Disaster: Democrat beats Republican in Mississippi special election; Update: Panic time, say Boehner, Cole
posted at 10:29 pm on May 13, 2008 by Allahpundit
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And so the only election that mattered tonight, the bellwether of this fall’s congressional races, goes the wrong way. I’m going to go find some glue to huff. Talk amongst yourselves.
Update: It may not end up being all that close, either.
Update: Boehner and NRCC Chairman Tom Cole warn congressional Republicans that a hard rain’s a-gonna fall.
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All Hail the Messiah!
dmann on May 13, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up sniffing glue.
OneGyT on May 13, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Defending skanks and their prom dresses? Talking about huffing glue? Is AP a 12 y/o boy? j/k
malan89 on May 13, 2008 at 10:33 PM
The GOP needs to get its act together.
p0s3r on May 13, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Thus begins the Carter years 2.0
Remember, stay home, don`t vote, that`ll show `em.
ThePrez on May 13, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Don’t be huffing glue unless you bring enough for everybody.
Maxx on May 13, 2008 at 10:37 PM
All they gotta do is run against the Bush/Pelosi/Reid economy and say they’ll enforce immigration laws. How tough is that?
Iblis on May 13, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Immediately made me think of this.
doubleplusundead on May 13, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Yeah !!!
15 – 20 million illegals granted citizenship !
Pull out of Iraq !
Gay marriage !
The US a laughingstock around the world !
Inflation and high taxes !
2 more ACLU types on the Supreme Court !
A huge gun grab !
Property taken for the good of the community !
Yeah !!!
If you can’t beat ‘em, might as well join ‘em.
Government housing and subsistence living here I come !!!
Just give me my beer, tobacco and cable TV money.
BowHuntingTexas on May 13, 2008 at 10:43 PM
The Republican’s name was Greg Davis, which I think was the name of a very liberal Governor out in California not so long ago. I know that’s superficial but I bet it didn’t help and he’s kind of a strange looking guy to boot.
Maxx on May 13, 2008 at 10:43 PM
dude, you are turning into the MSM
it was close, and Hillary’s victory in WV matters
cynical is as cynical does
windansea on May 13, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Canada is looking good right about now.
ninjapirate on May 13, 2008 at 10:44 PM
hold on to your wallets
be prepared for relentless Global Warming hysteria
appeasement of the Jihadist
Fairness Doctrine
Socialist Judges…….
possibly Re-education camps for us right wing wackos
jp on May 13, 2008 at 10:45 PM
You get the government you deserve. If the electorate votes for Obama and the Dems in November, they deserve the end result: A government that makes the Carter years look appealing.
amerpundit on May 13, 2008 at 10:45 PM
The Calofornia Gov. was Gray Davis.
Typhonsentra on May 13, 2008 at 10:46 PM
I don’t know what difference it would’ve made, but having the election at the same time as the primary- which only matters to Dems at this point- had to hurt the Republican candidate’s chances quite a bit. Dems had an additional reason to show up at the voting booth; Republicans didn’t.
Hollowpoint on May 13, 2008 at 10:46 PM
My four year plan:
1) Don`t advance in pay beyond $75,000 a year.
2) Put more money towards my 401k to make up for lost revenue due to higher tax rate on larger investors.
3) Walk to work every other day to ease pain from $10.00 gas Pres. Obama`s energy policy will bring.
4) Dig a bomb shelter, walk in zig-zag pattern and duck while walking to avoid death or injury from terror attack a weaker foreign policy will invite.
5) Learn to eat bark and rabbits.
6) Get up the nerve to start drinking.
ThePrez on May 13, 2008 at 10:47 PM
I, for one, welcome my new Democrat overlords. Time to buy a house I can’t afford, quit my job, and commit whatever crimes I might feel like.
Democrats in control means never having to say you’re sorry, only that you’re a victim.
VolMagic on May 13, 2008 at 10:49 PM
My friends, our political end draw nigh.
Let me call it now: We lose 40 House seats and 6 Senate seats in November.
paul006 on May 13, 2008 at 10:49 PM
But…but…but….everyone said all those new Dem registrations were Chaos, never-show-ups, ‘historical’ primary trends, and a figment of my imagination. Oh, I also forgot, Denver-will-implode too.
177 days left for some serious drinkin’.
Limerick on May 13, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Ah yes, “Gray” not Greg…. even so.
Maxx on May 13, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Looks like its time to put these words to work for me!
dmann on May 13, 2008 at 10:51 PM
most popular national republicans right now.
