Not content with their gains in the midterm elections, the Dems have taken legal action in an effort to change the outcome of an election in their favor. Not surprisingly, the disputed results are from Florida’s 13th Congressional district. And by disputed I mean the republican candidate won fair-and-square and now two recounts later the dems are trying every trick in the judicial book to steal the seat. Sound familiar?
CommentsMs. Jennings (D)–along with such liberal partisans as People for the American Way and the American Civil Liberties Union–has filed a lawsuit contesting the results based on “statistical and eyewitness evidence of significant machine malfunctions” in Sarasota’s iVotronic touch-screen system.
They want a court to declare Ms. Jennings the winner by–get this–using statistical models to extrapolate that she would have received most of the undervotes. Short of that, they’ll settle for nullifying the November results and holding a new election.
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Concerned they might accidently fall back into the majority in 2008, Republicans are quickly moving to consolidate their hold on minority power. If the transparently pandering appointment of Mel Martinez to RNC chair isn’t enough, Congressional Republicans are moving quickly, in an attempt to avoid any deep thinking on the matter, to reelect the same losers that led them to electoral defeat.
Unswayed by massive losses and overwhelming evidence that conservatives and independents alike were displeased with big government Republicanism, House Republicans are poised to send John Boehner and Roy Blunt back to their leadership posts.
The depleted House Republican caucus, a minority in the next Congress, convenes in the Capitol at 8 a.m. Friday on the brink of committing an act of supreme irrationality. The House members blame their leadership for their tasting the bitter dregs of defeat. Yet the consensus so far is that, in secret ballot, they will reelect some or all of those leaders.
In private conversation, Republican members of Congress blame Majority Leader John Boehner and Majority Whip Roy Blunt in no small part for their midterm election debacle. Yet either Boehner, Blunt or both are expected to be returned to their leadership posts Friday. For good reason, the GOP often is called “the stupid party.”
With moves like these, Republicans may just be able to break that 40 year record they set for time spent being out of power.
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If it weren’t already clear enough, Cato-at-liberty looked at the National Journal vote ratings for all the Republicans who lost their seats on Tuesday. Not surprisingly they found that, “[t]he great majority of losing Republicans were economic moderates or liberals.” Keep this in mind when Republican “moderates” conspire with the media to sell their election day fabrication that Republicans lost by being too conservative. It simply doesn’t fly, atleast not on the economic scale.
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George Allen concedes the Senate race in Virginia
Allen chose not to demand a recount after initial canvassing of the results failed to significantly alter Webb’s lead.“I do not wish to cause more litigation that would not alter the results,” Allen said, adding that he saw “no good purpose being served by continuously and needlessly expending money and causing any more personal animosity.”
It seems a Democrat victory in this election really has brought about a better way in Washington. It’s been a while since the defeated party showed such good sportsmanship. This is certainly refreshing.
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Even earlier then I could have predicted (From my post-election post: “With new found power, the left will make strong demands on Democrats that they won’t be able to deliver without alienating the vast majority of the electorate. Gaining power may, in fact, exacerbate the severe problems already showing under the Democratic tent.”), the left is turning on the leaders who brought Democrats into power. Not the least bit grateful for his efforts at picking moderate and even a few somewhat conservative candidates actually capable of winning against Republicans, the wacky left blogosphere has Rahm Emanuel in their sights.
In private talks before the election, Emanuel and other top Democrats told their members they cannot allow the party’s liberal wing to dominate the agenda next year. Democrats will hold 30 or 35 seats that went for Bush in the past, meaning that Democratic candidates such as Brad Ellsworth in rural Indiana are likely to face competitive races again in 2008. Still, their interests are likely to collide with those of veteran liberals such as Reps. Henry A. Waxman (Calif.) and John Conyers Jr., (Mich.), who will chair committees.
From the Political Pit Bull:
Christy Hardin Smith fumes in this post at firegodlake [sic] telling Emanuel not to be “a back-stabbing ass” and warns, “If you think for a moment that those of us who just worked our asses off for a win are simply going to roll over and say thank you when you spit on us, you can think again.”
Later in the day, Jane Hamsher chimes in with a post grouping Emanuel with, get this, Robert Novak and Rush!
