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The Day After – Election Results

By Jeff — Jeff Wilson

A whole lot of red

  • Republicans capitalized on massive voter discontent yesterday, electing 60, possibly 65, Republicans to the House of Representatives, the most seats they’ve won in a midterm since the 1930s. Locally Buck McKeon won 63-37 and will enjoy his new Chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee (his opposite in that post, Ike Skelton of Missouri, actually lost his reelection bid). John Boehner cried and told the Tea Party he promises he won’t let them down. LA TIMES
  • The same is not true of the Senate, where the Democrats not only managed to hold on to their majority, but win some races they were expected to lose. Tea Party Target #1, Harry Reid, won by 5 points over Sharron Angle, while Michael Bennett, Democrat of Colorado, was holding on to a 5,000+ vote lead over Ken Buck as of this morning. Carly Fiorina went down hard to Babs Boxer, but hasn’t conceded yet. In Alaska, Lisa Murkowski was proving to be a strong write-in contender over Tea Party & Sarah Palin-backed Joe Miller. Christine O’Donnell was soundly defeated. Overall, the GOP gained an additional six seats with wins by Marco Rubio in Florida and Ron Johnson in Wisconsin over Russ Feigngold. NY TIMES
  • In California, the picture was much more blue. Jerry Brown won a comfortable race for Governor, despite eMeg spending about 8 times what he did. Gavin Newsom picked up Lt. Gov, and Tony Strickland, a Senator representing part of the SCV, was thoroughly dismantled for the second time by John Chiang in the race for Controller. George Runner won comfortably over his opponent for Board of Equalization, one of the few GOP bright spots in the state. Cameron Smyth won as well. CA SECRETARY OF STATE
  • Propositions: It was a bad trip for Yes on 19 voters as that prop went down to defeat. Prop 23, funded by Texan oil companies and the infamous Koch brothers, was quickly dispatched by California voters. Voters killed a new vehicle license fee, but approved a Congressional redistricting system as well as a a majority rules for budgets. LA TIMES
  • In local races, Kevin Korenthal lost badly to incumbent Ed Colley for CLWA Board. Korenthal ran a spirited campaign but in the end he went down by nearly 40+ points. He told The Signal that “The Tea Party found him,” and said his campaign was one of the most successful local grassroots campaigns. SIGNAL
  • Meanwhile, at SkyBlue Mesa elementary school, two SCV Tea Party members tried to distribute campaign literature near the polling place, violating election law. When a poll worker confronted them, the Tea Party members yelled at her like “I was a kid.” SIGNAL
  • The election lead to more web traffic than any other event in recent history, according to Akamai and Mashable, which tracks these sort of things. In fact, California traffic took down the Secretary of State website, even after the SOS office brought extra computing power from cloud based web services. SOS TWITTER
  • Every single one of the Signal’s picks for Statewide office, save for George Runner, failed. We’ll have to wait and see what the vote was like in Santa Clarita; I hope to get that information within a week or so.
  • Local Tea Party chief says last night’s GOP victory is just one step in a decades long campaign to undo Roosevelt’s New Deal and to restore America to an earlier time, more bucolic time. TEA PARTY SCV
  • Speaking of earlier times, Slate.com has a comparison of Newt Gingrich’s comments after the election in November 1994 with John Boehner’s comments after last night’s victories. Boehner: ”While our new majority will serve as your voice in the people’s House, we must remember it’s the president who sets the agenda for our government.”The president? You’ve just been handed 60 House seats by voters disgusted with the president, and you’re deferring to him?” asks SLATE
  • A bad night for Sarah Palin and Mama Grizzlies overall TPM, DAILY BEAST
  • And David Frum, former Bush Jr. speechwriter, says yesterday’s vote proves his point: “Which is why I believe at this hour of Tea Party triumphalism that the mission of this site has become more urgent than ever. A party of Palinite resentment and Rand Paul conspiracism cannot win and should not win. More than ever we need a culturally modern Republicanism to represent the whole nation – that governs in the interests of the many, not the few – that can solve social problems at a cost within the nation’s means.” FRUM FORUM
  • So what do the American people want? John Dickerson catalogs our cognitive dissonance: “In exit polls, 37 percent said the highest priority of Congress should be “spending to create jobs.” The nearly equal priority was reducing the budget deficit, which 37 percent said was their No. 1 goal.” SLATE

Comments (124)

  1. JeffNovember 3, 2010 at 6:31 am
    “john adams says: November 1, 2010 at 5:59 am (Edit) Just saved that post for future laughs down the road. Oh and Reid loses by 6-9 points. Say good night Harry” How’s it feel to have another six years of Harry Reid John?
  2. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 6:47 am
    Rasmussen fail: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/live-blogging-election-night/?src=twt&twt=fivethirtyeight#rasmussen-reports-polls-were-biased
  3. JeffNovember 3, 2010 at 8:14 am
    cat got your tongue John? Seriously, you were all up in our faces yesterday about Reid going down, where are you now?