McCain, Rudy and Arnold
why? because the moderates love them and don’t view them as right wing nuts.
jp on May 13, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Well duh!
The republican wanted to honor the founder of the KKK with a statue in southaven.
I thought everyone knew that.
( “Disaster??” – Shouldn’t that be: “Good News?” )
wise_man on May 13, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Good point. Silver lining.
Spirit of 1776 on May 13, 2008 at 10:53 PM
What do I care? I’m not a Republican anymore, I’m a conservative. So what if they lose? Suits them right.
HYTEAndy on May 13, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Can we blame butterfly ballots? Diebold machines?
Three of these is a trend. Can’t be explained away except at the margins.
The Congressional Republicans were probably the most ideologically corrupt Congress in the modern era. Corrupt as in saying and promising one thing, doing the complete opposite.
The wilderness years approach.
SteveMG on May 13, 2008 at 10:54 PM
John: “I say we drink the gas, eat the rabbits, and use the bark for musket wadding.” while we bitterly cling to our guns.
Reverend Oliver: “Eat the rabbits?”
Benjamin: “Yeah… a rabbit is a fine meal.”
Reverend Oliver: “Good heavens…”
wise_man on May 13, 2008 at 10:56 PM
That’s getting more expensive too. Much of the farmland used to grow grains for booze is getting converted to grow corn for the ethanol boondoggle thanks to the Global Warming sham and our refusal to drill for more oil and build new refineries.
Oh, and what’s one of the first things they increase taxes on? Think “sin tax”.
Time to reclaim some of my ancestoral roots and take up moonshining.
Hollowpoint on May 13, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Grassroots effort time for a Bobby Jindal run in 2012?
ThePrez on May 13, 2008 at 10:59 PM
We thought Reagan recovered us from the incompetent one but he left us the islamic fascism. A nasty little mistake that is 85% of our problems now.
jukin on May 13, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Oh. My. Gawd. Some of our number here are in deep denial, and will be in serious pain on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 5.
paul006 on May 13, 2008 at 10:59 PM
I’m on board. And maybe, just maybe, we can put some conservatives up for Congressional seats in 2010.
amerpundit on May 13, 2008 at 11:00 PM
1 yeast cube
3 lbs sugar
2 containers of frozen grape juice
1 gallon jug
1 rubber band
1 balloon
Mix ingredients, pour in jug, attach balloon to top with rubber band, when the ballon inflates, then deflates the
best damn vintage wine for your Republican dinner table.
Don’t drive.
Limerick on May 13, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Jump on in, the Stoli is fine…..dee-da-dee!
dmann on May 13, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Is Mark Levin still blaming the voters and not the party?
V15J on May 13, 2008 at 11:01 PM
I say blame both
jp on May 13, 2008 at 11:07 PM
As long as the GOP keeps supporting wankers, the GOP is gonna lose seats. Examples right off the top of my head: Mark Foley, Linc Chaffee, Wide Stance, Trent Lott, Don Young, Bob Barr, Bob Dornan, Ron Paul, etc.
embarrassing
Yeah, I know some of those folks already lost their seats…doesn’t mean they did no lasting damage
funky chicken on May 13, 2008 at 11:08 PM
AP, please don’t ban me for having a little fun here…
Allahpundit : OneGyT :: Superman : Clark Kent
Red Pill on May 13, 2008 at 11:09 PM
right, I’m retired in an ocean front Villa in Puerto Vallarta, income taxes are 10% and property taxes less than 1%
HERE’S YOUR FUTURE, ENJOY IT
windansea on May 13, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Actually, the democrat is rather conservative. He should give Pelosi fits.
SouthernGent on May 13, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Read halfway down the page you posted: http://missfirstdistrict.blogspot.com/2008/05/dccc-hits-greg-davis-with-kkk.html
Wrong statue…wrong mayor. oops.
Vigilante on May 13, 2008 at 11:12 PM
BowHuntingTexas on May 13, 2008 at 10:43 PM
That’s it. I’m quitting my highly paid job, go write a book, garden, and bum around, mainly here on HA. Why work hard? The libs won’t ask me what to do with my taxes.
Entelechy on May 13, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Did you know they took the trans fats out of the glue too?
BL@KBIRD on May 13, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Yeah, well …. I’m sure the Mississippi DCCC democrats will apologize to Greg Davis for their little oopsie. No big whoop.
wise_man on May 13, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Hey I know. Let’s panic.
