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Republicans Capture House in Historic Wave, Claim 'Mandate' to Shrink Government
FOXNEWS ^ | Nov 3, 2010 | Staff

Posted on 11/03/2010 10:13:57 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana

Republicans thundered into the majority in the House of Representatives Tuesday night, making historic gains by a proportion not seen in more than 70 years.

The party so far has won more than 60 seats, with about 65 net gains projected by the time all ballots are counted -- far more than the party needed to seize the majority. Democrats, with the help of a victory by Majority Leader Harry Reid, held the Senate by a narrow margin but suffered several big losses in an election that just about put Republicans on equal footing with the president's party.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2010midterms; elections; gopcomeback; government; mandate; republicans; washington
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San Fran Nan Nan must pack her bags and her drapes and leave the Speaker's chambers...

Oh noez...

:)

1 posted on 11/03/2010 10:14:00 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

John Boehner with probably be Speaker of the house

and Eric Cantor will be Majority Leader...

Two great American leaders...

:)


2 posted on 11/03/2010 10:16:35 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

Shrink?
We need massive slashes ASAP or we are cooked.Not 100 billion how about 1 trillion and lets start investigating Acor,UN, Fannie Mae, Soros and radical communist groups for starters?


3 posted on 11/03/2010 10:19:21 AM PDT by USSR Didnt Fall
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To: Tennessee Nana
What's with the condescending quotation marks around "Mandate"?


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

4 posted on 11/03/2010 10:19:24 AM PDT by The Comedian (I really missed you. Next time, I'll adjust for windage.)
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To: Tennessee Nana

For the first time in two years, I now feel like I have seat at the table. I am sick and tired of being referred to as the “enemy” and being forced to sit at the back of the bus. I feel like I got the keys back to the car, at least once and awhile.


5 posted on 11/03/2010 10:20:08 AM PDT by Gen. Burkhalter
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To: Tennessee Nana
Claim 'Mandate' to Shrink Government

I want the Pubbie who used that word, The M-word, publicly flogged! We start using that word and we're shooting ourselves in the Biblical foot!

6 posted on 11/03/2010 10:20:14 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Islam is a violent and tyrannical political ideology and has nothing to do with "religion".)
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To: The Comedian

What I love about this is all those RATS will have to pack their boxes and leave their cushy offices.


7 posted on 11/03/2010 10:21:04 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Remember March 23, 1775. Remember March 23, 2010)
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To: Tennessee Nana

No more big Air Force luxury flights for the wicked witch of the west! I hereby offer to purchase her first Greyhound Bus Lines ticket, so she can get used to being a “commoner” again. ;)


8 posted on 11/03/2010 10:21:49 AM PDT by MizSterious ("Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." -JFK)
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9 posted on 11/03/2010 10:23:40 AM PDT by Danae (Anail nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha)
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To: Danae; Tennessee Nana

I’m joining both of you doing the happy dance to the tune of “Ding Dong the witch is dead.........” :)


10 posted on 11/03/2010 10:35:01 AM PDT by conservativegramma
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To: Tennessee Nana
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11 posted on 11/03/2010 10:38:29 AM PDT by cruise_missile
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I’d prefer a mandate to Kill government not simply shrink. Government is a big expensive and a most entirely unnecessary and unauthorized mess. It would be much easier to start over from scratch then to try and untangle that web of abusive wealth redistribution.

For now just buy your time we need control of the Senate and the presidency in 2012. Then fire every last federal employee in a non-military field!


12 posted on 11/03/2010 10:43:43 AM PDT by Monorprise
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To: Tennessee Nana

http://www.therightscoop.com/glenn-beck-happy-days-are-here-again


13 posted on 11/03/2010 10:59:11 AM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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What's wrong with “mandate”? (Other than the scare quotes in the headline.) It's not the same as man-date.
14 posted on 11/03/2010 11:02:28 AM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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It’s seen as a throwback term and implies a sense of entitlement that isn’t needed anymore in DC.


15 posted on 11/03/2010 11:20:10 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Islam is a violent and tyrannical political ideology and has nothing to do with "religion".)
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To: Tennessee Nana

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16 posted on 11/03/2010 11:35:28 AM PDT by Danae (Anail nathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha)
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To: Tennessee Nana
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17 posted on 11/03/2010 11:39:26 AM PDT by 1035rep
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To: The Comedian

I just cut and pasted the title

“Mandate” was already there like that...


18 posted on 11/03/2010 11:50:38 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: MizSterious

No more big Air Force luxury flights for the wicked witch of the west!
____________________________________

Dont forget all those cousins she gave a ride to...


19 posted on 11/03/2010 11:52:52 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

The local commie fishwrap had the headline GOP seizes house. I somehow doubt that was the description when the dims took it in 06.


20 posted on 11/03/2010 11:59:20 AM PDT by xp38
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