My fellow SDMB Democrats! Join me in the Democrat happy dance!

[BrainGlutton]

Inspired by this (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=142889) thread from 2002.

Let us gloat. :D

OK, it's only the House. But under the circumstances, that's well worth a gloat!

[alphaboi867]

"Only the House" we might not have appointment approving powers (yet) be we have subpoena and impeachment powers. Hopefully Rumsfleld will be on trial by summer.

[Enter the Flagon]

"Only the House" we might not have appointment approving powers (yet) be we have subpoena and impeachment powers. Hopefully Rumsfleld will be on trial by summer.

Moderate independent checking in.

I really, really hope we won't see much of the Republican-style slash-and-burn governing out of the Dems, regardless of how many seats they pick up.

Somebody's gotta start acting like the grownups in Congress, and since the Republicans are obviously not up to the task these days, it's up to the Dems to restore the public's faith in government. Don't let us down.

[Bambi Hassenpfeffer]

I'm not gonna celebrate yet. I want both houses to fall, damnit.

[BrainGlutton]

I really, really hope we won't see much of the Republican-style slash-and-burn governing out of the Dems, regardless of how many seats they pick up.

:confused: But, that's how grownups act!

[LavenderBlue]

*grabs BrainGlutton's hand in celebration with glass of port in other hand*

[BrainGlutton]

"Only the House" we might not have appointment approving powers (yet) be we have subpoena and impeachment powers. Hopefully Rumsfleld will be on trial by summer.

:D From your lips!

(Interesting that we have passed into a political environment where it is impossible to say that without sounding obscene, and not because of the Dems!)

[Queen Bruin]

I'm not gonna celebrate yet. I want both houses to fall, damnit.
Word. I'll be here nailbiting all night.

[AskNott]

The House is ours, the Senate is still up in the air. I'm happy, but I don't gloat. Not my style. You're welcome to my share of the gloating. CNN says one independant in the Senate, so I'm confused. CBS said Lieberman and Sanders both won; which one is CNN not recognizing yet?

[Cisco]

I'm not a Democrat but as a liberal independent I will do a dance of solidarity with you.

I voted for almost all Dems plus 1 Republican, 2 Libertarians, 1 for Mickey Mouse and 1 for Nick Hexum.

[SkipMagic]

Just a friendly reminder to please keep it nice and polite in here. Otherwise, since there's already an election thread in the Pit (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=395239) (a few of them, actually), this one will be closed and participants will be directed ovar thar.

[BrainGlutton]

Just a friendly reminder to please keep it nice and polite in here. Otherwise, since there's already an election thread in the Pit (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=395239) (a few of them, actually), this one will be closed and participants will be directed ovar thar.

:dubious: Didja do that in 2002?

[gonzomax]

Problem is,that until campaign reform happens ,both parties have to kow tow to the money men. Therefore ,no differerence.

[SkipMagic]

:dubious: Didja do that in 2002?
Probably not. But since I wasn't made a mod until 2005, I forgive myself.

[gonzomax]

But at least I dont have to want to throw bricks at my tv when Santorum is speaking.I hope Allen loses too.

[pool]

Independent here but I'm glad the Dems won the house so hopefully we can see a little more balance in political power.

[The Hamster King]

My wife and I cracked out the champagne and danced around the living room when CNN called the House for our side. My 9-year-old son spent the evening with us in front of the television calling out the numbers as the different races finished. Whoo-hoo! 12 years I've been waiting for this evening!

[EddyTeddyFreddy]

HAPPY DANCE :D HAPPY DANCE :D HAPPY DANCE

And Deval Patrick won the governorship of Massachusetts!

[Marley23]

Is... is this what Election Happy feels like?

[appleciders]

I don't know- it's my first Election Happy. Is that what champagne tastes like? Heady stuff.

[Snooooopy]

I did my little part in helping John Yarmuth take down Anne Northup, one of the opening salvos in tonight's Democratic explosion.

[Anne Neville]

I'd really, really like for us to take both houses, but...

*does Happy Dance and cries a little (happy tears), because I'm just so happy about Nancy Pelosi becoming Speaker of the House (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/07/MNGEQM7G3D1.DTL&sn=002&sc=452)*

WAY TO GO, NANCY! YOU GO, GIRL!