  4. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 8:44 am
    John and some other malcontented Teabaggers are meeting behind the Stratosphere with Sharon Angle to craft their “2nd Amendment solution” to Reid’s victory.
  5. john adamsNovember 3, 2010 at 12:10 pm
    Nah had to work. I went to bed pretty bummed out. But when I woke and really thought about it, I was OK. Reid, Obama are done and this election was just the first step. They had their arms and legs chopped off last night. I can’t think of a better face to put on the democrat party than harry. He epitomizes the worthless ideas of liberalism. His face will be on every republican ad in 2 years. The best part is democrats still control 2/3 ‘s of government and will be the whipping boy of americans in 2 years. There is zero light at the end of the economic tunnel. Now americans are going to get their taxes raised and boy are they going to love that. The stimulus will still be one of the worst failures in american history and true unemployment will still be in the teens. The next 2 years are going to be fun!
  6. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 12:30 pm
    Damn right it will be fun… Fun watching Republicans attempt to cut spending and create jobs at the same time. Fun to call you out when your boys vote to raise the debt cap. That one will play well in the commercials in 2012. When they see that task is impossible they will begin to whine and blame everyone… Hope and change hahahahaha Teabagger with a losing record! Total ownage on California punk! Hahah
  7. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 1:48 pm
    From a progressive standpoint, Harry Reid is a nightmare. He’s been in the pocked of the big-business Republicans in Nevada for his entire career. All of them supported Reid in his re-election campaign. He receives huge donations from the mining industry (think Santa Clarita’s problem with the proposed TMC Mine.) Harry Reid ran the filibuster rules in the Senate to “wuss out” and let the Republicans get their way, which is much to the benefit of big banks, big insurance companies, big pharma, Wall Street and corporate America. Harry Reid has been a DINO for years. Real Democrats are hoping that Harry Reid will retire from his role as Majority Leader, concentrate on legislative and administrative problems to Nevada’s sour economy, and allow the Senate’s Democratic majority to elect someone else to do the job which Harry Reid has miserably failed to do in promoting a forthright agenda for working Americans.
  8. john adamsNovember 3, 2010 at 2:21 pm
    Reid is a loon! He major attack was that Angle claimed it is not a senators job to create jobs. Ask yourself this question……If it is his job? How has he done? You have to be a complete nut job (like guys who sign into websites with 2-3 different names. Imagine the the complete lack of self confidence in that person) to believe harry is good at anything other than making himself wealthy off the backs of taxpayers. I was right 2 years ago when I said Obama was under qualified. I was right when I said the stimulus was going to be a total failure. I was right when I said obama would spend us into bankruptcy. The republicans kicked your ass yesterday. In 2 years it be worse. Barak O’carter has been nothing but a complete failure. If mike was honest with his true feelings he would agree with about 80% of what I wrote. I remember back 2 years ago when I claimed that there was nothing bammy could do that mike would consider wrong. He diagreed. I then asked him to give me some examples of things that could happen to make him agree that electing bammy was a mistake. I have someone trying to locate that post but if my memory serves me correctly unemployment is above the level he quoted. If after 2 years youare happy with bammy’s performance I would suggest to you to start signing in with 2 different screen names. That is what the other 120 pound kooks do
  9. JayceNovember 4, 2010 at 10:03 am
    http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/how-obama-saved-capitalism-and-lost-the-midterms/
  10. mikecNovember 3, 2010 at 6:38 am
    Didn’t JA post the above on yesterday’s thread? Becuase it’s no longer there…
  11. JeffNovember 3, 2010 at 6:58 am
    http://scvtalk.com/2010/10/30/rally/#comment-31027
  12. Your Web GuruNovember 3, 2010 at 6:52 am
    The Republican revolution of 1994 was thought to signal Clinton’s defeat as a rally cry for the disenchanted voter and he went on to serve another term. While my progressive ’tilt’ may be obvious from some of my ramblings, I actually find diversity in our political system to have a synergistic effect. The above referenced revolution led to one of the most prosperous times for Americans in recent history. Republicans have their work cut out for them. “You have the con”…show us what you got, represent ALL of us and not just your constituents. If not, you’ll only embolden Obama’s chances in 2012.
  13. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 7:17 am
    I am not afraid of it, Republicans now have some power so they will be unable to blame shift and come up with excuses when they raise the debt cap. What will the tea baggers do when their version of “Hope and Change” fails them and rehire messiah the anointed Rand Paul turns out to be a fraud just like Scott Brown. America is coming back to the middle and it’s sanity. Tea baggers will lose their enthusiasm GAP, Miami Heat will miss the play offs Lakers will get 2 more rings and Obama will get 4 more years.
