DON'T FORGET TO VOTE

Big John · Post by **Big John** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:10 am

otherwise all this bitching about political nonsense doesn't matter.

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:45 am

at the train station by C2G it is for me, after school/work even

6 to 6 (surprised they're not open later)

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:46 am

Got my sticker....

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:30 pm

Sankofa wrote: 6 to 6 (surprised they're not open later)

Gotta keep the workin' man down somehow.

My post is about 20% tounge-in-cheek.

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:05 pm

Massage...Bored wrote: My post is about 20% tounge-in-cheek.

hehehehe

nice reference.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:31 pm

Oliver's Army wrote:nice reference.

Thanks.

My post is about 98% tounge-in-cheek.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:49 pm

I voted. I split my ticket for the first time since... well ever.

Technically, I voted straight party Libertarian, but where there were no Libertarian candidates, I voted Republican. That means I voted against Lugar (who has nothing to worry about) and Howell (who probably does, but I don't care).

It actually felt good, and if there had been a Libertarian running against Souder, I might have voted L there too.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:34 pm

bassjones wrote: That means I voted against Lugar (who has nothing to worry about) and Howell (who probably does, but I don't care).

I had a conversation earlier today about this, why must you say you voted against someone? Shouldn't you be voting for someone and something they represent? [/i]

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:38 pm

Massage...Bored wrote:
bassjones wrote: That means I voted against Lugar (who has nothing to worry about) and Howell (who probably does, but I don't care).
I had a conversation earlier today about this, why must you say you voted against someone? Shouldn't you be voting for someone and something they represent? [/i]

You're right. Badly worded. I voted for the Libertarian candidate because I support the Libertarian party's platform on most things. That means I might have contributed to a Democratic (my absolute least favorite possibility of the 3) takeover of the US Senate or the State House, but I don't care because, for the most part the Republican party no longer represents me or my views. And I'm not the one who changed his mind.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:45 pm

bassjones wrote:You're right. Badly worded. I voted for the Libertarian candidate because I support the Libertarian party's platform on most things. That means I might have contributed to a Democratic (my absolute least favorite possibility of the 3) takeover of the US Senate or the State House, but I don't care because, for the most part the Republican party no longer represents me or my views. And I'm not the one who changed his mind.

Thank you, it just irks me that people are using their vote (I know its their vote) as a tool of spite and hate, and not properly schooling themselves on the issues.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:53 pm

Massage...Bored wrote:
bassjones wrote:You're right. Badly worded. I voted for the Libertarian candidate because I support the Libertarian party's platform on most things. That means I might have contributed to a Democratic (my absolute least favorite possibility of the 3) takeover of the US Senate or the State House, but I don't care because, for the most part the Republican party no longer represents me or my views. And I'm not the one who changed his mind.
Thank you, it just irks me that people are using their vote (I know its their vote) as a tool of spite and hate, and not properly schooling themselves on the issues.

Me too. Even if, like you, they've taken the time to educate themselves and come to different conclusions than me, at least you vote intelligently. I can respect that - even if you are wrong

Morphine Child · Post by **Morphine Child** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:33 am

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

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:51 am

Sentaor Pelosi....same feeling I had in my stomach about "Speaker Gingrich" in 1994....

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:30 am

bwohlgemuth wrote:Sentaor Pelosi....same feeling I had in my stomach about "Speaker Gingrich" in 1994....

assuming you meant Speaker Pelosi... That's not set in stone. I wouldn't be surprised to see them pick someone more "moderate"...

spete1020 · Post by **spete1020** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:45 am

bassjones wrote:
bwohlgemuth wrote:Sentaor Pelosi....same feeling I had in my stomach about "Speaker Gingrich" in 1994....
assuming you meant Speaker Pelosi... That's not set in stone. I wouldn't be surprised to see them pick someone more "moderate"...

I think Pelosi is pretty well set as the new Speaker. She was one of the biggest fundraisers for the party, attempted to build consensus among the Democrats (easy to do when you are in the minority party), etc.

If they try to balance her out with a more moderate Democrat, it will be in the House Majority leader position that John Murtha and others will be running for.