[John Carter of Mars]

Ah, yes! I'm quite delighted. I really don't give a rat's ass which party controls what, but it's been my experience that us commoners are much better served when one party has the White House and the other controls congress.

We now get gridlock, a most wonderful situation in which none of the bastards can get anything done.

It's a sad state of affairs, but gridlock is the best thing for the citizenry. HOORAY!

I'm gonna' break out my bottle of Maker's Mark and have me a little celebratory drink. :D

[Really Not All That Bright]

Probably not. But since I wasn't made a mod until 2005, I forgive myself.
Best mod-hat post ever.

Oh, and *shakeshakeshake*

[Otto]

CBS said Lieberman and Sanders both won; which one is CNN not recognizing yet?
CNN has lots of different answers depending on what page you're looking at. It's saying the Dems have to have 51 seats for a majority but the Repubs only 50, which assuming that Sanders allies himself with the Dems isn't correct (50 Dems plus one allied Socialist equals Dem control). But it's also saying that there are no "independent" seat pickups which isn't true since they've called Sanders as the winner. But Sanders's individual race isn't tagged as a party change for the seat, which isn't true since AFAIK he isn't taking over from another independent. But CNN is also calling Lieberman's win a party change, presumably because he wasn't the Dem nominee. But then they don't list him in the "independent" column either.

I'm really hoping that both of the still-open races (Virginia and Montana) go to the Dems because I'm having visions of Lieberman becoming the most powerful man in the Senate and it's making me positively queasy.

[Marley23]

CNN called Connecticut for Lieberman pretty early tonight. I think it was 9 or 9:30. I didn't actually see them call Vermont, but they paid less attention to non-"key" races, and Sanders won it in a cakewalk. Some of their charts are screwy: they show that there are zero independents in the Senate, when that's obviously not the case.

Sanders, historically, has always caucused with Democrats in Vermont. In fact, he actually won the Democratic Senate primary, and declined the nomination because he preferred to run as an independent. Schumer and Reid, along with other prominent Dems, backed him all the way. Lieberman said months ago that he would caucus with the Democrats if he was re-elected.

[Rilchiam]

But at least I dont have to want to throw bricks at my tv when Santorum is speaking.

I noticed Santorum's daughter holding a doll while she listened to him give his concession speech. She also appears to be a bit old, not to own a doll, but at any rate to be carrying one around. I wonder if someone told her to bring it, for maximum glurge appeal?

Meanwhile, I'm still sweating the results of Prop 86 in California. Last time I looked, it was 53% against, but still incomplete.

[Nancarrow]

FWIW, congratulations from this bleeding heart liberal on the other side of the pond!

[Harborwolf]

I'll wait to be thrilled until they get back to work. I will admit to a certain sense of glee thinking about Karl Rove and "his numbers" that guaranteed the republicans wouldn't lose the house. Hearing the head of the RNC talk about how he was looking forward to a new era of "bipartisanship" (and boy I bet he never thought he'd say that) put a smile on my face as well.

[Morgyn]

We now get gridlock, a most wonderful situation in which none of the bastards can get anything done.

It's a sad state of affairs, but gridlock is the best thing for the citizenry. HOORAY!

There's just nothing new under the sun, is there?

That government is best which governs least


Now let's see what we can do about getting term limits, getting the government out of people's bedrooms and doctors' offices, and forbidding earmarks or riders or whatever it is they're calling those last minute, don't have anything to do with the bill, additions that our lawmakers like to tack on in the wee hours after debate has closed but before voting starts.

[ShibbOleth]

CNN has lots of different answers depending on what page you're looking at. It's saying the Dems have to have 51 seats for a majority but the Repubs only 50, which assuming that Sanders allies himself with the Dems isn't correct (50 Dems plus one allied Socialist equals Dem control).

It might also assume that 50 is a majority for Republicans in the Senate since the Vice President votes to break ties and I don't think that there is any doubt which way he would vote.

[ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies]

I'm happy, but the flavor of all of the gay marriage bans that passed is bitter and acrid.

To quote Ben Harper: "I believe in a better way."

[ivylass]

As a Republican, I wish to say thank you. I have been so disgusted with the Republican party and their ineffectiveness (Privatize Social Security? Cutting spending? Dealing with illegal immigration? Hello? Is this thing on?) that they needed to be slapped around a bit.

