A disgusting vat of filth that no self-respecting intelligent person would wade into.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

The exit polls apparently (according to Rush Limbaugh) showed that by an 11% margin people identified the Republicans as the party of Big Government.

Of course, perception lags reality - they've been the Big Government Party for a while now. But, people are catching on.

Goddammed Big Government Conservatives.

Try it on. It works.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
I've mentioned this before, but the lunatics are already clamoring for Impeachment. It took about an hour.

Can the new House leadership - pretty much all members of the far left themselves - muzzle their constituents?

I'm pretty sure that would be unconstitutional, but the rest of us achieve the same result by declining to read DU. But, hey, whatever floats your boat.

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Like I said, those things could be interpreted either way. I'm scanning the transcript now, and when coupled with comments like:

I kind of hear an unsaid "And, therefore, R's would prevail in the contested seats" at the end of that -- like he's saying voting for D's is an indication that people do not understand the importance of taxes and security.

But he said other nicer things too, so whatever.

How did you miss this:

• I told Congresswoman Pelosi that I look forward to working with her and her colleagues to find common ground in the next two years. As the majority party in the House of Representatives, they recognize that in their new role they now have greater responsibilities. And in my first act of bipartisan outreach since the election, I shared with her the names of some Republican interior decorators who can help her pick out the new drapes in her new offices. (Laughter.)

W is for Women.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
are you saying a vote for D's is not a vote for taxes?

Higher taxes is already in the first 100 hours.

What, as opposed to a vote for higher deficits?

But, remember, Spanky tells us now matter how much we borrow, it's a good idea because all lower taxes pay for themselves.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
The leader of Hezbollah openly encouraged US citizens to vote Democrat.

Now, one could assume that the leader of Hezbollah doesn't realize that the vast majority of Americans -- especially of actual voters -- supported Israel in the recent war. And, one could assume that the leader of Hezbollah thinks that Americans are actually inclined to do what a terrorist leader, supported by Iran, tells them to do. From that, one would conclude that the leader of Hezbollah likes the Dems.

Or, one could accept a little reality. And, one could accept that the leader of Hezbollah -- while being a disgusting fucking murdering terrorist piece of shit -- is not stupid. And, one could acknowledge that Hezbollah is a lot stronger now than it was 6 years ago, when Bush came to power. And one could acknowledge that Hezbollah's patron, Iran, is a lot stronger than it was before Bush invaded Iraq.

From that, one could conclude that the leader of Hezbollah made this call in the hopes that people like you would pick it up, and would make the argument that a vote for Dems was a vote for Hezbollah, and people would listen to you and vote for another few years of, ahem, staying the course.

Fortunately, American voters aren't so stupid either.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
The exit polls apparently (according to Rush Limbaugh) showed that by an 11% margin people identified the Republicans as the party of Big Government.

Did you conduct the poll yourself? This is what's wrong with you -- you always are so ready to listen to this obviously biased pro-Dem bullshit.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch

eta: Read Slave's posts, and you'll remember it again. (I wonder how often slave needs to replace his computer. I would think all that froth at his mouth spews onto the screen and keyboard something awful)

Spittle trays.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Did you conduct the poll yourself? This is what's wrong with you -- you always are so ready to listen to this obviously biased pro-Dem bullshit.

I know most of what I post is just from trashy, half-assed, good for nothing pro-dem bloggers , but this time, I got the information from Rush Limbaugh, a trashy, full-assed, good for nothing pro-republican radio personality, so you can trust it.

Go here and click the link to the transcript. It's damn entertaining. Rush's best work since the Michael J. Fox commercial.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Of course, perception lags reality - they've been the Big Government Party for a while now. But, people are catching on.

Lamentably, there seems to be long run bipartisan support for Big Government. I look for Pelosi, Rangel, Conyers, et al. to prove me wrong.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Nothing other than the election coverage on Cnn.com, which is probably old.

S_A_M

The CNN numbers are here, with 100% of precincts reporting. This doesn't explain whether there are uncounted absentee or provisional ballots, but the Billings Gazette does:

• Only two kinds of ballots had yet to be counted Wednesday afternoon, said Bowen Greenwood, a spokesman for Secretary of State Brad Johnson.
  
  People who went to the polls Tuesday, but forgot to bring some kind of identification, were able to cast provisional ballots. Those ballots will only be counted if the voter returns today with proper identification by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Greenwood estimated that about 1,000 provisional ballots were cast Tuesday.
  
  Also, the office will continue to count ballots coming in from Montanans serving in the military overseas for a few days after the election. Greenwood said it was impossible to know how many of those may come in.
  
  As of September, state records showed just 14 members of the Montana Air and Army National Guard deployed overseas.
  
  It was unclear at press time how many Montanans who enlisted in the regular armed services might have cast ballots and if they would cast their ballots in Montana or another state.

Since Tester leads by ~3000 votes, it sounds like the provisional ballots and overseas military ballots could not possible make a difference.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Bush admits he lied. But since it was to fool voters, and not about blowjobs, apparently it was OK.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Bush admits he lied. But since it was to fool voters, and not about blowjobs, apparently it was OK.

Under oath?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Under oath?

Sorry, good point.

Bush lied. But since it wasn't under oath, apparently it was OK.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Sorry, good point.

Bush lied. But since it wasn't under oath, apparently it was OK.

So he should have learned from Clinton and said "I'm not going to talk about Rummy before the election"? Yeah, that would have worked.

I'll grant you this--his second explanation, that he hadn't finished talking to Rummy and Gates, is a better reason than "to get you guys to stop asking questions".

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
So he should have learned from Clinton and said "I'm not going to talk about Rummy before the election"? Yeah, that would have worked.

I'll grant you this--his second explanation, that he hadn't finished talking to Rummy and Gates, is a better reason than "to get you guys to stop asking questions".

Well, he's not going to admit now that he would have kept Rummy if the GOP had held the House and Senate, but we all know that it was true.