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If it’s Friday, it’s time for another First Read Top 10 list, and today we look at what we consider the most likely Senate seats to switch parties next month. The number in parentheses is our ranking from last month.
1. North Dakota (1): We’ve finally run out of puns to signal that John Hoeven (R) is coming to Washington. SOLID R.
2. Arkansas (2): The buzz we’re hearing is that Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) is making up ground against John Boozman (R). But the kind of ground we’re talking about is turning a 20-point race into a 10-point race. PROBABLE R.
3. Indiana (3): How important is a political environment in deciding races who wins races? Consider that if this was ’06 or ’08, Dan Coats (R) probably would lose and Brad Ellsworth (D) would win. But the opposite is likely to take place in November of ’10. PROBABLE R.
4. Wisconsin (8): A recent Russ Feingold (D) ad bemoans celebrating in the end zone before the game is over. But in his race against Ron Johnson (R), Feingold right now is down by two scores with five minutes left. LEAN R.
5. Pennsylvania (4): As we mentioned yesterday, Joe Sestak (D) is gaining ground on Pat Toomey (R). Natural tightening? Or déjà vu to early May, when Sestak began to close on Arlen Specter? LEAN R.
6. Colorado (6): The public polls we’ve seen show Ken Buck (R) leading Sen. Michael Bennet (D), but Democrats say their internals have Bennet ahead. TOSS UP.
7. Illinois (5): Alexi Giannoulias (D) vs. Mark Kirk (R) might be the purest 50%-50% out there. Kirk’s advantage: the national political environment. Alexi’s: the Democratic-leaning state. But make no mistake: Both are very flawed candidates. TOSS UP.
8. Nevada (7): Just like in Illinois, we have no idea who’ll win this Senate race -- Harry Reid (D) or Sharron Angle (R). Did last night’s debate change things? TOSS UP.
9. West Virginia (unranked): Joe Manchin’s (D) campaign has done everything it can to seize on last week’s “hicky” controversy, as well as put distance between himself and national Democrats. But Manchin is in a dog fight against John Raese (R). TOSS UP.
10. Washington (10): Recent public polling has Sen. Patty Murray (D) ahead of Dino Rossi (R). But this is going to be close, which of course is nothing new to Rossi, who barely lost his bid for governor in ’04. TOSS UP.
Nos. 11-21: California (Lean D), Kentucky (Lean R), Missouri (Lean R), Connecticut (Lean D), Alaska (Lean R), Florida (Lean R), New Hampshire (Lean R), Ohio (Lean R), Delaware (Probable D), North Carolina (Probable R), Louisiana (Probable R).
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...just a poll about Democrat upsets, eh? Still assuming and acting like Democrat losses are supposed to be surprising?
Is Team Obama correct that Democrats struggle because hard working citizens and the businesses they run don't understand all the good things Obama and friends have done for them?
Don't respond to my comments like I'm going to agree with the nonsense that comes out of your mouth.
You got lucky yesterday, Madison, that was all. A brief twinkling of clarity floating like so much ethereal floatsam amidst an expansive, ponderous and murky ocean of intellectual banality.
I think you just sent Maddie scrambling to find his (her?) Palin/Bush dictionary, ED...
You mean Exodite Dragon like even a broken clock can be right twice a day?
That's giving yourself entirely too much credit.
But the analogy wasn't a bad one...
No, no it wasn't. I will admit that.
Washington as a toss up is BS. Murray has a 10 point lead and has been increasing it weekly. I noticed that guests are starting to question Chucks fantasy that this is still a 'toss-up'.
I guess Chuck needs to have it so it seems closer so the ratings stay up. Chuck Todd has turned into a Fantasy Football coordinator. I guess he feels its more important than issues. Go figure
I'm most surprised by Wisconsin, and I live here. What ARE we thinking about?
I used to live in Wisconsin (Madison), and I'm not really surprised that Feingold is struggling.
The liberal voting in Wisconsin is pretty much limited to Madison and most of Milwaukee. The rest of the state is reliably RED. Given the political climate, I expect a high percentage of those reliably RED and angry voters to get to the polls. That's a problem for Feingold.
