Mop-up thread
posted at 1:06 am on November 5, 2008 by Allahpundit
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A few linky treats for our night owls and those too wired from having witnessed a bloodbath to wind down just yet. With 99 percent reporting, Obama’s clinging to leads of a few thousand votes in both Indiana and North Carolina. If he wins both, he’ll top out at 364 EVs (with the possibility for more depending upon what happens in Missouri and Montana). That would mean he’d have overperformed even the rosy projections at Five Thirty Eight. He already has 338 in the bank, which means your resident Eeyore actually wasn’t pessimistic enough. Good lord.
We’re headed for another wipeout in the House in the too, with Politico projecting a Dem pickup of at least 20 seats. You can follow the late returns at CNN’s master page. Murtha ended up destroying Russell in spite of everything, thereby depriving us of even a tiny consolation prize. For that, all hope now rests on Minnesota, where Norm Coleman’s clinging to a two-point lead over Stuart Smalley with 72 percent reporting.
Still too soon to tell which way Prop 8 is headed in California but with a quarter of the vote counted, it’s 53/47 in favor of reinstating the ban on gay marriage (i.e. a “yes” vote).
Here’s the video and transcript of The One’s speech. I mean, President The One.
Update: Wow — if, if the exit polls are right, Prop 8 is headed for a narrow defeat.
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Yes. I love it and it’s my family home but I’m so glad to be out of there and in a red state now.
Missy on November 5, 2008 at 3:54 AM
I’ll tell you what. There are a lot of us the military who attribute the inseption and escalation of the insurgency directly to the political unrest right here in the USA when the speeches started for the 2004 election by the democrats. We told them (the insurgents) they could still win. At one time you could drive from BIAP to the embassy in an unarmored vehicle. But we told the insurgents, stay in the news, even id you can’t mount an offfensive, kill a couple Americans a day. You can do this guys! Then we took a bunch of immature and unsupervised prison guards perpetrtating the equivaent of college hazing and turned it into a referendum on the basic goodness of the American Soldier.
hawkdriver on November 5, 2008 at 3:54 AM
It doesn’t look good for Coleman. Franken only has one county left that is still reporting but it’s a big one in St. Louis County. Coleman has 3 counties still reporting but they are all relatively small: Cass, Benton, and Wright.
Bravesbill on November 5, 2008 at 3:55 AM
I had the same problem reconciling Secretary of State (a different state) data with CNN last election. I did notice the figures were higher on CNN so I went with that as being more recent.
It took a long time to get an answer from the SoS about it but what they said was, they update a national database before they update their website. The person I talked to didn’t know how or why.
sloopy on November 5, 2008 at 3:55 AM
Why are you here? Shouldn’t you be at Huffpoo or Kos celebrating your massive victory?
goldeagle11 on November 5, 2008 at 3:55 AM
Worse than Alaska?
mycowardice on November 5, 2008 at 3:56 AM
I read an interview with him in the WSJ that gave me some hope on that. My experience has been that nearly every ‘radical’ that gets elected soon discards the wild ideas when they actually have to make real-life decisions. We’ll see.
trailboss on November 5, 2008 at 3:56 AM
This is crazy. I’ve been refreshing the MN Sec state page for an hour and Coleman’s lead has never been less than 9,000 votes.
Currently 13,000 with 97.6% reporting.
But I am clearly talking to a wall here.
Missy on November 5, 2008 at 3:50 AM
conservativemama on November 5, 2008 at 3:57 AM
Sarah got Alaska for Mccain and her coattails will probably keep a senate seat for the Repubs and the 60 seat firewall. Nobody can take that away from her.
promachus on November 5, 2008 at 3:57 AM
Why, it’s exactly what the Libs would do. No honor in electing him other than making sure it’s our party and can replace him with a Republican. William Jefferson was found with 90,000 in bribe money in his freezer two years ago and he’s reelected. Our new answer to our critics, So What?
hawkdriver on November 5, 2008 at 3:58 AM
Hey! Don’t bust on Alaska! The people voting for the dinosaur felon are old redneck people! Oh wait, that’s Pennsylvania.
