“Vice-President-elect Biden, there are some who have suggested that you and Obama now have a mandate. any comment?”

“Oh lord no. Look, Obama is a happily married man, and is only interested in women. He would never want to go on any man dates. That’s ridiculous.”

(sorry, couldn’t resist).

Good point! I can almost hear it starting that rumble

Yes we can! Yes we can! Yes we Can! Yes we Can! Yes we Can!

Where’s my check! Where’s my check! Where’s my check! Where’s my check!

Where’s my check!

I think not that not all mandates have the same strength.

So our great airliner will be piloted and manned by the Democratic Party for at least 2-4 years. Since we are all on that plane, let’s hope for the best.

carbon_footprint on November 6, 2008 at 10:03 AM

Make that a BUS, c_f.

From the back seat to driving off the cliff in two short generations.

***sigh***

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Marine_Bio on November 6, 2008 at 10:45 AM

I don’t usually visit there either but I thought I would follow Ed’s link and see what Jazz had to say, since Jazz is the moderator in the Ed Morrissey Show and a pretty nice guy (for a Dem/ha)

lobosan5 on November 6, 2008 at 10:30 AM

I can’t view Youtube on this machine, but what I was trying to say about McCotter is that he doesn’t have the same kind of

broad

appeal. That is a God given quality, that you just can’t learn.

That being said, as a conservative, he is absolutely Hilarious. Particularly when he goes down the “Learning to Speak Democrat” lesson.

It just doesn’t appeal to those in the middle who are easily swayed by an attractive persona. That’s what swayed so many towards Obama, and is the same thing that swayed even more towards Reagan. The difference is genuine substance. Reagan had it, Obama does not.

abinitioadinfinitum on November 6, 2008 at 10:36 AM

Ah, now that makes sense. I don’t frequent the moderate voice, and mistook the post for something else. (i.e. you were making some arguement against)

Thanks.

All presidents have mandates — to pursue the policies that won them election.

Well, there’s the rub. Aside from skin color, what “policy” did Obama run for? Basically, a completely inarticulate description of CHANGE. In other words: whatever the holy living Hell he decides to do from one moment to the next.

Some self-proclaimed conservative commentators say that’s not a problem. They’re counting on the wise old heads in Congress to “pull Obama to the right” – away from his radical leftist roots.

Yeah, good luck with that.

Marine_Bio on November 6, 2008 at 10:25 AM

Yes, I think that was Mr. Marlowecan‘s point.

Holy Crap! Now those were LANDSLIDES!

Have you ever seen him speak? Marine_Bio

Ummm…………………..yes?!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGughTC4W5k

So our great airliner will be piloted and manned by the Democratic Party for at least 2-4 years. Since we are all on that plane, let’s hope for the best.

carbon_footprint on November 6, 2008 at 10:03 AM

So how about we storm the cockpit, take over the controls, and if we can’t land the plane safely, crash it into the South Side of Chicago.

Let’s roll!

Sorry Carbon, that analogy was just too good to resist!

Chuck Schumer–banking expansion via nationalization
George Miller– 401Ks and other private retirement plans
John Conyers– indictment of Bush for war crimes
Henry Waxman– usurping chair of Energy and Commerce to impose more stringent anti-global-warming legislation
Pete Stark– expansion of federal TARPs

Is BHO strong enough to rein in these ambitions, or will he simply be a pawn in this power play, agreeing to legislation that he approves of?

The article is very disturbing in its implications. We must remind congressional members of the loyal opposition to eliminate or reduce the damage that will be wrought by these power-mad Dems.

abinitioadinfinitum on November 6, 2008 at 10:13 AM

Ok, the NYT libs didn’t think 1980 was a mandate. If you look at the maps of 1980 and 1984, its pretty stunning. 489 followed by 525 electoral votes is a massive proportion.

1980
1984

Simple evidence can be ignored at will, and willful ignorance abounds.