It's really a big deal. Feingold is one of the best senators in DC. If he doesn't return, well, I don't want to think about it...
@bilweeler: As it is in many states that I've seen the county-by-county breakdown. I used to live in Pennsylvania; without fail Allegheny and Philadelphia county would swing Democrat while the remainder of the state went Republican.
Even Texas went that way in the 2008 election - the major urban centers were decidedly Democratic while the outlying areas remained staunchly Republican.
It's always interesting to see if the rural vote can outweight the metropolitan and vice-versa.
Me too Anna Molly!
Russ Feingold has been an excellent Senator!
It's my understanding that's he's being outspent by something like 5 to 1... ?
Another glaring example of corporate interests influening outcomes!
I sure hope he manages to pull it off...
I think Russ Feingold basically handed in his resignation when he voted for HCR, after telling his constituents that he thought it had no chance to pass.
There are a lot of people in the position of asking their electorate to return them to office after ignoring their expressed opposition to legislation. That is not a strategy that advances your career.
no joe:
Sometimes politicians do the right thing rather than the easy thing. For most, getting reelected is all that counts. For Feingold and a few others, it's about getting it right for America.
It will be unfortunate if Feingold is gone, but I expect he wouldn't have changed a single vote even if he knew it would cost him his job.
I know it's a difficult concept, but politics is supposed to be about serving the public interest. Current and future politicians could learn a lot from Feingold's example.
Russ Feingold is one of the best senators in DC; he does not march lock step with democrats, he strictly votes what he think is best for people. Russ Feingold has a soul unlike too many republican politicians who have no soul and no heart, and at times, I question if they have a brain.
What people like No Joe ignore are the polls that say people wanted HCR to go farther, they felt it didn't go far enough, they wanted a public option. Yes, there are polls that tell us that. When a person listens to only the negatives they hear from their party leaders, why bother looking or researching for oneself--it suits their narrative to find fault.
The Founders of this country set up this system so that any congress that imposed legislation on the people without the consent of the governed would pay the price with their seats.
Deal with it, Jody. The majority aren't buying what the liberals are selling.
And the GOP/Tea BAg coalition has nothing to sell . Where is the policy proposals? Where are the plans for job creation? Where are the solutions? Where is the plan?....(crickets).......ah, buit we do have that table-of-contents-pledge thingy I guess.
Your poblem is JOe, that you havent shown the voters how YOU will 'deal with it'. Your turn in 3 weeks......where are the jobs, Joe"?
Got Solutions?
Anna Molly:
Unfortunately, most people are voting Republican out of anger or "throw the imcumbents out" aren't thinking at all.
It's as if these people are in a trance. Tea Party told them to vote Republican and they are ok with that even if their own legislator has done a good job for their state and the Tea Party candidate will vote against the interest of their state.
It is insanity on display!
The real question democrats should be asking themselves:
Why are hard working citizens FLEEING our party?
Here's an important follow-up question...
If hard working citizens are fleeing the Democrats why are Congressional Republican Approval ratings still lower than Congressional Democrat Approval ratings?
http://www.pollingreport.com/cong_rep.htm
http://www.pollingreport.com/cong_dem.htm
Recent polls in swing states indicate potential voters feel the democrat party is dominated by extremists:
http://thehill.com/house-polls/thehill-poll-week-2/124177-the-hill-poll-swing-district-voters-more-likely-to-see-dems-as-dominated-by-extremists-
How can leftist ideologues who belive in a system of centralized government and wealth redistribution demonstrated time and time again NEVER to have worked be trusted to let hard working citizens and their businesses create jobs in a free market economy?
Madison-
One-in-five Democrats responding to that poll felt that the Democratic Party was too extreme.
Madison et al -- the "job creation" idea is only half the battle. In a free market, people produce "goods" and "consumers" buy the goods. Job creation comes when there is a good one can produce that consumers want to buy. Just what products do you think will fill this requirement? We are part of a global marketplace now, and the quality of our products must compete with those of many other countries. If we do not value our education, if we do not value our workforce, the quality of what we produce suffers.
