Okay, so, the Big CNN Bloggers' Ball is over and I escorted Christy back to her hotel. Then, I tried to catch a cab back out to my Dad's place in Alexandria. The first cabbie who came to the hotel claimed to have no idea where the road I was trying to get to is. The second cabbie just flat said he didn't want to go that far out of his way.
So, I'm here in Christy's room until the Metro starts running again at 5:00am. After lying there grinding my teeth for several minutes from all the coffee I drank at Tryst, I realized that sleeping is not going to really be an option between now and five. At least, not any kind of meaningful sleep. I could maybe grab a fitful forty minutes or so, probably snoring so horribly as to completely disrupt poor Christy's slumber, and ultimately falling asleep just in time to miss my alarm and make myself late for the train and then late getting back to my Dad's and then late for my flight back home.
So, here I am, hoping that some of you readers will keep me company for the hour and a half remaining before the trains start running again.
Cor, I am beat, and tomorrow will be a long day of airports and suffering, but hey, I can take it. I'm a big boy. And my cats will be waiting for me at the other end of all this, not to mention my bed.
Can you guys believe it? The Dems took the House and, pending the results of the Webb/Allen race, it looks like we may have taken the Senate as well. We are some bad-ass bitchez, aren't we? I was just daydreaming aloud to Christy about how there's going to be some offices cleaned out in the next couple months, some Repugnican committees are going to get moved to the basement of the Capitol, and some come-uppances are going to be served up at Speaker Pelosi's Blue Plate Diner. Yeeeeeeee-haw. I could just kiss myself.
It's going to make that rainy, cold walk to the train and from the Franconia-Springfield station to my Dad's house a lot more bearable in the pre-dawn darkness. WE FUCKING DID IT, you guys!! More than half of our Blue America candidates won their races, which, if I'm not mistaken, beats the snot out of Rahm Emanuel's percentages this time around.
We are karma hunters. Uh-huh.
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Dude!
Nice to see both Jane and T-Rex here. :)
CNN giving props to Howard Dean. Anyone else seeing this?
I saw your pic with Amato, the skinny tie is really pretty cool!
omg i have to go upstairs again triple epu tonite.
I’m thrilled the Dems got Congress. It’s about time!
Pelosi is going to make a great Speaker of the House.
I’ve got a friend in Washington who works with a lot of the Republicans in power and he’s told me that they all like Pelosi because “she’s just a genuinely nice person.” They think she is hard to beat. Hopefully she’ll be able to help pass some meaningful legislation with them — and it’s about time!!
Are you guys using Montana voting machines to post?
Fitz? MNSBC just reported that Tester increased lead to 5,600 with 80 percent reported. Good news!
I hope Mr. Reddhead can count on you to be a gentleman, TRex.
Actually I’m pretty sure he can.
80%. Tester still up by 2 points.
Dammit. I thought I had managed to pull this post back. Oh, well. Welcome!
OUCH! That closed comments hurt (rubbing tushie). My 3rd reference was regarding Pelosi’s position in the line of succession.
Twas a good night, my friend. I’ve never been more upset than I am now that I am no longer a VA resident. 18 years in Virginia without being old enough to vote, and when I finally move away, we get an election where my vote could have really mattered. Ach, oh well.
CNN rerunning the McCain interview. He looks like someone just shot his puppy.
Smell me please.
My congresswoman is the fucking Speaker of the House of Fucking Representatives.
woot!
SteveAudio: I’ve been saving this one up for two years:
(Genesis – “Supper’s Ready”)
TeddySanFran @ 15
Mmmmmm. Smells like roses.
Long time lurker here who would like to extend a nice, warm, fat thank you to all the FDL folks who put so much into this site. I suddenly hear the MSM folks saying ‘blogosphere’ and you all deserve a slice of the credit for making this such a powerful and meaningful medium.
Oh, and CONGRATULATIONS!!!
TeddySanFran @ 15
all hail TSF and his San Francisco values!
Yikes! I got not only EPU’d on the “Losers” thread, but SHUT OUT! I cannot possibly keep up, but I’ll keep trying.
Here’s the one bit I wrote in response to testaroo –
testaroo @ 191
Amen!
In our house we’ve been doing that for months (well, years), and we ain’t stopping now.
Our favorite prayer has been “Lord, please trip up those who love evil and deception in their OWN evil and deception, with minimal damage to the innocent.”
And on THAT score, we’ve been saying lots and lots of thank-yous for answered prayer. Amazing how these mafiosi-types have been consistently shooting themselves in the foot for a long time now.
Suzanne @
12
EPU’d
Line of Succession:
Jane
Christy
Trex?
Vic Wulsin ain’t giving up:
http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/…..hmidt.html
TeddySanFran @
15
Teddy you are da BOMB PLUS.