  14. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 7:18 am
    Rehire = there
  15. ReaderMamaNovember 3, 2010 at 12:06 pm
    there = their
  16. cashNovember 3, 2010 at 7:00 am
    Well, at least the voters in the rest of our country get it. I hope Jerry Brown will be successful in lifting California out of the deep hole it is in.
  17. JeffNovember 3, 2010 at 7:04 am
    Are you calling Californians stupid cash?
  18. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 7:10 am
    What do the brianiacs in Kentucky get that we don’t besides Fried Chicken and Kissing Cousins?
  19. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 7:41 am
    Good luck with that “hope”.
  20. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 7:43 am
    Good luck with your “hope”
  21. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 10:04 am
    Hey thanks, Lil Natie!
  22. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 10:17 am
    Chubby bunny the next two years is going to be fun time when all the promises of job creation and debt reduction get thrown out the window. Hahaha Look forward to your videos as your find someone to blame for your movements hypocrisy and incompetence. Teabaggers better take cover because the battle has just begun.
  23. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 12:08 pm
    Hey Damaged Natie, here’s what you get in liberal land: New SF law targets children of color with new Happy Meals ban. So much for freedom & liberty in your world… not to mention Democrat racism.
  24. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 12:14 pm
    Actual racist finding racism where it doesn’t exist. Nice!
  25. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 12:32 pm
    They love to focus on the race. If it walks like a racist, and talks like a racist, it must be a teabagger.
  26. NickelDimeNovember 3, 2010 at 8:05 am
    Paladino/Angle 2012!
  27. Your Web GuruNovember 3, 2010 at 2:14 pm
    If Paladino/Angle win in 2012, then the Mayans were absolutely right about the world ending!
  28. townbeetNovember 3, 2010 at 6:45 pm
    Well the US is only part of the world so I think we’ll all be ok but I saw another ” ticket” at the rally to restore sanity: Palin/Snookie 2012
  29. Coastal SageNovember 4, 2010 at 11:23 am
    The real question is whether Jerry Brown will be able to convince the incredibly powerful vested interests which control most of the Democrat members of California’s Legislature to BACK OFF. Everyone knows who I am talking about. The public employee unions.
  30. CCNovember 3, 2010 at 7:24 am
    I think the nation votes in a vain attempt to find the middle. They don’t like it when one party controls the Legislature and the Presidency because agendas get crammed down the throat. At least with a balance of power, they will be forced to work together. But I fear it will be another couple of years of infighting with little actually accomplished.
  31. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 7:37 am
    I agree with your analysis, but I’m more optimistic. Some things will have to get passed. Neither party has the juice to push something through on their own. Early on, the Republicans decided to vote no across the board for just about anything Obama was looking to do. It was a successful political calculation, but now, they don’t have the luxury of opting out. And of course the Democrats haven’t a chance of doing anything without significant Republican involvement. They will come to the table, both sides.
  32. CCNovember 3, 2010 at 8:31 am
    Moderation and balance are the changes I want.
  33. IHeartSCVNovember 3, 2010 at 7:27 am
    I don’t get how Prop 26 passes but Prop 25 doesn’t–now there will be much ado over fees (which I agree are really taxes, but still…), but the Democrats will pass the budget with a simple majority and without ever having to consult with Republicans. Ugh. And then there’s Barbara Boxer. Excuse me.
  34. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 7:45 am
    Get a real opponent and maybe the Republicans would be competitive.
  35. IHeartSCVNovember 3, 2010 at 7:56 am
    Fiorina was a real opponent, especially in comparison to Babs Boxer who couldn’t even get the liberal SF Chronicle excited. In their editorial they wrote “The incumbent, Democrat Barbara Boxer, has failed to distinguish herself during her 18 years in office. There is no reason to believe that another six-year term would bring anything but more of the same uninspired representation. [...] Her most famous moments on Capitol Hill have not been ones of legislative accomplishment, but of delivering partisan shots.” But some commercials catering to simple-minded voters who believe Fiorina led to 30K “lost jobs” (ignoring the realities of competition, obligations of publicly-traded companied, the balance of jobs created, etc.) convinced people to give Babs more time. Well, that and the fact that California has so many people who just vote in anyone with a “D” next to their name.
  36. JeffNovember 3, 2010 at 8:01 am
    No great fan of Boxer here either. Her lack of skill destroyed cap and trade’s chances in the Senate in 2008 and now it’s probably dead forever. But she’s an infinitely better choice than Fiorina, who ran HP into the ground, shipped thousands of jobs off to India, and such. Republicans have themselves to blame. Tom Campbell would have been a much more compelling option. But they chose Fiorina in the primary because she passed the purity test. How’s that working out for you today?
  37. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 8:11 am
    Tom Campbell would have beat Boxer this year. Heck, he probably would have in 1992 as well. I remember his primary battle being so tight, he actually gave a victory-esque interview to a local TV reporter on election night.