What happened to kicking the dog? We have to sniff glue now?
TexasDan on May 13, 2008 at 11:18 PM
TexasDan, leave dog alone. He’s the best friend you have :)
Entelechy on May 13, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Jindal is turning out to be a big disappointment in LA.
Jindal stabs taxpayers in the back
SnarkVader on May 13, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Crow ain’t bad. Just put a little ‘malaise’ on it and it goes down just fine.
Come on…..the RNC game plan is?………….(waiting)…..(waiting)…….(listening)…..
Limerick on May 13, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Don’t worry. I blow off steam by shooting virtual people online. It’s far more socially acceptable.
TexasDan on May 13, 2008 at 11:23 PM
This is what happens when the “leaders” look down their nose at the masses. the chickens are coming home to roost. I can see a time in the not too distant future where the army will have to choose sides.
unseen on May 13, 2008 at 11:24 PM
And He11… thats even if we do elect McCain…
Romeo13 on May 13, 2008 at 11:27 PM
Here’s a little advice for the leadership in the House and Senate.
Your number one issue should be the price of gas, how it effects the price of food and the overall economy.
Send your people out to drive this message home relentlessly.
It is an issue that effects everyone, except for out of touch politicians with a government paid gas card.
Why weren’t you on every channel discussing Senate rejects GOP oil drilling plan and placing the blame squarely where it is deserved?
Democrats Vote to Keep Gas Prices High should have been your message of the day, week and year.
freedomplow on May 13, 2008 at 11:28 PM
everyone needs to chill out….a lot can change between now and november.
therightwinger on May 13, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Great… look at the Washington Post’ comments. Not only are we going to have to endure the Dems talking about OBamessiah’s coming but they’re going to completely rewrite the last 8 years as a giant mistake where the evil GOP tried to take over the country but was saved only by the efforts of hard working Democrats.
They’ll even forget about Clinton’s shenanigans the last few months and restore Clinton to his blackness.
Skywise on May 13, 2008 at 11:30 PM
It’s time for a Paul/Barr Ticket! Damn it! ;)
AnthonyK on May 13, 2008 at 11:31 PM
I do think it’s possible we win back this seat in November. Perhaps a few months of taste-testing Childers will make the district change their minds.
amerpundit on May 13, 2008 at 11:31 PM
So I have to wonder, how’s that whole Republican Party is really Democrat lite working out? Good news though, the Republicans got three election cycles out of the War on Terror alone. 2002, 2004, and 2006.
That was the only damn thing they had in those three elections, and they’ve forgotten that most of us who support that war, are also conservative on other issues. Like fiscal responsibility. Most of us don’t buy this Global Warming nonsense. Instead of being conservative, they became Country Club Blue Bloods.
When the Republicans return to their successful pattern. Think Contract with America, or Reagan.
Snake307 on May 13, 2008 at 11:31 PM
All the kidding aside, whatcha gonna do? Let the RNC know how you feel about them. RINO, WINO, ‘Real’ Conservative,
Evangelical Republican, Moderate, let em know.
The boys at the top damn sure haven’t been listening. Time to turn up the volume.
Limerick on May 13, 2008 at 11:33 PM
AP, I think it’s time for the “melting-bunny-face” vid.
Weight of Glory on May 13, 2008 at 11:34 PM
no way
bnelson44 on May 13, 2008 at 11:34 PM
80% of the country thinks we are going in the wrong direction. The way they express that is to vote in the other party.
bnelson44 on May 13, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Or turn it completely off…
Saltysam on May 13, 2008 at 11:35 PM
From the article…
To win this seat Childers came across as a social conservative. (I know nothing about him to say if that is true).
Meanwhile real conservatives are given the option of McCain or Obama? And people on this site complain if we don’t bend over and vote McCain?
F15Mech on May 13, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Would be nice!
Eh….we’ll get through it, but it is going to take a long time to fix it. Any, and all, who remember 75-81 know that it is always blackest just before you punch Suge in the jaw.
My biggest sadness over it all is for the troops. Instead of getting a pat on the back they will get the PTSD label and we will have another generation of pissed off vets.
Limerick on May 13, 2008 at 11:40 PM
How many of these special elections are due to longstanding GOP guys falling down stairs and having a stroke….and how many have been due to resignations in the midst of scandal?
Sekhmet on May 13, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Anyone think a Rick Santorum pick as McCain`s VP choice will do any good? Would he choose him?
