...what really feels good about voting is that, by your choices on the ballot, you get to say, "Talk to the hand," to the people who have relied on demagoguery and disinformation to try to sway voters their way. You can say, "Hasta la vista, baby," to candidates whose shameless misuse and manipulation of the facts represents some of the worst our system has to offer. You can say, "Make a new plan, Stan," to career politicians who figure that since they've run out their string at one level of public office they'll get voted in at another so they can keep feeding at the taxpayer's trough.
People spend a lot of money to get elected to public office. They buy ads, they buy signs, they pay campaign staffs, and so on. And yet, for free, you and I get to tell more than half of them, "Bite me."
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Truism #256 - "You can't always get to vote for who you want, but you can always vote against who you don't want."
(KUNA) -- John Boehner, who will become the new Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives, said the message from voters to President Barack B.O. Obama on Tuesday was that he should "change course."
In victory remarks here on Tuesday night, Boehner, who broke down in tears at one point, said the election results meant that "the winners are the American people."
The Ohio congressman described the election, which swept Republicans into power in the House and made control of the US Senate much closer, "a repudiation of Washington, a repudiation of big government and a repudiation of politicians who refuse to listen to the people."
After advising Obama to change direction, Boehner promised that "to the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him."
"Make no mistake, the Presideent will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they have expressed it tonight, standing on principle, checking Washington's power and leading the drive for a smaller, less costly and more accountable government," Boehner said.
Obama was scheduled to hold a post-election news conference in the early afternoon on Wednesday.
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The voters' message was "Nope! And change (your policies.)."
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I believe those who the One referred to as they, "they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations", have sent a message.
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I would like to welcome Mr. Boehner into the House Majority Leader.
And for him to be ready. There will be tough decisions to be made, and Obama has already began his campaign for 2012 - I could tell, he practised that Wed. speech enough he didn't need his teleprompter up front and center. So they got a plan, and have been working on it for some time now.
(KUNA) -- President Barack B.O. Obama on Tuesday night called and talked to Speaker of the House Nancy San Fran Nan Pelosi, soon-to-be House Speaker John Boehner, House Majority Leader Steny I never said I was gonna drain the swamp! Hoyer and Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
In his calls with Republicans Boehner and McConnell, the President said he was "looking forward to working with them and the Republicans to find common ground, move the country forward and get things done for the American people," said the White House statement, released early on Wednesday.
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Gridlock will be a step up from where we were. This battle for the country is just beginning.
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It's going to take the equivalent of the battle for Fallujah. Bloody fighting, take/clear/hold room by room and house by house, and some casulaties along the way. The alternative is worse, tho.
[Bangla Daily Star] For the first time in the history of the United States of America, Hansen Hashem Clarke, a Bangladeshi descent democratic member of the Michigan Senate, has won a congressional seat to the United States House of Representatives.
After winning the congressional seat, held by Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick for more than 20 years, Clarke said he would try to fulfil the dreams of the people of United States.
Clarke was born in Detroit, Michigan to a Bangladeshi American father, Mozaffar Ali Hashem from Sylhet, and an African American mother, Thelma Clarke.
Clarke visited his village home a few years ago.
His father died when he was a child. Clarke attended Cass Technical High School, and then got admitted to a prestigious east-coast prep school to complete his high school.
Clarke studied at Cornell University, graduating with a degree in fine arts. While at the university, he became interested in politics.
He was elected to the student seat on the Cornell University Board of Trustees and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He then earned a law degree from Georgetown Law School in 1987.
Clarke worked as chief of staff to US Representative John Conyers, as well as in Wayne County during the administration of Edward H McNamara.
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Clarke worked as chief of staff to US Representative John Conyers, as well as in Wayne County during the administration of Edward H McNamara.
so he's already been schooled in corrupt criminal unethical racist behavior. No OTJ training for him!
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'...then got admitted...' ? I may be a trifle pedantic here, but 'got admitted' translates with a whiff of corruption.
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I may be a trifle pedantic here, but 'got admitted' translates with a whiff of corruption.
The English dialect of the Indian subcontinent uses vocabulary rather differently than British English or American English. I'm afraid you're reading rather more into it than is there, dear Rhodesiafever.