They needed a time out. Let them go sit in the corner and think quietly for two years.

I'm not quite in the mood for celebrating. I'm more in a "Serves you right" mood. Instead of champagne, can I have one of those yummy sausage things?

[Available Jones]

Well, at this point, things do look good for Democrats, but it's still a bit early to break out champagne.

At any rate, don't get all wound up just yet. Those Democrats we did vote in better do a hell of a better job than the bunch of misguided, lazy, crooked, good-for-nothings we have now. That should be a breeze.

We better have a radical change for the better right freakin' NOW or I will withdraw my U.S. citizenship and move to Europe.

[Uncommon Sense]

As a Republican, I wish to say thank you. I have been so disgusted with the Republican party and their ineffectiveness (Privatize Social Security? Cutting spending? Dealing with illegal immigration? Hello? Is this thing on?) that they needed to be slapped around a bit.

They needed a time out. Let them go sit in the corner and think quietly for two years.

I'm not quite in the mood for celebrating. I'm more in a "Serves you right" mood. Instead of champagne, can I have one of those yummy sausage things?

Thankyou. I feel the same way. I started a thread in IMHO if anyone wants to have a casual discussion of such things.

[Elza B]

:::::Snoopy Dance::::::

It's been so long since I've been happy with the results of an election that I don't know how to feel :D .

Not only did the majority of my candidates win, the smoking issue that my company's been working hard on passed! We didn't expect it to pass, all we wanted was for the issue against it to fail, which it did. I was SHOCKED that it went exactly as we'd all hoped.

E.

[Count Blucher]

Inspired by this (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=142889) thread from 2002.

Let us gloat. :D

OK, it's only the House. But under the circumstances, that's well worth a gloat!


I did my part.

Tom Kean Jr (aka "Lex Luthor") has been sent packing back to some country-club bar to drink off his shame (probably on somebody elses 'member account' too).

In his concession speech, he said he'd be back. I guess he just needs to gather more Meteor-Rocks first. :D

(Why am I suddenly hungry for a face-full of Allison Mack?)

[eleanorigby]

I am not so much happy as I am feeling good. Like I can breathe again.

But the proof is in the pudding (whatever the hell that means) and so now we see just what these Dems will do. My bad side wants the Dems to do unto the Reps what was done to them (the shutting out of committees etc), but the better side of me knows that's no way to run a government.


<dusts off hands> That's done. Now.....

[Evil Captor]

Dems win! Dems win! Let the investigations begin!

[An Arky]

I'm happy that the Democrats have gained some power. They'll need it. They'll also have to have some fortitude. I am worried because they're really got to do the right thing and get us back on track, but that's hard, dirty work with few immediate rewards. Two years isn't long, so they'll need to be decisive (and right).

I also hope we can use this time like My Name Is Earl and turn around some of the ill will we've engendered lately.

[balok]

Problem is,that until campaign reform happens ,both parties have to kow tow to the money men. Therefore ,no differerence.

Before we get to campaign reform, we need a Supreme Court that agrees that gerrymandering is fundamentally anti-democratic (in the broad sense of the term, not referring to the political party). Look at the results in, say, Texas, and ask yourself how it is that just about every House race was decided by a more than 2:1 ratio.

Balok

[Muad'Dib]

*Muad'Dib pokes head out from under covers, grumbles, goes back to bed*

[Diogenes the Cynic]

Shake your boooooooty
Shake your booooooty

(_/_) (_|_) (_\_) (_|_)

[Shodan]

Well, congratulations!

I look forward to the hard work of a responsible agenda.

Regards,
Shodan

[Sunspace]

:: cautious sigh of relief from north of the border ::

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out in Canadian politics, since our current PM and governing party seems to want to hitch its wagon to Bush's now-fading star... but is in a monority position, and if it does anything sufficiently unpopular, all the oposition parties can gang up on it, pass a non-confidence motion, and pull the plug on it..

[WordMan]

Happy Happy Happy!

[Fear Itself]

I am twice blessed today; Democrats retake the House, and I win $100!!! (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5874387&postcount=42)

[Chefguy]

Very happy about the national scene. Locally, however, the knuckledraggers and slack-jawed yokels apparently have said 'yes' to more closed-door sessions, more corruption, more cronyism, and continued do-nothing legislative sessions. Crap.

