Alaska's Don Young wins 19th House term

UPI ^ | 11-05-08 | "Staff"

[Impy]

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 5 (UPI) --

Veteran Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, edged Democratic state Rep. Ethan Berkowitz to keep the seat in Congress he has held since 1973.

Young, 75, fought off Berkowitz in an election season that featured Gov. Sarah Palin's run for the vice-presidency and the conviction of another longtime Alaska politician, Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, on corruption charges.

[Impy]

Stevens also ahead, more narrowly.

I'm shocked, I thought these 2 were toast.

Pork love or Plain coattails, take your pick.

I wouldn't have shed a tear for Young, a Palin Republican would have been elected in 2010.

But if convicted felon Ted Stevens wins that's GREAT, instead of 6 years of a moonbat rat there will be a special election once he's behind bars.

[neb52]

Rumor is that Uncle Ted will just get Probation. So like Hastenings he maybe able to serve, unless his Republican colleagues pressure him to resign.

[bilhosty]

Isn’t that great.We lose Rick keller, Marilyn Musgrave, Phil English and we keep Don Young and Ted Srtevens. Is there no justice?

[Thebaddog]

Or that closet gay senator from Idaho who trolls washrooms in airports and keeps his job. Can you write a crazier story for how the Republicans have F’d up their opportunity? And we are left holding the bag.

[American in Israel]

It was once said that I did not leave the Democrats, the Democrats left me. Well the same slide has been shifting left across the board.

Conservatives have been left without a party, as the Republicans slide into the Democrats seats, and the Democrats opened the new Marxist party.

Musical chairs has not been nice to us.

[Impy]

Well the fag retired.

[Impy]

Hey stay safe pal. An hysterical friend says she fears Israel will be gone in 6 months without US protection.

[Impy]

Oh, joy! Please expel him Senate.

[Impy]

It’s a joke. These 2 guys are part of the reason the GOP got hosed and they win.

Alaska is largely great but they sure LOVE their pork.

Sadly the rat who beat English is ‘pro-life’ so she will likely hold the seat for 20 years with strong Catholic support.

[neb52]

The nice aspect of Parliamentary Government is that people can belong to the party that truly identifies their beliefs. Then their party makes alliance with other parties with similar interest to rule. In our system of Government we cannot have three viable parties. Essentially differing parties have to create the alliance in the Democrat or Republican caucus. So it maybe time to create true organized third parties within the Republican or Democrat parties. I think that is the only way for third parties to be viable, instead of running for office outside the main two parties.

[Issaquahking]

You people down in America just don't see politics the same as Alaskans do. So while America is stuck with Zero for the next four years, Alaska still has Sarah Palin. I feel sorry for the country, really I do. Can't believe that America really voted an empty suit in. America, you chose poorly. It pains me typing this in. Rino's and the republican party gave it all away.

Palin did everything she could. Till the republican party is ready to move back to it's roots, nothing is going to improve. Thank elitist idiots like Kathleen Parker, George Will, etc., you and your ilk, have done a fine job of destroying the party. If our forefathers new we could ruin this country, this fast, perhaps there never would have been a Revolutionary war. When a nation chooses socialism, and a coming dictator, over freedom, I question the countrymen as to who they have become.

I further predict that Stevens will win his case in the appeal process. The crap the paper printed in Anchorage is sickening. Bill Allen was doing everything he could to buy anyone he could. Talk about lunacy, someone please explain to me, how one electrician ran up a bill of 400 hours on a project (the Stevens place)? That is not counting the others. That alone, without materials is $32,000 at least. When the whole stinking mess is looked at from a reality standpoint, more charges should be pressed against Allen for having incompetent help or worse, collusion and fraud.

[Liberty1970]

The nice aspect of Parliamentary Government is that people can belong to the party that truly identifies their beliefs. Then their party makes alliance with other parties with similar interest to rule. In our system of Government we cannot have three viable parties. Essentially differing parties have to create the alliance in the Democrat or Republican caucus. So it maybe time to create true organized third parties within the Republican or Democrat parties. I think that is the only way for third parties to be viable, instead of running for office outside the main two parties.

Very good point. I'm a 3rd party supporter myself, but have long recognized the essentially fixed nature of the 2-party system and how difficult it would be in the modern era for a new party to displace either the Democrats or Republicans. That said, I like your idea of organizing a conservative sub-party (something like bringing the Constitution Party into the RP fold) and fighting in the primaries for such a faction. Because the primaries would then be a key area of focus.

[fortheDeclaration]

Or that closet gay senator from Idaho who trolls washrooms in airports and keeps his job. Can you write a crazier story for how the Republicans have F’d up their opportunity? And we are left holding the bag.

Isn't Craig gone?

[fortheDeclaration]

Very good point. I'm a 3rd party supporter myself, but have long recognized the essentially fixed nature of the 2-party system and how difficult it would be in the modern era for a new party to displace either the Democrats or Republicans. That said, I like your idea of organizing a conservative sub-party (something like bringing the Constitution Party into the RP fold) and fighting in the primaries for such a faction. Because the primaries would then be a key area of focus.

That would be a great idea, but they would have to agree to support the eventual nominee.

I think the 3rd Parties would do well to get into the GOP and move it to the Right.

I think the Libertarian wing would do well in the NorthEast/West and the Constitution Party in the South.

[Impy]

“The nice aspect of Parliamentary Government is that people can belong to the party that truly identifies their beliefs.”

Not of Parliamentary Government of government with some form of proportional representation.

Canada does not have that. The left vote was heavily fractures allowing the conservatives to win almost a majority of seats in Parliament with just 37% of the vote.

I’d like a Parliament here. But no prop rep. it leads to too much instability.

[Impy]

“organizing a conservative sub-party”

Reform Conservatives need to organize and run for in the primaries and take over the GOP.

But there’s no need to involve the Constitution party.

[Impy]

Yes, he retired this election.

[Impy]

“You people down in America “

Leaving the union? ;)

[neb52]

I didn’t say we should have Parliamentary form of government. I was noting that voters are not force to vote for a party solely to oppose the other, regardless of principle in a Parliamentary system. Granted that may not always be the case.

Which is why I went on, that perhaps we should have organized parties within the two major parties caucuses. Each sub party votes for its leader. The leaders then run off in a primary against each other. The winner would know who he/she would have to ally with to gain his or her sub party votes. Could even negotiate with sub parties from across the isle.

[fortheDeclaration]

Yes, he retired this election.

Thanks.