If those idealogues are ever elected I will stand opposed...but, contrary to what FOX, Drudge, Boehner, Cantor, McConnell, O'Reilly, Hannity, Beck, Palin, Bachmann, Angle, O'Donnell, Paul, Chamber of Commerce, Koch Brothers, Armey, Malkin, Coulter, FreedomWorks, Tea Party Express, Gingrich, Romney, Steele and Limbaugh want you to believe, this administration isn't them!
Democrats are the redistributors of wealth??? I really have to laugh at that logic. Republicans have been stealing the wealth of the middle class and handing it to the wealthy, well connected and corporations for decades as witnessed by the every decreasing incomes of the middle class starting in 1981. So get your facts straight before you blame the Democrats for income redistribution. LOL!!!
Democrats redistributing the wealth? The right wingers really have no clue; whatever their fearless leaders and FOX tells them is acceptable as truth. The GOP has systematically redistributed wealth from the middle to the rich; and it all began with their much beloved Reagan. This fact is not a liberal talking point, one needs only look at the charts, the records--google has them.
Sharon Angle said last night Reid voted for tax increases 300 times; why then are taxes as low as they have been since the early 1950's. Where's the list Ms Angle; prove those 300 votes. The GOP conveniently forgets that Reagan cut taxes and then raised them because of the spiraling debt; Bush 41 raised them again. The real tax and spenders are the GOP.
Da Noid:
I have also been wondering how the Republicans as a group be polling at 30% approval caompared to 36% for Democrats yet the pundits are convinced the Dems will take a shellacking at the polls.
Even Joe Scarborough, whom I rarely agree with, has been posing the same question this past week. Understandably so…
There is no rhyme or reason to an electorate that thinks so little of a political party (GOP) yet they are chomping at the bit to have them as Representatives.
That is downright scary. Like Jim Jones, drink the Kool-Aid scary!
Live Poll
Which race are you most surprised Democrats are struggling in?
ALL of 'em. Have the good people of this country lost their collective memories completely?? Is big money really that powerful?? I'm guessing the answer to both is a resounding YES!
No, They havent lost their memories, but real high expectations coupled with real hardtimes multiplied by an effective barrage of misinformation and a lack of clarity in message by the democratic party has to the rise of the TEA Party.
When all you hear in the media is negative stories whether true or not it has a toll on some people who believe whatever they hear the most. I wouldnt call them low information voters they have a lot of information its just slanted information. Like telling someone i like spoiled milk curds, but failing to tell them its cheese. Its the truth but partial. The opposition was excellent at pushing their version of a story like the ACORN story. The MSM just went along with whatever was reported, the Briet Bart story, death panels and so many more it makes your head spin on how the media let stories and spin get so out of control. So no their memories are just fine its that the current news is so skewed they believe the spin.
I'm glad to see Russ Feingold, a true progressive who fights for the people, is coming up in the polls.
FR; Alexi's: the Democratic-leaning state. But make no mistake: Both are very flawed candidates.
Please explain the media's narrative of Alexi being flawed since his bank was not the only bank bailed out.
Illinois U.S. Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias, is standing up for the middle class and has proposed tax cuts for 98% of working Americans. Alexi's economic plan includes payroll tax holidays for low and middle income workers, tax cuts for the middle class and tax incentives for the small businesses that create jobs, not for companies that ship jobs overseas.
On the other hand, Kirk is willing to continue his vote to give America away to billionaires who ship jobs away to foriegn companies; as he did in the past.
billionaires who ship jobs away to foriegn companies
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Billionaire Unions destroying jobs in the North shipping those jobs to Honda, BMW and other foreign companies in right to work states?
Uh.... don't BMW and Honda (and Toyota and others) build a lot of cars HERE??
Yes but as stated above in right to work states meaning non union jobs. I think the unions have done some good, and also has done its share of destruction of companies profits.
There's an old saying:
There's a little bit of good in the worst of us
and little bit of bad in the best of us
so there's no room to talk about the rest of us.
This is a true saying.
Madison From NY
billionaires who ship jobs away to foriegn companies
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Billionaire Unions destroying jobs in the North shipping those jobs to Honda, BMW and other foreign companies in right to work states?
