Senate Dems Won’t Reach 60

Good keep the republicans to the south-:)

the founders favored limited government; as a dem i am glad for tonites vote. power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Good, now Mitch McConnell from Kentucky can keep his position as “Senate Obstruction Leader”! For the past two years he has led the filibutering to a near record number of times against everything that the Democrat majority has tried to accomplish for the American People. He alone is the sole reason that Congress has been called the ‘Do Nothing Congress’.

Yeh, Georgia!!!!!
Keeping the South watching over the North!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the first good thing Republicans have heard in over 8 years.

“crushing Democratic hopes”? Um this Democrat feels pretty fraking good these days. I’m pretty sure I can deal with this loss just fine. I’ll bet President-Elect Barack Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Majority Leader Reid are probably coping okay too.

Maybe this is the beginning of the re-crafting of the Republican party, like Palin adovocated. And it is a relief that the Dems won’t have absolute power.

Hallelujah! Thank you Georgia!

Saxby Chambliss is a jerk — he had the audacity to impugn the honor and courage of a man who lost both legs and an arm serving his country. Chambliss’ claim to glory is being a yes man for G.W. What a total waste of a human being!

oh great, more republicans, haven’t they screwed up the economy, started never ending wars….

Charlie, what happened? You must be distraught? I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt, maybe you did it a good Liberal Elite try but weren’t able to get Mr. Chambliss on your newscast for an Editview?
Thank you Georgia. Thank you indeed.

…or what-goes-around-comes-around…

I say give the Dems their own medicine, Senators!

This is to all the Sarah Palin haters who said she would cause Chambliss to lose the election. HAH! I knew you were wrong! I knew she would help him! I knew it! I knew it! People in the south love Sarah Palin! Go Sarah!

It would have been madness if the Dems had the 60 seat majority, imagine the destructive policies they would have pushed through with all corruption involved when their dear leader Obama is in office.
Good on Georgia for getting it right.

41 states need help from the almighty federal gov’t!!!
They are running out of cash!!!
Which states will refuse the stimulus package that is being drafted??
Let’s see if GA will be standing in line!!!

Thank you Georgia!
I suggest, as a gesture of respect to our very accomplished Chief Executive, that the Republican Senate and House caucuses vote ‘present’ on the first 120 or so bills that are voted on…

Thank you Georgia.
Filibuster, filibuster, filibuster spit, pelosireidand0bama are full of s@#$t

Not so fast, there. Not all people in the South love Sarah Palin. Not by a long shot. Nor do we all love Saxby Chambliss, either. He squeaked through that one by the skin of his conservative teeth. Dems will still make plenty of progress, thankfully. Anyone else notice that the most rabid and angry conservative commenters here are also frequently the least literate?

In my opinion, Obama should have studied how FDR did it more closely (i.e., FDR refuse to discuss his plans until after the inaugration). Had Obama not alarmed people by the resurection of the Clinton political ideaology voters may not have rallyed against him. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s family had been in the U.S. 250 years before the American Revolution, so he had an advantage in political understanding. Lincoln was from a wealthy family, so he had an advantage also. The fact of the matter is one should not give his/her enemies advance notice of plans. This was a 633 million dollar mistake by Obama, because he is a Leo, that believes because he is ethical other are also. In my opinion, this mistake of allowing Chamllee to be elected will likely cost him his spot as one of the “Greats”.

WHOO YES!! REPUBLICANS!!

The American public is stupid.For eight years we,ve had a dumbass in the whitehouse and they think we should not let Barack OBama have his try at relieving the pain this country has felt under George W. How many wars do we have to fight? Congress doesn’t do a damn thing for the American people and now the brilliant people of Georgia have decided that OBama shouldn’t be allowed to carry out his programs that got him elected. I, and the world of intelligent political observers are constantly amazed at just how stupid Americans are.

Great News. Thank you Georgia, we love you.

If this Congress and administration faces extra difficulty getting things done–and it will–we know whom to blame: Georgians. Georgians who listened to Sarah Palin, and voted for a draft dodger who denigrated a man who gave his body in service of his country.
They should all be ashamed of themselves, and we shouldn’t ever let them forget it.

we have had democrats in the majority in both houses for the past two years and nothing has gotten done-in fact they are even more detested that the president. giving them absolute power now would totally destroy this country.

I can’t believe all the right-wing dead-enders talking trash over this. After two crushing, humiliating election wipeouts, the GOP managed to win about a runoff election IN GEORGIA, the very definition of a red state. I don’t think that’s anything to brag about.

Obammy now has to deal with Senate Republicans.

Fantastic
No Party should have Ultimate power in the Government.