With people like these constantly trying to lurch the Democratic party into the far left, their leadership is going to be walking a tight-rope over the next two years. Frankly, I see little chance of them making it safely to the other side. One of two things will happen. Either they will govern relatively moderately and disgusted, nutroots types will abandon them in ‘08 or they will pander to their most vocal faction and everyone else will abandon them in ‘08. It’s simply not possible to hold that divurgent a consortium together. No matter what you do, someone you depend on will not like it.
This, of course, is the advantage of being conservative, as the Republican base is both larger and much more in line with the average voter. Now if only we can get the Republicans to act like it.
Hat tip: Hot Air
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Yesterday America stood up and told Bush, “Stop it. Shut up. We think you’re an idiot. We think you’re a moron. We’re sorry you got the job. You are not the king. You are a dumb jock frat boy, and you always will be. You will now stop all this shit, immeditately.
We voted yesterday and threw your boys out of Congress. If you don’t want us coming after your own ass, you will sign what we pass and change your ways.”Yesterday we spoke. We reduced the Universal Presdient to the Little Boy President. A slap in the face. A kick in the ass. A rejection. A repudiation of a President who has embarassed us before the world, put our safety at great risk, and perverted the constitution he swore to uphold.
You wouldn’t listen to reason, Bush. You behaved like a crazy person. You allowed yourself to be led around by the nose by dangerous lunatics. You’re to be pitied.
We have spoken.
Get out of our face, we have adult work to do.
Yes. “Adult” is the word that came to mind as I read this.
I think what we did yesterday was feed the children – as Nancy Pelosi refers to her party – too much sugar and then handed them the gavel. Now we’ll spend the next two years hearing them running around the house in a hyperactive stupor banging on pots and pans and screaming at the tops of their lungs.
We just visited upon ourselves a migraine to which there can be no relief except the words “republicans retake majority” in 2008.
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First, their agenda is rather obvious. Investigate everything. Expect the same battles, WMD’s and the reasons for the Iraq war, to be fought all over again for the umpteenth time. The upside to this massive waste of time is that it’s a massive waste of time. The more time spent investigating, the less time spent enacting bad liberal policies.
What little time they do leave themselves for legislation will be spent pulling the emergency brakes on the economy by increasing taxes and advancing socialized health care. However, neither effort is likely to gain serious traction. The question many conservatives are probably asking, however, is whether this means the end of the Republican revolution. In no way, shape, or form does this result indicate an end of the rightward track of the country.
Contrary to what media is going to sell you, this is not an historic election. In the long run it will have little impact. It doesn’t signify a u-turn in the gradual rightward shift of the electorate; more like a speed bump. Europe is pleased to see a Democratic victory. This is no surprise, as the Democrats offer little more than the European model of secularization and self-destruction by indulgence that comes with big welfare states. But the American people aren’t buying that. A recent poll by CNN found a majority believes the government is too big and is doing too much. Two years of a Democrat Congress is almost certain to be more than this small-government majority is willing to stomach.
Thankfully, Democrats can be counted on to expose their true agenda to the public before 2008. While in order to be competitive in redstate America, Democrats had to field an array of conservative candidates, their leadership is full of old liberals. Charlie Rangel, John Conyers and Nancy Pelosi are the face the public will see. With new found power, the left will make strong demands on Democrats that they won’t be able to deliver without alienating the vast majority of the electorate. Gaining power may, in fact, exacerbate the severe problems already showing under the Democratic tent. The Democratic party is really still just a collection of special interests fighting for their piece of the pie. Until they find a core ideology that appeals to more than just fringe leftists, Democrats will find themselves outside-looking-in-very soon.
In the mean time, small-government conservatives need to regain control of the Republican party. We lost some good people today, but we also trimmed some fat (Lincoln Chafee) that we can do without. It’s time to start looking for new control of the party. Mike Pence, of the conservative Republican Study Committee, has indicated a desire for the minority leader spot. I think he would be a good choice. A reenergized Republican party with a new found resolve for conservative principles has the potential to set the agenda, even as the minority. By appealing to the public, as well as many of the newly elected blue dog democrats, on popular conservative issues such as spending and immigration we can work to solve important issues in spite of Democrat gains. We need forward thinking and principled leadership from someone like Newt Gingrich to lead us into ‘08.
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Final Predictions are as follows. Republicans hold the Senate, most likely with 51 seats, though Robert Novak thinks it will be 53.
