Hillbilly | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 07:57 am     Here is a thread to celebrate the progress made in yesterday's elections. Here's to the next two years. |
Weenerlobo | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 08:01 am     Thank you Hillbilly! Yay!!! Yahoooooooo!!!! Hmmmm, what was that I heard a couple years ago? Something to the effect "The adults are back in charge." |
Whowhere | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 08:07 am     I know I'm very pleased with the outcome!! Yippee!! Thanks Hillbilly for starting this thread. |
Oregonfire | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 08:17 am     Well, I'm not pleased at all, but what can be done? At least I tried and voted. Wake me in two years when it's over. |
Fluff | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 08:19 am     Heheheheee! Ya'll are so funny.  |
Nimtu | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 08:57 am     Hillbilly, you have been soooo busy this morning I have been doing my happy dance about the results!! Kind of fun to be on the winning side for a change. |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:05 am     I'm obviously thrilled and can't WAIT for things to start happening. Daschle wants to find room for compromise? Heh heh. You reap what you sow. If they didn't want the Republicans to appoint conservative ideologues to the bench, they should have pushed through the moderately to mildly conservative judge appointments as fast as possible. Instead, we have all kinds of room to appoint whoever we like now. Do I approve of hardcore ideological appointments on either side of the spectrum? No. But the backlog of open seats the Dems created has given the Republicans so many open seats to fill now that the hardcore ideologues will be appointed. And I'm having a pretty big laugh over it. |
Hillbilly | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:33 am     The sad thing is, Goddess, that it has been reported that alot of Bush's judicial nominations got kudos from BOTH sides of the aisle. Too bad little Tommy wouldn't even let them come up for a vote so they could be accepted or rejected. At least now at least the Senate can VOTE yeah or nay on them and we can move on to other things. |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:41 am     Little Tommy's having a BAD day. |
Conejo | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:42 am     Poor little Tom "Puffy" Daschle! Maybe now congress can get something done! |
Marysafan | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 10:01 am     ...and remember with the victory goes the responsibility. There are now expectations. The economy is not in great shape. An expensive war is looming large in the very near future. The American homeland faces constant threats from terrorists. Corruption is running rampant in major companies. Health care concerns continue to rise as the baby boomers age...etc. etc. etc. In two years if things aren't better...the pendulum will swing in a different direction. right now the Republicans have the ball in their court...they need to make their best shot. I am not of the belief that one party or the other is capable of solving these problems. I honestly feel that it is only by smart people working together for the common good that things will move forward. I would be more encouraged if I felt that we had a government looking to solve our problems...instead of two parties competing against each other for their own selfish goals. I think we will just see more of the same... ineffective political positioning. Same dance...different hat. There are good people in both parties...I just wish they could learn to work for the good of the country...instead of for the good of the party. When we can get those priorities straight...then maybe we can see real progress. Just my humble non-partisan opinion. |
Hillbilly | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 10:11 am     Mary...I agree...the ball is in the other court. There are still tactics that can be used in the Senate (procedural maneuvers) that can bog things down but at least a judge nominee can be accepted/rejected and if rejected, a new name submitted. As it was, even that wasn't happening thanks to Daschle. |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 10:22 am     From what I understand the Missouri race, because it was to fill an appointed seat following the death of Carnahan, will revert to the Republicans immediately upon certification of the election results. Minnesota may have the same result, since federal law provides for the seating of the electee immediately upon certification of the results (Minnesota law differs, but in that case almost invariably the Federal law wins). So Republicans may in fact have the majority during the upcoming lameduck session. |
Hillbilly | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 10:26 am     I hope they work on a Homeland Defense bill first and get that passed. I wonder if the fiscal budget has been approved yet. Hopefully, no furloughs or delays this time. |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 10:41 am     I don't know what they'll do first, but Aschcroft just came out blazing - announced two major separate Al Quaeda-related arrests in Houston and San Diego - I think a total of 7 people indicted for drug and arms bartering and funding to Al Quaeda. |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 01:28 pm     In honor of the thread topic, I offer a quote and link from Tom Daschle: "This Is the Worst Night I Have Had" |
Hillbilly | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 01:37 pm     I love the picture. Poor little Tommy! |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 01:38 pm     Sad thing!! |
Misslibra | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 01:46 pm     Well I'm pleased as punch about what happen in my neck of the woods. |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 01:47 pm     I hope she does well for you, Misslibra - I really do. |
Nimtu | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 01:48 pm     hee,hee,hee That picture is too funny!! He looks like a little kid who just had all his toys taken away. Thanks for the laugh! |
Marysafan | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 02:07 pm     Charles Barkely was interviewed this afternoon and said..."Republican or Democrats ..it doesn't matter...things still stay the same. We need to elect smarter people." I never thought I would say this in a million years...but I am agreeing with Charles Barkely! The apocolypse is near! |
Denecee | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 02:08 pm     Mary, I totally agree with your last post. I hate all this two-sided gov't. It's time to stop pointing fingers and get to work. |
Misslibra | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 02:32 pm     Denecee I agree with you. To bad some of the folks on both sides don't see this and work together for the good of our country. We would be so much better off. |
Goddessatlaw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 03:36 pm     "House Democrat Dick Gephardt decides not to seek new term as party leader" - Drudge report, breaking . . . (does this mean he's running for president?) |