[TheOnlySaneOne]

'M quite happy with our retaking the House, and am anxiously watching the returns of VA and MT. And the chances look relatively good.

However, I know better than to tempt the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing. So I wait. And watch more. And hope.

[RealityChuck]

I'm delighted the House went Democratic. Most importantly, it makes Bush unable to try to push his idiotic Social Security plan (There were reports that he wanted to try again).

I don't think there's anyone in the Bush administration who deserves to be impeached; incompetence is not a "high crime or misdemeanor." However, the House can investigate things like war profiteering.

I'm not yet optimistic about the Senate -- it's still too close. And, yes, Bernie Sanders of VT will be counted among Democrats: that's how he voted in the House. It's interesting that we not have a self-avowed Socialist in the Senate, though.

Locally, I'm pretty happy. A local Bush loyalist (he led the charge that disrupted ballot counting in Florida in 2000) was kicked out of office, in a heavily Republican district. But it was suburban -- which has been favoring Democrats this year -- and he ran a down-and-dirty campaign (the Democrat did the same, but had far fewer misleading charges). He probably lost because of his lawyer: a police report was leaked that implied he had beaten his wife. He said it was nothing and offered to give out the report, but his lawyer told him not to. When he backtracked on that, his campaign fell apart.

New York went Democratic statewide, including for Comptroller, despite the fact that he's likely to be removed from office due to misuse of funds. But by winning, that will probably happen after he's sworn in again, so the Democratic governor will appoint his replacement.

But it's the first good election for me since 1996.

[MovieMogul]

I bought my favorite cookie (from Whole Foods) a few days ago with the intentions of ingesting in celebration (or consolation). I ate the cookie this morning and am both happy about the results and very optimistic about the Senate. :)

I don't want a slash 'n' burn Dem party indulging in payback, but given that the Administration has quite literally gotten away with murder, I do want more hearings about the more insidious aspects of the war's execution and a greater transparency and accountability for all its actions in the future.

[Hentor the Barbarian]

I am twice blessed today; Democrats retake the House, and I win $100!!! (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5874387&postcount=42)Damn! I had recalled you guys agreeing to $100 per seat. Oh well, $100 is still a nice thing.

My dance-fu is weak; I must rely on copying others. But, I promise not to carry on with the Brickey Shuffle for months and months. It's unseemly.

[Zeriel]

Well, congratulations!

I look forward to the hard work of a responsible agenda.

Regards,
Shodan


I nominate this for "classiest good-loser post of the day."

He's right, Dems. Good job on the win--now, do something that shows you have a real plan. (Progressive Republican, anti-neocon checking in.)

[Diogenes the Cynic]

Breaking news: Rummy just got fired.

[Anne Neville]

More breaking news: The Associated Press has called the Montana Senate race for Tester (the Democrat).

[The Weird One]

Breaking news: Rummy just got fired.Well, resigned, technically. But I'll take it anyway. Woo-hoo! (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/wire-rumsfeld.html?hp&ex=1163048400&en=350d55fe1c0ba5c8&ei=5094&partner=homepage)

[Anne Neville]

I noticed Santorum's daughter holding a doll while she listened to him give his concession speech. She also appears to be a bit old, not to own a doll, but at any rate to be carrying one around. I wonder if someone told her to bring it, for maximum glurge appeal?

Meanwhile, I'm still sweating the results of Prop 86 in California. Last time I looked, it was 53% against, but still incomplete.

It went down, 52.1% to 47.9%, with 100% of precincts reporting. (http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/prop/00.htm) Hope that's the result you were hoping for.

I'm happy that Prop 85 (parental notification for teenagers' abortions) went down, too. To make my joy complete, it got voted down by a larger margin than the near-identical Proposition 73 did last year (85 had 54.1% voting no, 73 had 52.8% voting no) :D Some of its backers are saying they'll try again in 2008 :rolleyes: - I hope the trend continues if they do.

[Tazmanian Devil]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican officials say Speaker Dennis Hastert has told fellow GOP lawmakers he does not intend to run for minority leader when Democrats take control of the House.

[Electrical Storm]

WOOOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!