ThePrez on May 13, 2008 at 11:41 PM
I’d take him. Doubt Johnny Mac will.
Limerick on May 13, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Drop oil prices back into the $70-$80 range by fall and avoid any major coastal hurricanes that could disrupt fuel delivery lines, and things could change in November. But if this doesn’t wake up the Republican leadership that, even if McCain wins they could be in for a nightmarish November, nothing will.
jon1979 on May 13, 2008 at 11:44 PM
If he wants to win, he may have no choice.
I`M GRASPING AT STRAWS HERE! LOL
ThePrez on May 13, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Anyone think a Rick Santorum pick as McCain`s VP choice will do any good? Would he choose him?
Hello!! Aren’t you getting the message, Santorum is exactly NOT what people are looking for in Post-Bush World. May piss off Rush et al. but we’re the odd man out. We have to work our asses off for the moderate (if only) to save Iraq and SCOTUS. It’s grim people.
AYNBLAND on May 13, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Hell, McCain’s already taking public funds because the conservative wallets are closed to him.
You ask me, the Repubs and Dems both have buyers remorse this cycle – but the Dems still have someone in the race they can support.
I’m a district or two over from the Illinois district that had been Repub for decades and is now Dem. Know what? The district demographics changed dramatically over the last decade, the bulk of the voters out there now aren’t going to vote Repub without a decent understanding of what the difference is.
The Grand Old Party needs another Great Communicator. Someone who can figure out how to sound bite his way through “this is why fewer gas blends are a good idea”. Someone who can figure out why “we need to stay in Iraq as long as we stayed in Germany”. Someone … anyone ….
(and don’t even mention noR luaP to me)
Mew
acat on May 13, 2008 at 11:47 PM
Freedomplow– good idea, I wonder if anyone will have the guts to do it. Conservatives are always playing catch up due to the stranglehold the commies have on the MSM & Big Education.
However, before you all start slitting your own throats, remember how the leftists thought it was all over for them in 2002. And look at where they are now. Man up.
Security Mom on May 13, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Please explain how you can do that, the waterfront villa in Mexico. My understanding is that you can’t own property in Mexico unless you are a citizen of Mexico. You have to have a visa to be there and a visa is only good for 3 months. Also, why are you paying Mexico 10% income taxes and less than 1% property taxes.
I figured it out, you are a Mexican.
cjs1943 on May 13, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Time for a 4th party.
AZCON on May 13, 2008 at 11:48 PM
It’s unfortunite, but O’Bambam will be our next president. Reaching prominence with dirty money and laying low. Gaining the nomination thru co-ordinated college student dominated caucus. Winning the general by default with no conservative running. It will be the darkest 4 years in our country’s history. [no pun intended] Knowing how crooked the Dems are, how power thirsty they be, how corrupt they campaign, they may be in power for the rest of my life.
Sad deal. But I can’t make myself vote for MaCain. He actually holds conservatives in contempt. He despises most conservative values. The only good news is he’ll be to old to run again for 2012. Bottom line… if they’re intent upon screwing up the country something awful then I’d prefer a Democrat did. Not a Democrat masquerading as a Republican. I’m actually to the point where I detest the SOB. Can you tell?
Griz on May 13, 2008 at 11:48 PM
It’s the end of the world as we know it!
(*******sniffffffffff********)
And I feel fine!
WisCon on May 13, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Wake me up when the shooting starts. I’ll need to be rested up.
TBinSTL on May 13, 2008 at 11:51 PM
– - Boehner
Duh, good morning bonehead. Where have you been until now?
Entelechy on May 13, 2008 at 11:51 PM
While we are running up gun prices in the next 6 months don’t forget to stock up on reload equipment and supplies.
Limerick on May 13, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Canada is looking good right about now.
ninjapirate on May 13, 2008 at 10:44 PM
ninjapirate: Very interesting,Shultz vill be onz za border
andz checking zee papers,if zee papers are
zee Repubublicans you von’t have zee problem,
if zee papers are zee Liberal,you vill have
zee big problem! Ha Ha!
canopfor on May 13, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Do you think the GOP is going to listen to Newt now?
Theworldisnotenough on May 13, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Bush gets Obama Bin Laden
McCain steps down (for the good of the party… y’know, what Dole did NOT do) and Romney steps up.
Bush gets the CIA to overthrow Chavez properly, freeing the oil reserves again, price drops… Romney’s in.
Skywise on May 13, 2008 at 11:55 PM
What happened to Newcastle?