  38. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 8:25 am
    Hahah purity test is hilarious can’t wait to see how Republicans plan on lower spending ams create jobs… I am ordering little copy of the constitution in bulk!
  39. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 8:07 am
    Clearly she wasn’t a more “real” candidate than Boxer. This was the best year in decades for the Republicans and she lost by 10 points. I will freely admit that Boxer is a mediocre Senator, which is why I voted against her in 2004 and 1998. But Fiorina was a joke of candidate and lacked the qualifications to make her a compelling choice in the first place. If you think she had a successful run as head of HP, you were the one fooled by political distortions.
  40. IHeartSCVNovember 3, 2010 at 8:11 am
    I agree–she didn’t do great things at HP. However, Fiorina had some basic qualities that Boxer lacked–intelligence, a personable quality, more than 3 years of experience outside the world of politics, a sense of humor, a soul…I could go on.
  41. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 8:29 am
    Weak sauce… I expect more from you. Crippling one of America’s great companies in a time of economic boom and giving herself 100 million dollar bonus is a non starter. Not only should Fiorina not be in the senate she shouldn’t have a job in any company.
  42. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 8:33 am
    Personable quality? In real life, when I come across people like Boxer or Fiorina, I walk in the other direction. Intelligent? This woman lost by 10 points and hasn’t conceded yet. Supported Sarah Palin as a VP pick. Bought Compaq. Etc.
  43. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 2:01 pm
    IHeart: I usually respect your opinion. But really, you call Fiorina personable? How about those bwitchy comments about Boxer’s hair the morning after the primary? We saw the true person that day. “The act” of being personable in meet-and-greets and interviews is simply a skill one learns when operating in the corporate world. Fiorina simply used that skill to sucker people into voting for her. It doesn’t mean Fiorina is personable in real life, nor does it mean that she would have been practical and reasonable in the Senate. Remember that Fiorina hired private investigators to wire tap the members of the Board of Directors of her own corporation. Personable? I think not.
  44. Timothy Myers SRNovember 3, 2010 at 3:44 pm
    CS: Fiorina did not wiretap the Board. It was the Chairman who replaced her as acting CEO after her ouster to try and figure out who was leaking to the media all the infighting at HP between the Packard family and the executives.
  45. CCNovember 3, 2010 at 8:38 am
    Well I think Fiona was a reasonable candidate and certainly gave Boxer a fight. But in the end, I know full well that Fiona wasn’t a legislator and a poor business leader to boot. HP suffered greatly under her “leadership”. I voted Boxer with reluctance. As for Meg, I don’t like anyone to buy and election and I think she ran a terrible campaign. I wish she had taken that money and supported good Republican candidates for the legislature (where the problem really resides) or at least spent the money on California companies so we could get the tax revenue. Jerry is a mess, but at least he has the background to deal with the legislature. In any event, a terrible match-up. I voted Libertarian.
  46. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 2:04 pm
    CC I agree with you. Spending $140 Million to $160 Million of one’s own money, in a quest to obtain what is a largely ceremonial job when Democrats control the legislature is…how can I say it…as crazy as Christine O’Donnell.
  47. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 7:55 am
    A better candidate could have defeated Boxer. Fiorina was the worst candidate Boxer has ever faced, and yesterday was the first time in three opportunities that I voted for Boxer. Easy choice.
  48. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 8:30 am
    Huge choke. Whitman was just unpersonable and Fiorina was just horrible.
  49. Samuel AdamsNovember 3, 2010 at 8:08 am
    I wholly agree.
  50. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 1:53 pm
    One thing Santa Claritans should note: Barbara Boxer has been very helpful in getting the BLM to put the breaks on the TMC Mine in Canyon Country, which would significantly impair its air quality (and the health of its residents) with micro-fine dust from the mining operation. Barbara Boxer also has been very helpful in Congress, in getting the Senate to approve Federal funding for the clean up of toxic and radioactive sites around California, including Bermite.
  51. NickelDimeNovember 3, 2010 at 8:05 am
    The masses are angry about unemployment and America losing its competitive edge. If you think turning over the House is going to change that and improve our situation, I’ve got a bet to make in Des Moines in 15 months. As a country, we are really between a rock and a hard place right now.
  52. Samuel AdamsNovember 3, 2010 at 8:09 am
    I think it is a simple response to the overabundance of “government centric” policies. Liberty is still alive.
  53. Samuel AdamsNovember 3, 2010 at 8:09 am
    At least outside of California….
  54. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 8:12 am
    It’s a response to the shape of the economy. Always is.
  55. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 8:33 am
    Life would have been so much easier if Republicans had just left Glass-steagall in place don’t you think?
  56. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 8:36 am
    Majorities of both parties voted to repeal Glass-Steagall, and Clinton signed it.
  57. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 8:59 am
    Only about 60 democrats had the sense to vote no on it.
  58. drive66November 3, 2010 at 12:06 pm
    That is the smartest thing you’ve ever said.
