Obama wins Georgia

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Danzig

lol
btw, i didn't vote for a single republican on any ticket. surprised?
and i do have a hard time finding people who agree with me on all issues, so all i can do is find a compromise solution. it would be nice if everyone did that. look at how many agree with a candidate on basically every issue, but vote against him or her due only to their view on abortion. that's narrow mindedness.

i know i'm an oddball. doesn't bother me.

Be fair - in Arkansas, there probably wasn't a single Republican on the ballot in the first place!

[philcski]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Be fair - in Arkansas, there probably wasn't a single Republican on the ballot in the first place!

Really? Arkansas is traditionally one of the reddest states in the nation (Billy not included.)

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by philcski

Really? Arkansas is traditionally one of the reddest states in the nation (Billy not included.)

it's an odd state. that's why i laugh when people plant labels. someone is liberal, or conservative, etc, etc. but many people defy labels.

arkansas has many folks who are conservative in their viewpoints on social issues such as gay marriage, abortion, but are liberal leaning otherwise. oh, wait..i mean dem-leaning. that liberal word is frowned upon around here.

[slotdirt]

Before Tuesday, there were 75 D and 25 R in the AR state house and 27-8 D vs. R in the Senate. I think R's picked up three seats the other night, but there are still at least 70 Dems in the state house.

[Danzig]

on another subject, i saw that obama chose rahm emanuel as his chief of staff. anyone know much about him?

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Danzig

on another subject, i saw that obama chose rahm emanuel as his chief of staff. anyone know much about him?

Probably the Dems version of H.R. Halderman for Nixon! He's described as a pitbull.......that will be great for reaching across the aisle.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Probably the Dems version of H.R. Halderman for Nixon! He's described as a pitbull.......that will be great for reaching across the aisle.

i was looking for something more substantive.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Danzig

on another subject, i saw that obama chose rahm emanuel as his chief of staff. anyone know much about him?

He is in the Clinton-mode of being fairly partisan and yet politically centrist at the same time. His experience in the White House and in Congress probably make him a good pick for the CoS job.

However, in 2007 Emanuel strongly advised the freshmen members of Congress to avoid going on the Colbert Report because they were always made to look like such morons. As a big fan of that show, I was pissed.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Be fair - in Arkansas, there probably wasn't a single Republican on the ballot in the first place!

i think there was, and has been in the past. i voted against them too, too far too the right, and too religious.

[slotdirt]

All's I know is that not a single person running for federal office in Arkansas - including four D's - had an opponent. Their state legislature is like 3:1 D's to Republicans. They might vote red on a federal level, but that is a state that is absolutely dominated by Democrats on the state and local levels.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

All's I know is that not a single person running for federal office in Arkansas - including four D's - had an opponent. Their state legislature is like 3:1 D's to Republicans. They might vote red on a federal level, but that is a state that is absolutely dominated by Democrats on the state and local levels.

i know there was a huge amount of folks with no opponent. but i remember when pryor ran against hutchison, i voted for pryor. when some ultra-zealot nutjob was running for lt. gov--oh yeah, halter, that guy's a freak--i voted for our current, democrat lt.governor-and he's the one who got the lottery on the ballot, and it passed-amazing! now, we're all going to hell apparently because of gambling.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i know there was a huge amount of folks with no opponent. but i remember when pryor ran against hutchison, i voted for pryor. when some ultra-zealot nutjob was running for lt. gov--oh yeah, halter, that guy's a freak--i voted for our current, democrat lt.governor-and he's the one who got the lottery on the ballot, and it passed-amazing! now, we're all going to hell apparently because of gambling.

Wow, I had no idea it was so Democrat leaning in-state.

But Arkansas STILL has more slot machines at thoroughbred racetracks than the 'progressive' state of New York

[Danzig]

oh, those aren't slot machines!! they're instant wagering machines...


like i said, it's an odd state. most call themselves democrat, but you saw which pres candidate carried the state.