"Buyer's Remorse" in South Dakota: Some Republicans who voted for Tim Johnson now wish they hadn't.

National Review Online ^ | December 10, 2002 | Byron York

[Paleo Conservative]

Was it a Democrat that said "the only good Indian is a dead Indian?"

Custer was a DemocRAT.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

the DEAD FISH Libertarians are hurting this country...they serve to help elect democrats, and are good for a laugh when one takes a look at the canidates who dye themselves blue, or have campaign photos with their pet ferretts.

How do Libertarians help Democrats win if their votes aren't significant enough to begin with according to boot-licking Republican party lovers?

[TheGrimReaper]

...Republicans who voted for Tim Johnson now wish they hadn't.

Yep... me too.

[Moby Grape]

REAL republicans (you, know the boot licking fools who are not as bright and enlightened as those who vote for folks who dye themselves blue and want to legalize drugs) understand that if you don't control House or Senate, you ain't gonna change anything. So those boot licking statist slave mental midgets just keep voting for a party that has a chance to acutally hold power, and thus have effect in the real world. But, then there are those REALLY sharp, non-statist THINKING folk patriots who vote for the Libertarians in close races, and thus hand the election to socialist democrats ( a real winning plan if I have ever seen one).

[GilesB]

To the 95% I say, "Switch parties NOW! You are Democrat! Be honest...or at least be a Democrat in name while you are being a Democrat in action! Once you become a Democrat, nobody will care about your dishonesty!"

To the 5% I say, "You sniveling idiots! You reap what you sow! You intended to influence national politics by such puny, selfish motives...and your puny selfishness has left your state behind in a backwater as the nation moves forward under Republican leadership!"

To that Republican leadership I say, "Get off your duffs and LEAD DAMMIT!!!!"

[capitan_refugio]

"too late now ..."

Actually, when it comes to seating the candidate who got the most legal votes, it is never too late. Even if the candidate does not want to contest the results of the election, it is in the interest of the State that elections are by-and-large honest. If law eneforcement (local, state, or federal) provides enough evidence of fraud in the South Dakota senatorial election, the U.S. Senate can remove the illicit senator and replace him with the rightful senator. The U.S. Senate has the FINAL say on its own membership ... not any court (it's in the Constitution).

Now, you may ask, "what is the chance of this happening?" The chances are not good, unless there is credible evidence of significant fraud. Thousands of fraudulent absentee ballots, if it is shown those ballots were cast, may do it. A statitical sampling (a method used unsuccessfully by Robert Dornan (R-CA) and Algore (D-AHole) probably won't do the trick.

[chiller]

You might as well join up with you neighbors to the north, because you are now just as irrelvant.(I don't mean NORTH Dakota)

Sing it now! OOOHHH Caaaannnaaddaaaa, OHHH....

[Blood of Tyrants]

It is a little late now.

[jmaroneps37]

I'm sorry that the rest of us have to suffer for the stupidity of these few. Nevertheless, we have to look at the aptness of calling these people Republicans or; allowing them to call themselves Republicans. When push came to shove these people were shown to not be Republicans.
Calling them Republicans is like crying about those nitwit libertarians not voting for our candidates. They are rat voting enemies and so are those greedy farmers in South Dakota. Yes, I said greedy farmers. I live in a city. I don't care where my food comes from. In every other instance of progress bumping status quo, we hear the same shiite. "We have to save the family farm!" Why? Did we save the family buther shop or family hardware store or family blacksmith shop? When will these people realize that family farms are a thing of the past. They can't keep putting out their hands and crying about how noble they are, what self reliant small businessmen they are, and; still call themselves Republicans. I don't know what they are but; they certainly aren't Republicans. Let the big companies grow the food guys. Sell the land and get your hands out of my pocket - there are too many people doing that already.

[JohnnyZ]

OOOHHH Caaaannnaaddaaaa . . .
Our home and native land
True patriot love
In all our hearts command

With glowing pride
We see thee rise
The true north strong and free

From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee!

God keep our land glorious and free
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

Shout out to our Neighbors to the North.