TRex, I’ll hang with ya as long as ya need me to. Got a fresh pot of coffee on, a fire going in the wood stove, and the soul of the nation appears to be salvageable tonight. Pretty dayam fine day, all things considered.
punaise @ 20
BIG BOW NOW — WOO HOOOooo!
IMPLEMENT THE GAY AGENDA
NOW ! !
ALL MUST SUBMIT
NOW ! !
GAYZ RULE
Anyone have any insight into the MT vote? This is a joke. There are only 300,000 votes to count.
I can’t believe how many of you are still up, but I’m very glad you’re here.
survey says: the country has indeed HAD ENOUGH.
Line of Succession:
Preznit, Shooter, Speaker
TeddySanFran @
15
Smells like…victory.
Tester lead at just under 5,000. 81% reporting.
TeddySanFran @ 23
MeanJean “appears to have won”?
What did she win, the dry-husked corn-doll contest?
Bleerghgh
Are they starting the Virginia recount tonight?
Jon Tester. 136037
Conrad Burns 128876
from here;
http://www.sos.state.mt.us/ELB…../index.asp
TeddySanFran @ 16
San Francisco values Grandma Nancy.(and so do we!)
Uh oh. Tester lead at just under 4,000. Still 81% reporting.
kmak @
19
Thanks to everyone, especially those de-lurking tonight. It’s a good night to be a Democrat.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..697_2.html
Tomorrow Rahm continues his war on liberals, but his hand picked candidates went down tonight, it was a good night for progressives and we’ll be only too happy to point that out for him.
hi trex, been a long ride
don’t put too much weight on a senate majority even if it looks like we won it
leiberman is not a democrat, he only plays one on tv
doesn’t matter
yesterday, America and her constitution rose like the great pheonix, spread her wings and cryed out with the roar of a lion
America, her constitution, our children and our grandchilren now have a chance
we are no small part of this victory, we are directly responsible
we made the differance
great work firedogs and everyone who cared to give their time, their passion, their heart and their sole
I can’t put into words the feelings I have right now.
subpeona power
where do we begin?
war protiteering?
the secret energy meetings?
abu gonzales?
where do we begin
a road map would be nice to see from one of the stewards here at the lake
have a good ride home trex
punaise @ 32
Wow! If we could just get Shooter to go hunting with Preznit…
Claudia @ 35
No. You can’t ask for a recount in Virginia until after the vote has been certified.
TeddySanFran @ 27
teh gay!! i say horray!
NOW WILL EVERONE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
PLEASE COME OUT?
I’ve got flutterby’s in my tummy… come on Montana, feel the blue wave.
reviewing my ignominiously epu’d comments:
bilbray won (rahm claims credit):
http://www.dccc.org/news/iowa_primary_memo/
massa loses a close one (watch out, randy, 2008 ain’t that far away….):
http://www.star-gazette.com/ap…..0/61107001
kissell behind by under 500 votes out of only 120,oo cast:
http://www.news14charlotte.com…..rID=129588
many links, i will rescue.
Frank Probst @
14
Oh, the voters, well they’re just wrong. Alas, Poor John. All that ass-kissing for nothing.
Tester’s lead is down to about 4,000 votes and it’s 49 to 48 now. Watching the erosion of Tester’s lead over the last hour is making me nervous.
Subpeona Power: Secret Energy Meetings.
That’s my #1 pick!
Grandma Speaker
WOO HOO !!!
“Once you start a project, amazing people start to join” – Major Nate Allen (U.S. Army)
I’d like to give a big shout out to everyone who was around for Howard Dean’s “September To Remember” tour in 2003.
Look at what you’ve done.
Namaste
http://www.tellercreations.com/pod/deaniacs.mp3
me to me @ 40
The Senate means more than you think. If Bush tries to push through another Alito, they can say, “We’re busy. We’ll get to it when we’re done with more important matters.”
TRex @ 29
TRex! it’s bittersweet, ‘cos of Ned, but mostly sweet.
TeddySanFran @ 27
Shit. Where did I leave that agenda? It must be around here somewhere…
I am still awake out here on the west coast. I have just been celebrating with our local state representative who has retained his seat along with our Democratic Governer, Congressman, and now a Democratic state house too. I am so completely out of my mind with enthusiasm and excitement I can’t believe what an amazing historic day today has become. It has been so long since I rejoiced after an election, I hardly know how to do it. I am just overflowing with pride. Thank you all so much for providing me with daily motivation to get out and do something about all that I formerly just bitched about. xoxoxoxoxoxo M
A Canadian from Vancouver thanks all the Americans who helped make today a day for the history books!
Now here’s the original bit that also got lost in the thread tangle (if any of you saw it already, I apologize for the re-do) — I got so confused with the thread closings!
“Oh my.
‘Tis my first chance to get back to the ‘puter for a moment on my way to bed. What a night! I’m so happy!
Except…I still have nothing resembling representation here in AZ. I’m very, very happy about Harry Mitchell, but sad to say, we’re not in his district. Stuck with that creep, Shadegg. And two thug senators. None of these people return my letters or respond to my phone calls.
