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Republicans Should Stay Optimistic and On Offense

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Posted by ryuge 2006-11-05 09:53|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Rudy in '08?

Hmmm...

Posted by OldSpook 2006-11-05 10:42|| 2006-11-05 10:42|| Front Page Top

#2 I could vote for him if he reaffirmed individual gun rights. They are a deal breaker for me, either you acknowledge them or get your gun-grabbing ass off the ticket. McCain is not a lot better

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-11-05 10:56|| 2006-11-05 10:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Mr. Guiliani would be an asset in whatever role he chose to play. And let's not forget that he worked in Mexico as a security consultant after he stepped away from politics.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-05 10:58|| 2006-11-05 10:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes -- and the situation in Mexico is imploding, which (along with the Islamacist activity in Latin America) means the next President will have a huge security issue to deal with from that direction.

Posted by lotp 2006-11-05 10:59|| 2006-11-05 10:59|| Front Page Top

#5 An MSNBC poll has the Repubs keeping control of the Senate:
In all, these key Senate races show the following:
* Two Republican incumbents in serious trouble: Santorum and DeWine. Democrats could gain two seats.
* Four Republican incumbents essentially tied with their challengers: Allen, Burns, Chafee and Talent. Four toss-ups that could turn into Democratic gains.
* Three Democratic incumbents with leads: Cantwell, Menendez, and Stabenow.
* One Republican incumbent ahead of his challenger: Kyl.
* One Republican open seat with the Republican leading, Tennessee.
* One open Democratic seat virtually tied: Maryland.

In the House, 12 seats are leaning Dem and 16 races are tossups. So the House could go Dem (need 15 seats). The mitigating factor being polls have favored the Dems by a few points more than election totals.
Battle for the House of Representatives

For the second time I will vote straight Repub. The Repubs may not want to win the war against islam, but I'll be damned if I ever vote for the Dems who want to outright lose our civilization.

Posted by ed 2006-11-05 11:28|| 2006-11-05 11:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Compare Giulani's reasoned, optimistic message about America to the inanities coming from the Left.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-11-05 11:29|| 2006-11-05 11:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Giuliani would not be able to turn the gun laws against us. The lobbies are too strong and congress will never allow it. My bet is he will stay silent on gun issues and strong on WOT.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-11-05 17:45|| 2006-11-05 17:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Hello from Paris.

I hope all you Rantburgers are going to rally all your friends for those thuesday elections.

If they are not already convinced they have to vote Republican, convince them.

Those elections are very important not only for America but for the rest of the world too.

America and its allies have to win the War on Terror, and that's possible only with Republicans in power.

I hope you will succeed in keeping both the Senate and the House.

Posted by Leroidavid">Leroidavid 2006-11-05 22:17|| 2006-11-05 22:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Merci beaucoup for your good wishes, Leroidavid. Keep us company on Tuesday as we tear our hair out watching the exit polls during the day (even if hy won't even hint at the numbers of votes mailed in ahead of time) and the returns after the polls close starting around 8 pm Eastern Daylight Time. And if it's any comfort, George W. Bush will still be in the White House for two more years regardless of the result, and in both the House and Senate it will take more than a simple majority to override his vetos.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-11-05 22:26|| 2006-11-05 22:26|| Front Page Top

#10 I will probably come Tuesday to watch with you the results of the elections.

And I hope we will be able to drink some "champagne" over the Atlantic Ocean when the Republicans will be declared winners in both House and Congress !

Posted by Leroidavid">Leroidavid 2006-11-05 23:14|| 2006-11-05 23:14|| Front Page Top

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