DON'T FORGET TO VOTE

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:58 pm

Morphine Child wrote:Democrats take the house for the first time in 12 years. It looks like the Senate might be grabbed by them too.

...and there was much rejoicing. "yay."

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:02 pm

7WetCigarettes wrote:
...and there was much rejoicing. "yay."

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:20 pm

you know, surprisingly I could care less. I'm actually kind of happy about it, since this will result in complete gridlock and absolutlely nothing being done over the next 2 years. No new taxes, no new laws, it's all good.

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:56 pm

No new taxes, no new laws, no new wars....maybe...it's all good.

Fixed!

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:59 pm

bassjones wrote:you know, surprisingly I could care less. I'm actually kind of happy about it, since this will result in complete gridlock and absolutlely nothing being done over the next 2 years. No new taxes, no new laws, it's all good.

Yeah! and now we'll be able to implement the new
leaders of the house and senate's alternate and
better ideas & plans which
are,.... um,... ahh,..... let's see..... ummm......

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:00 pm

LOL, and yes, I am actually laughing at that... Especially since the Democrats all voted in favor of the Iraq war too... Sorry, just had to point that out.

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:01 pm

^ exactly.

Plus doesn't the president still have powers to deploy troops?

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:03 pm

bassjones wrote:LOL, and yes, I am actually laughing at that... Especially since the Democrats all voted in favor of the Iraq war too... Sorry, just had to point that out.

that's when the voted for it before they were against it,.. or was it
voted to be against it before they voted for it???

:: turns 360 degrees ::

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:04 pm

He can deploy them, the House can just make sure no one gets paid.

I see a governmental shutdown in the next couple of months when the fiscal year ends...

Morphine Child · Post by **Morphine Child** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:12 pm

bassjones wrote:LOL, and yes, I am actually laughing at that... Especially since the Democrats all voted in favor of the Iraq war too... Sorry, just had to point that out.

Well, they were presented the same made up evidence as the republicans, so why wouldn't they?

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:13 pm

If Bush is smart, he'll play it like Clinton did in '95, when he blamed the whole thing on Republicans. "The Democratic leadership won't give us the funding necessary to win this war..."

Government shutdowns are good for everybody who isn't a bureaucrat or welfare sponge. Except in this case when it could place our soldiers in more danger.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:14 pm

Morphine Child wrote:
bassjones wrote:LOL, and yes, I am actually laughing at that... Especially since the Democrats all voted in favor of the Iraq war too... Sorry, just had to point that out.
Well, they were presented the same made up evidence as the republicans, so why wouldn't they?

The same madeup evidence that Clinton presented in 1998, you mean?

Morphine Child · Post by **Morphine Child** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:55 pm

Citations would help. And did Clinton present the "same evidence" and then say, "hey, let's go spend billions of dollars and go kill 30,000 innocent Iraqi civilians, lose a few thousand American troops and fall into a stalemate for a few years after that"?

spete1020 · Post by **spete1020** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:16 pm

bassjones wrote:LOL, and yes, I am actually laughing at that... Especially since the Democrats all voted in favor of the Iraq war too... Sorry, just had to point that out.

Are you referring to Public Law 107-243: Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002? Which was passed, granting authorization?

According to our government's numbers, this resolution passed 296-133 in the House (Nays included 6 Republicans, 1 Independent, 126 Democrats). Official House Roll Call

According to our government's numbers, this resolution passed 77-23 in the Senate (1 Rep., 1 Ind., 21 Democrats).Offical Senate Roll Call

Maybe you were refering to some other resolution Democrats voted in favor of? I couldn't tell if you were being sarcasic...no smiley face icons?

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:05 am

Oliver's Army wrote:
7WetCigarettes wrote:
...and there was much rejoicing. "yay."

wondered if anyone would get that. nice.