What's he going to do -- register as an Independent? Funny they don't become disillusioned until the voters throw them out of office and then they start to see the light.

I believe that's Ron Paul.

OCU

Well I personally could understand why he dicided to quit the party. There's no substance there and hopefully and before it's too late many other Republicans should follow his lead and not by quiting the party but changing some of their views. Election 2008 will bring about many changes I'm sure. J

Lincoln Chaffee never was a Republican.

Lincoln Chaffee never was a Republican.

Really funny stuff.

RINO's will never become extinct at this rate, lol!

They are one population that is growing by leaps and bounds.

S'wat happens when there is a coup by the Neos and the Big Government Corporatists in the GOP.

They will find that getting elected without a Southern accent and a BIG Bible in their own Party isn't all that easy.

"Lincoln Chaffee never was a Republican."

Neither was Abraham Lincoln, really. But the loonies claim him nevertheless. Go Link. herm

Lincoln Chaffee never was a Republican.



"For the first time since the Civil War, the six New England states combined now have only one Republican U.S. House member, Connecticut's Christopher Shays."


That's okay, RiR. Evidently there aren't so many in New England anymore, either.

Well, that's one way to see it. Another is that given the choice between a liberal Democrat and a liberal Republican, voters figure they may as well go with the real thing.

Well, gee, RiR.


So the "Big Tent" was a lie then?

-go with the real thing.

Or that they stay home in mighty droves.... or herds, being Republicans, is more likely.

That's okay, RiR. Evidently there aren't so many in New England anymore, either.

Not just New England. It's become an epidemic.

Democrats have opened an eighteen point lead in the Generic Congressional ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if the Congressional Election were held today, 50% of American voters say they would vote for the Democrat in their district. Just 32% would opt for the Republican. A month ago, the Democrats lead was just ten percentage points, 47% to 37%.
Republicans now trail by 15 percentage points among men. Last month, they were nearly even with Democrats among male voters. Democrats now have a twelve-point advantage among white voters, another segment of the population that was a toss-up in early August.
Prior to reaching the 50% level in September, support for Democrats had stayed in the 45% to 47% range for six consecutive monthly surveys.
Before dropping to 32% this month, support for Republicans had ranged from 34% to 38% over that same six month period.

.... or herds, being Republicans, is more likely.

Flocks, actually.

Blue

That may be a bit too subtle.

Funny, though.

Flocks and flocks of Repubs staying home instead of voting for Rudy.


These Republicans are dropping like tame doves at a Dick Cheney hunting trip!

Pretty soon we'll have the Senate back.

All they need is Disney to approve the mascot.

Given the electorates distaste for the Neo-Con version of politics, do you suppose that the moderate Republican wing can make a comeback ?

One of the comments above said that Chaffee was not a Repub.... I reckon thay meant he's not a Neo-con ?

Funny how Reid still whines and cries about Lieberman.

Of course, that's only about voting. Reid doesn't give a fuck about personal conviction or ideology. Just how many votes he can line up. A whore like all true Dems.

Lincoln Chaffee never was a Republican.

Posted by rightisright at 2007-09-16 09:59 PM

That Is Why I Left The Party !

Neither Was Lincoln

Neither Was Roosevelt

Neither Was Eisenhower

Neither Was Goldwater

Neither Was Regan

Neither Is McCain

Neither Is Giuliani

See The Republican Party Has Been Hi Jacked By Greedy, Hypocritical ,Fiscal Irresponsible, Homophobic, Lying, Chicken-hawkish, Fascist, Bigoted, Radical Religious, Science Hating, Environment Killing, Ideological Ass Clowns !!

-Sarge

Whatever.

Whatever.

Devastating retort. Worthy of an 8th grader. Really shows which way your party is heading.

It's funny, in 2000 I was 39, just the age for white males to switch from D to R. I even liked McCain, didn't care much for Gore. Then Junior came along. Whatever values and strengths I thought the Republicans posessed have been shown to be hollow PR points. All the worst characteristics ascribed to Republicans seem to be their standard policies - dishonesty, war mongering, profiteering, corruption, contempt for rights and the people's will.

Bush's legacy to the Republican Party could be it's minority status for at least a decade. Remember "But Clinton...?" You're going to hear "But Bush..." for the rest of your natural life.