Yes, I did the happy dance last night (more like happy headbanging :D ) and I'm on pins and needles waiting for the official announcement on the outcome of VA election to see if Senate gets taken.....wait for it...wait for it... :D

More celebrations tonight, absolutely. :D :D :D

A couple of flies in the ointment; notably, Perry re-elected TX Gov and Hutchison re-elected to Senate, but I guess I expected that.

[cbawlmer]

I guess we'll all meet back here in December for the results of the Virginia senate race! ;)

I am beyond thrilled about all this. Being a lonely Texas Democrat sucks, but this kind of thing makes me feel much better. Now my neighbors's blind stupidity can't screw things up as much on a national/global level.

[ivylass]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican officials say Speaker Dennis Hastert has told fellow GOP lawmakers he does not intend to run for minority leader when Democrats take control of the House.

Dare I hope that the Republicans are finally taking stock and cleaning house, checking their flies, making sure there's no spinach caught between their teeth?

Again, thanks for the slap upside the head. The Republicans needed it.

[Anne Neville]

I'm also overjoyed that voters rejected South Dakota's law banning almost all abortions (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/11/07/politics/p210436S53.DTL&type=politics) and Arizona became the first state to defeat a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage (http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/155011.php). Richard Pombo wasn't my congressman, so it might not affect me too much, but I'm still glad he lost (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/08/MNG9LM8JDV4.DTL). Not only did he lose, he lost to the same person he beat by more than 20 percentage points in the 2004 election :D

[BrainGlutton]

Shake your boooooooty
Shake your booooooty

(_/_) (_|_) (_\_) (_|_)

Creative! :D

[dalej42]

For the past 3 elections, I've sat down the morning after with a large plate of crow. I had nightmares of an Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears replay with the Dems grabbing defeat out of the jaws of victory.

Maybe we can hear the end of Diebold conspiracy theories.

[BrainGlutton]

And, yes, Bernie Sanders of VT will be counted among Democrats: that's how he voted in the House. It's interesting that we not have a self-avowed Socialist in the Senate, though.

I would call Sanders a socialist with a small "s," as he's never been a member or candidate of the Socialist Party USA, (http://www.sp-usa.org/) nor any other left-progressive party AFAIK. Pure NFA independent. He's not even affiliated with the Vermont Progressive Party (http://www.progressiveparty.org/); I've always wondered why not, as he seems to share their politics.

[What Exit?]

Can a republican disgusted with the current party and admin join your celebration. I am quite happy with the results. I also voted a straight Dem ticket for the first time in my life. (In the township election, my preferred candidate was a democrat, that was dumb luck, I would not let national elections affect my local choices).

So congrats and do no harm. Make this a better country and a better respected country again.

Shodan, very classy post. :cool:

Jim

[Voyager]

Richard Pombo wasn't my congressman, so it might not affect me too much, but I'm still glad he lost (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/08/MNG9LM8JDV4.DTL). Not only did he lose, he lost to the same person he beat by more than 20 percentage points in the 2004 election :D
I don't think I've ever seen Pombo on TV before last night, but they guy even looks like a sleazeball.
My congressman is Pete Stark, so I get to say that the rest of you in the Bay Area are represented by right wingers. :p

[ivylass]

Can a republican disgusted with the current party and admin join your celebration. I am quite happy with the results. I also voted a straight Dem ticket for the first time in my life. (In the township election, my preferred candidate was a democrat, that was dumb luck, I would not let national elections affect my local choices).

So congrats and do no harm. Make this a better country and a better respected country again.

Shodan, very classy post. :cool:

Jim

Come over and sit by me and Shodan. We're eating yummy sausage thingies and wishing we could shake some Republican Congressfolk "Do you see? Are you listening, you fool?"

[Least Original User Name Ever]

These victories mean nothing unless something is done. I've thought about it and I'm not sure if I want heads to roll, although I tend to believe it'd happen that way if the roles were reversed.

Checks? Check...

Balances? Check...

So now let's get problems solved, things out of the way, ideas floating, and utilities nationalized!







What?

[Rilchiam]

But the proof is in the pudding (whatever the hell that means) and so now we see just what these Dems will do.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. So there you go: it remains to be seen.

Anne Neville, yes, that is the result I wanted, although it's uncomfortably close. And I'm glad about 85 too.

