May 13, 2008
Boehner On MS-01 Outcome: Uh Oh
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) tonight responded to the MS-01 special election results with this cautionary statement:
“The results in MS-01 should serve as a wake-up call to Republican candidates nationwide. As I’ve said before, this is a change election, and if we want Americans to vote for us we have to convince them that we can fix Washington. Our presidential nominee, Senator McCain, is an agent of change; candidates who hope to succeed must show that they’re willing and able to join McCain in a leading movement for reform. We need to stop wasteful Washington spending, fight and win the war on terror, and stop the largest tax increase in history. That is truly the change the American people deserve -- and that is a message on which we can succeed.”
Posted at 11:08 PM
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You would have thought the mid-term elections would have been a wake up call. This is a kick in the, you know.
flyover | 05.13.08 11:13 PM
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LoL. "Change"? What change? That's the same old GOP talking points. They claim every Democratic tax policy is the BIGGEST IN HISTORY.
Grow up already. They're losing elections entirely because Americans see through Boehner's pathetically cliche rhetoric. Maybe he should go back to screaming about homosexuals and abortions, just to complete the cliche.
Tom | 05.14.08 12:47 AM
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This is rich and creamy! Hillary does it big time and a homophobe goes down, hopefully bringing down the homophobe party!! Not even a caramel center tops this!!!
Royal King | 05.14.08 08:04 AM
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Demmicans? Republicrats? Osamabama? Keating-McCain?
A pox on your houses!
John | 05.14.08 08:29 AM
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Um... Republican's had their chance for six years. They betrayed Reagan's ideals and lined up at the trough. We're not buying it anymore. They're no better than the Dems. Time to go Libertarian. Too bad.
Fod | 05.14.08 10:31 AM
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Um... Republican's had their chance for six years. They betrayed Reagan's ideals and lined up at the trough. We're not buying it anymore. They're no better than the Dems. Time to go Libertarian. Too bad.
Fod | 05.14.08 10:32 AM
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Based upon the previous comments (by Democrats, I'm sure they are), it appears that the only thing motivating today's DNC is "homosexuality."
Not everyone (in fact, few) who reject homosexuality in the PRIVACY OF THEIR OWN LIVES "fears" homosexuality. Democrats never get that point, or, they have an ongoing need to denigrate Republicans because we're not all homosexuals.
Essentially, what *I* don't get is why these elections always come down to Democrats denigrating Republicans because homosexuals as Democrats think everyone else "fears" them.
It repeats every election cycle: the issue of homosexuality by and from Democrats peeks through as the motivating factor in many Democrats' lives, and it manifests in them truly hating other U.S. voters. I think it speaks badly about...homosexuals who are haters.
Baransky | 05.14.08 11:11 AM
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Bar-bar-bar
Bar-bar-Baransky
Bar-bar-bar
Bar-bar-Baransky
O, Bar-an-sky
You might be bi
If you'd just try ....
Royal King | 05.14.08 11:45 AM
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For the record, I am not a Democrat and my comments about a kick in the "you know" were not in the context of homosexuality.
flyover | 05.14.08 11:45 AM
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Putz! Putz! Putz!
John Boehner and the A**Clown RNCC get it NOW, after their third special election loss in a row. As a Republican, I'm throughly disgusted.
To emphasize their commitment to change, the Republican Candidate, Davis, brought Dick Cheney out to help get the Republican vote out. That was like rolling out a roaring drunk Department Store Santa into a Church Social.
Smart move by Boehner and Cole! Wowzers!
section9 | 05.14.08 11:55 AM
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Actually, Section, the real problem is not that they brought Cheney, but that they had no one else to bring. . . .
And, guys, homosexuality cannot be important in this type of political calculation unless and until the numbers are there. The vast majority of voters simply don't care about homosexuality issues, as evidenced by votes on numerous initiatives. Once the numbers are there, you'll see politicians jumping fast; until then, it's a democracy, where numbers matter. Nothing personal; it's their job.
Pining for Chuck Todd | 05.15.08 09:15 AM
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I think somebody is a little fixated on this "homosexuality" thing.
Being anti-homosexual in the privacy your own home is the same as being racist in your own home. It should be allowed, of course, free speech and all that, but it shouldn't keep the government from pursuing equal rights for homosexuals.
By the way, I am a Democrat, and I am not a homosexual. Nor do I denigrate Republicans who aren't homosexuals. You are being absurd.
Adam | 05.15.08 12:22 PM
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