Another one of your fictional posts; Madison; eh?
The elections accounted for 25% of the newshole, according to the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.
I've yet to see any story citing billionare unions.
Trade is part of their core message to labor and outsourcing jobs. Get it?
The most prominent example of this has been the opposition of labor groups to free trade initiatives such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
Senate Republicans successfully blocked a bill from coming to the Senate floor that Democrats claim would help keep American jobs from going overseas.
American union membership in the private sector has in recent years fallen under 9% — levels not seen since 1932. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent survey indicates that union membership in the US has risen to 12.4% of all workers, from 12.1% in 2007. For a short period, private sector union membership rebounded, increasing from 7.5% in 2007 to 7.6% in 2008. [8] However, that trend has since reversed. In 2009, the union density for private sector stood at 7.2%. [9]Regardless of the actual impact of market integration on union density or on workers themselves, organized labor has been engaged in a variety of strategies to limit the agenda of globalization and to promote labor regulations in an international context.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions_in_the_United_States
You can thank st. raygun and the right for union busting and off shore jobs.
501(c)(4) organizations are not required to disclose their donors publicly. Unions disclose more than many political groups about their internal operations, and certainly more than than do 501(c)(4) nonprofits like Crossroads GPSCrossroads GPS or 501(c)(6) groups like the Chamber.
when the press corps ran itself crazy about Clinton in the90's, as extremely serious,. So, if that was the standard then, why are so many in the press basically playing simply dictating the Chamber denials, and why aren't reporters doing original work to advance the Chamber story? For now, that task has been left solely to think progress Keith, Lawrence, and Rachel?
Since Repubs hate unions it's fair to say your claim is more fiction.
I really tired of this union basing and how they caused the jobs in the north to flee. What happened was that the manufacturers found a labor force in the south who doesn't car that they don't have worker's comp., health care or a retirement. Must be a cultural thing. I have friends who left Illinois to practice medicine in NC and SC and they are constantly amazed by the live for the day, don't care about tomorrow attitude of workers there. They showed, get stitched up, and head back to work and don't care that the same thing will happen tomorrow.
I see another poster demonizing unions instead of going after the true culprit here....greedy multi national corporations looking for the cheapest labor possible. What American can compete with a $2-4 an hour job? Are you suggesting that Americans work for those types of wages. You do know that many Republicans want to do away with the minimum wage? They want to do that so that wages will drift down to the $2-4 hour realm as corporations want. You can kiss the middle class goodbye if that happens.
To expand on Laurie's post. GM wanted to sell a union stamping plant in Indi, but the private buyer would purchase only if the employees agreed to a pay reduction from $29/hr down to $15.50/hr. The union voted no. The governor thinks they're misguided. But I don't see $32,000/yr even with benefits to be such a great job.
CARLY FIORINA - A COMMUNIST CHINESE AGENT AND "BUSHYMAO" IS A SLIME COMPARED TO BARBRA BOXER! HOW DARE SHE SLIME BOXER W- LIES!
Mood: CARLYis a COMMIE
I guess it is not going to be a "wave" election after all. So much for the expertise of the pundits.
"Which race are you most surprised Democrats are struggling in?"
None of them are too surprising, really.
Given the Democrats' record of achievement, performance, and competence since assuming control of both Houses of Congress, and the White House...
It would be surprising if Democrats weren't struggling to convince the electorate that they should continue to run the show.
I am so bored with all the commercials. I suppose all the cash that's being spent is good for the economy... But can it influence your vote? I find it hard to believe the majority of voters get their info on candidates from their opponents.
I KNOW who I'm voting for, and all the money in the world isn't going to change my mind!
Lyn, KCMO
I couldn't agree more.
A tiny sign of hope in the direction of a Return to Sanity appeared recently in that a TV station in my town has refused to air an attack ad that contains "a statement that is not factual." Can you believe it? Someone in the media is standing up for telling the truth in political ads!
