Early Post Mortem thoughts

multiple | November 7 | self

[misterrob]

Pelosi is on record saying it is off the table. If she goes back on that one then she will burn for it.

[clamper1797]

I could not agree with you more. Republicans have got to quit acting like limp wristed liberals or no one is going to vote for them. I did not want them to have to learn a lesson tonight BUT hopefully this will serve as a lesson to them ... will they listen ... they have not so far. Maybe it IS time for that third party ... In the meantime our Republic is going to suffer ... and I predict suffer deeply for this night

[johna61]

McLame, and Rudy are toast in 2008-GOOD!

[I_Like_Spam]

The positive is that we can hope for deadlock, few new regulations or programs passed by the new Congress and signed into law.

The negativity will be the pointless impeachment hearings and inquiries, increased taxes, and the islamofascist enemies seeing weakness and trying to take advantage of it.

All together a pretty bad outcome, but hopefully the GOP will rediscover its spine and be able to come back.

[WOSG]

"Pelosi is on record saying it is off the table. If she goes back on that one then she will burn for it."

What, a Dem never lied before an election??? LOL.
They may not have formal impeachment hearings but they dont need to for it to 'work' for them. All they need is a dozen investigation committees firing off subpeona after subpeona to every White House flunky to make partisan political points.

That's a lock to happen.

[dirtbiker]

Look at the bright side. Pelosi and the loony left trying to nail Bush will keep them too occupied to enact any kind of agenda for the next 2 years....

[SerpentDove]

>>I think its mostly the GOP dropping the ball on spending and immigration<

Two of President Bush's favorites.

The Republicans lost because they are tin-eared incompetents who, when given the world on a silver platter, can't wait to screw it up.

Example, off the top of my head: William Jefferson's office was raided. Idiot Denny Bastert can't wait to waddle his fat stupid self out to a microphone to go to bat for Jefferson.

I have never cast a vote for anyone but Republicans. But they are a pack of morons. The Democrats are much worse, however.

(Yes, I'm pretty ticked off right now).

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Example, off the top of my head: William Jefferson's office was raided. Idiot Denny Bastert can't wait to waddle his fat stupid self out to a microphone to go to bat for Jefferson.

Aye.

The GOP forgot the people like a leader. People like someone who stands for something. All too often since 2004, we've had a congressional leadership that didn't.

[Mike Bates]

Republicans had their chance and blew it

[markomalley]

The GOP forgot the people like a leader. People like someone who stands for something. All too often since 2004, we've had a congressional leadership that didn't.

To repeat something I said a while back:

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To: MikeA

I wish that there was a good alternative. I am seriously disappointed with the 'pubs poor stewardship of the 1994 revolution.

Frankly, the Republican party doesn't excite me anymore.

But...BUT, it is a truism that a non-vote is a vote for Speaker Pelosi (regardless of where you live). A vote for a third party (like the Constitution Party) is a vote for Murtha, Rangel, and Conyers. Lack of enthusiasm means that we will be looking a chairman Franks.

So I'll vote. And I'll talk to others and get them to vote the right way (to the right!).

But what the heck ever happened to 1994? The Contract with America? Devolving the Federal Government?

Sometime, my disgust will get me to say that I'll deal with the consequences and vote third party or just not vote.

 

 

 

 

 

But not this election cycle.

175 posted on 10/03/2006 1:13:13 PM EDT by markomalley (Vivat Iesus!)

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Well, I'm still disgusted. We need to find a new Newt!

[markomalley]

I wish that there was a good alternative. I am seriously disappointed with the 'pubs poor stewardship of the 1994 revolution.

Frankly, the Republican party doesn't excite me anymore.

But...BUT, it is a truism that a non-vote is a vote for Speaker Pelosi (regardless of where you live). A vote for a third party (like the Constitution Party) is a vote for Murtha, Rangel, and Conyers. Lack of enthusiasm means that we will be looking a chairman Franks.

So I'll vote. And I'll talk to others and get them to vote the right way (to the right!).

But what the heck ever happened to 1994? The Contract with America? Devolving the Federal Government?

Sometime, my disgust will get me to say that I'll deal with the consequences and vote third party or just not vote.

 

 

 

 

 

But not this election cycle.

[driftless2]

The huge problem I still see with the Republican Party is their failure to get the conservative message out. In my state of Wisconsin, the Rep candidate for gov, Mark Green, spent all his ad money on attacks on the incumbent Dem gov Jim Doyle. Green told us how bad Doyle was, but he never told us why we should vote for him, Mark Green. I voted for Green, but I'm still not sure what he stands for... other than he didn't like Doyle.

I know the big thinkers in the Republican Party believe that voters react best to short, negative ads. However they MUST!!!! articulate conservative themes along with those negative, attack ads. This they don't do. Indifferent or independent voters listen to constant he-said/she-said type arguments and mostly ignore them. My advice to the people who design the ads for Republican candidates is to try to make them appeal to the voters intelligence.