Everybody gloat!!!
Posted on 11/05/2014 12:26:57 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Republicans scored a stunning electoral rout in the midterm elections, taking control of the U.S. Senate after a bitter campaign in which anger at Washington gridlock was turned against a president who took office promising to transcend it. Full article here
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Tonight we saw nothing short of a historic outbreak of mass sanity across America. Sooooo, to gloat or not to gloat. That's the question tonight. I'm leaning heavily against any gloating.It's not an easy decision because the shellacking the Democrats took across the country tonight -- a magnificent display of Democrats' Electile Dysfunction -- presents such a target-rich environment.
For example, the contest in Arkansas. Here you've had what amounted to a family dynasty. It went down in flames tonight. But to top it all, Mark Pryor was brought down by a chap the media not long ago laughed off as having not a snowball's chance in hell of winning! A 37-year-old Congressional freshman named Tom Cotton beating a Pryor? In Arkansas? Ha, no way. But am I going to gloat over it, or even mention it? Nope.
Speaking of losers running on big family names, Michelle Nunn (Senate candidate) and Jason Carter (Gubernatorial candidate) similarly went down in flames in Georgia tonight. But I'm not gonna gloat about it nor even mention the fact that the experts were confidently predicting the Senate race would definitely head to a run-off. David Perdue winning outright? Against a Nunn? In Georgia? Not gonna happen.
Nor will you hear a peep from non-gloating me about the drubbing Democrats received in Colorado's Senate race tonight. The Democrat incumbent, Sen. Mark Uterus, flogged the "war on women" meme throughout the Campaign. He fancied himself being able to rouse that dead horse to victory. This was, after all, the meme that was supposed to be the Democrats' silver bullet because it worked for Obama, whose reelection was saved at the last minute by a woman named Hurricane Sandy.
Unfortunately for the Democrats in Colorado, there was nothing to save the world-renowned expert on female genitalia from defeat at the hands of Cory Gardner. But! Since I'm not gloating, no mention of any of this from me.
Indeed, if I were gloating, I would definitely mention the GOP upset victory in North Carolina, but I'm not. Here again, experts insisted that Kay Hagan had victory in the bag even though her polls sucked. Democrats bragged that the high turnout of early voters would seal Thom Tillis's fate. "I think we've got the momentum," Hagan proclaimed over the weekend. But, again, you won't hear me gloat nor even mention any of this once.
I suppose I could gloat about Wendy Davis's shellacking in Texas (but I won't). She was supposed to turn Texas purple if not blue on the basis that she held up passage of a measure against late-term abortions. She became an instant heroine to the abortion lobby. Vogue magazine featured her on its cover. The Abortion Barbie raised over a million bucks in mere weeks after her pro-abort filibuster. Liberals were certain that being pro-abortion and making fun of people in wheelchairs were winning formulas in Texas. She lost by 20 points to a guy in a wheelchair. But if you thought I was going to gloat about it or even mention it, you'd be mistaken.
In fact, not gonna mention Gov. Scott Walker winning reelection in Wisconsin nor Joni Ernst becoming Iowa's first female U.S. Senator after trouncing Bruce "Bailey". Since I'm not gloating, my lips are also sealed about Pat Roberts winning reelection in Kansas and Steve Daines winning in Montana and Mike Rounds winning in South Dakota and Shelley Moore Capito winning in West Virginia and Mia Love becoming the first African-American GOP Congresswoman.
Oh, one more thing . . .
Harry Reid -- you're fired! Heh, heh, heh! I'm still not gloating though! Honest!
Anyway, that's ...
My Two Cents
"JohnHuang2"
Wednesday morning ping!
For the most part, the adults in American voted yesterday. (except in MN, etc., of course)
A Lie. They turned against his specific policies.
I wouldn’t call this a real election.
Nearly all of the states up in this election that had Senate seats open where Red or Purple States where Obama was unpopular.
It was always tough for the Democrats to hold them. I think a large measures of fortuitous circumstances helped the GOP this time around.
And the Goddess Of Victory is eternally fickle.
“...stunning electoral rout...”
I like the sound of that.
Hey, big guy! It’s so very good to “see” you!
I absolutely love reading your take on the midterms, and relish your humor about them! I have to admit, since the 2006 midterms, I’ve dreaded them.
Tonight has been FUN!
The one thing that struck me was Hillary! and BJ’s utter lack of influence on them!
Maybe they are, finally, past their expiration date.
Complete, absolute BS. Does the press EVER get tired of being this Administration's whipping boys?
That’s very true. However, you have to admit that it’s a nice shot In the arm for voters, and a pretty good cushion for the next election.
Would you do me a favor and allow us to enjoy the results for one night before you throw water on them?
Gridlock is a good thing when governments are trying to pass liberty-infringing legislation.
Kay. Which drugs are you doing at the moment. Because I WANT them!
I’ve no objection to a victory lap.
Just keep in mind if the geographical map had been very different, Harry Reid might have been crowing tonight.
It was just the luck of the draw the GOP could run in the states it was strongest and potentially competitive in.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a real curmudgeon.
But, it’s good to see you, anyway. ;-)
Typical Washington Compost piece, the author can’t get past the first sentence without squatting and dropping the first lie.
Sure you're on the right website, dude?
Speaking of Louisiana, its a dead heat between Mary Loser and Bill Cassidy.
JH2 ... So great to see you posting tonight! Seems like old times! Keep it up! :)
The Obama Administration and the Democrat control of both the House and Senate early in the Obama Administration combined with Harry Reid's insane, demented control of the Senate for the last 4 years has left the country in a heck of a mess and Obama foreign policy has left the rest of the world destabilized and teetering on the brink of war and savage anarchy.
The Republicans are now in charge of congress and the only thing the Democrats are really good at is blaming others for their failures.
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