[Rebecca DiMwitter]

More breaking news: The Associated Press has called the Montana Senate race for Tester (the Democrat).


And I couldn't be more delighted. No concession speech from Conrad Burns yet, here's hoping he can figure out how to be graceful when he does concede.

--Beck

[KGS]

Well, I'm not a fan of the Democrats, they're too wishy-washy and they've gravitated pretty far into Republican territory anyway. But at least they're a better choice than that ultra-conservative, anti-democracy Jesus freaks that have been calling the shots since 2001. It remains to be seen whether the New Boss will be any different from the Old Boss, but I can't imagine them doing any worse.

It is encouraging to see that this anti-Republican revolution was strong enough to actually make a different at the ballot box, overcoming all the voter fraud and ballot manipulation that the Republicans worked to their advantage in the last three elections, and certainly tried this time (but failed, obviously.) All it took was overwhelming numbers. Oh, and some closeted gay Senator guy chatting up teenage boys on the Internet - which, as we all know, is a far greater threat to our society than the fake Iraq war, gas prices, corporate welfare, and the bullshit that followed Katrina. :rolleyes:

But hey, if that's what it takes, I don't care. Mark Foley deserves a medal, in my opinion!

!!! THANK YOU, MARK FOLEY !!!

[Anne Neville]

Looks like Oregon's measure requiring parental notification for teenagers' abortions went down, too (http://egov.sos.state.or.us/division/elections/results/2006_G100_all_meas.htm) :D

[eleanorigby]

no dancing for the cherry on top?

Rumsfeld has resigned! (and Bush has short term memory loss)



yay!


<does the Charleston>

[Cisco]

I had nightmares of an Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears replay with the Dems grabbing defeat out of the jaws of victory.

The Republicans ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE! And that's why we took the damn field. Now - if you wanna crown 'em, then CROWN THEIR ASS! But they are who WE THOUGHT THEY WERE! AND WE LET 'EM OFF THE HOOK!

[Shodan]

Come over and sit by me and Shodan. We're eating yummy sausage thingies and wishing we could shake some Republican Congressfolk "Do you see? Are you listening, you fool?"
I think they did see, and they are listening AFAICT.

The good things about this election are not going to be confined to the Democrats. My fond hope is that the Republicans take this lesson very much to heart. Cut spending. Balance the budget. Like it or not, things have to change in Iraq. It may be for the better, it may be (God help them) for the worse, but by golly things have to change.

Rumsfeld's out. OK, that's a start, although not much more than that. Hastert is also out. That's another. Foley's already gone, so another albatross is off their necks.

Now work out some reasonable compromises with Pelosi et al., and let's move forward on Medicare and Social Security. Never mind the ones who want to play gotcha; let's do some significant work here.

Regards,
Shodan

[Asylum]

:dubious: Didja do that in 2002?No, but they did in 2004 (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=284476).

Here's hoping things get better with the Dems in control of the House. Be hard for them to get worse.

[The Hamster King]

Now work out some reasonable compromises with Pelosi et al., and let's move forward on Medicare and Social Security.Ahh, leave Social Security alone for now. It's not a pressing problem. We need to implement the recommendations of the 9-11 commission, fix the screwed-up prescription drug plan, and raise the minimum wage. Then we can plan an orderly withdrawal from Iraq, legalize stem cell research, and roll taxes back to where they were in the 1990's.

I look forward to many vetos and delaying tactics by the President and remaining Republicans. With the mood of the country being what it is, that sort of obstructionism will set the stage perfectly for bigger Democratic gains in '08 ... . :)

[Shodan]

Stem cell research is illegal?

Regards,
Shodan

[What Exit?]

no dancing for the cherry on top?

Rumsfeld has resigned! (and Bush has short term memory loss)



yay!


<does the Charleston>
I am not much on the Charleston, but how about we try
Callin' out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancin' in the streets
They're dancin' in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
Up in New York City

[Oy!]

AP and NBC have called VA in favor of Webb (the Democrat). Allen has said that unless the margin slims overnight, he will not call for a recount.

Remember the old radio recording that just about everyone in the US has heard at one time or another: "The Giants win the Penant! The Giants win the Penant! The Giants win the Penant!"? That's how I feel right now!

