Now that Georgie has lost the Election...

[Elspode]

Richlevy...time to start churning out the "Go ahead and trample on my rights...I wasn't using them anyway" bumper stickers.

[glatt]

I am so bitter this morning. As Happy says, the Republicans are now responsible for the country. I wouldn't call it a silver lining on a dark cloud. It's more like a lighter shade of grey on a dark cloud.

The Democrats need to steal a page from the Republican playbook and focus on one message for the next four years. That the Republicans control the House, the Senate, the White House, and the Supreme Court. The American people have shown that they are stupid. They need to be constantly reminded that the Republicans are in control of everything and deserve all the blame or credit for everything that happens from here on out. I expect it to be blame, but we will see. But the only way the American people will see it is if they are pounded over the head with it almost constantly for the next four years. "The Republicans got you into this situation. This is what they stand for."

[vsp]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

On the other hand, all problems from here on out are 100% the Republicans' fault, and I don't see things getting better. We'll see whether things will get bad enough that even Republicans can see it by 2006.

1) No matter WHAT, the Republicans and talk radio will have more reasons than H&R Block why it's not their fault. It's Clinton's Fault, It's The Democrats' Fault, 9/11 Changed Everything[tm], There's A War Going On, choose your own or invent more.

2) They may see it, but they're weighing that against What Would Jeebus Do. When rational reasoning and religious faith collide, the results are not often pretty.

[warch]

Pretty hard to believe. The strategy of misinformation and fear works.

Scrambling for positives: MN went for Kerry, last I heard 78% turnout. also evened up our state legislature that had tilted republican. Returned Sabo to the house. Even managed to pass about half of the levies on area ballots so kids can have music, art and phys ed back in their schools.

I hope people of all stripes will demand accountability for these past, and the next four years.

[Happy Monkey]

My extended family is in Minnesota and Wisconsin, so I'm relieved that they are blue.

[Kitsune]

Thanks, America.

While voting on small things such as taxes and moral issues, we're going to see another four years of a president that supports:

Phone tapping of American citizens without cause.
E-mail and internet tapping of American citizens without cause.
Detainment of American citizens without cause, withouth trial, indefinately.
Restrictions on what you may say in opposition to your government.
Restrictions on how you may express your dislike of your government.
Restrictions on where you may express your dislike of your government.
Further implementations of religious organizations into the federal government that will control how funding is distributed.
Restriction of contracts between people based on their sexual preferences.
Increased support for the WTO, an organization that...
...trumps all local laws.
...trumps all state laws.
...triumps all federal laws.
...trumps the US constitution.
...is composed of an unelected board of people.
...is composed of a board of people whose identities we aren't permitted to know.
...is composed of a board who makes decisions we aren't permitted to read ahead of time or after they are implemented.


Land of the free, my ass. Thanks, America, for voting with your emotions on the petty shit the commercials on TV told you to be concerned with instead of the important stuff. You're going to get the president you deserve.

[vsp]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

While voting on small things such as taxes and moral issues, we're going to see another four years of a president that supports: (snip)

Yeah, but if they'd voted for the other guy, two HOMOS might get married someday, and that trumps everything else, right?

Originally Posted by OnyxCougar

Fox news just said, and I quote...

"The red states just got redder."

Flickering red flames, I hope. Where's General Sherman when we need him?

Except that there are millions of non-wingnut people trapped in Red Country, and it'd be a helluva job to airlift them all out first.

[ladysycamore]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

Thanks, America.

While voting on small things such as taxes and moral issues, we're going to see another four years of a president that supports:

Restrictions on how you may express your dislike of your government.
Restrictions on where you may express your dislike of your government.

Fuck that bullshit. NO ONE is restricting what I say and when/where *I* say it! He (Bush) can eat shit and die and go fuck himself for all I care.

Land of the free, my ass. Thanks, America, for voting with your emotions on the petty shit the commercials on TV told you to be concerned with instead of the important stuff. You're going to get the president you deserve.

Amen!!

[Undertoad]

Focus on the positives people!

Three very excellent things:

- no terrorism!!!!!
- no October surprise
- no legal battle for the outcome

One good thing:

- jobs report Friday supposed to be sunny

[vsp]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

- no terrorism!!!!!

Yet.

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Focus on the positives people!

Three very excellent things:

- no terrorism!!!!!

I'm not worried about terrorists, I never really have been. I am much more worried about that religious retard who thinks that I am not a citizen because I have no religion.

[cyber snoop]

Cheer up, guys. In four years you will have Hilary Then I will definitely have to move again in search of politics I want

[Radar]

It's times like this I wish Australia didn't have such tough immigration laws.

[cyber snoop]

Originally Posted by Radar

It's times like this I wish Australia didn't have such tough immigration laws.

New Zeland has very decent immigration laws. Canada too, if you're prepared to live in Manitoba or so for a while... So there

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Radar

It's times like this I wish Australia didn't have such tough immigration laws.

So do we, radar. Can you go join the wife in the workers paradise?