Posted on 05/16/2006 5:21:21 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
I feel your pain. I am trapped here on the left coast.
How many and which of these turkeys are up for election this time around? I will send money to their opponent!
I hope so. It will be needed if we can get enough citizens to Washington with the nooses.
We have some senators who have earned hemp nexkties.
I'm surprised these geniuses didn't seek construction of better storm sewers in N'Awlins as a way to fix the problem.
"Bush and other backers of a guest worker program say it is needed to fill jobs that Americans do not want."
Crack down on unemployment fraud and food stamp fraud and I bet the interest will skyrocket in grabbing hold of these jobs "that Americans do not want."
Most of them are the usual suspects...with a few surprises in both tallies.
"Upholding the rule of law on our border is as important as defending our freedom in Iraq," he said. "A nation that loses control of its own borders is a nation that is not likely to exist for long.
Spot on. Secure the borders first and verify the that the entry/exit system is up and operational at all border/port and point of entry locations.
"Most of the members of the Senate who are voting to give away the country are nothing more than the descendants of immigrants with little of the sterner stuff that came with Europe and Africa's outcasts and throwaway people."
Interesting... the words sterner stuff resonate well!
On my fathers side I am a descendant of Russian Jews who had to flee for there lives. Mothers side, Polish Jews (Warsaw ghetto)just as bad.
Maybe that's where the 'sterner stuff" comes from, I don't know, but America is still the greatest Country in the world, and I'm not going to let them destroy it with out a fight!
Folks who came to America just because of the good times, such as the crowd the Senate seems to care about, really don't have the interests of the country at heart and probably won't pass on any positive beliefs to their descendants.
My neighborhood is ful of refugees. Haven't found a one who is really happy about fleeing for his or her life. On the other hand, they are all, to a person, grateful for a place of refuge. They think of America as a holy place.
He's definitely an evil old man.
One of the talk-show hosts mentioned a few weeks ago that 4.8% of the workforce is made up of illegals. And unemployment is at 4.7%. Hello?
State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Competing candidates | See also | Approval rating [6] | 2000 Election Results [7] |
Arizona | Jon L. Kyl | Republican | Running for 3rd term | Jim Pederson (D) | Main Article | 45% | Jon Kyl (R) 79% Other 21% |
California | Dianne G. B. Feinstein | Democratic | Running for 3rd full term | Dick Mountjoy (R) Jim Gilchrist (AIP), Don Grundman (AIP) Todd Chretien (G) |
Main Article | 52% | Dianne Feinstein (D) 56% Tom Campbell (R) 36.5% Other 7.5% |
Connecticut | Joseph I. Lieberman | Democratic | Running for 4th term | Ned Lamont (D) Ralph Ferrucci (G) |
Main Article | 57% | Joe Lieberman (D) 63% Phil Giordano (R) 34% Other 3% |
Delaware | Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | Running for 2nd term | Colin Bonini (R), Mike Protack (R) | Main Article | 63% | William Roth (R) 44% Thomas Carper (D) 56% |
Florida | C. William Nelson | Democratic | Running for 2nd term | Katherine Harris (R), Belinda Noah (R) | Main Article | 48% | Bill Nelson (D) 51% Bill McCollum (R) 46% Other 3% |
Hawaii | Daniel K. Akaka | Democratic | Running for 3rd full term | Ed Case (D) | Main Article | 60% | Daniel Akaka(D) 73% John Carroll (R) 25% Other 2% |
Indiana | Richard G. Lugar | Republican | Running for 6th term | Steve Osborn (L) | Main Article | 57% | Dick Lugar (R) 67% David Johnson (D) 32% Other 1% |
Maine | Olympia J. Snowe | Republican | Running for 3rd term | Jean Hay Bright (D), Eric Mehnert (D) | Main Article | 72% | Olympia Snowe (R) 69% Mark Lawrence (D) 31% |
Maryland | Paul S. Sarbanes | Democratic | Retiring | Ben Cardin (D), Kweisi Mfume (D) Michael Steele (R) Kevin Zeese (G/L/P) |
Main Article | 46% | Paul Sarbanes (D) 63% Paul Rappaport (R) 37% |
Massachusetts | Edward M. Kennedy | Democratic | Running for 8th term | Kenneth Chase (R), Kevin Scott (R) | Main Article | 55% | Ted Kennedy (D) 73% Jack Robinson (R) 13% Other 14% |
Michigan | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | Running for 2nd term | Mike Bouchard (R), Keith Bulter (R), Jerry Zandstra (R) | Main Article | 45% | Spencer Abraham (R) 48% Debbie Stabenow (D) 50% Other 2% |
Minnesota | Mark Dayton | Democratic Farmer Labor |
Retiring | Amy Klobuchar (DFL), Ford Bell (DFL) Mark Kennedy (R) |
Main Article | 45% | Rod Grams (R) 43% Mark Dayton (DFL) 49% Other 8% |
Mississippi | C. Trent Lott | Republican | Running for 4th term | Erik Fleming (D) | Main Article | 64% | Trent Lott (R) 66% Troy Brown (D) 31.5% Other 2.5% |
Missouri | Jim Talent | Republican | Running for 1st full term | Claire McCaskill (D) | Main Article | 48% | John Ashcroft (R) 48% Mel Carnahan (D) 51% Other 1% |
Montana | Conrad Burns | Republican | Running for 4th term | John Morrison (D), Jon Tester (D) | Main Article | 39% | Conrad Burns (R) 51% Brian Schweitzer (D) 47% Other 2% |