[Cisco]

Remember the old radio recording that just about everyone in the US has heard at one time or another: "The Giants win the Penant! The Giants win the Penant! The Giants win the Penant!"? That's how I feel right now!
I feel about 50% that feeling and 50% fear that this will stir up the religious-right to vote in bigger numbers next time. The Democrats can't cruise through the next 2 years with their middle fingers in the air like the Republicans have been doing for so long. They're going to have to work hard and make some compromises to hold onto their seats.

[jellyblue]

I, for one, would like to extend the warmest of welcomes :) .Can a republican disgusted with the current party and admin join your celebration. I am quite happy with the results. I also voted a straight Dem ticket for the first time in my life. (In the township election, my preferred candidate was a democrat, that was dumb luck, I would not let national elections affect my local choices).

So congrats and do no harm. Make this a better country and a better respected country again.

Shodan, very classy post. :cool:

Jim

[Anne Neville]

Can a republican disgusted with the current party and admin join your celebration. I am quite happy with the results. I also voted a straight Dem ticket for the first time in my life. (In the township election, my preferred candidate was a democrat, that was dumb luck, I would not let national elections affect my local choices).

I'll welcome you, too, maybe even do the Happy Dance with you!

[ivylass]

Now work out some reasonable compromises with Pelosi et al., and let's move forward on Medicare and Social Security. Never mind the ones who want to play gotcha; let's do some significant work here.

Regards,
Shodan

Do you really think she'll stick by her claim of bipartisanship, or do you think once the honeymoon is over the long knives will come out?

We don't need more divisiveness. We need people who are going to buckle down and work.

[Hentor the Barbarian]

It's all well and good that so many of the Republicans want to start being part of the solution after having been a part of the problem for the past 12 years. I will welcome greater honest bipartisanship.

However, like any partner who has committed serious harmful behavior, trust has to be earned. Folks who have not opposed one misstep along the way shouldn't automatically be welcomed with open arms now. Folks who manipulated the timing of votes, keeping them open well into the night so that they could twist arms, threaten and bribe (with goddamn checks right there on the floor), and who voted for the Delay Rule just because it suited their party's purpose - these folks have a lot of sinning to make up for.

[Anne Neville]

Allen just conceded the Senate race in Virginia to Webb. (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/11/09/politics/p111153S34.DTL)

WOO HOO!!!!!

We've taken control of both the House and the Senate!

Must... control... urge to turn cartwheels- I'd probably hurt myself if I did.

Oh, and Tom McClintock, an anti-abortion conservative pol here in CA, lost the race for lieutenant governor. We've still got the Governator, but I think he's not at all bad as Republicans go.

And we should welcome the disgusted Republicans with open arms- after all, if it weren't for them, we wouldn't be doing the Happy Dance at all right now.

[Least Original User Name Ever]

I, for one, would like to extend the warmest of welcomes :) .


Not so fast. He's got one last indelible black streak smattered across his soul.


He knows what I'm talking about...


:D

[What Exit?]

I'll welcome you, too, maybe even do the Happy Dance with you! & jellyblue Cool
Allen just conceded the Senate race in Virginia to Webb. (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/11/09/politics/p111153S34.DTL)
Cooler! ::Snoopy Dance::

Least Original User Name Ever: Never!

[Least Original User Name Ever]

Bah! You might be cast into the gorge of eternal peril!

Forsake...them...lest you be kept out of the dance hall.


How's your offseason going? Prepared to give gobs of cash to a certain Japanese pitcher?

[Anne Neville]

Burns has officially conceded the Montana senate race, too. (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Montana-Senate.html)

[The Hamster King]

Stem cell research is illegal?My apologies. Legalize federal funding of stem cell research.

[eleanorigby]

I am not much on the Charleston, but how about we try
Callin' out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancin' in the streets
They're dancin' in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
Up in New York City


You can Charleston! You're the bees kness, baby!

<jitterbugs>



(eventually I'll work my way up to the Electric Slide...)

BOTH houses o' congress. Well, I'll be. Does a body good (apparently I'm channeling Aunt Bea today).

I dont' forget that these "wins" are often razor thin. We need people who can work together. Bush et al proclaimed they would change the tone in DC--and they sure did, to one of virulent nastiness. I hope for this country that we can get back to business as usual. (said tongue in cheek, a bit)

[Spectre of Pithecanthropus]

I'm stoked.