I'm a huge Russ Feingold fan, but I don't see him moving up in the polls at all.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/wi/wisconsin_senate_feingold_vs_johnson-1577.html
I have been urging support for Joe Sestak, and am a contributor to his campaign, but again he is down 10 points (down 3 from the 7points in the last three polls) in the latest polling I have seen.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/sena/pa/pennsylvania_senate_sestak_vs_toomey-1059.html
What am I missing?
What are you missing? The spin, danger field, the spin.
Well, if people think we are in trouble now, just wait until the party of no takes over. With the likes of Sharon Angle in the senate people will be kicking themselves in the ass. They will deserve what they get.
There is a story where a student was having difficulty learning a complex lesson and the sage teaching him abruptly stopped and made tea. When serving the tea the sage kept pouring until the teacup overflowed, filling the saucer and even flowing on to the table. The puzzled student looked at the sage who then replied that like the tea cup the student’s mind must first be emptied to allow more to fit in.
Much like the student, people making political choices that have their minds filled with biases, prejudices and emotional attachments have difficulty fitting in any information that doesn’t match their preconceived ideas. There are those who play to that for their own advantage and with creative and aggressive appeals, frequently being grossly dishonest and even bazaar, seek to excite and manipulate public opinion. With something so important, it is simply a real and costly shame as then, as we have seen, people can literally be swayed and actually be used and abused by causing them to vote against their own best interests.
Today we see substantial efforts by candidates and their supporters and overtly and covertly by political and special interests groups, seeking personal gain, to be faulting Obama and the Democrats for everything – there are even those still saying Obama is not a citizen or that he is a Muslim. After refusing to participate or to offer any bipartisan cooperation to create, implement and fine tune solutions to the problems, the Republicans are actively faulting everything and now pushing for all changes to be repealed – and then actually expecting us to trust that those who have clearly demonstrated they don’t want any change, will none the less subsequently effect real change. The Tea Party movement is using the scare of run-away socialism without ever acknowledging that we are a long way from ever seeing that after having had long term neglect, apathy and irresponsibility thus causing the pendulum to have swung far to the right. For the last ten years the Republican Party has strongly and arrogantly supported policies favoring only Special Interests and the select few and in giving the majority only apathy, the costs and an abundance of subterfuge to rationalize and manipulate – the proof can easily be seen in that under their control the total middle-class has constantly lost ground as only the wealthy has consistently gained – yet they want to sell the public on supporting a return to ‘more of the same’. On and on, with the total ridiculousness of it all and the boldness of their efforts being apparent to anyone who can just step back and view it.
Obama and the Democrats seem conscientious enough but are far from perfect and what they do can always be improved upon yet whether Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever, with the teacup emptied to allow for rational and objective evaluation, it is absolutely clear the Republicans offer the average American nothing but deception and exploitation. As John Dean (a self-proclaimed Goldwater conservative) said in his book ‘Broken Government’, “with their present mindset they are totally incapable of responsibly governing”.
I agree with many of your sentiments, but you have to remember this is a game everyone's addicted to playing.
What the Republicans are doing now the Democrats did just as effectively (if not moreso) during 2008. Hell, they even pulled it off in 2006. Demonizing one's opponent has become the de facto method of debate and political differentiation. It's not about who has the best ideas; it's not about who's tea cup is overflowing. It is entirely about who can tell the scarier campfire horror story.
During the last Republican administration the leftist rancor readily declared all right-wingers little more than fascists wringing their hands in anticipation of being able to substitue the elephant for the swastika. Now that the Democrats are in power the Republican sentiment is that they're all unabashed Communists who can't wait to strip down the eagle for want of the hammer-and-sickle.
I think the more likely metaphor is that, where everyone is concerned, the cups are half-full assuming the absolute best.
R.Giles. Terrific post. I read "Broken Government" also; very insightful read. John Dean is right. When someone does not believe government has a role to play, they absolutely cannot effectively govern.
