For Democrats, Wave Is Building

Washington Post ^ | 7/16/06 | Thomas E. Mann

[Coop]

There's probably no way congressional Republicans can lose this fall, no matter how unpopular President Bush is or how unhappy the voters are with the war in Iraq. That's the prevailing view in Washington today.

But it's wrong.

If history is any guide, we're heading into a major political storm. And that means we could see a national tide in November that will sweep the Democrats back into the majority.

Virtually every public opinion measure points to a Category 4 or 5 hurricane gathering...

But many analysts have noted the absence of strategic behavior on the part of the Democrats, who have failed to recruit good candidates and have allowed the Republicans to maintain a fundraising advantage...

Over the past year, the Cook Political Report has increased the number of Republican seats it considers highly vulnerable from two to 10, and those it considers somewhat vulnerable from 16 to 25. Eighteen others are potentially vulnerable. That's a total of 53 GOP seats at risk, double the number of a year ago. During the same period, the number of competitive Democratic seats declined from 14 to 10;, while the total number of Democratic seats at risk remained at 21...

[napscoordinator]

Irey will represent us well in Congress. She supports our president and country in a time of need. She will work closely with Bush and Sens. Arlen Spector and Rick Santorum to bring government contracts to local businesses.



I wish they did not say this. People in Pennsylvania are not thrilled with Santorum right now and I don't want them to vote against her as a vote against him.

[Prodn2000]

Lol, you are a little bit crazy. I will entertain you until it becomes tedious.

[nopardons]

YOU became tedious, not to mention irrelevant, long ago and I am not a "little bit" or any other amount of "crazy"; unlike you.

[WLR]

You know the only thing would make that possible is voter fraud and I have seen very little done to attack that problem.
I am very disappointed in that.

W

[Prodn2000]

You can not make a coherent argument at all. I realize that you have been here longer than I, but for the love of God, make a point, or log off!.

[nopardons]

Oh dear, oh dear...please go take a reading comprehension class.

[Prodn2000]

You do not know me, and you do not know what I do for a living. However, your perception of me does not impact me in the slightest. So please go finish your G.E.D., and then you may respond.

Thanks!

Now, go do the right thing!

[nopardons]

Neither do YOU know me, pet, nor what degrees I have; which, I suspect out number yours. And since you want to play childish games, I've just lowered myself to your prekindergarten level; which is not easy for me to do. :-)

Now, do please stop eating those crayons and use them in an appropriate fashion.

[Prodn2000]

I was having an adult discussion, and it was you that lowered the debate to your level. If you have any integrity at all, you will force yourself to abide by facts and reality. That is all that I ask.

[Prodn2000]

Further more, your perception of what degrees I carry, does not mean anything in the real world. Your perception is of little importance. Please, however, visit the real world, on occasion.

It would scare you to know the amount of higher education that I have achieved.

[nopardons]

ROTFLMAOPIMP

Oh yeah, suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure you were.......*hysterical laughter*

You're too, too funny!

[nopardons]

What scares me, is that you are allowed to walk about free; or have you escaped your nurses, yet again? ;^)

[Prodn2000]

Come on, you for sure are evading capture by the appropriate authorities. Please give yourself up, so that there will be no more slaughtering of the English language.

I hope that we can become FRiends. I have enjoyed our conversation.

[nopardons]

It would now appear ( from your last sentence ) that you are a masochist. Please go pay for a dominatrix; I am weary of giving what you so desire, away for free. ;^)

[Prodn2000]

On the contrary, you have done nothing but cement my predisposition. However, I do enjoy a rational debate.

[Prodn2000]

Please get well soon!

[lentulusgracchus]

No you won't. I'll be at the voting booth.

Yeah? You planning on hiding behind it?

You're really into sneering, aren't you? Sounds like a bad case of northern-Virginia-inside-the-Beltway to me.

As in, "I know Senator So-and-So and you don't, neener neener neener."

You might want to lose that act. Makes you sound like Sinkspur.

[lentulusgracchus]

Good pantsing of Thomas Mann, The Younger David Broder. Magisterial in his judgments, sobersided in his dispassionate analysis. Yeah, right.

[GregB]

Put your money where your mouth is!!!!!!!!!!

[Coop]

Sneering? No. Laughing at tantrums would be a better description. And no, I don't know any senators. Nor do I particularly care to.

You have some real heartburn with Sinkspur, don't you? Did he break your heart? Don't worry. There are plenty of fish in the sea. (((hugs))) I feel your pain.