 06:52 PM | Link to this

Right you are Spike. A few more quick trips to Iraq by Rummy should mop things up nicely. He’ll get that small handful of frustrated insurgents and we’ll get outta Iraq with our usual “Peace With Honor.” Thank God we have such brilliant, brave, patriotic, God-fearing Mercuns like George Bush and his fellow travelers. Thanks to those heroes, all of Iraq, the Middle East, the rest of the world…love us and respect us.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 06:54 PM | Link to this

LHU,

Listen you ditz, we already knew you would renege, but just for fun try to pay attention. Jenn’s first link is to the Newsmax site. It is a transcript of the tape I linked and you used the New York Times as your evidence that the 9/11 commission had debunked the story which means they have to have debunked the tape of Clinton’s own words.

If you had an ounce of honor or dignity you would slink out of here never to be heard from again. Since you lack those qualities and will stay here whining, just keep today in mind the next time you tell someone else to PUT UP or SHUT UP.

By Huge

November 8, 2006 06:54 PM | Link to this

So late in the day for bigot to make an appearance.

Wasssuppp bigot?!!

Having a bad day? Seeing commie boogeymen lurking in the bushes?

Worried about Moozlims from Dearborn coming to visit your neighborhood?

Visions of liberal secularists giving you night tremors?

Bummed that you and your neo-con pals took such a serious a$$ beating?

That’s all fine because everything you and your scumbag buddies stand for has been repudiated by (drum roll please) the voters of the United Sates of America!!!

Good luck digesting those non-globally-warmed, flat-earth, immaculatly conceived, non-organic crows!!!

Love and Kisses,

The Smooth Operator

By Political Foreskin

November 8, 2006 06:55 PM | Link to this

George Allen is an embarrassment to this country. He’s a child who cant accept that he lost the game.

George Allen is the worst case scenario corruption of a personality and a mind.

And I think it’s a damn shame.

Time to move on, folks. Allen is part of the past.

Our long national nightmare is over.

Mr. Allen, shame on you. Grow up. You’re viscerally abhorrent to all patriotic Americans, and I dont need to hear another word you have to say.

By Political Foreskin

November 8, 2006 06:58 PM | Link to this

Speaker Hastert today said he doesn’t want to be minority leader.

Hastert is another scoundrel I dont need to hear another word from.

Nancy Pelosi, you have the floor. I am at your service.

By Lord Help Us

November 8, 2006 07:01 PM | Link to this

RW-(Crispy)…TWO WORDS for you, you lying, pathetic, obfuscating little coward…

SHUT UP!

By @@

November 8, 2006 07:09 PM | Link to this

Smooth operator my a$$.

INSENSITIVE outdated & misplaced hippie is more like it.

Smooth operator my a$$.

By RW-(the original)

November 8, 2006 07:13 PM | Link to this

LHU,

Was that your unique way of saying goodbye! Forever, since you never managed to prove your case.

Your game, your rules, you LOSE! SeeeeeeeeeYaaaaaa………freak!

Huge Radio critic,

When you tell people you haven’t listened to something in 5 to 10 years, it’s often better not to go on to say, in the same post, that you know what a particular host says EVERY DAY!

By 'For Us or Against Us'

November 10, 2006 08:26 AM | Link to this

Now that the Republicans are the minority party we can surely expect them to put aside their partisan rancor and ‘walk their talk’ regarding ‘For Us or Against Us’. The new Demmocratic Congress can expect complete ‘support’ from the wingnuts. They’re ‘For Us’ and not ‘Against Us’ afterall, aren’t they ? ? ?