Oh well.
That’s just our household being wistfully envious of those of you with new Democratic representation. We are truly joyful that the nation has been pulled back from the brink.
Can’t wait to see Little Boots tomorrow. In the Rose Garden perhaps? It’ll be interesting to see just how delusional he still is, now that he’s been slapped ringingly across the face.
Of course, the other thing that sticks in my craw is that neocon-in-Dem’s-clothing up in Connecticut. We definitely still have a Lieberman problem, and I need to go back down a couple threads to see what the great minds here have considered as possibilities. Personally, I’d love to see him get indicted over that slush fund, or over any other crime he may have commited in his greedy, bullying “campaign.” I just wish that CT’s governor weren’t Red.
But don’t get me wrong. I’m a very happy camper tonight.
And I thank every single one of the Firepups for all the glorious blood, sweat, and tears expended to get us to this precise moment.
Blessings on you all!
And tomorrow the fight is renewed — on a new level.”
Now what the hell is going on with Tester? Something fishy’s happening, I fear.
“moving to Montana soon,
gonna be a dental floss tycoon”
(Zappa)
what was really funny was pam from atlas shrugged hanging out at the leiberman campaign tonight in CT. i guess the republican just wasn’t good enough.
montana has some districts recounting due to machine malfunctions. slowing things down.
Just a thought but now the election is over, the FBI can arrest Young, Doolittle, Pombo, etc, correct? Weren’t those indictments held off until after the election? Or am I remembering incorrectly?
punaise @ 56
Dems win, time for some mental floss.
me to me @ 41
Something along those lines….
Suzanne @ 59
that would be the “other shoe”
punaise @ 16
MSNBC saying we know about 90 percent that Tester is going to win. (Was that Bob Schrum who said that? Offscreen.)
Suzanne @ 59
Yeeehaw! It’s back to indicments!! And just in time for Fitzmas!
Okay, I’m crashing at 3AM my time.
Oh good. MSNBC saying it looks like Tester is going to take it. A local guy reporting said it would only go to a recount if there were a less than 900 vote margin.
He also said the Tester lead is around 7,000 now, I think. I’m breathing a little bit easier at that thought.
Suzanne @
60
They’ll be out before the end of the year. In Alaska we now have Tina Fey’s evil twin to appoint Don Young’s successor.
Mommybrain @ 60
“Raisin’ it up
Waxman it down
In a little white box
That I can sell uptown”
SteveAudio @ 63
I’ll try again: Amazing, well said, my friend.
While we wait for Tester on CNN, any thoughts as to who is gonna feel the drop of that other shoe first?
We’d like to make the Republican caucus small enough to drown in a bathtub. (or maybe I’m paraphrasing)
Suzanne @ 71
I’m bettin Jerry Lewis.
Ed*ard Teller @ 69
Benson?
Nice to see that crypto-nazi-pretty boy Arizonan JDHayworth lose his seat.
http://projects.washingtonpost…..races/713/
Young ‘un Chris Murphy beats terrorist-eavesdropping Granny Johnson YAY:
http://projects.washingtonpost…..yraces/79/
Punch Foley for Foley:
http://projects.washingtonpost…..races/676/
punaise, sweetie!
I was just thinking about that Zappa tune tonight! That lyric cracks me up, always. Dental floss tycoon. Always makes me laugh.
Nice to know this “October” Rove got surprised….
I can’t get it to load yet, but, C&L has video of
Begala calling Limbaugh a “Self-Discredited Drug-Addled Gasbag”
Heh.
http://www.crooksandliars.com
Hmmm. looking at Mt. When Tester’s lead was above 5000, I looked at remaining counties and calculated that Burns gould gain nearly 5000 votes… except I was taking few split counties left like yellowstone as 50:50. Yellowstone is populous and if it breaks for Tester by a little, he should be able to hold on and win.
BUT… it’s going to be close.
I might actually try to shut my eyes for a couple of minutes before the five o’clock alarm.
Somebody wake me if the world ends or anything.
Waxman it down…
oh, yeah, punaise. You. are. back.
Eureka Springs,AR @ 74
The Governette-elect, Sarah Palin
For God’s sake, would CNN stop knocking Tester’s haircut? You’d think he had a pink mohawk or something.
I’m crying uncle. Night, all!
You probably don’t care, but I have been watching you guys from Canada in the last few months and especially since Ned’s victory and have been blogging about it all in my Persian blog and can only say that I took my hat off for all of you, not sure if I saw you in the CNN’s bloggers ball but i sure saw Christy. I am both excited and proud to have been blogging about this, I still cannot believe you guys took the Senate and the what a complete feast would it be only if Joe had also gone down, but doesn’t matter, you inspired many people across US and elsewhere and for that I am thankful. Best wishes, Yours,
The gay, Persian, half Jewish Liberal guy from Toronto :)
(((Madame k-huit!)))