  59. CCNovember 3, 2010 at 8:40 am
    Everyone wants instant gratification. The economy IS improving, but it is going to take time. A LOT of time. I would bet that in two years, people will be hurting. The action I want Congress to take is to put controls in place so that we don’t get bent over a table again.
  60. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 8:58 am
    Won’t happen. Republicans worked tirelessly to remove the regulations that would have protected us from being in this mess. The scv tea party guy doesn’t even dispute it, guy is so dense he can’t look past his own propaganda to see that what he is championing is what caused our problems. In his defense he probably whole heartily believes america’s problem is morality… Damn that sex education and equal treatment of gays and minorities! After all white people have had civil rights “rammed down our throats” for 50, finally we have been freed by the tea party and it is now ok to use the word Negro. I wonder what other racial slurs are ok for us white folk to use, please educate us Roger Gitlin, Bill Reynolds, John “Adams” Ramirez. Chris Lim or anyone else wearing a red, white and blue trucker hat.
  61. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 2:08 pm
    NickelDime, I agree with your comment 100%. My son, who is much closer to the young, working masses than me says that he anticipates the equivalent of the French Revolution or the Russian Revolution, in terms of civil unrest and crime, when millions of people’s unemployment insurance runs out and when the reality of DINO Bill Clinton’s “abolition of welfare as we knew it” hits those people, who will be homeless, car-less and cash-less. His view: We have two choices. Live in a gated community with armed guards or move out of the USA.
  62. NickelDimeNovember 3, 2010 at 8:09 pm
    Wow, this eerily echoes a conversation I had today. Keynesian safeguards blunted Communism from infesting the US. We’ve slowly but surely rolled those safeguards back. And there’s no political will to extend them, especially now. The gap and pervasiveness of such between rich and poor are not a good thing for this country. Many of the unemployed will never return to the workforce — too young to retire but past the prime employment age. The cries for liberty will be drowned out by cries for help, and I don’t think we have the stomach for the latter, Glenn Beck notwithstanding.
  63. CCNovember 3, 2010 at 8:41 am
    I am happy to see Pelosi step down. It’s like a fresh breeze came in and delivered an early Christmas present.
  64. JaneNovember 3, 2010 at 8:45 am
    http://www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/35985/ The picture of Cam and his all white, young male staffers says it all for the SCV.
  65. IHeartSCVNovember 3, 2010 at 9:04 am
    Standing next to four people of the same race and gender at the same time–outrageous!!!
  66. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 9:15 am
    Where is John (Adams) Ramirez too point this one out?
  67. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 9:20 am
    I’m far more disturbed by the Ed Colley sign hanging on the wall and the HP computer on the desk.
  68. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 2:10 pm
    Many Santa Clarita Republican women are disturbed by Cameron’s apparent support for Ed Colley, for reasons which cannot be posted here.
  69. MoneyNovember 3, 2010 at 11:33 am
    Super Cuts must make a fortune off of Republicans!
  70. BrianNovember 3, 2010 at 9:21 am
    Now that the radical right has a toehold in government, if history repeats, we will now need a local enemy to rally against. It looks like brown skin is it. Let the anti immigrant legislation fly! They took our jobs! Take our country back! I guess that ‘stomping’ someones head just doesn’t repulse any more. Paul won. Who financed your candidate? Why doesn’t it matter? What are we becoming?
  71. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 9:27 am
    Lol local teabaggers got their ass handed to them. Don’t credit victories in other states with our local tea bagged losers. They lire rally snatched defeat from the jaws if victory. Nevada was theirs for the taking and they nominated a complete moron… Hahaha Awesome!
  72. CCNovember 3, 2010 at 10:49 am
    Worse than a Moran, I would say a sociopath.
  73. lvogelNovember 3, 2010 at 9:34 am
    I for one am glad it’s over. I unfortunately stopped caring who won what seat and where a while ago; I got that turned off! I did vote, and I did have my ‘picks’, so I do care. I cared enough to read the propositions and make my own decisions (not what my party would have liked me to make) and the amount of money that was spent on some candidates, was the biggest factor in my votes. Maybe Whitman took her 40 mil seriously, but I didn’t. What I hope to happen, is we stop hearing more yes, and less NO. Much of what the current admistration brought to the house, was simply turned down…jus’ because it was not an idea from ‘their’ party. Now with the republicans having majority, perhaps they will actually start saying yes and agree on what can possibly turn our country around. They have no choice; if they are to be taken seriously and show the rest of us that they really do mean business, then they will have to work at it. When it comes down to it, it all comes down to WORK; it’s the only way things will improve.
  74. lvogelNovember 3, 2010 at 9:36 am
    we START hearing more yes, and less NO….:/
  75. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 10:18 am
    The Imam Obama better say YES to Boehner & McConnell or look out 2012! Our message has been delivered loud and clear. OUT!