Never mind.
JeffinOrlando on November 5, 2008 at 3:58 AM
Sorry that I put the wrong part in the box above. I am on EST zone so I am a little sleepy!
conservativemama on November 5, 2008 at 3:58 AM
Well, I’ll be damned if I’m going to turn on CNN at this stage in the game.
MN Sec State says 83 precincts are still outstanding (98% reporting). Coleman’s lead is down to 6,500 or so. Franken has never had the lead at any time during the last hour plus. Not even close.
Missy on November 5, 2008 at 3:58 AM
After Jan 19th…we shall see. Think Putin, Kim, Iran, Hezbulla/Hamas, Al qaeda and the rest arent looking at this event and smiling? They know the American people have lost the will to fight, motivation to lead and guts to be brave. The Dems will only magnify this and when the piper comes calling they will pay. If you look over your should one day and see a 2nd sun….you are already dead.
Thebishop on November 5, 2008 at 3:59 AM
The problem with Obama is that we don’t really know much about him. If the media doesn’t wake up we’ll have four years to work on that.
Phoenician on November 5, 2008 at 3:59 AM
Do you and your boyfriend sit there and giggle about the stuff you post?
hawkdriver on November 5, 2008 at 3:59 AM
One small correction:
This was a referendum of what ignorant people were TOLD about the last 8 years.
If they actually understood even half of theactuality, rather than gobbling up the media myths, it would have turned out differently… maybe… because McCain would have still failed to inspire both Right and Left.
LegendHasIt on November 5, 2008 at 4:00 AM
Thank you, sir. Well said.
hillbillyjim on November 5, 2008 at 4:01 AM
hawkdriver on November 5, 2008 at 3:54 AM
the media….the enemy
I heard a guy on the radio argue quite convincingly that the thing that cost McCain the election was suspending his campaign to support Bush and Paulson’s bailout.
Especially after they larded it up with the extra hundred fifty million with pork…it gave McCain the perfect chance to oppose the bill on that basis.
And because he didn’t, the base didn’t come out for him.
damn shame
now I’m off to bed.
funky chicken on November 5, 2008 at 4:03 AM
At least Roger Wicker was elected as my US senator in Mississippi. Small victories.
goldeagle11 on November 5, 2008 at 4:03 AM
yep, and you’re welcome as poorly typed out as it was I still mean every word of it. I resent the hell out of them doing all thos things and never speaking out about colleges kicking out ROTC and attacks on recruiting stations. But you won’t hear ole cowardass say a word about any of that becasue he one knows I’m right and agreed with every action the left take against the military.
hawkdriver on November 5, 2008 at 4:05 AM
Man, what a crappy night for sleeping. When I tried to go to bed, there was still a teensy bit of hope… I told my 5yo that it looked like Sarah and John wouldn’t win, the poor girl cried herself to sleep (I feel like a craptastic mother now).
The good news I’m taking away from this – I don’t think my husband will re-enlist in a couple years now. He loves the Navy and his country, but I don’t think he can serve under a CinC he can’t respect. It’d be good to have him home for good, though.
Anna on November 5, 2008 at 4:06 AM
Yup. McCain has led and inspirirationg life, just doesn’t have an insprirarioatal persona.
damdna im’ gettin tires. Gotto sign off. night.
trailboss on November 5, 2008 at 4:06 AM
42.09% Coleman
41.86% Frakkin
(71 precincts still out)
hillbillyjim on November 5, 2008 at 4:07 AM
Fox News decision desk just said that there are still conservative districts in MN that have yet to report. Bodes well for Coleman then.
Bravesbill on November 5, 2008 at 4:07 AM
He is MORE radical than people think. Hope in one hand…..(you know the rest)
Haven’t you figured out by now that 0bama LIES? That he would do and say anything to get elected?
