Comments on: A Pre-Mortem on Republican Losses in 2006 Midterms

By: Herb

Herb — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 17:07:42 +0000

About the only conclusion one can make about the election results is, that if the Dems take control of Congress, we will all see how deep "Hate" can go. The Dems. message for the past 6 years has been of "Hate" and they will take "Hate to a new "Low".

By: Cornfields

Cornfields — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:40:08 +0000

In upstate New York this is certainly a historic election. You've got to understand, these areas are rock-rib Republican. In fact, much of the population is significantly more conservative than their representatives. I used to live there. And I have to say, that breaking 150 years of soliding voting tradition is a sea change.

In Illinois, where I live, a corrupt Democratic governor will win with ease, despite doing everything he can to lose... the Dems have literally been running a yellow dog, and no one takes the GOP candidate seriously (and that's with an additional 15 percent going to the Greens!)

More alarming, is that the youngest generation is now significantly more liberal than any time since prior to Reagan. These generational shifts can be very important. When the New Deal generation died, it hurt the Dems terribly. The elderly now are more conservative, but as they go, the GOP needs to start appealing to the young. This war is playing much worse, I think, among the under 28 crowd, than it is among older adults

By: Russell Newquist

Russell Newquist — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:30:05 +0000

"One wonders whether this says more about the Republican Party’s emergence as a natural “majority” party (in the sense of being the favorites to win the presidency and majorities in both Houses of Congress in a first-past-the past system, rather than 50 percent plus one) or the awesome feebleness of the Democratic Party in capitalizing on an amazing opportunity to win a huge number of seats."

Or, just as likely, this says more about the incredible staying power that incumbents in general now have in our system.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:23:07 +0000

Dave,

We'll check it out. Right now, she's on Tramodol and Prednazone.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:20:04 +0000

If you're looking for a pain medication for her, I can recommend Canine Pain Plus. It's available from Only Natural Pet. Better than Ascriptin.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:46:31 +0000

The republicans are at a 75 year high water mark in the senate and the house. It seems likely that they won't set a new high water mark, but they are equally unlikely to set a new low. My gut says the hold the senate and probably the house (it is much harder to track adequately all the house results). In historical terms that would be a much better than average result.

To put it in other terms, if the democrats don't end up winning both chambers (i.e. at least matching historical norms), then what does that say about the democratic party.

By: Tano

Tano — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:37:38 +0000

Y'know James, back in 1874, the sixth year of US Grant's presidency, the Democrats gained 94 seats, out of a total of 293 House seats! Now that was a wave! Now some "spin artists" might point to the Democrats actually gaining 5 seats in the sixth year of Clinton's presidency, but geez, how relevant would that be? Ya see, put in the proper perspective, it seems absolutely certain that the Repbulicans are, at worst, going to suffer trivial losses this year. And none of it, of course, has much to do with national political issues, much less with the Republican governing philosophy or performance in office. What am I trying to say here? Maybe that lame spin is easy to spot, from a mile away, and it dont make you look all that good.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:34:12 +0000

Much better. She's older (a month shy of her 11th birthday) and having periodic problems with her back. We've gotten her weight down and she hadn't had any episodes but I noticed her acting funny yesterday afternoon on a walk. I took her into the vet and we had x-rays and whatnot done, they were inconclusive, and we got pain meds. She was doing worse this morning, so I took her back in. The doc upped the frequency on the pain meds and prescribed some steroids, which should do the trick. We also had blood drawn and sent to the lab to rule out other factors.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:23:59 +0000

First things first, James. How's the dog?

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