Dem. wins election to fill Hastert seat »
Posted By TechnologyExpert 1 year, 8 months ago in NewsA longtime Republican district fell to the Democrats Saturday when a scientist snatched former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's congressional seat in a closely watched special election.
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ybdogsct1 year, 8 months ago
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You beat me to it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...
"The Democratic victory in what was once a safe Republican seat gave the clearest sign yet that the anti-GOP wave that swept Republicans from control of Congress in 2006 may still be rolling.
'A victory in the seat held by Speaker Hastert will send a political shock wave that will be felt across the country,' said Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. 'It's a stunning repudiation of President Bush, his allies and John McCain, who wants to carry on his legacy. A Democrat was outspent in a heavily Republican district held by the former speaker of the House for 20 years and carried easily by George Bush,' he said. 'There's no way putting perfume on this one.'
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Klarissa1 year, 8 months ago
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Goppy1 year, 8 months ago
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Well, you Liburals may think you got us on the run, - and you may be right!
But we will always have our craazie ideeologie of claimin to be Fiscal Conservatives while bein the spendingest pigs at the pubic troff.
anyWay, we knew it was only a matter of time before America realized just how craazie we all were.
Thats why we did the whole Iraq thing! We wanted to leave you a Chineese Puzzel that you libbies (and America) wernt never to liekly get out of!!
Oh, and speakin of the Chinees, we also are gointa leave you a $1.5 TRILLION dollor debt to them commies that we Christian Conservatives loves so much.
And just for good measure, weare leavin you with a major league recession!!
So there you go America!!
Thatll teach you to vote for a craazie, mixed up, hypocritical, Neo-Con ideeologie!!
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donald511 year, 8 months ago
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...this is a sign that it can get better!
The last time the Republicans so controlled so much of the government (as under Hastert's 109th "do nothing" Congress) we had the great Depression (so said Newt Gingrich).
We still have to recover from the damage of the Bush Administration supported by 6 years of a corrupt led, Republican Congress.
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donald511 year, 8 months ago
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....not just scandals! He put the house on a 3 day work week since the Big business lobbyists were writing the laws of the land. He violated house rules in extending voting into the early mornings to get the votes he wanted. He didn't permit Dem amendements often. No effort to conduct oversight. And the untagged exorbitant Republican earmarks signed into law without a blink by Dumya!
Under Hastert: Sensenbrenner just shut the mikes off and wolked out on valid testimony against the renewal of the Patriot Act.
The Senate led by Repugs also pulled the same BS: Stevens telling big oil CEOs they didn't even have to give an oath to tell Congress the truth. Orin Hatch threatening jail time to anyone who dared to offer contrary evidence to Bush judge nominees.
The RNC should be declared a terrorist organization!
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miklkit1 year, 8 months ago
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donald511 year, 8 months ago
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...means a lot of former Republicans have seen that Dumya, supported by all the Congressional Repugs, has revealed the true corrupt nature of the Repug Party! Watergate, Iran Contra and Plamegate, all convictions at the presidential cabinet level in three different Repug Administrations, were not anomalies; but, the norm! Once again, we are reminded that Newt's Contract With America was a pack of lies too!
Worse Than Watergate, the book title by John Dean, former legal counsel to Nixon
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Will13131 year, 8 months ago
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slate1 year, 8 months ago
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Isn't it interesting how homophobic and racist the Democrats have become?
The King and Queen of the party are trying to destroy a black man,,,, and their serfs seem to have a problem with the possibility of someone being gay,,,, oh how unprogressive of the so called progressive party.
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slate1 year, 8 months ago
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What's a GP vote? Is that something new? And how is performing a constitutional honor of voting for someone you want to win in a Democratic Republic ever considered a waste?
Hey 51, did I ask you for your opinion on who I want to vote for? I'm not sure yet who I'm voting for and may surprize you. However if in the end I haven't decided and want an Un-American demented racist/homophobe to give me advise,,, I'll keep you in mind.
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tchef1 year, 8 months ago
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It's nice to see Democrats getting the upper hand. But lets not get too jubilant, we have to stand guard and make sure our party doesn't get too drunk on its new found success and make the same mistakes that the Republicans have. (our history isn't so great either)
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