That is all part of the Gramscian Marxist and Alinsky plan that has been his path since his youth.
That part may turn out to be true. But it won’t be for lack of him TRYING to be our Hugo Chavez.
LegendHasIt on November 5, 2008 at 4:08 AM
Obama didn’t get that much more of the popular vote than Bush did, but it sure was better spread out.
Speedwagon82 on November 5, 2008 at 4:09 AM
Thank you, hillbillyjim. I feel less insane now. :)
Missy on November 5, 2008 at 4:09 AM
Franken was leading by not quite 2300, but last I looked that lead had swindled below 1500. It’s a nail-biter.
sloopy on November 5, 2008 at 4:09 AM
Yeah, but that means Obama’s signature will be on his Honorable Discharge. Clinton is on mine and it has never seen the light of day.
JeffinOrlando on November 5, 2008 at 4:09 AM
Well ALL is not lost, so we go from here. Hate to see Sarah packing, but 2012 won’t be too far away.
johnnyU on November 5, 2008 at 4:10 AM
Funky got it right; the media is the enemy. I don’t know what can be done about it, but the media should be the first guardians of freedom by supplying us with information, not framing and twisting it to suit their purposes. It is not encouraging.
hillbillyjim on November 5, 2008 at 4:10 AM
I don’t think we have the luxury of waiting till 20th Jan. Nancy Pelosi and her gang will not so politely chase Bush away and start their shenanigans immediately. They won’t till 20th. Particularly because they have to cover for the campaign finance fraud.
promachus on November 5, 2008 at 4:11 AM
Anna, that is a strong feeling. I was going to retire anyway, but I know a lot of NCOs and fellow warrants that said if he won, they’d try to get out before our next deployment.
hawkdriver on November 5, 2008 at 4:12 AM
No argument here. Hollywood is the easy one. Put them out of business. We can live quite easily without them. I know people in the entertainment business. One or two pooches can put a production company out of business. Let’s agree to hit them in the pocket book.
hawkdriver on November 5, 2008 at 4:14 AM
You are right. However, I just don’t get why Americans have ignored the mess up of the Dems, especially while they’ve been in power in Congress the 2 years. I’m sorry I think Pelosi is horrible Speaker of the House and Harry Reid is also an awful Majority Leader also.
terryannonline on November 5, 2008 at 4:14 AM
As long as it’s honorable, though. At least he’ll get a piece of paper too. I was hon. discharged for a medical reason (busted knee), and my CO said I didn’t get an actual discharge certificate, because they don’t waste paper on stuff like that or something.
Just trying to find some solace this morning.
Anna on November 5, 2008 at 4:15 AM
Sad , the media crushed democracy.
I hope I’m wrong about Obama.
the_nile on November 5, 2008 at 4:16 AM
Franken is ahead by 1293 with 98% in.
conservativemama on November 5, 2008 at 4:17 AM
Too many people still getting their news from the talking TV heads and accepting it at face value.
hillbillyjim on November 5, 2008 at 4:19 AM
99% in and Stuart is up 1100.
JeffinOrlando on November 5, 2008 at 4:21 AM
Republican NORM COLEMAN 1192071 42.09
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL FRANKEN 1185719 41.86
98.55% reporting
hillbillyjim on November 5, 2008 at 4:24 AM
I think I’m going to go crawl back into bed. I can pretend this is all a bad dream until the sun comes up, right?
Thanks for the opportunity to vent, all.
Anna on November 5, 2008 at 4:25 AM
While were are looking for new faces for the conservatism to run for office. Perhaps, we need also need to get new faces on television representing conservatism. Sorry but pretty much all conservative commentary reeks. Fresh blood needed.
terryannonline on November 5, 2008 at 4:25 AM
Coleman (R) 1,196,912 42%
Franken (D) 1,197,291 42%
http://abcnews.go.com/politics/elections/?category=Minnesota
JeffinOrlando on November 5, 2008 at 4:26 AM
Franken with 379 votes with 99% reporting. Nailbiter!!
conservativemama on November 5, 2008 at 4:26 AM
The one thing I am left feeling is not anger or anything, but more confusion. How did we in this country elect a terrorist-sympathizer who wants to harm us both economically and militarily?