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Thanks, TW, English is rapidly becoming my second language(!), and, yes, Besoeker, in and around Stockholm/Nynäshamn, getting my Residency sorted, no more Mud Island for me. Catch you on the NRF for the online braai, my china.
Nancy San Fran Nan Pelosi, the first woman to serve as US speaker of the House, appeared out of a job today after a short but productive four years in office as Republicans retook the chamber she ran with gusto. I'm not real sure about that word "productive." I think maybe they meant "destructive."
Six of one, half a dozen the other, in her case.
Ms Pelosi, 70, won the distinction of being the highest woman ever elected to office in the United States.
*blink* One sincerely hopes that's a translation error.
But while she earned the affection of Democrats for her strict and skillful running of the 435-seat House of Representatives, she swiftly became the woman the Republicans most loved to hate.
Always impeccably turned out, the senator She's not a senator...
In the original sense of "wise old man", perhaps?
from Caliphornia is an influential and powerful politician and a charismatic speaker. President Barack B.O. Obama has credited her with helping to push through some of his key reforms.
Married to a millionaire and a mother of five, Pelosi won admirers in party ranks for her fund-raising abilities as well as her success in uniting Democrats against Republican legislation.
But some Republicans have spoofed her as Disney's would-be Dalmatian skinner "Cruella de Vil," and portrayed her as a "wicked witch" of high taxes in a television commercial that sees her challenger melt her down to nothing with a bucket of water.
Pelosi, whose office says she has raised 52.3 million dollars this election cycle and held 212 political events in 24 US states plus Puerto Rico, recently shrugged off the attacks. If "no one's talking about you, you have to wonder what you were doing," she said, calling the often personal criticism the "highest compliment" and stressing US politics requires "a suit of armor" and the ability "to take a punch."
Pelosi, who as House speaker is technically third in line to the presidency after Mr Obama and VP Joe Foreign Policy Whiz Kid Biden, now looks set to be replaced by House Minority Leader John It is not pronounced 'Boner!' Boehner come January when the new House gathers for the first time. Boehner has described himself as "hopping mad" over some of Pelosi's hardball tactics -- notably the 11th-hour unveiling of the text of the controversial climate bill.
There have been many women advisers to US presidents, three women US secretaries of state, and two women US vice presidential hopefuls from major parties. But Ms Pelosi was the first to be House speaker.
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Ms Pelosi, 70, won the distinction of being the highest woman ever elected to office in the United States
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Boehner has described himself as "hopping mad" over some of Pelosi's hardball tactics -- notably the 11th-hour unveiling of the text of the controversial climate bill.
She is the slimiest of the slimy politicians. What else would you expect?
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I'm not real sure about that word "productive." I think maybe they meant "destructive."
I think a better word is either "Despicable" or "Deceptive". (or both)
Whatever word you prefer, GOOD RIDDANCE.
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She also has the distinction of being the greatest CO2 spewer in the history of the Congress.
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Might I make one small favorable comment in San Fran Nan's favor? I have noticed that she was always beautifully and tastefully turned out, when attending on public occasions. Classic, flattering suits and dresses, well-chosen accessories (the oversized gavel being the sole exception). Very much a pity she could not have given Mrs. Obama lessons in the art of of wearing clothes instead of having the clothes wear you.
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Actually, she is married to a billionaire, which makes her insistance on the USAF providing her with a personal plane even more disgusting.
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Bitter for whom? She is the most divisive Speaker we have had. "You are going to have to pass the legislation to find out what's in it" Nancy. This woman won by 80% in San Francisco this past election. Go figure. They are all high on weed out there.
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Its like this for me. Know all those real crappy commercials which came out recently, some of which have been changed multiple times since release...well those commercials were crap for sure..but..they also had to go through a series of approvals before being shown on the air. To me, those people are just as responsible as the ad company for the crap commercial.
But I guess the House doesn't have that problem anymore either.
And to those booted for this bag of hoopla, do me a favor in your retirement...note how long from this week until the first socialite party you go to when nobody knows who you are, or worse knows you took one for the team and does not care.
A chastened President Barack Obama signaled a willingness to compromise with Republicans on tax cuts and energy policy Wednesday, one day after his party lost control of the House and suffered deep Senate losses in midterm elections. "... because I won."
Obama ruefully called the Republican victories "a shellacking." "This is a teachable moment."
