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Yeah, those Republicans are going to have such radically different policies come January. I mean, they'll have a slight majority in one half of congress!

That's way better than the democrats who will have a slight majority over the other half of congress. And the presidency.

Yeah, big changes are afoot.

*yawn*

Kevin says

Yeah, big changes are afoot.

All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives

US Constitution, Article I, Section 7

Goodbye Mr. Chips!

Yeah and now John Boehner can hand out cartons of cigarettes on the floor of the house with total impunity. Oh yes, that and more tax cuts for the rich, bravo!

Troy says

All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives

Yeah but they have to be passed through the senate...

a4adam says

Yeah and now John Boehner can hand out cartons of cigarettes on the floor of the house with total impunity. Oh yes, that and more tax cuts for the rich, bravo!

and they can start going on witch hunts:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/01/AR2010110106753.html?hpid=topnews

" Republicans have a message for the businesses that worked closely with the Obama administration over the past two years on key controversial issues: We won't forget.

and they can get back to trying to drown the economy in the bathtub...

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/11/2/914986/-Four-questions-for-Republicans...and-four-answers-for-undecided-voters

1. What was the average monthly private sector job growth in 2008, the final year of the Bush presidency, and what has it been so far in 2010?

2. What was the Federal deficit for the last fiscal year of the Bush presidency, and what was it for the first full fiscal year of the Obama presidency?

3. What was the stock market at on the last day of the Bush presidency? What is it at today?

The moral of the story is this: if you vote Republican, I hope you enjoy Election Day -- because you're not going to like what comes next.

shrekgrinch says

The Tea Party calls the shots in the Republican Party now. And, unlike Gingrich’s Congress, they don’t give a flying damn if the government ’shuts down’* because a budget can’t get passed.

ah yes, great leadership in action. this is certainly the way to fix problems. "if they won't walk, cut off their feet. then they'll walk! go team!"

shrekgrinch says

cherished socialist grab

oh good grief. its simply amazing that you people view the Obama administration's actions as socialist. you ever see that Monty Python skit about burning the witch? you're the peasant.

Ladies and gentlemen, the post above is a good indication of why we see ourselves in the position we now are.

I like this article:

http://kunstler.com/blog/2010/10/now-what.html

It appears the turnout nationally is much larger than expected, especially those voters that consider themselves to be conservatives. We live in a very conservative district and the poll workers I spoke to said that turnout was very heavy throughout the day. Not a good sign for Obamabots. Good sign for those that want to put the brakes on big spending liberals.

yeah, well good luck. here's a good overview of what you're voting for:

http://toadthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/10/watch-this.html

Why do you think it matters where revenue bills originate? Nobody is going to be raising taxes any time soon.

Shit, the democrats were tryung to preserve the tax cuts for the under two fifty crowd, and they couldn't get it through.

Like I said -- nothing is going to change. A classic borrow and spend republican is going to be the speaker, the senate won't pass anything, and well continue to have a stalemate on the deficit.

Kevin says

Nobody is going to be raising taxes any time soon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_slip

I'm stiTroy says

Kevin says

Nobody is going to be raising taxes any time soon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_slip

I'm still not seeing the point you're trying to make. The worst the house can do is nothing. That worked out real well the last time they tried it, didn't it?

The majority of the house remains sane, and will cave in and pass the budget.

zzyzzx says

It may be worth staying up late, just to watch Harry Reid lose.

Great call. Except you were wrong. It's hard to beat Reid with a psycho woman whose last campaign move was to ban the teevee stations from her election night celebations (yep, I mean that) because she was pissed that they questioned her position. She spent a chunk of the campaign ignoring the media and made Harry Reid the darling. She was wierd, I met her.

while she may be a freak ... the illegal activities of the left in Vegas may be reversed and she might be the winner. maybe

Bap33 says

while she may be a freak … the illegal activities of the left in Vegas may be reversed and she might be the winner. maybe

Keep dreaming. You can't disenfranchise the dead vote - I mean, they need to have a voice in government. I just can't figure out how the democrats have the dead vote locked up every election. It's as if they didn't cast their own ballots....