But this is all probably for the best. Judging from how McCain fought this election, the idea that he would be willing to stand up to Democrats in DC to get his tax plans and everything through is an absolute JOKE. At least with Obama in office there will be resistance against his horrible policies.
amkun on November 5, 2008 at 4:27 AM
Can we get Spock (or whomever that old dame was) to do a mind transfer? I want to take some of Fred Thompson’s federalist brain and put it into Sarah Palin…
electric-rascal on November 5, 2008 at 4:29 AM
PERFECT!!!!!!
LegendHasIt on November 5, 2008 at 4:30 AM
Aren’t there enough military ballots in Minnesota to make up for Franken’s lead?
Speedwagon82 on November 5, 2008 at 4:30 AM
Although Spock was a Vulcan, not a Dame… ;-)
LegendHasIt on November 5, 2008 at 4:32 AM
IsraelIran is in big trouble.Worst place for a kibbutz: Plains of Megiddo.
Good stock investment: bullet-proof glass.
Cracks in glass ceiling: see above.
/therapy
captconrad on November 5, 2008 at 4:32 AM
OK, I’ll say it. Beam me up Scotty.
JeffinOrlando on November 5, 2008 at 4:33 AM
And on that note, good night all. I suppose I’ll see you all a few more times before Hot Air is shut down by the ‘Fairness’ Act, and Michelle and I and a few others are hauled off to the re-education camps.
LegendHasIt on November 5, 2008 at 4:34 AM
captconrad on November 5, 2008 at 4:32 AM
AKA The Valley of Descision
fluffy on November 5, 2008 at 4:35 AM
I just starting crying again. I don’t know why I’m so emotional.
terryannonline on November 5, 2008 at 4:35 AM
Fox just said there will be an automatic recount. No decision this morning.
Gnite all.
Don’t forget to pray.
JeffinOrlando on November 5, 2008 at 4:38 AM
I bet there will be a recount demand in the Coleman/Franken race. Who is this Barkley huy? He sure screwed things up for one of them…
sloopy on November 5, 2008 at 4:39 AM
Looks like Stevens is going to win in Alaska. I assume that the new congress will refuse to seat him, or throw him out soon thereafter. Does that mean we’re looking at Sen. Parnell or a Sen. Palin?
DaveO on November 5, 2008 at 4:39 AM
huy=guy
sloopy on November 5, 2008 at 4:39 AM
OK, I have decided to shut myself up from all news of the world for the next year at least. Will read only fiction or philosophy or something like that. I will go into some kind of hibernation only to wake up in underground bunker.
At least that’s what I feel now.
promachus on November 5, 2008 at 4:40 AM
After seeing what we have seen tonight (indeed in the last year) one would have to be just about completely brain dead to not be emotional.
And now, really, Good Night and God Bless all.
Tomorrow we can start strategizing for the future of America and ourselves.
LegendHasIt on November 5, 2008 at 4:40 AM
Babylon has fallen
Be a Daniel…not country first, not constitution first, not me first…..GOD FIRST!! As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. We need to quit hiding our faith and apologizing for it. Gods commandments are not optional, and not merely a guideline. We are going around the mountain until we get it right…..will it take us 40 years, or longer?
Illinois Grandma on November 5, 2008 at 4:41 AM
Coleman is ahead with 490 votes and with that I am going to bed.
conservativemama on November 5, 2008 at 4:41 AM
Those Alaskans are Republican to the core. If only they could each have 10 children and move to the lower 48.