Nebraska | E. Benjamin Nelson | Democratic | Running for 2nd term | Pete Ricketts (R) | Main Article | 73% | Ben Nelson (D) 51% Don Stenberg (R) 49% |
Nevada | John Ensign | Republican | Running for 2nd term | Jack Carter (D), Oscar Goodman (D) | Main Article | 49% | John Ensign (R) 56% Edward Bernstein (D) 40% Other 2% |
New Jersey | Robert Menendez | Democratic | Running for 1st full term | Thomas Kean, Jr. (R) | Main Article | 40% | Jon Corzine (D) 50% Bob Franks (R) 47% Other 3% |
New Mexico | Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman | Democratic | Running for 5th term | David Pfeffer (R), Allen McCulloch (R), Joe Carraro (R) | Main Article | 59% | Jeff Bingaman (D) 62% Bill Redmond (R) 38% |
New York | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Democratic | Running for 2nd term | Steven Greenfield (D), Mark Greenstein (D), Jonathan Tasini (D) Kathleen Troia McFarland (R), John Spencer (R/C) Sander Hicks (G), Jeff Russell (L), Bill Van Auken (S) |
Main Article | 63% | Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) 55% Rick Lazio (R) 43% Other 2% |
North Dakota | Kent Conrad | Democratic | Running for 4th full term | unopposed | Main Article | 67% | Kent Conrad (D) 61% Duane Sand (R) 38% Other 1% |
Ohio | R. Michael DeWine | Republican | Running for 3rd term | Sherrod Brown (D) William G. Pierce (R) |
Main Article | 48% | Mike DeWine (R) 60% Ted Celeste (D) 36% Other 4% |
Pennsylvania | Richard J. Santorum | Republican | Running for 3rd term | Bob Casey, Jr. (D), Chuck Pennacchio (D) | Main Article | 39% | Rick Santorum (R) 52% Ron Klink (D) 46% Other 2% |
Rhode Island | Lincoln Chafee | Republican | Running for 2nd full term | Matt Brown (D), Sheldon Whitehouse (D), Carl Sheeler (D) Steve Laffey (R) |
Main Article | 52% | Lincoln Chafee (R) 57% John Weygand (D) 41% Other 2% |
Tennessee | William H. Frist | Republican | Retiring | Ed Bryant (R), Van Hilleary (R), Bob Corker (R) Harold Ford, Jr. (D) |
Main Article | 51% | Bill Frist (R) 65% Jeff Clark (D) 32% Other 3% |
Texas | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Republican | Running for 3rd full term | Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D) | Main Article | 57% | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 65% Gene Kelly (D) 32% Other 3% |
Utah | Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | Running for 6th term | Pete Ashdown (D) | Main Article | 60% | Orrin G. Hatch (R) 66% Scott Howell (D) 32% Other 2% |
Vermont | Jim Jeffords | Independent | Retiring | Bernie Sanders (I) Richard Tarrant (R) |
Main Article | 67% | Jim Jeffords (R) 66% Ed Flanagan (D) 25% Other 9% |
Virginia | George F. Allen | Republican | Running for 2nd term | James H. Webb (D), Harris Miller (D) Gail Parker (G) |
Main Article | 49% | Chuck Robb (D) 48% George Allen (R) 52% |
Washington | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | Running for 2nd term | Mike McGavick (R) Mark Wilson (D) Aaron Dixon (G) Bruce Guthrie (L) |
Main Article | 48% | Slade Gorton (R) 49% Maria Cantwell (D) 49% Other 2% |
West Virginia | Robert C. Byrd | Democratic | Running for 9th term | John Raese (R) | Main Article | 64% | Robert Byrd (D) 78% David T. Gallaher (R) 20% Other 2% |
Wisconsin | Herbert H. Kohl | Democratic | Running for 4th term | Robert Lorge (R) | Main Article | 63% | Herb Kohl (D) 62% John Gillespie (R) 37% Other 1% |
Wyoming | Craig L. Thomas | Republican | Running for 3rd term | Dale Groutage (D) | Main Article | 58% | Craig Thomas (R) 74% Mel Logan (D) 23% Other 3% |
You wrote: "My neighborhood is full of refugees. Haven't found a one who is really happy about fleeing for his or her life. On the other hand, they are all, to a person, grateful for a place of refuge. They think of America as a holy place."
Right! They didn't come as a business venture -- just to make a buck.
And further: "They think of America as a holy place."
Yes, "a holy place", and this was always the way most Americans saw it. This was part of the tradition that was handed down. Now it's all about the "almighty dollar" as they say.
And further: "Folks who came to America just because of the good times, such as the crowd the Senate seems to care about, really don't have the interests of the country at heart and probably won't pass on any positive beliefs to their descendants."
Indeed, your supposition that there is a distinction -- in attitude if you will -- between the 'refugee' type mentality and the 'good times' crowed seems to hold. Still, ideally, these differences should be attenuated through common purpose, and strong selfless leadership from those that put the interest of the people first... a tall order I know!
It would appear the problem is insurmountable. Maybe my ancestors should have kept all the economic immigrants "on hold" for 10 generations or so ~ like not having the privilege of getting involved in the political affairs of the nation.
It would appear the problem is insurmountable.
The problem may be insurmountable by man; however, there is a saying I think in the bible that
With God all things are possible. So perhaps there is still hope.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
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