Really? The Dems played this game in '06 and '08? Are you kidding me? There is an active and well funded propaganda machine that goes back to at least 1993 (anyone remember Vince Foster/suicide/murder?). It wasn't the Dems or even their fringe supporters that equated any president to little more than a mafia godfather eliminating inconvenient persons. How do you think that Fox, Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck, Rove, the Chamber of Commerce and the GOP candidates all have the same talking points, all on the same day? For god's sake listen to their inane radio shows - but for voices, the buzz words are all the same - Marxist, socialist, destroying America, anti business, bows down to foreign leaders, etc. There isn't anything about hard working citizens and their businesses. Most hard working citizens don't own businesses. They just know they are sick and tired about being sick and tired, and the man behind the curtain says ignore me, it's that other guy that promised you so much. The reason people are sick and tired is that the national treasury was squandered by 2 wars, 2 tax cuts, and yet the rich got richer. It is inconvenient for them to remember that it was the last president and his party that enforced and condoned excluding, removing and fencing off anyone who disagreed with them from their political events/presidential addresses. Obama has never sought to exclude, remove or fence off the tea partiers who disagree with him. The Democrats endured the town halls, even when it turned out that the audiences were fronts for the Koch brothers. How in god's name the people who came out behind over the last 10 years think it's the guy who has been bailing the ship for the last two is to blame, is just beyond comprehension. Given capitalism's stellar performance since 2001 in improving the lives of more people - I'd have to say that a experiment with socialism (for at least a similar period) might not be such a bad gamble.
I often wondered about that. I'd listen to Rush and Hannity and they would be lock step with Fox News conservatism in underground.
What so interesting is that during the 2008 campaign 80% of americans believed that Obama would raise Taxes on the rich 80% why is everyone acting so surprised now? this was before he was elected.
http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08.htm
There were many interesting polls that took place then and now people act like this is the first time they are hearing of the things this President has done. He is actually living up to his promises. Just look through those polls on the link provided.
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. We have seen the problems encountered by the nation when the Presidency and both Houses of Congress are controlled by the same party, regardless if the party is Republican or Democratic. Since the President is not up for re-election, then Democratic congressmen and senators are at risk as voters attempt to right the ship by balancing out the President with Republicans. Unfortunately, we still have the power corrupts thing going on. It is just not as bad. Until the voters take responsibility for electing competent, diligent individuals to represent them, this may be the best we can do. The only way to improve this country is for the electorate to take control and participate in each election on an informed basis. Do you even know how the person that you are going to cast a ballot for voted on critical issues since they were elected? Do you understand the stated position of the other candidates? Really, do you? Or do you just vote the label?
Manchin is ahead of Raese ( the laser man) by 4 points.
Hey NJ-
How's the grandchild?? I hope everything is well!!!
Everyone have a nice and safe weekend.
Write to everyone on Monday.
TRR-she's fabulous, thanks for asking. Last ultrasound looked good, so now we wait until January for the next nuclear renal scan and pyelogram. Poor baby has to have so many tests.
Hasn't slowed her down, though. If you ask her how old she is, she holds up one finger! She knows three colors, (lellow, borple and onjer, or yellow, purple, and orange, for those whose babyese is weak),. . .
I'd go on, but I am afraid I am becoming a bore.
Still, thanks for asking. It is nice to know so many people care.
This article is giving WAY, WAY too much credit to Democrats...every state they list as a toss up will go Republican....Dems will be very fortunate to hold on to the Delaware seat (their margin went from 20% to 11% after the debate) and they have a shot in Connecticut but I can't imagine what kind of personal morality people would have to have to vote for Blumenthal...who LIED about serving his country...that's about as low as it gets....At any rate I'm looking for the Good Guys to pick up 12 seats in the Senate and about 65-75 in the House.
Gonna pull an all-nighter on Nov 2nd to watch all the returns roll in...can't wait !!!
Liar.....its 18% or 21% or 16% depending on the poll. Time to put the crack pipe down
Rasmussen has it at 11%....and he is by far the most accurate...sorry to burst your bubble, Gomer.