Speedwagon82 on November 5, 2008 at 4:42 AM
Well, we’ve got Jimmy Carter 2.0. Let’s hurry up and find Reagan 2.0.
Rollie on November 5, 2008 at 4:48 AM
You know what, who lost big in this election?
Gays, not only because gay marriage lost everywhere it’s on ballot but also they have elected a homophobic president whose homophobia was well-documented, a quality shared by African Americans.
Jews, because they helped elect an anti-semite who’s cool to Iran having nukes and will undermine security of Israel.
Women, because they have lost not one but two accomplished women candidates to an inexperienced man and horrible sexism. Where will they find the women of caliber of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin again? Who will put themselves in charge knowing this is what they will face?
Latinos, because the blacks don’t like them and are jealous of their relative success. The Obama presidency will stuff up local administrations from council level by a lot of African Americans and they will lose out.
Indian Americans, because Obama will ban outsourcing, H1-Bs etc.
Union Members, who will lose secret ballots and jobs as industries close down.
And finally the blacks. The wisdom from now on will be that they have to follow left wing politics to succeed. Affirmative action will be further entrenched. A few blacks will succeed but the larger community will fall apart.
All those who have voted Obama president are the ones who will lose most.
promachus on November 5, 2008 at 4:51 AM
It’s obvious. Sarah Palin is our next Ronald Reagan.
Just look at how much she has learned in two months. In four years, she will be dynamite.
promachus on November 5, 2008 at 4:54 AM
Holy Crap! Nader just called Obama an Uncle Tom!
Speedwagon82 on November 5, 2008 at 4:56 AM
He can’t talk about my President-elect like that!
What a dope.
JeffinOrlando on November 5, 2008 at 4:59 AM
I wouldn’t call her the next Ronald Reagan, yet. I think we still need see her action and learn more about her (that isn’t a smear, of course).
terryannonline on November 5, 2008 at 5:02 AM
No I think the biggest loser tonight is the media. No one will trust them to cover the Obama presidency.
terryannonline on November 5, 2008 at 5:05 AM
You mean the same idiots who voted for the Marxist? They’re going to love being spoon fed crap from the MSM. That’s what they voted for.
progressoverpeace on November 5, 2008 at 5:07 AM
I respectfully disagree. The media is the big winner in this. The American people are the losers and they’re too stupid to realize it.
I’ve had it with ignorance.
SueM on November 5, 2008 at 5:12 AM
Why? They succeeded pretty well till now. Why would anybody think they did anything wrong?
Phoenician on November 5, 2008 at 5:17 AM
Google Maximilian Robespierre some time–not every radical gives up his/her wild ideas when taking office.
On another note–we have a most important task in the next couple of years–one that hasn’t gotten a whole lot of attention but is vitally important. We have to make sure that the Democrats do not get control of the legislatures of 38 or more states. What’s so significant about that number 38 and why should work our hardest to be sure that the Democrats do not reach that threshold? Because, if the Democrats control the legislatures of 38 or more states, they will have a 3/4 majority of states under their control and with a 3/4 majority, they can put out the call for a constitutional convention–and we do not want that. So…if you’re not already doing so, pay attention to your state legislatures and state politics–this will be a little mentioned, yet vital, battleground in the next 2 years.
Matt Helm on November 5, 2008 at 5:19 AM
I think, terryann, it’s the feeling of powerlessness. We were all just told that we’re in the minority, and it’s hard to imagine a day when we will have a voice in American politics again. More and more, the country churns out people who think like the left, and not like us.
We love our country, and it’s hard to watch. It’s hard to watch decent, God-fearing, America-loving people like McCain and Palin get rejected by their nation, while a man like Obama, with all his bizarre associations, is embraced.
It’s been a very tough day, after a long, difficult, and frustrating (thanks to the media who selectively informed the public in order to engineer the result) campaign. I’m sure you’re not the only one crying – far from it.
capitalist piglet on November 5, 2008 at 5:22 AM
It was a coup supported by media , and democracy lost.
the_nile on November 5, 2008 at 5:23 AM
As we now venture into the days of King Barack and the expanded do nothing congress, keep this quote from Roman Maroni (of Johnny Dangerously fame) in mind.