The American public is stupid.For eight years we,ve had a dumbass in the whitehouse and they think we should not let Barack OBama have his try at relieving the pain this country has felt under George W. How many wars do we have to fight? Congress doesn’t do a damn thing for the American people and now the brilliant people of Georgia have decided that OBama shouldn’t be allowed to carry out his programs that got him elected. I, and the world of intelligent political observers are constantly amazed at just how stupid Americans are.
Posted by: DennisGreen ————————-I will agree the a lot of voters in the US are idiots. They will vote just because they like a canidates smile. I am a Ind. that voted for Obama but in my home state of Ga. Chambliss is the better canidate. Not to worry. Republicans know that with the state of the US right now it would be a horrible political decision for any of them to stand in Obama’s way at fixing the hurt right now. Atleast for the first year or two. Also all you Dems out there. Remember this is the Dem congress along with Palosi, the made Americans suffer for the past two years just so people would blame the Bush administration and vote in a Dem administration. They made people suffer just to fill their own political agenda. Polosi is worthless.
Obama will do great I have no doupt. I stand behind him and will support him as he is my Commander in Chief. Im in the Navy and have served for 29 years.
Bush was horrible but the Dem congress has nothing to brag about and Americans should be furious at them. Instead of these bailouts, they should just send every TAX Payer 200k with guidelines that they have to buy a car or truck from one of the big three, that they have to pay off their mortgage or get caught up on it, pay down credit card depts and go out and stimulate the economy. It would fix everything. The problem is it wouldnt put any pack money in any ones pocket in DC.

Saxby will help cut down on the free reign Democrats would have in the Senate. It is kind of strange that 65% or so of the voters turned out for Obama, but could not show up for the runoff. That is why conservatives love it when it rains on election day. Any excuse to keep the knee-jerk Democrats home. Republicans use excuses to stay home like fever of 108 degrees, death, small things like that. Blizzards, late hurricanes, ice and heavy rain are no problem. Thank you Georgia.

“Now the Congress won’t be able to get much done with Republican filibustering. A lot needs to be done.”
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A. You have had no issues with Democratic filibustering over the years?
Both parties have used & Misused this part of the political process.
B. True things need to be done, but that does not mean it need to be a complete leftist agenda. Obama is already showing that by some of his apppointees.

If all of you idiots are so happy that one party doesn’t have full control then why the hell did you all vote for Obama. You had your chance to do that when voting for president. Filibusters only prolong the discussions about bills it doesn’t usually change the votes on them. If you really wanted to stop one party from taking control then Obama would not be the president-elect. What morons there are in this country.

There is something wrong with a political system that winds up with Nancy Pelosi as third in line. OMG!

You are more than welcome! I knew we’d do the right thing in Georgia. I’m glad it’s finally over.

All of you who keep telling yourself what happened with this “60th seat” doesn’t matter, keep telling yourself that. In countless ways, it matters a great deal more than it would in different circumstances….don’t underestimate the signal it sends. You will also find many more voters pressing on the Senate moderates to not go too far Left, and they have pull with many because of the makeup in America. Republicans will more easily find reasonable Democrats who will go with them than Democrats will find Republicans they can cajole to their side. The Left will eat itself, because Obama can’t make them all happy, and he’s already disappointed many — it’s already beginning. So you will see how this won’t be the fabulous situation that you thought it would be. Republicans have an intensity about them after this election, and it will be voiced in ways you can only begin to imagine. America is more reasonable and practical than it is liberal agenda.

Stacy,
Just let us dig into a lot of your wonderful, upstanding Democrats. You can paint anybody horrid and you can slant anything the way you want to do so. But it’s all on the spin you give it.

The Georgia result was good. Although I voted for Obama, I would not like the Democrats to be able do anything they want unchecked.

It shouldn’t matter who has the majority or whether there is a super-majority. What should matter is that all elected officials – Democrat and Republicans – put the good of the country ahead of party on every single vote they make. Whether you are Republican, Democrat, Independent or other, never let your elected officials forget that they work for YOU!

==No Party should have Ultimate power in the Government.==
However, if one Party is to be voted majority, it oughta be Republican.

==I hope Obama can bring some Republicans to the side of reason for the American people. ==
The Republicans are already on the side of reason. I hope they can bring Obammy to that side for the American People.

==It shouldn’t matter who has the majority or whether there is a super-majority.==
Gee, what a concept!
== What should matter is that all elected officials – Democrat and Republicans – put the good of the country ahead of party on every single vote they make.==
Ok, Dems should go first and stop the politicking.
== Whether you are Republican, Democrat, Independent or other, never let your elected officials forget that they work for YOU!==
And, you see the division in the country, no? They are doing what they see the country do, and the country is doing what the country sees them do.
I say that the Dems go first. I said that when they had the chance not to filibuster Bush nominations/appointments to the bench. But no. So, Dems must not wanna stop the politicking.

2cents: I suppose you going to call the two congressional seats that the republicans won recently in Louisiana consolation prizes, too, huh? We suffered a slight setback in the recent national election but slowly and gradually we are coming back and we’ll be back stronger than ever! We were knocked down but we are not out! Also neither Sarah Palin nor George W. Bush have been charged or convicted of anything! Sarah Palin was investigated but was cleared of all charges and, contrary to what you might believe, George Bush has not committed any war crimes and, therefore, won’t be charged with anything! Sending troops into battle based on bad intelligence is not a crime! At least not legally! His mistake was that he should have checked that intelligence out more thoroughly before he bombed Bagdad and sent the troops into Iraq. That is something that he’ll have to live with. I believe that he honestly thought that the information that he had was true. He thought that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was going to use them on the United States. I don’t think being wrong is a crime! If it is then we should all be in jail!