Hello America, wow the Liberals have pushed Fezzy clear back to page 18, but thats ok they are going to lose big this fall with or without Fezzy Bears comments, I noticed the debate between the Tea Party candidate (our little Witch) in Delaware and the Liberal Govenor, and the question he tried to trap her on was, "" What are the recent hearings that the United States Supreme Court have reached a decision on? """ and her response was I don't know? which would be an honest response most hard working Americans would give. "I'll post it on my website, she said" , and the Liberal Smiled from ear to ear, actually it was the best response I could have ever expected from a non-Washington Politician to give. Who does know? I guess if Fezzy Bear was to venture a guess as to What recent Decisions the United States Supreme Court have made, I would have to say NONE for the common man or American, they have reached some decisions however, decision 1.) They have granted all Abu-Grey Muslim Tailiban Terrorist U.S. Citizenship and deprived the United Staes Military from interigating any more Muslim terrorist without their permission, and reading them their maranda rights. decision 2.) The Supreme Court decided unanimously that the Arizona Rangers have no right to pursue incarceration of the Illegal Mexican Drug Cartel in the State of Arizona, but that all such things will be taken care of by the Washington D.C. Immiigration Burea. 3.) The Supreme Court has decided unanimously to support the right of California Mariquanna Dealers to now move from the Area of Medicinal Mariquanna Sales to Recreational mariquanna so that taxes can be collected to pay down Californians huge debt. decision 4.) The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously decided to support the rights Of Gay Peoples not to ask or tell when applying for a Marriage License in the state of Massachusetts. decision 5.) The United States Supreme Court has decided that large Corporations such as China can contribute finacial funds to Liberal Democratic Candidates such as from Conneticut and not have to report any such contributions. need I go on? no where in the last 20 years of decisions from the United States Supreme Court have they voted in favor of the rights of the common citizen. Who are these people making up the Supreme Court you may ask? well they are all graduates of Ted Kennedy's almamata Hawvoord University, and you will carefully note there is not a Puritan or Protestant amoung the lot in this High Court Noooooooooooooooooooo not a single one, all are either Catholic or Jews. anyway that should answer sufficiently any Liberal questions about the Tea Parties knowledge of the Supreme Court. where was we going with this? oh yes I would like to say just how proud I am of the diverse and nature of the Independent Representatives that are now running for public office, many Doctors, Mathematicians, Small Buisness owners, and of course even a little cute witch, which is alright with Fezzy Bear because the fewer career politicians like Jerry Brown that we can get rid of, the better the nation will be, oh did I mention that the Liberlas claim that California is 9 Billion dollars in debt, what a LIE, for you see that according to recent studies California has 12% of the nations Population (10 million Illegal Aliens). but in fairness to the rest of us, since they have 12% of the U.S. Poulation then certainly in fairness they should share in 12% of the nations Federal Debt, so I say the Californians Share of the 13 Trillion Dollar debt should therefor be 1.5 Trillion Dollars, so Californians aren't just rersponsible for their own 9 Billion dollar debt but also for their 1.5 trillion dollar Nancy Pelosi Debt, I think that would be fair. so I say to all Independent Candidates for the U.S. Congress donot be intimidated by these professional Liberal politicians, sincerely Fezzy Bear
Too bad you couldnt be pushed further back than page 18, but your right to say your nonsense is still respected.
Fezzy Bear obviously does not believe in paragraphs. Makes reading his drivel impossible.
Washington State would be crazy to vote against Senator Murray. Life has been better for us since we have Democrats for Pres, Gov, 2 Senators, commerce secretary, etc.
Hanford has gotten billions in cleanup money and 5,000 new jobs. Democrats Yes, Rossi no. I remember when Tom Foley was Speaker of the House and the Republican Neathercut played the term limit card. That was so smart to cut off our powerbase. Lets do it again. NOT. Rossi lost by quite a bit the last time he ran for gov.
You Libs keep standing there with your hand out waiting for the government to fill it up....why not try a little self reliance for once instead of begging to get on the government teat at the expense of the rest of us...