We might have been taken out to the woodshed tonight but the sense of humor hasn’t been destroyed. Yet…
Hammerhead on November 5, 2008 at 5:43 AM
i’m taking the day off from work. Feel drained, glad it’s over, time to rebuild – learn from our mistakes!
lanesmerge on November 5, 2008 at 5:44 AM
With 99% reporting, Coleman is up by 2700 in MN, so at least we won’t have six years of Stuart Smalley.
clearbluesky on November 5, 2008 at 5:49 AM
That didn’t take long
“With our brother Barack winning the American election, now is the time to finally eliminate Israel!”
coondawg on November 5, 2008 at 5:52 AM
Actually, we’re not in the minority. There was no record turnout this year, it was less than ‘04. If Republicans had the same turnout that we did in ‘04, we could have won.
clearbluesky on November 5, 2008 at 5:53 AM
As quickly as Obama rose to power, he can fall from power. About seven million votes gave him the victory. Let’s see if four years of Obama Admin-Democratic Congress insanity doesn’t change the minds of those seven million. Obama has some mighty high expectations placed on him, and if he doesn’t deliver he might find himself playing only one round. Either that or congress might swing back some in four years.
Hey who else thinks that in three years if things are even worse we’ll still hear Obama and the Dems blaming it all on Bush!
matthewbit07 on November 5, 2008 at 5:54 AM
At least there will be one less name up for nomination in 2012. Thank God.
I feel sorry for my fellow conservatives in the United States. The Republican party is now in a worse position than the conservatives in Australia (John Howard lost federally last year and all states and territories (except for one) are now Labor controlled). And the US is more of a one party state (relatively speaking) than Australia is right now.
Crux Australis on November 5, 2008 at 5:55 AM
The only light in this darkness is the fact that Michigan passed the medical marijuana bill.
Maybe that’ll help ease the pain of the next 4 to 8 year sentence of Obamanism.
Spiritk9 on November 5, 2008 at 5:55 AM
The first poster is correct. The second poster must be blind.
This was the very last free election we will ever see in our lifetimes, and even this election was tainted.
Folks, I’ve been on the front lines dealing with these ACORN/Vote fraudsters for years. You cannot believe how Nazi-like their tactics are. They will do anything to destroy the Right.
Last night was a complete Communist/Nazi takeover of the United States of America. There’s no equivocation about it. You can’t put a cherry on the top of this pile of shit, and pretend it wasn’t so bad.
This was bad. Very, very bad. Think Hitler. Think Stalin. Think Mao Tse Tung. Think bin Laden.
This is precisely why libertarians get so suspicious of our conservative friends. You all don’t take the threats to liberty seriously enough.
We now need very drastic measures to fight back.
ericdondero on November 5, 2008 at 6:01 AM
The problem is that they’re NOT going to be a do-nothing Congress” – don’t be surprised if San Fran Nan and Dingy Harry call Congress back for some interim shenanigans. They’ve promised Card Check is #1 on their agenda. If they pass this before Bush leave office, it’s a sign of many bad things to come.
Lurking Vet on November 5, 2008 at 6:08 AM
The Obama tactics were so obviously the same, right out of the their respective Propaganda Playbooks.
Ugh…and when I think back to the FISA vote. It’s a New World Order, alright.
misslizzi on November 5, 2008 at 6:09 AM
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!
Finally someone here gets it. We now need to get very vicious against these Nazi-Dems. Just as vicious as they’ve been to us all these years.
Viciousness apparently works in American politics.
I was disheartened last night watching the returns on our feerless leader Ed Morrisey’s live broadcast. They seemed so giggly, and light-hearted abou the whole thing. I wonder if the feeling in Nazi Germany was the same – lightheartedness after Hitler came to power in 1933.