Evil Fey.
newtonusr @ 75
Lewis is a logical choice, but he’s spent lots of money on lawyers to keep the hounds at bay, and that could go on for a while. Actually, I think the easiest and quickest one to pick off is going to be Bilbray. I doubt that it’s going to take more than a few days for a local grand jury to come to the conclusion that he was lying his ass off about his primary residence and indict.
Eureka Springs,AR @
75
Although Sarah Palin was quoted today as having voted for Diane, she’ll deny it if asked in the future. Nah. She’s a GOoPer who wants to introduce Creationism in the classroom. Like I said – “Tina Fey’s evil twin.”
Hmmm, I’d say Tester better win a few more precincts, this is not trending great.
This is a great site. I don’t think there’s another community like it. I’m looking forward to 2008!!!
My favs for 2006 — House (NOT via DCCC) and Senate; Pombo going down (hope I’m not jinxing that one). Arnie with NO coat-tails in CA. Yeah, yeah — oh yeah, and TRex putting up a late night thread to make it all fun!
Mommybrain @ 61
Got yer zircon-encrusted tweezers?
Whatever you do, don’t eat the yellow snow!
Just heard on FOX that Flathead County in Montana lost it’s computers – have to count the ballots by hand and will take several hours to complete
(((maman-cerveau!)))
montag @ 88
Fuckin shame for Busby. Could be Bilbray.
Patrick 4/4 @ 88
That’s the classic Sarah pic, 4/4. But she claims to dress up as Tina for Halloween.
Earlier I thought I heard something about some sort of 11th-hour fiddle brewing in Montana- something about a recount? What’s the story on that, or am I just confused?
The only
ONLY
ONLY
reason Democrats took the Senate and the House is because $20,000,000 of GOP cash (or more!!) was diverted to Connecticut to the campaign of the victor, Connecticut for Lieberman victor Lieberman.
We, and the United States of America, have NED LAMONT to thank for helping us take back our Republic.
Thanks, NED.
Claudia @
41
This is way too funny!
what TSF just said
Bahman Kalbasi @ 86
Of course we care! Welcome! And thanks for reading us.
I finally checked my local election results here in Texas. The GOP held firm here.
BUT…
Henry Bonilla hasn’t reached the 50% point yet. If he hasn’t there will be a runoff against Ciro Rodriguez.
To knock out Bonilla would be a really great feeling.
I hope FDL and the rest of the Netroots are ready to fight that battle, if it comes.
Hi Everyone…
Just got home. What a night. Wish I had fantastic news to report but it looks like Charlie came up about 3% short tonight.
I do however have some good news.
Dish, Nate, tell us the good news.
Nate @ 104
Well, don’t leave us hanging, Nate. Share!
Many good things will come from this election. I am hoping that one of them will be *ilson’s return to these pages…….
Blowing 35 knots here, gusting 60. Temp is plus 7 degrees F.
Wow. Check this out:
Wyo. U.S. House District 1 (KEY RACE)
Candidate Votes %
Barbara Cubin * (R) 91,627 48
Gary Trauner (D) 90,817 48
Thomas Rankin (Lib.) 7,298 4
Key: * Incumbent | Winner
Precincts: 99% | Updated: 4:01 AM ET | Source: AP
punaise @ 86
{{{{{{ – punaise du Lac Feu-Chien – }}}}}}
[Ok, I don’t really know French - hope that was right, or at least sort of right. I do, however, know how to send a big virtual hug.]
Ed*ard Teller @ 107
good call. did his IN candidate win?
TeddySanFran @ 99
And if he does caucus with the dems (in his smarmy fucked up way) then the repubs have been seriously punked.
Which makes me wonder why they did it? Hrmmm.
Sorry ET – I am so sleepy. You really have been wonderful (an inspiration) through this whole success. When you stand up, take a bow.
I am joining the Uncle echo chamber for a few zzz’s.
Luv you all..wow, just, wow.
g’nite
LJ/Aquaria @ 103
huh?
Is Pelosi still going to implement her 100 hours pledge?
Also, impeaching Rummy should be a priority I think, assuming ‘boots doesn’t dump him. ‘boots won’t. He’s still delusional about how history will bear him out as the great leader he never was.
Bahman Kalbasi @ 85
Hi there! Now that’s an interesting demographic. :-)
Thanks for your congratulations.
kristinejoy @ 109
They fell spell to their own spin……..and lost because reality rules.
I think this is *ilson’s race:
Ind. U.S. House District 7
Candidate Votes %
Julia Carson * (D) 69,468 54
Eric Dickerson (R) 60,172 46
Key: * Incumbent | Winner
Precincts: 83% | Updated: 3:58 AM ET | Source: AP
More About This Race
Watching MSNBC (on mute now that KO bounced out) and seeing that glaring red TN on a map of senate races that is otherwise blue has me beating my head against the wall.
