Good Morning Brine! I too am not a Mitch McConnell fan....I feel similarly as you do. That's the reason that I mentioned him specifically above. McConnell managed to say all of the right things on Tuesday night!
Again, I am encouraged! On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 6:44 AM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope you are right,but I do not see that being the case ... the Tea > party faction will not keep the main offender in check, nice dream, but > ain't gonna happen!!! The worst part of the win is that I will have to see > Mitch McConnell more, he is one of those people that just gets under my > skin ... hate his voice and looks (yes it's shallow, but can't help it!!!) > > On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I genuinely hope (For "Our" Sake!) that you are wrong Brine! >> >> Let's all hope that the Republican majority learned it's lesson from six >> and ten years ago, and are focused on these four simple principles: >> >> 1. Less (Smaller Federal) Government; and Less Government in our lives; >> >> >> 2. Stop excessive taxation on individuals and businesses; >> >> >> 3. Stop Deficit Spending; and most importantly: >> >> >> 4. The Federal Government must follow the Constitution. >> >> >> >> (Two Words....Three Syllables: "Tea Party"; which stands for those simple >> propositions!) >> >> >> >> Note the Republican Candidates who won this year, and if you didn't hear >> Mitch McConnell's acceptance speech on Tuesday night, you need to hear it! >> No doubt Senator McConnell and most all Republicans have been influenced by >> and felt the Tea Party movement! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 6:50 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I don't see the GOP win as a shift towards any agenda, it was a >>> bitch-slapping of the President and his party ... NOTHING will change in DC >>> ...the people from BOTH parties who created the problems we have ar still >>> there, freshmen have zero power and will all become tainted like everybody >>> in DC!!! >>> >>> NJ sent EVERY incumbent back for another term ... nothing changed here!!! >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 5:26 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> *"The GOP ran an almost purely negative campaign and said almost >>>> nothing substantive about policy, and they have been rewarded with one of >>>> the biggest gains in Senate seats they have ever achieved in a midterm >>>> vote."* >>>> >>>> >>>> A little disingenuous, in that the Democrats used "The War On Women"; >>>> and the nastiest, most hateful race baiting in this election that this >>>> Nation has seen to date. >>>> >>>> Having said that, what do the 2014 mid-term election results tell us? >>>> Americans are not amused with the current state of affairs in this Nation! >>>> Americans didn't buy into the hate the Democrats were selling; the >>>> nastiness and attempt to divide by the Democrats. It also is a referendum >>>> on President Obama's policies, which some have coined in this Group as >>>> "Conservative" (HAH!) >>>> >>>> The Republicans have an opportunity to get the stagnant economy back on >>>> track, and I for one am optimistic that they will be successful! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 4:38 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> November 4, 2014 >>>>> >>>>> *The Republican Blowout *By Daniel Larison >>>>> >>>>> Republican candidates haven’t won every single major contested race in >>>>> this year’s elections, but they have come very close. Their incumbent >>>>> governors in Florida, Wisconsin, and Wisconsin were re-elected. Contrary >>>>> to >>>>> my predictions, both Snyder and Walker won easily. Kansas Gov. Brownback >>>>> seems to have won as well. The only major Republican loss at the moment is >>>>> the governor of Pennsylvania, whose defeat had long been a foregone >>>>> conclusion. Even the Republican candidate for governor in Illinois has >>>>> succeeded. As of this writing, the New Hampshire Senate race is still >>>>> quite >>>>> close despite being officially called for Shaheen, and in Virginia Ed >>>>> Gillespie has very nearly toppled Mark Warner. In North Carolina, Hagan >>>>> was >>>>> trailing her challenger by two points with 98% reporting. Roberts >>>>> prevailed >>>>> in Kansas, and Perdue appears to have won outright and avoided a run-off >>>>> in >>>>> Georgia. Cotton and Gardner’s victories were announced almost as soon as >>>>> the polls closed. The party easily passed the six-seat mark it needed to >>>>> win a majority. The only question at this point is whether there will be >>>>> 54 >>>>> or 55 Senate Republicans in the new Congress. >>>>> >>>>> Democrats had earlier tried to soften the blow of losing the Senate by >>>>> talking up the gubernatorial races that their candidates were likely to >>>>> win, but in almost every one they have been routed. LePage appears to be >>>>> on >>>>> track to be re-elected in Maine, Beauprez is winning in Colorado, and even >>>>> in Vermont the Republican candidate is running close behind the incumbent >>>>> Democrat. All of this suggests that most observers, myself included, >>>>> underestimated the extent to which Republicans would dominate this >>>>> election. The GOP ran an almost purely negative campaign and said almost >>>>> nothing substantive about policy, and they have been rewarded with one of >>>>> the biggest gains in Senate seats they have ever achieved in a midterm >>>>> vote. Republicans can’t claim a mandate for anything, but with control of >>>>> both houses of Congress they don’t need to have one to stymie and thwart >>>>> the administration on any issue they choose. Now that they have just won a >>>>> major victory running on nothing, that is what I assume they will do. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/the-republican-blowout/ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>>> >>>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>>> * It's active and moderated. 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