Whatever.

VERNON... "Of course, that's only about voting. Reid doesn't give a fuck about personal conviction or ideology. Just how many votes he can line up. A whore like all true Dems"

Uh... That is the way congress works, Vern. One "lines up votes" to pass legislation that facilitates change... It's called being "non-partisan", and this is how things get done...

This is precisely why the Democratic led congress is still somewhat ineffective; not enough votes aligned. And, not enough "non-partisan" Republicans; they all just keep chanting that same old faded, droning mantra of the Global Corporate Fascist agenda...

Republicans had the chance to make real and lasting change for Americans; they blew it. Republicans had both houses and the Executive branch aligned for six years, with as many "whore" votes as they could want. And, we all know how this has worked out...

So Vern, move aside (as did your compadre in this story) and let the change begin: More for the many and less for the few...

Is this a great country or what?

Devastating retort. Worthy of an 8th grader. Really shows which way your party is heading.
* * *

Umm, OK. Next time I'll say, "Hey! I'm not a fascist! And I like the environment too! And I have some gay friends!"

Or, I'll just say, whatever. If Lincoln Chafee's brand of Republicanism were what the good voters of Rhode Island wanted, he would've been re-elected, wouldn't he? For all I hear about how the Republican Party left Lincoln Chafee--big friggin' deal--HE didn't change, the voters did. And if Rhode Island doesn't give a damn, why should I?

If Lincoln Chafee's brand of Republicanism were what the good voters of Rhode Island wanted, he would've been re-elected, wouldn't he?

Actually, he was a pretty popular moderate. Despite that, RI voters tossed him aside just because he was a Republican, from the Party of Bush. Get used to hearing that. They certainly didn't toss him aside for your brand of insanity.

Let me acquaint you with the new math:

Republican = Bush = < 0

By the time 2008 rolls around don't be surprised if the republican party joins the ranks of the whigs and the anti masonic party.All that nonsense about this country being overly conservative by Rush Limbo and his crowd is just that , nonsense.

Actually, he was a pretty popular moderate. Despite that, RI voters tossed him aside just because he was a Republican, from the Party of Bush. Get used to hearing that. They certainly didn't toss him aside for your brand of insanity.

Let me acquaint you with the new math:

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Actually, I prefer the old math better. If he was a "pretty popular moderate", isn't that > 50%? So why isn't he back in the Congress?

The voters of Rhode Island traded one liberal for another. As to what my so-called brand of insanity is, in most places where Republicans lost, the Dems who won had to portray themselves as more conservative than the Repubs they were running against. Not hard, really, given the state of the Republican party today. Which begs the question, though--if liberalism is ascendant, are we still in Iraq? Or not? Are gays getting married? What are the top Democratic contenders saying about, say, the need to expand welfare rolls? Are they proposing to slash defense spending to pay for education and job training? Are they proposing a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act? How about taxes--with only one exception, how many of them have moved to repeal the Bush tax cuts?

LMAO. Hell, who knew that giving control over to the Dems would result in absolutely no change at all? They're just a bunch of paper tigers--say whatever you can to get through the primaries of hard-left voters, then when you get to Washington, be sure to govern as conservatives. And how could I possibly have a problem with that?

Support Bush!! Vote Dem!!

Actually, I prefer the old math better. If he was a "pretty popular moderate", isn't that > 50%? So why isn't he back in the Congress?

The voters of Rhode Island traded one liberal for another. As to what my so-called brand of insanity is, in most places where Republicans lost, the Dems who won had to portray themselves as more conservative than the Repubs they were running against. Not hard, really, given the state of the Republican party today. Which begs the question, though--if liberalism is ascendant, are we still in Iraq? Or not? Are gays getting married? What are the top Democratic contenders saying about, say, the need to expand welfare rolls? Are they proposing to slash defense spending to pay for education and job training? Are they proposing a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act? How about taxes--with only one exception, how many of them have moved to repeal the Bush tax cuts?

LMAO. Hell, who knew that giving control over to the Dems would result in absolutely no change at all? They're just a bunch of paper tigers--say whatever you can to get through the primaries of hard-left voters, then when you get to Washington, be sure to govern as conservatives. And how could I possibly have a problem with that?

Support Bush!! Vote Dem!!