  76. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 10:37 am
    Hahahaha I don’t think you know who is in charge here. Obviously not. Let me clue you in chubby bunny. Boehner and McConnell better make good on their impossible promise to lower debt while creating jobs or they are done. In 2 years we will see whether Republicans with their baggage of tea have reformed their big spending ways and can do something they have never been able to do in creating jobs. Let me save you the time of responding by typing your answer for you. (muliple choice) Bill “Chubby Bunny” Reynolds will say… A. Yeah right lil’ Natie B. Moron. HA! C. Idiot Ha!
  77. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 12:13 pm
    What I’m saying lil’ Natie, is that OUR new team will propose many bills to reduce debt, lower taxes, increase employment, etc., and your socialist team will reject such proposals leading to another GOP/Tea Party avalanche in 2012. Wake up & smell the coffee, sonny.
  78. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 1:18 pm
    I look forward to seeing these bills… It will be fun to see you lower the debt with the bush tax cuts in place. Have a jobs bill that doesn’t spend any money. And cut spending without your own people freaking out… What???? No more government paid scooters to haul my ketucky fried butt around? I have to walk? Coffee is better then tea
  79. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 2:12 pm
    Bill: Progressive Democrats have been ready to oust President Obama for months. I didn’t contribute to his campaign, didn’t vote for him and didn’t try to get people to vote for him because who Mr. Obama is has always been clear: Just another egomaniacal, condescending windbag from Harvard.
  80. BrianNovember 3, 2010 at 2:57 pm
    Idiot doesn’t even know what an Imam is! You religion insulting jerk!
  81. Whiskey Tango FoxtrotNovember 3, 2010 at 7:38 pm
    When you see Brian defending a religion, what are the odds that religion is Islam? Anyone? Anyone?
  82. alanNovember 3, 2010 at 9:58 am
    TV and radio media blitz…$ 125 million. Political consultants…$ 25 million. Mailers and print media…. $ 15 million. Getting trounced by a 72 year old washed-up hack politician… priceless! How sad for California that we had 2 bad choices
  83. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 10:15 am
    Hellooooo! Anyone notice that “our” House of Reps is now Heavily Republican controlled ( Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead ) and Republicans gained substantial Senate & Governor seats!? Glad you libs are thrilled with Moonbeam – Ha!
  84. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 10:21 am
    What will you really accomplish….? There is this number called a filibuster and presidential veto along with majority in the senate. Republicans are going to have to play ball or be destroyed in 2012. Lol I don’t think you have a clue about how it works… Chubby Bunny. You and the rest of your tea bagger buddies got OWNED!
  85. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 12:14 pm
    You guys got your asses handed to you big time last night and you don’t even know it. Talk about stupid!
  86. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 1:11 pm
    Teabaggers failed! Couldn’t even get Reid or Boxer which were easy targets!!! Hahaha I live in California and my ballet was almost 100% how about yours chubby bunny? Total ownage! California has spoken now get to the back of the bus punk! There is a spot next to Gitlin, Vakey’ Whitman or Carly Take your pick! Hahaha
  87. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 3:17 pm
    Let me explain something to you, Lil Dense Natie, as clearly as posiible for someone as ignorant as you: Congress approves funding, so they do not have to actually repeal Obamacare as Boehner promised. Boehner & Co can simply refuse to budget Imam Obama’s socialist programs. Live with it!
  88. lvogelNovember 3, 2010 at 10:31 am
    As I said, I don’t care who ‘controls’ the house. I just want some work to be done. If the republicans gain is our gain, more power to em’. I don’t believe ‘thrilled’ is a word I would use in the election of Brown. What will thrill me is if my unemployed, (uninsured) friends and neighbors can get back to work and get the medical care they deserve; that would thrill me. I just hope that the Dems dont’ take the same road the Repubs did, and play a power game. Just start working together and not against; competetion and enlarged egos are not going to get things done.
  89. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 10:38 am
    Despite was many people believe this congress was quite productive regardless of the republican stone wall.
  90. lvogelNovember 3, 2010 at 10:52 am
    But imagine how productive congress could be without all the obstructions. And I always go back to the same thing and ask the same question; why? Because our ‘team’ lost, which is sad because the amount of division, and nastiness and meaness that has been shown by our elected officials is seeping into our society, IMHO. So again, if taking control makes some feel better about themselves and will make them do better by the citizens, fine; just get the job done. Do the job you were elected to do and don’t put the responsibility on one person or group, then blame them for the job not getting done.
  91. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 11:00 am
    Well the benefit would be different mind sets and different ideas. Compromises and joint solutions to our problems. Republicans locked themselves out over everything.
  92. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 12:18 pm
    Their productivity resulted in a massive GOP/Tea Party avalanche. Man are you dense! Obama’s policies were soundly rejected.
  93. mikeNovember 3, 2010 at 12:49 pm
    Why, just because you say so? One example please. Productivity? Are they making widgets?
