Mark Steyn on the results...

Steynonline ^ | 7th november | Mark Steyn

[7thson]

Are all you people dense!? In those three years, we - the United States - was not engaged in a fighting war. How hard is that to understand? We are in a fighting war now with our men and women in the field. We all know the danger facing us with the war we are in now, yet this country throws the ring to those who will make us weak.

[Right Brother]

Who's Al Pacion?

He starred in Sercipo.

[Antoninus]

Except, what the hell was going on in the world in 1938, 1958, and 1986. NOTHING!

Huh?

1938--The Great Depression continues. The Anchluss. "Peace in our time." Germans take over Czechoslovakia.

1958--Height of the Cold War.

1986--Reagan/Gorbachov Summit in Iceland that effectively doomed the Soviet Union.

Nothing, indeed.

[7thson]

Al Pacino DH! You ever mistype something? It must be great being perfect.

[oblomov]

I am a libertarian and I voted solid "R" at the top of the ticket.

[cricket]

That is so gross.

indeed and gross speaks to my comment - post 18 - of which the above was a part (re the spite of faces; without noses)- while this one repeated itself at #15 as well as #24.

Definielty to much stress re these returns and I swear. . .I am not looking at one more 'count' tonight.

[goldstategop]

Mark Steyn thinks the Democrats may take the House; Republicans will hold the Senate.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[speedy]

I'm already looking ahead to 2008.

Me too, goldstate. We'll survive this. We aren't going to assume the fetal position like the Rats did in 04.

[OkieDoke]

Free Republic: a gathering place for grass roots, independent conservatives.

So, do you all like apples?



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Well . . . how do you like them apples?
The State of Indiana

[steve-b]

The GOP lost a somewhat safe seat in Indiana because he failed to make the case that he'd done enough to cut back Big Government.

Fixed it for you.

[SquirrelKing]

1986 - Ronald Reagan was very upbeat about the results. He knew it was the ebb and flow of politics. But, he was confident that, on balance, his party would rebound even higher.

Absolutely. If anything the Bush Derangment Syndrome of today is nothing compared to Reagan Derangement Syndrom of back in the day. Yet the Gipper kept his chin up and kept us strong.

By all accounts they should have gained much more tonight - and in '04.

[chasio649]

Please take your meds....check your pressure....lie down...relax...the world's not over ...you sound hysterical "bub".

[Racehorse]

I'm already looking ahead to 2008.

Me too, goldstate. We'll survive this. We aren't going to assume the fetal position like the Rats did in 04.

Me three.

[JusPasenThru]

Good point. And historical analogies don't hold up well anyway. We didn't have people blaming the disaster at Tarawa, for example, on the incompetence of the Roosevelt administration. And you could tell the difference between Hitler's rhetoric and our own opposition party. Those times are gone, maybe forever.

Now everybody: 1) take an Ambien 2) wake up in the morning and take your SSRI of choice 3) become an activist and let's pound the crap out of the Dems in '08.

Good night.

[ntnychik]

I agree with Steyn's analysis.
Despite Spitzer's and Hillary's 69% wins in NY, four of five upstate Congressional seats are still trending GOP. In NY 24, Meier (R) has conceded to Arcuri (D).

[over3Owithabrain]

Life goes on regardless of tonight. We don't move to Crawford and set up showerless tent-ins. Real Americans roll up their sleeves, suffer failure and defeat, and march on towards victory.

We'll probably still have a narrow Senate and a PO'd president who won't do squat for the Dem-lead house. The WOT is a big problem though, as our enemies will be emboldened by Dem gains.

This all sets up Guiliani real well. A kick-ass guy who is about the only one who can finish the job W started. Cleaning up New York isn't that much different than cleaning up Baghdad :)

[Palladin]

Casey rode in on Fast Eddie's coattails.

Sadly, he will not be in the Senate for 30-40 years if he happens to fall ill like his father did to a hereditary liver disease. I hope this does not happen, but you never know.

I wonder if Casey Sr.'s kids have had genetic tests done to see if they have this disease gene.

[squirt]

This is what happened in 58

http://www.thehewitt.net/operation_blue_star.html

[Palladin]

I like the way you think!

Onward and upward!

[potlatch]

Bump!!