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Election trouble brewing for House Dems in 2010

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Posted by Fred 2009-09-13 09:30|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 ...inevitably some weak candidates get elected.

SOME? SOME??? SOME WEAK CANDIDATE?????

Can anyone name more than 2 good reps? I can't name any, but then, I'm from Massaholia.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2009-09-13 10:06|| 2009-09-13 10:06|| Front Page Top

#2 "We passed an economic ~~recovery~~ destruction bill with zero help from Republican colleagues," he said. "I think voters will see that and will ask themselves, 'Who was there to get the economy moving again, and who was standing in the way?'"

Probably, but I don't think they'll get the same answer you seem to think they will, Bub.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-13 10:25|| 2009-09-13 10:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Does anyone remember what the Congressional approval ratings were back at this time in 2008? Well? Do you? Oh yeah, they were as high as a Rasta in a drunk tank after 48 hours. Yet, somehow, most of the Dems got reelected, and then some. Why? "I hate Congress, but my guy is OK." It's the same damn thing. Troubles brewing for the Dems like my coffee pot is, and that's how much it means to everyone who isn't a news junkie. Thanks the Holy G' we all bought bullets.

Posted by MoreScotch4me 2009-09-13 10:43|| 2009-09-13 10:43|| Front Page Top

#4 This is not about Donks or Trunks. It's about the legitimacy of government. Rituals and institutions do not make a government. They found that out in Moscow.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-09-13 11:37|| 2009-09-13 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 The big issue on the horizon is federalism. Here is one of the better versions, written by a Georgetown University Law Professor:

http://www.federalismamendment.com/

It's a humdinger.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-09-13 11:52|| 2009-09-13 11:52|| Front Page Top

#6 MoreScotch4me:

Yet, somehow, most of the Dems got reelected, and then some.

The Dems took control of Congress in 2006, but managed to keep blaming the Reps for things that Congress was doing. A remarkable feat. Now the Dems control everything and can't pass the blame onto anyone else, so they'll take the hit themselves.

Posted by Iblis 2009-09-13 12:31|| 2009-09-13 12:31|| Front Page Top

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