Even though the republicans didn't win the senate, the democrats still had their asses handed to them. We can now resume gridlock.

So when do we get to stop paying for Pelosi Airlines?

I'm so glad Pelosi is out.. Tired of looking at that mug.

You have a point Troy. The progressive movement was popular back in the 1880's and much of what made it popular back then still applies today:

https://mises.org/Communitys/t/12840.aspx
"Until its complete extermination or loss of national status, this racial trash always becomes the most fanatical bearer there is of counter-revolution, and it remains that. That is because its entire existence is nothing more than a protest¦ against a great historical revolution... The next world war will cause not only reactionary classes and dynasties, but also entire reactionary peoples, to disappear from the earth. And that too is progress." -Karl Marx, 1849, Neue Rheinische Zeitung.

The "big government" versus "libertarian" battle is a red herring for both sides. The western Marxists ultimately don't want to go after the rich (they need them for support and they ultimately want to get connected so they themselves can join that elite status). Instead, they always focus upon the "reactionaries" which is namely their opponents and want to... eliminate them. Or at least disenfranchise them.

Ironically, the marxists create their own middle class reactionaries. As they chase after new demographic voters via political entitlements, they slowly classify the growing opposition against them as "misguided" as failing to realize that they're just dupes of foxnews (or the rich), etc. Nevermind that these same people continually trash them as losers who don't deserve equal civil rights. They don't deserve civil rights because the losers fail to understand how "caring" the marxists are.

OK, feel good with that rationalization. Just remember that you're not getting a Sweden in the United States. You're going to get more of a South American crony capitalist/corrupt government regime. And you know what? You're next on their list of sore losers.

PolishKnight says

And you know what? You’re next on their list of sore losers.

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-21/tokyo-s-haneda-opens-new-international-terminal-adds-runway.html

Good timing!

a4adam says

Yeah and now John Boehner can hand out cartons of cigarettes on the floor of the house with total impunity. Oh yes, that and more tax cuts for the rich, bravo!

Interesting observation. Does Obama pass out "cartons of cigarettes" to those in the White House? I sort of noticed you didn't make that childish accusation for the "chosen one."

By the way, I don't know of a single smoker that wouldn't love to quit. Quitting smoking is extremely difficult (as a former smoker, I know), some studies claim cigarettes are more addictive than heroin. I can't understand why it is people always go for the personal jugular when it comes to politics. If you want to criticize the man's policies, that's fair game. But to emphasize a man's personal (and legal) failures is kind of childish.

This just in: Pelosi's family are all rushing towards Washington for one last trip back to San Fran Freako aboard Air Force 3. Let the party begin!

It's nice to know the Speaker gets it:

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/11/12/pelosi-we-didnt-lose-because-of-me/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wsj%2Fwashwire%2Ffeed+%28WSJ.com%3A+Washington+Wire%29

3 replies to yourself. Pathetic.

Kentm .... thanks for pointing that out. You must be in a great mood since the election. LOL

RayAmerica says

If you want to criticize the man’s policies, that’s fair game. But to emphasize a man’s personal (and legal) failures is kind of childish.

Rayray is full of quotables. He attacks everyone personally, and then takes offense at the tobacco jab. But that's because he used to smoke... I wonder where he stood on O'Donnell's issues, such as masturbation.

Gotta hand it to him.

"Gotta hand it to him." ... lol ... I bet Mikey is proud of you for that one. lol

RE Masturbation:
Two types of people masturbate.
1) everyone physicly and mentally old enough to have "those" thoughts.
2) those that do it, but lie about it.

So, I hate those "self service" registers at the grocery store checkout. I was standing in a line with a cashier chatting with some random woman about our mutual hatred for self serve registers, and I said, "I look at it like masturbating. It's fun - and sometimes quick - but a lot better if you have someone else do it for you."

She told me I made her day.

I wonder if women have more or less stigma admitting they do it?

There's a gender difference on "faking it", although it does happen both ways:

Study: Men fake orgasm, too