At a White House news conference, the president said that when Congress returns, "my goal is to make sure we don't have a huge spike in taxes for middle class families." He made no mention of his campaign-long insistence that tax cuts be permitted to expire on upper-income families, a position he said would avoid swelling the deficit but put him in conflict with Republicans. "My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it."
He also virtually abandoned his legislation -- hopelessly stalled in the Senate -- featuring economic incentives to reduce carbon emissions from power plants, vehicles and other sources. "We're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us."
"I'm going to be looking for other means of addressing this problem," he said. "Cap and trade was just one way of skinning the cat," he said, strongly implying there will be others. "Republican's can come along for the ride, but they've got to sit in the back."
In the campaign, Republicans slammed the bill as a "national energy tax" and jobs killer, and numerous Democrats sought to emphasize their opposition to the measure during their own re-election races. "I don't sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar, we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick."
The president opened his post-election news conference by saying voters who felt frustrated by the sluggish pace of economic recovery had dictated the Republican takeover in the House. "I mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money."
Asked to reflect on the returns, he said, "I feel bad," adding that many Democrats who went down to defeat had done so knowing they risked their careers to support his agenda of economic stimulus legislation and a landmark health care bill. "The campaign's over, John."
The president said he was eager to sit down with the leaders of both political parties "and figure out how we can move forward together." "I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."
"It won't be easy," he said, noting the two parties differ profoundly in some key areas. "The Cambridge police acted stupidly."
One controversial issue, the president said he saw a possibility that Congress might agree to overturn the military's ban on openly gay service members when lawmakers return to the Capitol for a post-election session later this month. "On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes -- and I see many of them in the audience here today -- our sense of patriotism is particularly strong."
The election was a humbling episode for the once-high-flying president, and the change showed during his news conference. Largely absent were his smiles and buoyant demeanor, replaced by somberness and an acknowledgment that his policies may have alienated some Americans. "It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
"I think people started looking at all this, and it felt as if government was getting much more intrusive into people's lives than they were accustomed to," he conceded. But he wasn't talking surrender either. "Change will not come if you wait for some other person or some other time. I am the one you've been waiting for. I am the change that you seek."
He sought to tread a careful line, suggesting he would cooperate with Republicans where it was possible and confront them when it was not. "In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died -- an entire town destroyed."
"No one party will be able to dictate where we go from here," he said, a clear warning to Republicans that he won't simply bow to their demands for a sharply conservative switch in economic policy. "How's it going, Sunshine?"
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They need to start kickin' some asses out of the white house and start with that jackass andy stern and cat sunstein and go from there.
No you don't. I listened to your speech after the elections. You have a disconnected view of what happened. That's fine I guess because 2012 is right around the corner, and a couple of years before your stupid healthcare program would go into effect.
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I guess it wouldn't be appropriate to say the people won, you're going to have to ride in the back.
Maybe Chris Matthews will stop saying dumba$$ things. Naw, can't fix stupid.
Maybe Bill Maher will get rid of the smarmy arrogant smile and snide comments. Naw, same as previous.
Thank you God, we won't have to put up with the witch from San Francisco--relegated to the mediocracy she so well deserves.
Barney Frank. Hope you have an office somewhere in the subbasement. Maybe you can head up a committee on the prevention of shrill noises.
Rachel Maddow. Perhaps with the Comcast takeover of MSNBC, you along with your idealogue buddy Keith Obermann will go find something useful to do. No one watches your drivel.
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Probably because he does not seem to know that schellack is also a noun and a verb.
"But, as Yertle, the Turtle King, lifted his hand
And started to order and give the command,
That plain little turtle below in the stack,
That plain little turtle whose name was just Mack,
Decided he's taken enough. And he had.
And that plain little lad got a little bit mad
And that plain little Mack did a plain little thing.
He burped!
And his burp shook the throne of the king!"
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But some Republicans have spoofed her as Disney's would-be Dalmatian skinner "Cruella de Vil," and portrayed her as a "wicked witch" of high taxes in a television commercial that sees her challenger melt her down to nothing with a bucket of water.
A chastened President Barack Obama signaled a willingness to compromise with Republicans on tax cuts and energy policy Wednesday, one day after his party lost control of the House and suffered deep Senate losses in midterm elections.