  94. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 1:08 pm
    Soundly rejected exit polls overwhelmingly said the economy and lack of job creation as the reason for backlash. It had nothing to do with Obama’s policies. Ball is in your court… Now create job while cutting spending and reducing the deficit big man. This is going to be awesome!
  95. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 2:17 pm
    Santa Clarita Democrats and liberals should NOT be thrilled with Jerry Brown’s election. A close friend of his is already in control of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) as its Acting Director. The Acting Director and his minions have been busily selling out to horrible polluters and current owners of radioactive and toxic contaminated sites throughout the state. There are maybe one or two people with sufficient scientific education to slap down the DTSC for what it is doing. As I’ve said before, here, the reality in California is that the Democratic Party’s elected and administrative officials in Sacramento are profoundly, morally corrupt. With Jerry Brown’s election, in Sacramento it will be business as usual.
  96. lvogelNovember 3, 2010 at 10:19 am
    True Alan, so true. Now that we have a new governor however, I’m going to hope that he does something, works with those that he should be working with and helps turns things around. BTW, I would have said the same thing had Meg won. I know many people that didn’t vote yesterday because they didn’t like either candidate; I couldn’t do that however. I knew I had to vote for one, and even though Brown wasn’t the most desirable, Meg was less so. Again, I hope Brown gets into action and starts ‘working’ on the states problems and working closely with others to help turn things around in California.
  97. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 2:18 pm
    Wishful thinking.
  98. Samuel AdamsNovember 3, 2010 at 10:53 am
    Been through Brown before. Believe me, it ain’t gonna be fun.
  99. lvogelNovember 3, 2010 at 11:22 am
    Until he can show he doesn’t know how to govern/lead or work well with others, I will give him the benefit of the doubt. I will not (and can not) say he’s going to screw things up worse, before he even starts his job. For me that counter-productive and justs sets up an unwillingness to work with what we’ve got.
  100. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 11:28 am
    Odd? Isn’t that what the tea baggers did.
  101. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 12:33 pm
    Samuel Adams, I agree. Moonbeam messed up Calyphonia loooong before the Govinator came along and added to our mess so now we must endure Moonbeam’s goofiness again.
  102. lvogelNovember 3, 2010 at 11:43 am
    Don’t know about the’tea bag’ people, but I refuse to ‘dunk’ (yes, pun intended) anyone into hot water until they deserve it.
  103. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 12:08 pm
    Harris over Cooley! Republicans got totally OWNED! Now fetch me a lemonade Chubby Bunny Reynolds, I am parched from all this tea bagger ass whipping! HAHA
  104. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 12:29 pm
    Damaged Natie, what you fail to acknowledge right before your dense eyes is that a massive GOP/Tea Party avalanche splashed all across this great country bringing an abrupt end to Obama’s socialist agenda. Yeah, Calyphonia remained deep blue… no surprise there. But suddenly today Imam Obama is talkin’ compromise when last week he told the GOP to ride in the back of the bus. It’s absolutely laughable! Are you gettin’ what’s actually happening yet!?
  105. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 12:41 pm
    You don’t even know what socialism is. Obama has talked about working with the Republican from day one. He asked them several times during HCR to bring their ideas. They tried to work with Republicans and they refused. Democrats still have upper hand, even in the house they can just pull a republican favorite filibuster and kill anything just like your boys did. When the Republican promises come up empty, Republicans won’t be getting a third chance anytime soon. You now have a little power the excuses will have to end or your stint as the majority in the house will be over. We all know the Republican’s don’t actually have a plan they have the same sudo religious philosophy that they always have which never works because it is seriously flawed. This is going to be fun!
  106. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 1:22 pm
    Oh yeah, Imam Obama does a lot of talkin’ but little of it makes sense, nor is he truthful. In fact, Imam Obama can’t speak without a teleprompter even when visiting elementary school kids. This guy is a complete joke but happily, America woke up & kicked his sorry socialist ass. “Republicans thundered into the majority in the House of Representatives Tuesday night, making historic gains by a proportion not seen in more than 70 years.” Even Maine went all RED for 1st time in 50 years! Lil Damaged Natie, you cannot minimize what happened yesterday. The GOP/Tea Party managed an historic House take over, not to mention many more Senate and Gov seats. Your team is suckin’ gas, lil Damaged Natie, admit it!
  107. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 1:31 pm
    Ofcourse it doesn’t make sense he uses big words and math. It is much easier to understand words like socialism, Nazi, Kenya said with a scary tone. You have the comprehension skills of a cocker spaniel , which only understands the tones from it’s masters and not actual words. Hahaha I know talking, thinking and discussion is seen as a failure to a guy like you. Let’s face it, We all can’t make videos and just put them on YouTube. I can’t wait for the one with you crying and your mascara running scream “LEAVE BOEHNER ALONE!!!!!”. You are a virus, I mean viral star in the making.
