Posted on 10/21/2008 8:42:22 PM PDT by Maelstorm
Sixty is the magic number. If we reach 60 Democrats in the Senate, then the days of Republican obstruction are over. With Barack Obama and Joe Biden in the White House and a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, there's nothing we can't accomplish.
But we can't reach 60 if these three Democrats don't win their extraordinarily close races: Mark Begich up in Alaska, Jeff Merkley in Oregon, and Mark Udall in Colorado.
I need these three Democrats working side-by-side with me on the Senate floor to accomplish the goals you and I set out -- rebuilding a strong middle class, health care for every American, and ending the war in Iraq. Barack Obama needs their help to reach a filibuster-proof majority that will end GOP obstruction once and for all.
Feeling the pressure with only two weeks before Election Day, Republicans have stepped up their attacks against Democrats. They're putting everything they have into these races, and our candidates need to match their efforts dollar-for-dollar.
They're tight races where the polls have them tied or within striking distance, and your decision to support them right now could make the difference on Election Day. Join me today and help Mark, Jeff, and Mark win.
Click here to make a contribution directly to Mark, Jeff, and Mark's campaigns.
These are some great candidates who need our help. Mark Udall has been a leader on clean energy issues in Congress and is running a great race for an open seat in Colorado -- now held by a Republican.
Jeff Merkley in Oregon is the son of a sawmill worker who was the first member of his family to attend college. He's running against the entrenched incumbent Gordon Smith, and now his race is right on the knife's edge. Your contribution could make the difference.
Mark Begich is a lifelong Alaskan -- he's the first mayor of Anchorage actually born in the city. He's is working hard to unseat Ted Stevens, who is facing corruption charges back in his home state.
These three great Democrats are all within striking distance of victory. With just two weeks to go, now is the critical moment in their races. If you contribute to their campaigns today, you could be making the difference that gets us to that magic number of 60 votes in the Senate.
Help us build a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate and end the Republican obstruction. Contribute to Mark, Jeff, and Mark's campaigns today!
As we're celebrating a new direction for our country on November 5, with a Democratic President and a filibuster-proof Democratic Senate, you'll be so proud to know that you helped to make the difference. Thank you so much for your hard work -- we are almost there!
Sincerely, Hillary
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While I'm sure she has been promised something, and Bill as well, I must point out that the "politics makes for strange bedfellows" remark was coined by Charles Dudley Warner who lived between 1829 and 1900 -- long before feminism, when politics was expected to be a rough, manly mud wrestle.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
But in view of Hillary's feminist protestations, she is the "hollow man" here. Feminists were supposed to create an ethic of cooperation, usher in an era of peace, work through the system to change the old boys' ways of doing things, make a kinder world, blah, blablablahhhh, etc. Yet she seems only too willing to let herself be abused and then play the victim card in order to play with the boys. That's why as a society we have drawn the line at women in combat; because we are not willing for women to be tortured or raped if captured.
She is indeed pathetic.
Obama is a marxist. He may not be able to create a concentration camp system in his first term. But he will do it in his second term. It comes with the ideology. As software engineers say, “That’s not a bug. It’s a feature!”
are you sure? gawd, just when you think the idea of a obama presidency is bad enough, hillary throws this out. has any one checked to see what the PUMAs are saying?
Dingy Harry is history. Meet the new boss.
Supremes? God forbid.
Bill for head of NATO?
Chelsea for Interior?
Keep thinking. It gets worse.
Biden for Pres if something happens to Hussein?
Rangle for head of State.
Wexler for Treasury.
Nightmares go on and on. But some of this could happen.
60 Democrats, goose stepping in unison.
None of that namby-pamby, feel good crap of bipartisanship. Hopefully Snow, Collins, et al, will gag from being told to shut-up all the time.
LOL.......I am sure she has higher goals than that. Supreme Court? Ambassador to China, Sec of State? Whatever she has in her sights, Huma will be there....
Frightening.......
Marxism/socialism defined.
That name rings a bell. That's it! Art Bell. Begich used to be on Art Bell's show a lot. Begich is a real piece-of-work. Al Gore pseudo science stuff with a little Weather Underground anti-imperialism conspiracy theory thrown in.
You must realize that the "One World" string-pullers behind the scenes have been flooding key states strategically with illegals and poverty pimps who will gladly participate in anti-Bush, anti-war and pro-illegals demonstrations, as well as voter frauds like the ACORN scandal. Virginia has been invaded by those types of people. As well, the several counties just below Washington, DC, contain dense populations of lawyers and yuppies and Islamic madrassas.
"Shift happens." Demographic strategy seems to be in short supply among Republican leadership.
The Senate prospects are bad. Lack of money and hostile local media has made it impossible in states like Virginia and New Mexico to gain ground on what should be close races. I think both of those races will be closer in the end but it will take a miracle for either of those races to go our way. I’m still praying but unless our Senate candidates get an infusion of cash before the last week we will be well on our way to a filibuster proof Democrat majority in the Senate and the House. We need to win all the close races. We can not afford to lose any incumbents even the RHINOs and that presents another problem altogether. Even if we hold the line in the Senate narrowly we will be totally dependent on types like Susan Colins if Obama takes the Presidency. I still don’t think he will. There is a bit of the story the media is not telling. They are feeding into their own delusion and may wakeup on election day to a groundhog day nightmare.
Where else could she get her healthcare program through? Certainly not from the bench.
Question is: Does Obama let Dingy Harry keep his post until after the election or does he use her “promotion” to secure the PUMA vote prior to 11-4?
It's nice to dream big, but this country will never elect her.
Some of them did actually seem disillusioned and disappointed with her when this latest round of campaigning began. Obviously a few will always be loyal but I get the feeling some of them hate Obama more than they love her. There is hope for those ones.
I don’t listen to coast to coast much but I think I do remember hearing the name before. Regardless we just have to close ranks around all of our house and senate candidates period. This is not an election to screw around. This is deadly serious, this isn’t a Bill Clinton election this is an election that could end up throwing the country the farthest swing left in more than fifty years.
Yes, Hillary understands what is at stake, but she is also playing “the good partisan” here. She’s supporting down- ticket candidates instead of “The One.”
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