I must begin to plan my escape from this uneducated, inbred, racist, gay-hating, authoritarian, theocratic state that has apparently progressed not enough since recon-fucking-struction.
Almost as frustrating as the Lieber-douche.
I expect we’ll see *ilson back before the end of the week, if not later today. I concur, it will be great to have him with us again.
dipper @ 101
Nah, dead serious–that’s like Beavis and Butt-head with guns. Think about it–Beav… I mean, Bush, went hunting when he was running for governor and shot an endangered species, and Butt-… I mean, Toad-In-The-Hole, shot his friend in the head.
It’s a no-brainer. The Secret Service wouldn’t let those two out together with firearms…. :)
Sorry to say it, but Tester could easily lose this one. The trend is for Burns, and the counties with incomplete results all lean towards him.
Yellowstone began recount due to computer problems.
I think it’s going to come down to Meagher and Yellowstone. Neither are Blue or Red, and most of the rest of the counties still coming in lean red. Before the yellowstone recount was underway, Tester was leading there.
It would appear I’m going to be fighting side-by-side with Charlie Brown for this Congress seat again very soon as the word out out the campaign is that a sealed indictment is about to be delivered to Doolittle in the very near future.
Is Pelosi still going to implement her 100 hours pledge?
100 “owww!”, errr, Wedgie
Nate, that would be wonderful.
Craig Crawford on MSNBC just called Bush delusional, compared him to Nixon.
Nate @ 122
Better and better.
punaise @ 113
The district was redrawn after the Supreme Court case. We’re having a modified primary this time. If nobody gets 50% of the vote, there’s a runoff. There were six Dem challengers. Ciro has the most votes of them. Bonilla hasn’t broken 50. If the votes hold right now, we’ll have another election next month, to determine who gets the seat!
Nate @ 123
Fooooook! The other shoes drops….
He he he he
Nate @ 123
oh, yeah……HI will have to do without you for a while longer
Charlie’s “concession” speech was nothing of the sort!
He made sure everyone was well thanked and then made sure the hundreds of us there all got each other’s contact info… All stayed tight and frosty… Then he called Doolittle and told him to (and I’m quoting here). “Work on your debating skills!”
LJ/Aquaria – thanks, I did not know that
in the “thanks RGJoe” category goes this squeaker:
Candidate Votes %
Joe Courtney (D) 117,434 50
Rob Simmons * (R) 117,211 50
Key: * Incumbent | Winner
Precincts: 97% | Updated: 4:04 AM ET | Source: AP
Patrick 4/4 @ 127
Oh, sweet irony of life…
anybody watching msnbc?? fatigue is causing pundits to let down their guard. craig crawford got into a mini-shouting match asking why george bush keeps getting a pass and and others (i.e. karl rove) given the credit/blame. used iraq as example. “that was HIM! His decision!”
me likee.
Nate @ 130
Snort!
That is news to go to bed on.
Good night evreybody.
“Tina Fey’s evil twin.”
Is that like Churchlady Haggard,
aka La Reverend Fey Tina ?
punaise @ 130
I’m fading. But I’m still here.
Go Tester!
Mrs. K8 – close enough!
Tester’s lead is down to about 3300 votes with 83% reporting. That’s with little from Meagher and 0% from Yellowstone.
Fantastic Nate, and thanks from up here in the Bay Area.
Just wanted to drop in to say: yay!
Well, this was a wonderful election. Too bad we didn’t get to replace the President too — though I think it might be kind of fun to watch him stumble around for two more years.
I’d love to see us win the Senate too, but if we don’t, I’m happy with just winning the House.
g’nite everyone.
Craig Crawford is definitely blaming Bush for the GOP’s dismal showing, and the GOP mouthpiece next to him ain’t none to happy with the way Craig is framing Bush’s ineptness.
rosalind @ 134
Gotta love Crawford. Late, sleepy, and on the attack!
MSNBC has gone to crack. Did anyone else just see the Donkey and Elephant suits sitting where Tweety and Keith were earlier?? Maybe I’m seeing things now.
The old Yellowstone results are here:
http://www.co.yellowstone.mt.u…..EFAULT.HTM
Tester was won that county by 1300. He could really use those votes.
Eureka Springs,AR @
112
I AM standing up. No bows for me, though. If everyone who supported their candidate as persistently as I did here had won, the Dems would have such total control of the US houses, it would have gone to our heads. It is already heady enough.
This was the 60th or so public election I’ve voted in. Even though Diane Benson didn’t win yet, a month ago we fought hard for a progressive school board and Borough Assembly and won. Big time.
A big west coast “hello” to all the Firepups! Pombo’s trailing McNerney, but hasn’t conceeded yet. That one will be sweet.
