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| Daschle loses in Congress rout! | |
| 2004-11-03 | |
Republicans made beating Senator Daschle a priority and tapped the telegenic Senator Thune, a former basketball star from the hamlet of Murdo, as their standard bearer. US Congress's top Democrat, Tom Daschle, lost his bid to be re-elected to the Senate, capping a night of defeats his party, which also failed to win control of either chamber of the US legislature.
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| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #21 Looks like Daschle is going to have to go back to making Isuzu commercials. ;) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-03 10:39:54 PM |
| #20 That 5 or 6 grand he saved in DC property taxes cost him his Senate seat... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-11-03 1:40:47 PM |
| #19 Ship, that may be the very reason he bought the house there in D.C....he saw the writing on the wall and didn't want to go "back home." |
| Posted by: BA 2004-11-03 1:35:05 PM |
| #18 Hillary has actually done a very smart thing. Her big push as a Senator has been for more funding for first responders, and she's been reasonably hawkish on the war. This aligns her with the FDNY and the "liberalhawk" faction--in other words, it positions her as a relatively normal person. If she's doing it out of genuine conviction, good on her; if out of cold calculation, give her credit for brains at least. |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-11-03 11:58:45 AM |
| #17 Well BA, that's all subsidized milk under the bridge. I'm certain Senator Daschle will be heading back home, I can just feel his yearning for the plains. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-03 11:12:49 AM |
| #16 Hildebeeste will NOT take a political leadership position because those woudl push her into recorded votes and position statements that coudl hurt her 2008 campaign. She will stay up for the less politically risky comitte memberships, and probably vote left but talk center-right. She's clever that way. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-11-03 10:48:05 AM |
| #15 ...the Boxer/Pelosi liberal intelligensia? Now THAT'S funny!... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-11-03 10:46:25 AM |
| #14 I just happened to be on CNN last night when it became appearant that Daschle was losing/had lost! You should've seen Larry King's face. Wolf Blitzer mentioned something about for the sake of his finances and local taxes, Daschle had to apply for a homestead exemption in D.C. and how "back in S.D., that's called 'going Washington' and doesn't play well with your constituents there if you move to Washington and not come home as often." Larry King said Well, doesn't everyone do that here in D.C. to which Wolf answered, Why yes, but it really doesn't play well back in the Dakotas. NO mention of his stalling judicial appointments and how the "home folk" could've voted based upon that! No, nothing to see here, keep moving folks! Amazing, even as hesitant as they were to not call States until it was all but over, they still had to get pot shots in on the "home folks." |
| Posted by: BA 2004-11-03 10:46:23 AM |
| #13 Harry Reid is a fairly conservative Democrat (at least when you compare him to somebody like Pelosi) with a reputation for honesty. Folks, I think we just pushed the Donks to the right! Bravo! |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2004-11-03 10:39:23 AM |
| #12 The $64k question in the Senate now is, "Who is going to step in as the minority leader?" Heir apparent Harry Reid? The Hildebeast as a prelude to her '08 run? One of the Dems' rare sane moderates? Someone from the Boxer/Pelosi liberal intelligensia? |
| Posted by: AzCat 2004-11-03 10:00:44 AM |
| #11 I was hearing as early as of 8:30pm CST last night that Harry Reid had the votes to be Minority Leader sewn up. Win or lose, Daschle was DONE in the leadership position. It happened to be LOSE, as it turned out. And thank God for it. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-11-03 9:58:22 AM |
| #10 Congratulations Dave D. and fellow opposers of "Puff Daschle"...up in smoke. Don't forget to write to Daschle to tell him how you really feel. |
| Posted by: jawa 2004-11-03 9:48:24 AM |
| #9 Not having big bucks, I only send Thune $25. But it was money well spent. :) I lived as a child for a few years in South Dakota, following this race and hearing about Rapid City again has brought back good memories, especially the ending. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2004-11-03 9:45:54 AM |
| #8 Puff Daschle, smoked. |
| Posted by: Mac Suirtain 2004-11-03 9:02:22 AM |
| #7 Harry Reid is not the manipulator that Daschle was. He is much more of a straight shooter. The Dems would be smart to choose him and not to pressure him to go partisen. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-11-03 8:46:08 AM |
| #6 Does Harry Reid really want this job? If he's as big an ahole as Daschle was, he should just paint a bullseye on his forehead and wear a sign that says "Defeat Me Next." For the country's sake I hope he doesn't. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-03 8:24:16 AM |
| #5 Dave D, I only gave $25 but i kike to think that my little bit helped and I have a thank you letter from SENATOR Thune. I will have said letter framed and hung in a place of honor in my office. DAMN THIS FEELS GOOD! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-11-03 8:02:42 AM |
| #4 LOL!! No more of that bullshit! |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-11-03 7:24:46 AM |
| #3 "I'm deeply saddened." --Tom Daschle |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-11-03 7:11:52 AM |
| #2 I contributed big bucks to get Dasshole's ass kicked out of the Senate, and I'm glad I did. While Bush's victory brings me relief, Daschle's defeat brings a smirk to my face. Buh bye, you useless piece of lying crap!! |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-11-03 7:06:00 AM |
| #1 People got tired of his lame obstructionist crapola up there finally eh? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-03 6:54:08 AM |