Posted by rightisright


All of which, I suppose, means that your anti-Democratic noise and criticism is just meaningless drivel.

You haven't heard a lot of criticism out of me since the new Dem Congress took over. What's not to like? No change in the war on terror, no change to the wiretap program, no change in tax policy, no change on environmental policy, no change in tax credits for oil exploration, no new giant entitlement programs or healthcare initiatives. As a side benefit, several RINO's got send packing--Lincoln Chaffee among them--and several more who had severe moral deficiencies have been forced to resign, which is something that term limits never managed to do.

When Nancy Pelosi took over I feared the worst. Who knew she would govern as a conservative? Meantime, the Dem majority is just tenuous enough that it will prevent many of the excesses that the Dems promised to their voters, but which won't come to pass, at least for some time.

Happy times all around!

"What's not to like?"

No way the tax cuts for the wealthiest will become permanent, no way the Estate tax will be eliminated, no way Social Security will be privatized, no way a Constitutional Amendment will be passed codifying gays as second-class citizens, no way another Roberts or Alito will be confirmed, no way another Gonzales will become AG, no way a lot of Republican wish-list legislation even makes it to the floor....

What's not to like?

And a Democratic President on 1/20/2009

What's not to like?

LOL Fair enough. So everybody's happy, then.

Uh... That is the way congress works, Vern. One "lines up votes" to pass legislation that facilitates change... It's called being "non-partisan", and this is how things get done...

Posted by CaptainOfUranus

Why can't they vote on what is realy good for the country and not all this partisan shit? Looks to me like both parties are great at that. The dems march in lock step mor than the reps.

"Why can't they vote on what is realy good for the country and not all this partisan shit?

Posted by Sniper at 2007-09-17 12:32 PM"

You mean like getting out of Iraq, now?

Wonder if Susan and Olympia are paying attention?

Given the electorates distaste for the Neo-Con version of politics, do you suppose that the moderate Republican wing can make a comeback ?

Posted by YoMeLIB

The door is open for the formation of a new party, maybe the Ron Paul Party, which would appeal to the anti-government anti-social legislation crowd. This would leave the stump republican south isolated.

My guess is that this will happen.

Why can't they vote on what is realy good for the country and not all this partisan shit? Looks to me like both parties are great at that. The dems march in lock step mor than the reps.

Posted by Sniper at 2007-09-17 12:32 PM | Reply |

You do realize its people like you? right? That trump up a great deal of this partisan bullshit? I know if you respond at all you'll have some awesome retort where you make me out to be a loser, but your post archives don't lie.

RiR,

Nice try at painyimg the Dems as Conservative,
but it isn't true.

The reason we are still in Iraq is simply because the Dems do NOT have 60 votes in the Senate. That is what prevents a filibuster, which is what would happen if a vote to pull out were to pass. In addition, they don't have a veto proof majority if the Prez vetos a bill.

SNIPER ... "Why can't they vote on what is realy good for the country and not all this partisan shit? Looks to me like both parties are great at that. The dems march in lock step mor than the reps."

If one examines the legislative process of the last seven years, one will see the obvious and overwhelming partisanship of the Republican lead congress in lockstep with the Executive branch. When the Republicans controlled both Houses they wouldn't even let Democratic initiatives get to the floor for a vote. At least the Democrats have worked with Republicans to get something accomplished, and most of their progress has been good for the American people (less the cave-ins)...

So, I would have to disagree with you that Partisanship is a political tool of the Democrats. And, unfortunately for your argument, the history of your "rubber stamp" Republican lead Congress backs me up on this...

The reason we are still in Iraq is simply because the Dems do NOT have 60 votes in the Senate.

Sadly, we are still in Iraq because the Dems haven't found their balls. The Dems did pass an Iraq bill with withdrawl in it, Bush vetoed it and they caved.

Had they any balls, they would have simply said "This is the only emergency funding bill we're passing. Take it or leave it."

Another fine case in point of the Repubs going the way of dinosaurs, tories and whigs.

The corporate power structure that really runs things in this "democracy" knows that . It is already handing the big bucks to those Demos it knows it will be able to control most easily.

No names, please.

Yes, things will HAVE to get better in 2009. They can't NOT get better. But there will be no real changes in the system. herm