In the Oregon House, the speaker is a nasty woman named Karen Minnis, and it looks like she’s losing to Democratic challenger Rob Brading. It’s really, really close, so there will be a recount I’m sure. Taking out the sitting Speaker would be awesome.
It sounds like the Oregon legislature is going Dem, which is fabulous.
Huge gains for the Democratic party everywhere, and for Democracy. Hugs and smooches for everyone!
A good night, definitely. Nice morning, too.
howz Montana looking?
DKos:
Nate @ 122
Oooooh! My, my. More answered prayers.
It’s great that you can be there for Charlie, and great for Charlie that he has you. And it’s WONDERFUL that the district has such an honorable man as Charlie with another opportunity to serve.
WOOHOO! Go Tim Walz! Go TEAM BLUE! Home from work for an hour or so now, too excited to sleep. My go-to-bed-early 23-yr-old daughter kept calling me at work to post new returns. Good to see the young ‘uns excited about voting.
A big thank you to FDL and the left blogsphere. Now that my overtime pay is surpassing my past due bills, i want to donate to the next Big Blue Project. I know all the bright minds here will come up with something that will make another positive difference.
Bless you TRex for your amazing writing skills, lets start the book fund.
I’m greedy. I want the senate, and I want it before I go to bed.
Just heard a clip from Webb’s victory speech.
ATTACK!!!!
Calif. U.S. House District 11
Candidate Votes %
Jerry McNerney (D) 80,640 53
Richard Pombo * (R) 72,512 47
Key: * Incumbent | Winner
Precincts: 95% | Updated: 4:08 AM ET | Source: AP
Hey Y’all! Just got back…can’t believe the crowd here! Did Burns concede? Why is everyone up so late? Trex, aren’t you asleep yet?
Watch Mercury travel right past the sun today…you’ll need binnocs, it will be a tiny black speck…check CNN for time in your area…more fun stuff!!!!!!
Oh, I’m surfing too hard and forgetting to eat.
Now let’s see Tester and McNerney win by the time I finish ….
neurophius @ 125
Finally. A master of the obvious.
It gets better… If Doolittle IS indicted in the next 30-60 days as looks likely, Charlie has the mobilized Army in place and ready to rock for the mandated special election by CA law! The really funny part is that he predicted this at the very first campaign event I saw him at with Max Cleland. He told the group of Veterans there to elect him this time and save the CA Taxpayers 10Mil for the special election after Doolittle is indicted.
The army is strong too. What a huge, amazing crowd. Can you believe that the Reddest district in the most populated state in the Union. A district so conservative that Bush won it 2 years ago with 69%. And Charlie lost tonight 51% to 48%. WOW!
Veterans groups…
Labor Unions…
Student Groups…
All standing by to suit up and game on again.
And I promised him Bloggers would support as well. He was so happy with the video interview and really gave everyone a wonderful thank you. I wish you all could have been there. There wasn’t even a sadness when he made his “concession” speech.
Everyone was simply like… “Darn. Now we gotta work harder next month!”
oh kmak, thank god. i thought i was losing it.
Cascade, Glacier, Gallatin, Fergus and Meagher have precincts unreported.
As norstadt said, Yellowstone has already gone to Tester, even though CBS doesn’t have the results. It’s tight, but Tester can pull it out.
MT won’t be sorted till dawn, ET. Or dawn, MT for that matter.
Fuck HoJoe. Pay him off with whatever he wants. Why? Because he can’t chair every committee, or fuck up every bit of Senate business.
And damn you, Dem establishment, but you’d better find a place for Ned Lamont. Screwing him over probably cost you one House seat, and possibly two. And it’s time to stop treating Congress as a private members’ club.
Nate, it’s good to know all of you are thinking of getting back in the game at the first opportunity. That opening could come any day. :)
Brown will make a great Representative!
Now they just played Katherine Harris’ concession speech. ROFL!
mmmm. postmortem on K. Harris on MSNBC. Snark abounds
Nate @ 122
if Doolittle becomes “indisposed”, can Arnie either apppoint his succesor or call for a special election? if so, then to prove his bi-partisan independence (watch him flee from the GOP), then he can appoint Charlie Brown.
neurophius @ 167
I hope somebody YouTube’s it! lol
spiderpaws @
159
S/Paws – I assume you still have working peepers?
Given Jim Dean’s connections with the Lamont campaign, I fully expect Chairman Howard to find a place for NED at the DNC, should he want it. And I hope he does!
rosalind @ 162
Whew!! Me, too. This stuff just gets more and more wacky. Oh, and speaking of… there’s Katherine Harris! I wish MT would get their shit together so I could peel myself away.
punaise @ 169
neurophius @ 167
Is it possible to see it on computer.
I have to see it!
How much mascara ended up melting?
neurophius @ 167
“Alright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.”
Damn. Son needs something from the market. Will be back, hopefully to find a Cruella Harris link.
LJ/no mascara but she was dressed in all black and her hair even looked darker.