This is no time for softballs, and “relax everyone, it ain’t gonna be that bad…”
Folks IT WILL BE THAT BAD. We need to FIGHT BACK AND NOW!!
ericdondero on November 5, 2008 at 6:18 AM
No, it’s going to be many more millions. Think of the influx of illegals swarming up here over the next four years. Who do you think they’ll vote for? The GOP is dead. The future obstacles will be insurmountable for any kind of comeback.
ErinF on November 5, 2008 at 6:22 AM
I started sobbing when I heard McCain conceded and I don’t even like McCain that much. I was totally pissed when he tripped up Bush in 2000 in NH.
I’m just really selfish and concerned about me right now and what the Messiah’s administration is going to do to me (i.e. more taxes which makes it hard to keep my apartment :( in Evanston… It’s a total white person/ liberal town but I like the boutiques and bars). I also don’t see any bright spots in 2012 for the Rs, and I’m tired of hearing people slobber about Jindal already. You don’t win by copying the other guys’ playbook (i.e. if Jindal was named Smith, would you be talking about him).
Illinidiva on November 5, 2008 at 6:25 AM
“We cannot expect the Americans to jump from capitalism to Communism,
but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of
socialism until they suddenly awake to find they have Communism.”
- Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev, 1959
davidk on November 5, 2008 at 6:29 AM
Yeah and we can thank Bob Barr for costing us North Carolina.
Thanks Bob.
That .6% really did cost us a red state.
Really it was Karl Rove that cost us this election.
Karl has a vendetta against Mccain and didn’t want to see him win.
He told us to NOT ATTACK OBAMA”S ISLAM and not mention it whatsoever..
It was a proven tactic that was working but they just decided to trust that trickster Karl and stop..thinking that Karl was some sort of genius…
SaintOlaf on November 5, 2008 at 6:32 AM
Coleman up by 1015 over Frakkin with 13 precincts still outstanding.
42.00% to 41.97%. Wow.
hillbillyjim on November 5, 2008 at 6:34 AM
No, it’s going to be many more millions. Think of the influx of illegals swarming up here over the next four years. Who do you think they’ll vote for? The GOP is dead. The future obstacles will be insurmountable for any kind of comeback.
ErinF on November 5, 2008 at 6:22 AM
The GOP is dead right now because it is intellectually bankrupt. Look at the political commercials they had this year! Look at McCain and other Republicans explaining themselves and their ideas over the course of this election cycle. It was all pathetic in the extreme. We need candidates who can clearly present and explain why conservative principles are better than their liberal counterparts. All we seem to have now are bumbling fools who speak in vague terms and offer democratic-lite solutions. Additionally, the GOP needs to look more at history and point strongly to Democrat failings on their traditional strongpoints; like the economy and domestic issues.
matthewbit07 on November 5, 2008 at 6:35 AM
Try as I might, there is absolutely ZERO positive spin from this. Pelosi’s comments notwithstanding, there will be ZERO partisanship. And if they succeed in a 3/4 majority in 2010, there may very well be a Constitutional convention that will destroy that sacred document.
The roughly 40-year incremental revolution is now upon us. The wolves are at our throats, from within and soon from without.
We are about to go from the silent majority to the SILENCED MAJORITY.
G-d help us.
J.J. Sefton on November 5, 2008 at 6:35 AM
To all of you who prayed for a McCain victory, how’d that work out? I guess y’all didn’t pray hard enough. I didn’t say any prayers because I do not believe that there is anything to pray to.
Pelayo on November 5, 2008 at 6:39 AM
Not going to happen.
hillbillyjim on November 5, 2008 at 6:39 AM
Nothing like an atheist getting in your face after a painful loss like this. What do you think people are going to do, decide there is no God because somebody on a message board who calls himself “Pelayo” says so? Would that make you feel better or something?
capitalist piglet on November 5, 2008 at 6:44 AM
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