Posted on 01/06/2010 5:47:38 AM PST by NewJerseyJoe
My first reaction to the recent wave of Democrat politicians either retiring or announcing they won't run for reelection -- Chris Dodd being the latest -- was one of joy. "Here's the 'thinning of the herd' that we expected!"
Upon further reflection -- and seeing how eager Nancy Pelosi was to sacrifice the "blue dogs" in order to pass her Deathcare bill -- I'm wondering if this is not a grand scheme by the Democrats ... to throw under the bus (with promises of future payoffs, of course) any Democrats considered too "damaged" to re-elect -- and replace them with "more likeable" (and thus more electable) Democrats, in the hopes of maintaining a majority.
Considering the criminal shenanigans, payoffs, bribes, etc. that we've seen over the last six months, not only would I not be surprised if I'm right -- I actually expect to be proven correct on this (at least in some electoral races).
Comments?
When Republicans win by a few points or a little more in all actuallity they may have won by closer to a land slide. It is possible that we would be surprised at what the numbers without the corruption and cheating.
No worries here. After all, it was 2 AM and I apologize for the snip. Happy New Year and cheers!
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