F15Mech on May 13, 2008 at 11:57 PM
stop the largest tax increase in history
Entelechy on May 13, 2008 at 11:51 PM
nobody cares about taxes,,there just for the rich remember. If the Rep run on taxes they will be seen as the party of the rich. We need investment in our country, roads bridges, strong blue collor job programs, stop the job flow out of the country. If you don’t have a job you don’t pay taxes, lower the price of gas, food. A victory and an end to the fighting, a better stock market, less debt, less government, more freedom, less intrusion into personal matters, less rule the world and more govern the nation. better trade deals, less global thinking and more domestic thinking. less saving burma and more saving New Orleans.
unseen on May 13, 2008 at 11:58 PM
I drank my fair share of Newcastle in misery.
Fu*k it, McCain.
Jaibones on May 13, 2008 at 11:58 PM
This is just great,the whole damn stinkin rottin
mess is gonna come crumbling down,going to H-LL in
a handbasket,with no stikin room to throw it into,
or back yard to throw it on to!
Doomed,Doomed I tell ya!
canopfor on May 14, 2008 at 12:00 AM
That’s barely even a start, “they’ll raise your taxes” isn’t gonna be nearly enough, you have to actually offer an alternative. Newt has that much right, unfortunately he’s at least as clueless as the rest of the GOP elite too when it comes to the rest of the stuff he comes up with.
doubleplusundead on May 14, 2008 at 12:01 AM
And their grandchildren.
I’m afraid that 30 years ago we had a different electorate. The seniors of that time were a different breed. Today’s baby boomers are under some romantic spell, and insist on following Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison over the cliff.
Saltysam on May 14, 2008 at 12:02 AM
Ares Go Bragh!
- The Cat
MirCat on May 14, 2008 at 12:02 AM
Obama is crappy enough to defeat the Dem’s momentum with his massive personal failings.
Don’t count him out yet as the spoiler of their parade.
Let them have little victories, now, when it means less, as long as they crash and burn in November.
profitsbeard on May 14, 2008 at 12:05 AM
If you want another Reagan, you have to take out the Democrat noise machine that sends punkass losers with video cameras around to potential GOP Presidential prospects waiting for them to say “macaca.” This gets infinitely complicated if this model keeps being successful at winning elections.
Until then, your Reagan of Myth is going to stay right where s/he is right now, in a safe GOP seat, not wanting to ruin his or her entire political career going up against a billion-dollar smear machine.
If McCain wins this time, maybe Soros will decide he’s lost enough money. Maybe the Democrats will become a bad investment for the businesspeople who have donated to the Democrat machine in hopes of favors from a Democrat White House. Maybe the publicists and media hacks will be forced to prioritize actual paying customers over Democrats who pay with a song and a promise of access.
That is, assuming you are not part of the board Snooper infiltrated.
Sekhmet on May 14, 2008 at 12:05 AM
LOL. Now you done thru Erin off the boat.
Limerick on May 14, 2008 at 12:06 AM
The only way this is going to work
for John(Queeg)McCain is for Mitt to
be VP.
That way when McCain flubs up,Mitt
can damage control,because the Lefty
MSM will be srutinizing every word
that McCain speaks! jus sayin!
canopfor on May 14, 2008 at 12:07 AM
That is not a thing to joke about.
Not even a little.
Typhoon on May 14, 2008 at 12:07 AM
if you are not a Mexican national you can own property within 50km of the ocean through a fidecomiso or Mexican bank trust, it’s not a lease you have full ownership rights and be advised that huge financial institutions lije GE Capital and Stewart Title insurance are backing these investments to the tune of $20 billion per year
Any American can get a 6 month visa whenever they enter, renewable FM visas are easily obtained if you buy property or get a job here (you must be sponsored for the latter)
Properties further than 50km from the beach can be bought by foreigners fee simple, just like in the USA
No, I’m not Mexican
windansea on May 14, 2008 at 12:08 AM
Better yet…
McCain steps down (for the good of the party… y’know, what Dole did NOT do) and someone else steps up.
New guy gets more refineries built.
New guy gets more nuclear power plants to be built.
New guy gets driling in ANWR going (will take a few years).
F15Mech on May 14, 2008 at 12:08 AM
How Republicans “lost” the Military Vote
bnelson44 on May 14, 2008 at 12:11 AM
PS
If you get sponsored for a job here, the income tax is a flat 10%, property taxes for foreigners and nationals is less than 1%
windansea on May 14, 2008 at 12:12 AM
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