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Posted on 05/04/2011 5:59:40 PM PDT by Optimist
Braking.
MO PING LIST PING
This needs to be put on billboards everywhere.
I was just going to copy/paste that very quote! Heh.
Where is my “Like” button?
Funny - This article didn’t mention that Nixon is a democrat. I wonder why?
/sarchasm - That gaping whole between a liberal and the truth.
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I've been making this point to identity politics groups for years: your group has no power if the votes will never go elsewhere.
Maybe the failure of "one of their own" to improve their circumstances will make some blacks reconsider their unquestioning loyalty to the historical party of slavery and segregation: Democratic party.
In the House, four African-American Democrats, two from St. Louis and two from Kansas City, joined every Republican in approving the override in a 109-44 vote that then sent the bill to the Senate. House Republicans needed to pick up at least four Democrats to reach the two-thirds majority they needed to override Nixon's veto. Rep. Michael Brown, D-Kansas City, who voted with the Republicans, said he was concerned with the response from his party but said he voted to override the veto to protect his congressman -- Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver... Democratic Floor Leader Rep. Mike Talboy, D-Kansas City, said the map was designed by Republicans to target Carnahan... "The question becomes, and this is why people are upset, are you going to vote as a Democrat to keep Democrats in Congress, or are you going to vote to let somebody be eliminated and have less Democrats in the state and have a 6-2 map." ...Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, said the four Democratic votes, all of which came from black members of the caucus, should come as a sign that black Democrats deserve more recognition from their party... "At the end of the day we are in lock step with them, we vote 99.9 percent Democrat, but there is no return on the vote."Divide and conquer.
and with this, MO Republicans go from a 2-1 advantage to a 3-1 advantage in the House (very likely 6 seats to 2; was six seats to 3)
Excellent!
One question: Why did Missouri elect an overwhelming Republican legislature but a scumbag governor?
FTA: Talboy said the party is going to discuss how the four defecting Democrats voted and the potential consequences of their actions. One of these consequences could result in Democratic members being forced out of their caucus.
So, it looks like Talboy has a ‘my way or the highway’ attitude toward other members of his caucus. Almost like he’s the master and the others are nothing more than puppets for him to control. Time to abolish political slavery within the ranks of the democrat party.
HA - ha!
Stupid is as stupid does... welcome back to the GOP!
I'm in Missouri, and I think your one question has two answers. 1. Because Matt Blunt didn't want to run again. 2. Because the Rep. candidate we did run was totally pathetic.
Geography.
All of the state’s Democrats are crammed into St. Louis, KC, and Columbia. That means they can sort of compete statewide, but when the state is split into districts they struggle.
Basically, those 4 Democrats just bought themselves safe seats when they redistrict the state House. The other Democrats will be combined.
Like everywhere else - - the Democrats are crammed into concentrated parasite nests ("cities").
The picture of garbage being moved from one place to another is perfect for this story.
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