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I've been too busy to keep up with all the results, but I see O'Donnell lost (no surprise), and so did Angle. I sure hope Reid has people on guard 24/7, to prevent those 2nd amendment remedies Angle has been so fond of talking about.

Unfortunately, I see that Rand Paul won his race in Kentucky, and last I knew, Republicans had actually gained some seats.

I like your idea, but not about the humanitarian legislation part. Republican voters don't want humanitarian legislation, so it would have to be something that both sides would like. What that would be, I have no idea.



Probably the best legislation to be proposed would be aids to the economy. Then Republicans would have to either support it, thereby going along with the President, or oppose it and keep America in bad shape financially.

One thing that I think would help put a lot of people back to work would be a federal program to rebuild the nation's physical infrastructure, not only railroads, but highways, bridges and levies. Among the last of these would be the levies built to defend New Orleans from hurricanes. This would be a perfect focal point, since the Republicans under "W" not only neglected the city's defenses but failed to give the place any meaningful aid.

Such a program as I envision would be a lot like the WPA of the Roosevelt administration. Thus, the Republicans could be counted on to attack it. This would be a win - win situation for Obama. If the Republicans shoot it down, he could call a press conference and say that he tried to put thousands of Americans back to work, but that the bill was killed by House Republicans. He could then urge Americans to call their representatives to ask them why they opposed this bill. If the Republicans show the good sense to support such a bill, they would have to support the president rather than attacking him.
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The Republicans would probably find a way to convince 1/2 of America that it's a bad idea no matter how good it is, but it would be worth a shot. Unlike tax refunds and welfare, working on projects would give people something to put on their resumes, too.

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The following story is from Yahoo News:

WASHINGTON – An agreement between the United States and Russia to slash their nuclear arsenals was in danger of collapse Tuesday after an influential Republican senator said it should not be voted on this year.
With a terse statement, Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., dealt a major setback to President Barack Obama's efforts to improve ties with Russia and to his broader strategy for reducing nuclear arms worldwide. The treaty, known as New START, had been seen as one of Obama's top foreign policy accomplishments.
Without the support of Kyl, the leading Republican voice on the treaty, Democrats have little hope of securing at least eight Republican votes, the minimum they would need for ratification in the Senate. His stance, unless reversed, would delay the vote until the newly elected Senate, with an expanded Republican minority, is sworn in next year. Democrats would then need the support of at least 14 Republicans.
The White House has been trying to avoid a vote next year, knowing that ratification could slip out of reach in the face of opposition to the treaty from most Republicans and an increasingly partisan political environment.

I guess the Republicans would like to start up a new cold war rather than let Obama accomplish anything. What a pack of ***holes!
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I guess the Republicans would like to start up a new cold war rather than let Obama accomplish anything. What a pack of ***holes!


That seems to sum it up pretty well. They don't care about the good of this country (or the world, for that matter). They only care about making Obama look bad, to keep him from being re-elected in 2012.

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Breaking News from Yahoo News.com: Despite opposition from Republicans, U.S. government passed the Shark Conservation Act this week, prohibiting the practice of finning for almost all species of sharks.

The Washington post reports that "the measure - which the Senate passed Monday and the House passed Tuesday morning - requires any vessel to land sharks with their fins attached, and prevents non-fishing vessels from transporting fins without their carcasses."

Okay, once again: What the hell is with the Republican Party? Shark fins are used in Chinese traditional medicine as an aid to male potency. My wife, Bonnie, has suggested that we flood China and other area of similar cultural heritage with Viagra as a way to save the tiger - tiger penises also being valued as an aid to male potency - as well as helping save sharks from extinction. ONe would think that the Republicans would see the killing of sharks for their fins and nothing else, thereby screwing up the ocean's ecology, particularly in the service of a superstitious belief that medicine from shark fins will make a guy more of a stud, is wrong. Yet, though I'm sure they don't buy into such nonsense, they tried to hamper passage of this bill.

Republicans have also filibustered to deny continued aid to those emergency workers who continue to suffer long-term lung damage from all the crap they breathed in while trying to save people trapped in the debris of the WTC in the wake of 9/11. Again, what could they have against these valiant Americans?

Then there's their insistence on maintaining the Bush tax cut for the wealthy - while the rest of us, with far fewer resources, pick u the tab.

Wake up, America! Recall these irrational scumbags! Vote them out of office?


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This just in from the New York Times (emphasis added):

A deal has been reached in the Senate to approve a bill that covers the cost of medical care for rescue workers and other individuals who became sick after breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke at the site of the 2001 attacks on the the World Trade Center.

The action was a dramatic turn of events for a bill that
stalled in the upper chamber. Only 12 days ago, Senate
Republicans blocked the bill from coming to the floor for a
vote after raising concerns about its $7.4 billion cost.


But Republicans eventually backed down after facing a barrage of criticism -- not just from Democrats but also from traditional Republican allies, including former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and conservative news outlets like Fox News.

Amazing! Senate Republicans are so out of touch they actually offended the likes of Fox News!!!!!!
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I'm not surprised about Giuliani, but FOX??? emoticon

Glenn Beck actually surprised me the other day, when I watched a video of him describing what happened between Assange and the two women who pressed charges against him. Beck stated some opinions I didn't agree with, but I found myself laughing in agreement with the way he described the situation, partly because of the way he told it, and partly because I couldn't believe he was saying things I agreed with.

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Well, the Republicans have had their way at last. The House of Representatives just voted to repeal President Obama's healthcare plan. What does this mean? Absolutely nothing - except for the fact that they have now wasted a sizable chunk of the taxpayers' money in a meaningless gesture. After all, the Senate, still controlled by Democrats, will kill the repeal. Even if, by some fluke, the Senate went along with the House, Obama would surely veto any repeal, and the Republicans don't have enough votes to override his veto.

So, all of this is a waste of time and money (OUR money) - courtesy of the party that touts itself as fiscally responsible.
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Not only is the Republican attempt to repeal healthcare reform a waste of time and money, it's also hypocritical. Members of Congress have their own, federally funded (i. e. paid for by the taxpayers) medical plan, which they will enjoy even while poor people are denied medical services.

I'd be interested to here from the more conservative posters on this forum, such as Elim 10 and Pastor Rick, what they thin of all this.
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The Republicans even know it's just a gesture, and they know Obama will veto it if it gets that far.

What I don't get is why they claim they need to overturn Obama's plan before they can introduce their own, which they claim is better. Why can't they modify or rewrite an existing plan? Do the Democrats even know what's in the Republican plan?

Obama's plan has plenty of problems, but I see it as a step in the right direction, as long they keep working to improve it. The Republicans should work with them to improve the existing plan, instead of fighting it every step of the way.

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