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Title: Cantor out of congress Post by WebsterMark on 06/10/14 at 18:53:01 Wow....that's huge. |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by Pine on 06/10/14 at 18:58:26 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost in his Republican primary election Tuesday to a little-known economics professor, a stunning upset for the GOP's No. 2 in the House and a major victory for the tea party. Hehe.. this is getting good. Dern corrupt GOP, should not have attempted to ram Mitt down our throats. ;D |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by raydawg on 06/10/14 at 19:53:42 Love it, its a start! The "tea party" never was a party to begin with. It was common folk of all stripes who were mad as hell and wanted change. It was co-opted by right and demagogue by the left, as both sides saw the writing on the wall and tried to change the script Let this just be the beginning of a major purge of political hacks and operatives..... Viva la folk! |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by thumperclone on 06/10/14 at 20:01:41 tp is the best thing to happened to the gop splinters!! ;) |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by Dane Allen on 06/10/14 at 20:04:12 56455D40455343240 wrote:
+1 :) |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by Serowbot on 06/10/14 at 23:05:45 Yippee!.... maybe... I don't even know... I guess Cantor wasn't Right enough... :-/... You'll have to use Kentucky windage to see it... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by oldNslow on 06/11/14 at 04:24:06 He supported amnesty- albeit limited amnesty - for illegals, in a district where that was hugely unpopular. Like a lot of the GOP establishment, even very conservative members, he convinced himself that some sort of accommodation to the perceived rising political power of Hispanics was the only way to stay viable in national politics. Folks in his district basically saw him as a sell-out; on his way to becoming a RINO. Don't forget that this is a seat in the House of Representatives. Which is still really local politics. What you are in Washington doesn't always make the folks back home happy. The guy that beat him will most likely win the seat. In the numbers game nothing is going to change in DC. |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by WebsterMark on 06/11/14 at 04:50:44 I don't know how anyone can say nothing will change or elections don't matter. We got stuck with Hopey for another 4 years because Romney wasn't conservative enough (that was the impression anyway) and a bunch of voters stayed home. Now we have this jacka$$ running around passing decrees like he's Ceasar. You think elections don't matter? Now that he's done empowering the EPA, guns are his next target. He'll try an end run around current law, just wait. Immigration? Yea right.... There's very little border now, wait. A few more weeks.... |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by oldNslow on 06/11/14 at 05:09:10 Quote:
Web, I'm not sure if that was a response to my post. If so, you misunderstood what I said. I said the the numbers in the house are not going to change. I said nothing about whether or not elections matter. I think they matter a great deal. I think Cantor lost because he was perceived, rightly or wrongly, as having become too much of a Washington insider. and the folks in his district no longer believed he represented their views. I think booting an incumbent out is a good thing. The culture in Washington sooner of later corrupts almost everyone. Unfortunately it is unusual for someone like Cantor to get the boot. Most of the time the incumbents get sent back over and over. And the longer they stay in that asylum the worse they get, regardless of their party. That's why I'm a supporter of term limits. |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by WebsterMark on 06/11/14 at 05:20:49 My apologies slow. I was ranting based on what I hear others say all the time and I projected that on your post. My bad. |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/11/14 at 05:37:28 Once upon a time our state guys were appointed and answerable to the people.. They could be recalled & fired in a day.. we need to go back to that. |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by oldNslow on 06/11/14 at 05:59:08 One of the paradoxes of our system. If you believe the polls, almost everyone hates congress. But those same people for some reason keep reelecting THEIR congresscritter. What happened to Cantor really is out of the ordinary. |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/11/14 at 06:26:54 Especially when ya take into account the dollars spent on the campaign. Cantor spent millions,,the winner just a coupla hundred thou.. The People really are waking up.. We CAN get DC to listen & we CAN change America back to what it was. Thats why I dont believe it was any real Tea Party connection in the shooting.. No NEED for such,, its only a loss.. |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by thumperclone on 06/11/14 at 06:38:43 4E7C7B6A6D7C6B54786B72190 wrote:
Romney's elitism did him in ;) |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by Pine on 06/11/14 at 07:39:00 4E524F574A5F48595655545F3A0 wrote:
Romney's elitism did him in ;) [/quote] Close.. The power brokers made some bad assumptions. They used their position to force Romney onto every nomination in every state, and they burned any and everyone around to make that happen. The plan was to play nice .. AFTER he won and could make amends. What we are seeing now, are the results of burning the locals. There simply is NO good will left (in some states). Further power-brokers using money to force their candidate..further infuriates the locals. ( ie 5 million spent versus 250k). The same type thing is happening here... Thad's campaign is outspending Chris's by more than double possible triple. However, external monies have Chris getting the bigger bucks. However, as I see it, the real vote getter is not either campaigns nor external ads... its the locals being pissed off (after being pissed on). |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by Serowbot on 06/11/14 at 08:53:06 So,... the "do nothing" Congress, with an approval rate lower than Al-Qaeda, becomes the "do even less" Congress... ...(soon to have an approval rate, lower than me)... ;D... I know,.. the mantra of the dissatisfied is "the less they do, the better" but,... ...if you don't like the way things are,.. you need a functioning Congress to change it... Catch-22... All I see coming is more votes to repeal Obamacare... (and we all know how that song and dance goes, from the last 50 times they did it)... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by WebsterMark on 06/11/14 at 10:07:57 Sooner or later, God willing, they'll have the votes and repeal it. |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/11/14 at 10:14:08 The bubs are owned & operated by the same $$$ that runs the dems,, They SAY they oppose Bamicare, but they dont,,The same "Right" worked to destroy Ron Paul that says they oppose Bamicare,, Phhht,, status quo,, How many times have we seen the proof? How many times since youve been "aware" have you seen one side propose & push thru a bill that the other side was Horrible? How many times have you seen a bill repealed after the power that passed that Horrible Bill was reversed? Theyre on the same team,, How do I know? Cuz neither side is on MINE.. |
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Title: Re: Cantor out of congress Post by Pine on 06/11/14 at 10:42:37 7A656364797E4F7F4F77656922100 wrote:
quoted for truth.. I hear ya Bot, and your not wrong. Will these changes likley cause more lockups and less work being done. Could be. Will the influence peddlers and power brokers be flummoxed .. I sure hope so! |
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