Gosh, I just realized I hadn’t heard Katherine Harris’s voice for YEARS.
I forgot she has such a deeply nasal voice. Where’s she from originally? Anybody know? [Yeah, I know, the planet formerly known as Pluto.]
TeddySanFran @ 172
certainly hope he stays engaged. I’ll say it again: I hope Ned runs again for public office. he’ll have a built-in nationwide base of support.
99% of the precincts reporting– can you say Congressman McNerney? ;^)
So for tonight, I’ve Had Enough, but in the morning, I’m asking Who’s Next?
Goodnight all.
LJ/Aquaria @ 175
TSF: with those numbers McNerney is looking golden.
spiderpaws @ 158
In astrology-speak, does that mean something like “you will be wresting your fate away from the wicked ones” or some such?
bonne nuit RBG
Another lurker here who wants to thank FDL for everything you guys did to mobilize the dems and make this thing happen.
I’m an American expat living overseas and I often feel helpless and out of it with respect to American politics. Thanks to you guys I did everything I could to help out — ie — donated money — and it feels GOOODDDDD.
I feel like we’re doing nothing less than saving humanity.
Thanks again guys.
LJ/Aquaria:
Sorry I messed up that comment. Hope you can sort it out.
Now the Donkey and the Elephant are boxing (three cheers for American ‘news media’!). Have all the bosses/managers fallen asleep at the wheel over at MSNBC??
LJ/Aquaria @ 176
How much of her ended up melting?
“I’mmmmmmmmmellllltttttinnnnngggggg!”
Kemo… more than welcome my friend.
TheOtherWA @ 166
I’ve been around the world a couple of times… I’ve served under great leaders and studied under wise masters.
Charlie is a mountain of true grace and nobility. A leader who drips hope and honor from every pore. I appreciate all of your thanks but you can save the keystrokes.
Moving to CA to fight for Charlie is THE BEST DECISION I’VE MADE IN A DECADE!
ride the wave
Hehe.
Favorite recent post titles on:
Freerepublic: “Eject! Eject! Eject!”
Redstate: “This is utter crap!”
WASHINGTON – Democrats won control of the House early Wednesday after a dozen years of Republican rule in a resounding repudiation of a war, a president and a scandal-scarred Congress.
“From sea to shining sea, the American people voted for change,” declared Rep. Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record), the hard-charging California Democrat in line to become the nation’s first female House speaker.
“Today we have made history,” she said, “now let us make progress.”
SF Chronicle calls it for McNerney!
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/arti…..220S99.DTL
I am so rubbing my hands together with glee in anticipation of Speaker Pelosi’ 100 hours.
“Sea to shining sea.” Got a nice ring to it, eh?
Fits with that “wave” meme and the pic punaise so nicely linked to.
Merci, punaise!
Tester 146,672
Burns 142,640
CNN count for MT inching ahead slowly….Tester now back up 4000
http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTIO…..states/MT/
punaise @ 192
We are the wave.
…peepers working, whaddya want to know? Didn’t I tell you with 5 planets in Scorpio the country would experience DEEP TRANSFORMATION?…and it ain’t over yet…for the next year we have special aspects that will insure women float right to the top – and stay there…lots of them… The best is yet to come.
RBG @
182
We could begin by helping steer these new committees and their chairs toward rational subjects for their time. Where did all that Provisional Government money go? Where did all that Katrina money go? Where did all that NCLB money go? Where did all that Cunningham-connected money go?
The new House Committees need to set themselves up to FOLLOW THE MONEY!
I should have gone to sleep hours ago…is Montana going to reveal itself soon, or should I give up for now?
BlueAmerica asks…
Have You Had Enough?
The Earth quakes underfoot, the tides rise, the mountains quiver, the sky rends and the heavens tremble as America answers!
HELL YEAH!
kristinejoy @ 199
feel the wave. be the wave.”
Josh Marshall
spiderpaws @ 159
Do NOT look at the sun through binocs – you’ll fry your eyes, prject the sun onto a piece of paper or use solar filter (similar to welder’s goggles!
spiderpaws –
I haven’t been around for a bit, so I missed your former prognostication. Sounds great! Thanks.
And how about how things go for women whose sun sign IS scorpio, hmmm? Not that I have any special reason for wanting to know….
;-)
Mercury crosses the sun in real time actually…
spiderpaws @ 207
That seems like it would mean something special to someone like me who has their sun and mercury in Gemini.
woo hoo!!
Im prouid to be an American again!
Mrs K8: what is your rising sign? If you don’t know that it is hard to say what house all these Scorpio planets which are lining up with your natal sun, will fall…the house tells us how it will affect your life
neurophius @ 202
Never surrender!
neurophius @
202
Go to bed. Tester won.