The House is less clear, given the margins. I have the most likely outcome as a Democratic win, picking up 18 seats. But in my completely unscientific, gut feeling calculations, I put + or – 6 in a 80% confidence interval. Thus, I think Karl Rove’s predictions are entirely possible, just not the most likely outcome.
Early voting in Republican Seminole County Florida shows turnout exceeding the ‘04 Presidential Election.
CommentsWhy is this important? Seminole County is a ?Republican? County along the important I-4 corridor. The breakdown of the County is as follows: Republican 107,556, Democratic 79,040 and Other 58,642.
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Not all Europeans are clueless to their problems. Paul Belien not only understands what is wrong with Europe, but also clearly sees who in America wants us to go over the precipice with them.
. . .Americans can already see what their country?s future will be if they vote for Pelosi and her band. They only need to watch Europe. That is what America will be like 20 years from now if the Liberals succeed in turning the U.S. into a European-style welfare state. The latter is the cause of all Europe?s problems. It has led to secularization, because people who are catered for from the cradle to the grave no longer need God. It has led to the immigration debacle, because Europe has attracted welfare immigrants who only come for the benefits and not to contribute to the host country?s wealth creation. It has led to the loss of the citizens? ability to care for themselves, because they expect everything from the state.
However, the current American elections are relevant for Europe, too. If they lead to the American withdrawal from Iraq, Europe will face a widespread intifada. The withdrawal will be perceived as a defeat of the West and the Muslim ?youths? in Europe?s cities will become even more arrogant. They utterly despise the Europeans, whom they perceive (not entirely without reason) to be men dressed up as ballerinas, and they hate America because it fights back. In a world ruled by men who only understand the language of power it is better to be hated than despised. If America withdraws the Islamist fanatics will despise America for it. They will take this as a sign that the West has been defeated and that the world is theirs.
In this scenario Europe has more to lose than America. That makes it all the more surprising that Europe?s politicians refuse to support America. They seem to be hoping that the Muslims, although they despise the Europeans, will leave them alone so they can carry on paying the taxes that the immigrants live off. I fear it will not turn out this way. Moreover, the funds are running dry because the welfare state hampers wealth creation.
I have ambivalent feelings about the war in Iraq, but once a country has decided to go to war it has got to make sure it wins. Europe no longer knows this, which also goes to explain why it does not want to help America win the war and why, on a micro level, the situation in France is deteriorating day by day. Last year the French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy decided to reestablish law and order in the French immigrant suburbs which have become territorial pockets ruled by thugs and Islamists. Instead of fighting this battle with all available means the French authorities are waging a half-hearted war which has led to the current debacle in France?s no-go areas. Last year ?youths? developed a habit of setting parked (and empty) cars on fire, but this year policemen and firefighters are being attacked in paramilitary raids and crowded buses are being hijacked and arsoned. Still the French Republic refuses to crack down on the Islamic hooligans. . .
Europe is circling the drain and the Democrats are stripping off their clothes, gleefully preparing to join them.
Hat tip: Moonbattery
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With only 5 days left to go, I thought it would be a good time to take another look at the Senate and where things stand.
Tennessee – The Ford campaign seems to have petered out following his disasterous attempt to crash a Corker press conference. This seat is pretty safe Republican now.
New Jersey – Kean has been unable to capitalize on Menendez’s corruption problems. Not a huge surprise given the area. This seat will most likely stay Democrat.
Montana – Once written off by the NRSC, this race has come back into play. Tester (D) still seems to have the edge, but polls are consistently putting Burns within a few points.
Maryland – There hasn’t been any polling since Steele picked up major endorsements from local Democratic leaders and it’s unclear what effect, if any, they may have on the race. He’s within reach in this heavily blue state, but the odds are against him.
Virginia – Allen may actually be in trouble in this usually red state. Running what both Republican and Democrat insiders called the worst campaign of the year, Allen may be on the verge of losing this crucial state.
Missouri – This race is a dead heat. Though the ongoing fraud investigations, and the possibility of ACORN submitting 35,000 potentially fraudelent registrations will raise serious questions if Democrat McCaskill, whose campaign benefited from illegal ACORN activism, manages to win.
Pennsylvania – Oft maligned conservative Rick Santorum is down, but not out. Polls have shown him crawling back, and a strong on the ground campaign may be able to turnout supporters above the level pollsters are predicting.
Rhode Island, Washington, Ohio, Minnesota and Michigan all look to be easy Democrat wins.
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