  108. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 2:34 pm
    Big Words & Math! Yeah, whatever his teleprompter tells him to say. Since you’re such a YouTube fan, Lil Damaged Natie, check this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6smXinWzos BTW, I am thoroughly enjoying your severe angst. Lil Damaged Natie…
  109. cashNovember 3, 2010 at 1:37 pm
    Bill, I hope all these non believing, BR bashers, are saving their money. That way, when the other shoe finally drops, they will not have to come calling on people like you for a handout. Obama and Uncle Ben are taking us to the abyss.
  110. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 2:04 pm
    The funniest part about you is you claim to have voted for Obama yet act surprised at his agenda and plan which was laid out before the election. Did you not read his book? Website? Or do you just blindly vote for who ever. It seems you just follow the crowd. I imagine cash having his shepherd fairy Obama tshirt tears streaming down his face as the confetti flies. Then 2 months later before he takes off he states demanding to see birth certificates because he go an email from a reliable source. Few monthes later he is decked out in his eagle trucker hate with his don’t tread on me yelling at every prius that drives by! Hahaha do a little studying and know your position.
  111. Whiskey Tango FoxtrotNovember 3, 2010 at 8:05 pm
    Was part of that plan to put the health care debate on c-span for everyone to see?
  112. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 2:37 pm
    Right on Cash. Democrats are THE Party of Food Stamps while the GOP is THE Party of Pay Checks. Isn’t it just lovely to seeing these liberals wigging out. I’m having a good time!
  113. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 2:21 pm
    The gentlemen at the highest levels of the California Attorney General’s Office are breathing a sign of belief. Now the work for those who want to understand where Harris versus Cooley are coming from: Look for campaign contributions to either of them from Whittaker or Boeing. Oh, darn, I forgot. Contributions can now be made in secret to independent expenditure committees.
  114. CastaicClayNovember 3, 2010 at 12:50 pm
    Where is the “a” in Boehner? It’s Bonner.
  115. Samuel AdamsNovember 3, 2010 at 1:48 pm
    “Man is not free unless government is limited,” — Ronald Reagan.
  116. damageincNovember 3, 2010 at 2:06 pm
    “wow thanks for the 2 trillion dollars” – national debt after Ronald Reagan aka the messiah’s 8 years in office.
  117. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 2:23 pm
    Harry Reid 11/2/10 victory speech: “The American people want us to work together…My job is to build consensus.” DINO now. Always has been a DINO.
  118. Love Santa ClaritaNovember 3, 2010 at 3:03 pm
    I think most of you are still on personalities and missing the California Message. While the voters continued to vote Democratic statewide, even apparently defeating Cooley, on the Ballot Measures they were like the rest of the Country. No on further legalizing Maryjane, against more taxes, even just $18 on Prop 21, against stealing more money from locatl governments, Prop 22, against taking back job creating tax incentives, Prop 24, and making fee increases need a 2/3 vote. They also voted for continued fair reapportionment my extending the Citizens Commission to congress, Prop 20, and refusing to get rid of the Commission, Prop 27. All of these positions were supported by most Republicans and people who care about more accountability with the budget and taxes, along with more competative legislative districts. The only variance was Prop 25, the majority budget measure and Prop 23 to postpone the global warming regulaions. In regards to 25, I bet even some Republicans voted for the majority budget because it sounds good. Now the Democrats can pass a Budget, but can’t steal more local funding and can’t increase fees without Republicans. Good luck! In regards to Prop 23, always a tough sale when support comes primarilly from out of state oil companies. The key question as always is not whether we want green jobs, but how many other jobs that takes away from the economy. I remember now Governor Again Jerry said he had a plan for 50,000 new green jobs a year for 10 years. That pales with our current reality of 2.5 million unemployed The next two years will be very interesting.
  119. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 3:10 pm
    Moonbeam will leave Calyphonia in a lurch… again.
  120. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 3:23 pm
    One last thing, Lil Damaged Natie: Here’s an example of Imam Obama’s socialism (since you enjoy YouTube so much): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-bY92mcOdk Your Imam is a bald faced liar.
  121. drive66November 3, 2010 at 4:35 pm
    You guys are like a bunch of fleas arguing over who owns the dog.
  122. Bill ReynoldsNovember 3, 2010 at 9:05 pm
    I know. Isn’t it such fun. Hey! Where’s Brain Damaged? Hellooooo….
  123. Your Web GuruNovember 3, 2010 at 5:32 pm
    Wow! The rhetoric in this thread is getting so saucy it makes béarnaise look like three-day-old oatmeal…ZING!!
  124. Coastal SageNovember 3, 2010 at 6:19 pm
    There are still 78,000 ballots uncounted in Riverside County. The LA County DA Cooley vs. SF County DA Harris race for Attorney General could swing back to Cooley when those votes are counted. See: http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_webpoll.a209aa.html

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