drawscore wrote:That's my take on the elections. The senate majority Republicans will have two years to prove to the American people that they can be trusted to do what's best for the country. If they don't do it, look for the Democrats to regain the senate in 2016. And, beginning with the inauguration of the new congress in January, the Democrat spin machine will be constantly sniping at Republican senators up for re-election in 2016. And, unlike this year, when the majority of senate seats up for election were held by Democrats, in 2016, the majority of seats up for election will be held by Republicans.
Don't know if that analysis makes any sense to you, but take it for what it's worth."
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Mister Mistoffelees wrote:Yeah, moderate. Suuuuuure. First four things in the hopper in January:
1. Obamacare repeal
2. Human Life Amendment
3. Federal Defense of Marriage Amendment
4. articles of impeachment.
Mister Mistoffelees wrote:Yeah, moderate. Suuuuuure. First four things in the hopper in January:
1. Obamacare repeal
2. Human Life Amendment
3. Federal Defense of Marriage Amendment
4. articles of impeachment.
Chris12 wrote:I thought I already posted this here before. Weird.
Congratulations Republicans but I hope you'l excuse me for my first reaction being ''yuck''
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Kyle wrote:I've heard a few optimistic people note that Clinton and a Republican-controlled Congress did pretty well back in the mid-90s.
Kyle wrote:I've heard a few optimistic people note that Clinton and a Republican-controlled Congress did pretty well back in the mid-90s. Of course, neither Obama or the current Republicans seem as willing to work with the other side as Clinton and the Republicans of 20 years ago did, so there will have to be a major change in attitude on both sides for this to happen.
More than likely things will grind to a halt even worse, although I suspect there will be something compromised and passed closer to election time because Republicans won't want to be known as the party who controlled both houses of Congress for 2 years and got nothing done, and the Democrats will need Obama to do something or they'll have some explaining to do as to why they sided with him when the 2016 election rolls around.
jsherwood wrote: They didn't do well in terms of foreign policy.
BelltwinAlex wrote:Republicans are weenies
Jason Toddman wrote:jsherwood wrote: They didn't do well in terms of foreign policy.
Foreign policy has always been a slippery slope, but any foreign policy that involves one country imposing its wishes over another always leads to disaster. It happened with Britain, France, Netherlands, Russia, Japan and Germany, and it'll happen to us (and China) eventually too.
Of course, too little foreign policy is as bad as too much; that's how we got involved in both World Wars. Hence the slippery slope.
Jason Toddman wrote:BelltwinAlex wrote:Republicans are weenies
Yeah, well Democrats have their faults too but I'll still take an average Dem over a Republican any day in the voting booth.
Though I DO have very strong reservations about Hillary, I'll likely consider her the lesser of two evils - assuming she actually runs for President in 2016.
jsherwood wrote:Jason Toddman wrote:BelltwinAlex wrote:Republicans are weenies
Yeah, well Democrats have their faults too but I'll still take an average Dem over a Republican any day in the voting booth.
Though I DO have very strong reservations about Hillary, I'll likely consider her the lesser of two evils - assuming she actually runs for President in 2016.
Republicans under Bush (administration and congress) actually created lots of new programs and departments.
jsherwood wrote:But in the countries you named, they don't have the US System where by a single Senator or Congressmen can stall a vote or shut down a whole department or policy or economy.
Jason Toddman wrote:jsherwood wrote:Jason Toddman wrote:BelltwinAlex wrote:Republicans are weenies
Yeah, well Democrats have their faults too but I'll still take an average Dem over a Republican any day in the voting booth.
Though I DO have very strong reservations about Hillary, I'll likely consider her the lesser of two evils - assuming she actually runs for President in 2016.
Republicans under Bush (administration and congress) actually created lots of new programs and departments.
Yeah, but are we any happier or better off because of them? Marginally safer maybe, but at what cost?jsherwood wrote:But in the countries you named, they don't have the US System where by a single Senator or Congressmen can stall a vote or shut down a whole department or policy or economy.
Whatever your point is eludes me.
jsherwood wrote:
My point is other countries do not have a parliamentary system that allows individual elected candidates to wield enough power like the US Congress.
Jason Toddman wrote:jsherwood wrote:
My point is other countries do not have a parliamentary system that allows individual elected candidates to wield enough power like the US Congress.
Well, duh! I figured that out!But that's not a point, merely an observation.
My question is, what does that have to do with what I said or the subject at hand? It just seems like a non sequitur to me. Iow however true, it seems out of context.
jsherwood wrote:
i'm sorry duh!
Out of this discussion.
drawscore wrote:I think other things will take priority, like securing the southern border, and building the Keystone Pipeline, both of which are quite popular with Joe and Jane Sixpack.
drawscore wrote:Yes, a lot of people want to repeal Obamacare outright, but I don't think that will happen.
drawscore wrote:Impeachment? Let's just say that Joe Biden is Obama's insurance against impeachment.
drawscore wrote:Many of you on the board do not agree with the Republican/conservative philosophy, but contrary to what a lot of you think, Republicans are not stupid. Some of them may say and do stupid things, but then, so do Democrats/liberals.
drawscore wrote:I think the Republicans in congress will choose their battles carefully
drawscore wrote:We will see. When the new congress convenes, we will quickly find out who is being mean spirited and petty
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drawscore wrote:We will see. When the new congress convenes, we will quickly find out who is being mean spirited and petty
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drawscore wrote:We will see. When the new congress convenes, we will quickly find out who is being mean spirited and petty
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