Wake Up Everybody there's some witch craft taking place the republican have lied cheated stole every since the house was painted white!!! so wake up and stop blaming a man who's just had 22 months to try and turn around a 8 year old pile of @!$%#!!!remember this is not just for us we must speak for our children i show don't want the tea poopers I mean party governing my child in the future or Sarah Pailin or O'Donnell, so think about that that's a scary thought isn't it? the republicans are strictly for the rich that's why the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer, have you heard that the republicans want to reduce the minimum wage are you awake yet? please don't give up without a fight go vote nov.2nd if you don't vote don't hope,wake up everybody no more sleeping in bed no more backward thinking it's time for thinking ahead!!! President Obama is but one man with one hand tied behind his back by the republicans and those who just sit on the side lines and complain he need some help remember he didn't put us in this mess bush and the republicans did so instead of asking our wonderful president who was brave enough and had the courage to take on this difficult job of being our president some people ask this question who's the least of two evils? the answer is clear President Obama and the democratic party hands down!!!things won't get no better if we just let them be and that's what those snakes (republicans) are wishing we do nothing at all on Nov.2nd let's fool them again as we did when we elected President Obama lets show them that they really don't know us as well as they think they do!!! God Bless America The Land I love!!! Tina Marie Clark lyricistleo59@yahoo.com
If the electorate is so dumb to fall for the spin of the RP....and when you have all these fools back in office..please don't whine and don't blame the president for not getting anything done..guess what...nothing will get done with a house full of Republicans..AND YOU DESERVE WHAT YOU GET BECAUSE YOU MADE THE CHOICE TO HAND THE KEYS BACK TO THE SAME MORONS WHO GOT US INTO THE PRESENT MESS!
I am an Hispanic Voter Nobody Tell Me or Suggest Me How To Vote It Is My Constitutional LEGAL Right.
I won't "misdirect" my vote. I won't vote "stupidly". I will vote to better the country not to destroy the country. I won't vote according to special interests. I will vote according to my conscience.
It is amazing how Plain can be given more media coverage than former
President Bill Clinton. The media need to let the public know why they do not
give full television coverage to rallies addressed by the former president. The former
President is an international personality who should be given the media
coverage that befits a national or international leader and not the kind of one second TV
coverage that the media is currently giving him as if he was a mere unknown local
leader. Giving the former president one second TV coverage is an insult to the people
of this country who deserve to listen to the former president speeches.
We all know that it is Republicans' desire, hope and strategy that the media does
not give Bill Clinton's rallies full media coverage the way they give tea baggers like
Palin because it will make them lose.
Sheila, you are absolutely right! The Republican/Tea Party has been playing a major "mass psychology" program on their folks and anyone who they could trick into accepting their premise since the Presidential Election. It is sad to think that so many folks have been caught up in this hypocrisy! Nothing that this combination is offering will be of benefit to Main Street! In essence, the votes for Republican candidates or Tea Party candidates will be such that once the damage is done, these voters will rue to regret their decision and the rest of the populace will be subjected to a majority that really does not care about the people/Main Street.
The Republicans can care less whether an actual Republican candidate or a Tea Party candidate wins the election as long as there is an "R" next to their name. Why? Because all they want is power. The Tea Party does not represent the majority of Americans; but, they will affect policies and other legislation that will undermine DEMOCRACY as we know it. Corporations and Multi-Nationals will be creating the rules, policies and legislation. The bottom-line for them is PROFITS! They do not care about you or me! Corporations, Multi-Nationals and the Republican Party has one branch of our government in their pocket - THE SUPREME COURT! Now they are looking forward to having the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH of the government in their pockets. Even though it's begun; starting on November 3rd, these same entities will be working towards taking over the EXECUTIVE BRANCH of government. Just what does this tell us about the state of our country? DEMOCRACY WILL NO LONGER EXIST and TOTALITARIAN, ONE-PARTY RULE will be the fate of America.
This country will become a HAVES and HAVE NOT society! It's a sad state of affairs. Not only at the federal level, take notice of how much these entities are spending money on the governor races. Christie in New Jersey and O'Donnell in Virginia, along with Perry in Texas are giving us a portrait of how government will be at the state level. All I see is the return of pre-1964 in the southern states and its branching out into the other states. AMERICA will no longer be a Republic! BIG BROTHER is taking over and for many years in the near future, we will not have any control over our existence. America and Iran will be synonymous! It's a horrible fate awaiting America!