I'll bring the chardonnay and Brie.

[jellyblue]

Not so fast. He's got one last indelible black streak smattered across his soul.


He knows what I'm talking about...


:D
Oh, a little ol' black streak never bothered me. Did you know that if you spritz a little hairspray on it and dab it comes right out? :)

House AND Senate - Woo hoo!!!

[SmartAleq]

I've said it before but it bears repeating--this is the first election day after in a decade that I haven't felt like a gang bang victim left for dead in a ditch... Not only did we spank those venal SOBs soundly and take back our government (including reelecting our Democrat governor), the local Oregon ballot measures went swimmingly, with parental notification for underage abortion going down like a two bit whore and participation in the state prescription drug plan passing along with some very fiscally responsible measures to ensure proper funding of schools and other infrastructure--we all passed up the chance to give ourselves meaningless tax cuts that would have crippled the state in short order.

To make it all even more fun, the Daily Show/Colbert Report coverage of the election and the day after was so screamingly funny I thought I was going to splash my spleen out through my ribs laughing--especially The Word (sigh--heh heh!) Stephen Colbert has the attitude and the approach nailed--the guy is a frickin' genius!

Yup, I'm definitely doing the happy kvelling dance of victory, and I wanna see the Dems go to town on letting Shrub know just how lame a duck he really is as of right now, and all his babbling about "bipartisanship" and "putting aside our differences" sounds like the shrilling of an insignificant mosquito. I don't care if there's gridlock in Congress, as right now two years of King Log sounds like a lovely vacation from the years of King Stork we've had, and if President Asshole tries out his widdle veto pen I say we just shrug and go for investigations instead--while insisting that Halliburton be exhaustively audited for the expenditure of every single cent of taxpayer dollars spent on their no bid contracts in the Middle East. I want bean counters so far up their asses they can't squeak a fart out without it being counted and recorded...

Open up the septic tank and let the sun shine on the shitpile our government has become! Then get President Limping Fowl out of there, get a businesslike Dem in and maybe we can FINALLY get some work done on what we actually need to accomplish--like taking care of our own people, and getting over this government induced, media exacerbated culture of mindless fear in favor of intelligent governance and proper international diplomacy. It's time we stopped being the bully and the laughingstock of the world--maybe now our neighbors can begin to believe that the American public actually sports an IQ higher than its average shoe size...

[Anne Neville]

Even more election results to be happy about (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=395937)- some of the "intelligent design" IDiots seem to have been voted out, too :D

[BrainGlutton]

Say, check out this (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/cartoonsandvideos/toles_main.html?name=Toles&date=10292006) Tom Toles cartoon . . .

. . . followed by this (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/cartoonsandvideos/toles_main.html?name=Toles&date=11092006) one!

I love Toles! (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=377960) :D

[Anne Neville]

Another one bites the dust (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/13/MNG77MUN1H1.DTL)- a seven-term Republican representative from Texas has lost his seat to a Democrat in a runoff election.

[BrainGlutton]

Another one bites the dust (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/13/MNG77MUN1H1.DTL)- a seven-term Republican representative from Texas has lost his seat to a Democrat in a runoff election.

And now we all have to pull for Christine Jennings! :)

[Captain Carrot]

Tim Johnson (http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/13/johnson.stroke/index.html), D-SD, may be in trouble, in which case the Republican Governor would appoint a replacement to serve until 2008. My best wishes to him and his family. This cannot be easy to deal with, especially with media vultures talking about the Senate possibly returning to Republican control.

[BrainGlutton]

Tim Johnson (http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/13/johnson.stroke/index.html), D-SD, may be in trouble, in which case the Republican Governor would appoint a replacement to serve until 2008. My best wishes to him and his family. This cannot be easy to deal with, especially with media vultures talking about the Senate possibly returning to Republican control.

See this (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=399989) GD thread.

[BrainGlutton]

Senator Johnson has been moved out of intensive care! (http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20070111-1414-ailingsenator.html) :)

Still not clear, at this date, whether there will be a House floor vote on ordering a new Buchanan-Jennings election in Sarasota, FL (see 3 posts above).

[BrainGlutton]

And now we all have to pull for ! :)

Tsk. [url=http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=395587]Fixed link. (]Christine Jennings[/url)