A reporter in MT told MSNBC a little while ago that there would have to be a 900 vote difference, or less, to get a recount in MT. Sounds like Tester’s lead might hold. *crossing my fingers really hard*
montag @ 120
I think we should take up a collection to send those two on a hunting vacation together… They could take Karl Rove with them… We could let Poochegian (the guy who lost for Attorney General in California tonight) go along with them as Tour Guide. Poochegian could be responsible for the weapons. Naturally, Poochegian would want to use those 5″ bullets they kept showing on the TV commercials.
If the stars are aligned that day (or maybe, if the hunters are aligned that day) Shooter could accidentally mistake one of them for a quail and knock them all into oblivion!
I think Manslaughter X 3 would be a pretty stiff sentence. And Speaker could take over as Gal #1!
TRex, how was your nap?
Trex…watch you don’t get burned there…sizzlepop… hot
Thanks, kristinejoy and ET.
I’ll go with ET’s suggestion.
Not to surrender, just to get a little sleep.
Go Tester!
Ok this is officially wierd now… My guy lost tonight but I’m dancing at my computer to George Michaels’ Freedom political video. Go figure!
If you all feel like jamming to it as well, this video ROCKS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm2OXQh3duI
What a high.
neurophius @ 167
It’s so late, I misread this as confession speech. Dang. That would have been interesting.
spiderpaws @ 209
Oh dear. I don’t know. How do I find out? I’m really ignorant about this stuff.
Does it help to know I was born between 6 and 6:30 a.m.? (My mom said she figured that explains why I was ALWAYS very, very cranky in the early morning, from infancy on. I apparently don’t like rude awakenings.)
Suzanne @ 215
Non-existent. Christy was/is sleeping so peacefully, and I know that I snore like an oncoming train, so I thought it best to just keep lurking and reading gossip to keep myself awake.
Boy, that Lindsay Lohan is really coming unglued, isn’t she?
I mean, when your ruling planet Mercury scurries across the face of the sun for all the world to see? Think about it Trex!
GO MO!
sorry – skipped the comments
Is it just me or am I the happiest since ‘92? I remember that night, I was living in SF and had to work late and could hear the cheers coming from the Castro (and I was in lower Haight)
anyway, C MC’s crew needs extra props – we knew she’d prob. take STL and KC, but the team is amazing on what they did in the rest of the state (I can say that, I was skeptical, but I have family there)
spiderpaws @ 216
I’m feeling pretty burnt out right now, that’s for sure. Une nuit blanche, baby. I hope there’s an open coffee place between here and the Metro, although I sort of doubt it.
Good night everyone. This is the time to declare victory, and get some sleep.
Claudia >
Still to come that
“We are all individual molecules of a great social gas.” – Huxley
zig break
And Keith Ellison won his seat in Minnesota. He’s a Muslim, so you can guess the reaction at the troll sites. (LGF, but no link form me!) Those ijits crack me up.
But I’m not going to muddy our beautiful thread with quotes from morons. We’ll celebrate tonight, and make fun of the gop paid help tomorrow.
we got this.
GOP: DO YOU LIKE APPLES?
DEMS WILL CONTROL CONGRESS.
HOW DO U LIKE DEM APPLES??
:)
“Republicans do not win when they act like Democrats. They win when they act like Republicans.” – redstate.com
erm… AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH…ROFLMAO
not tonite biatchez… and they certainly did act like republicans… AHAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHAH….
Yes! Yes! Oh let me taste your tears! Oh, the tears of unfathomable sadness! Mmmm-yummy! Mmmm-yummy, you guys! – cartman
HA HA MSP
TRex….
While you’re still around I just wanted to tell you that You Rock!
That goes for ALL my FDL and BlueAmerica friends!
.(even though you and NtFK never made it here for a USO stop… You still rock!)
MSP –
Ha ha! Whatever that comment is supposed to mean, I’m sure the accent is on the word “act.”
Msp @ 230
It’s schadenfreudelicious!!
Stupid bitches.
Mrs K8 A chart would have to be cast with all your data which you would not want to give here…then we would know what your rising sign is…for everyone there is transformation right now , everywhere…how it affects your life depends on the house the planets line up in…what happens here in this country affects the entire planet…
Not long now for the Metro T-Rex…
“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.” – Galileo Galilei
Ooooh!
Tweety’s losing his voice now! Keep chattering, Tweety. Maybe it’ll shut you up for a couple days.
Nate @ 232
No, Nate, YOU rock!! Your enthusiasm and commitment have burned bright here as a beacon of inspiration to us all.
Hell, you can practically read by it.
Msp @ 231
You mean, they think it wasn’t enough being Republicans? They certainly behaved like they were. There was no acting to it…. :)
I’m outta here, time to sleep and dream sweet dreams of justice and liberty and change. (Wow, it’s late, I’m sounding silly.)
What a great day!
JEEZ! A big gust just shook my shop. Probably 75 mph or so. G*d licking at Alaska for not our tiring enough of Don Young? I hope so……..
spiderpaws @ 235
Any insight into an Aries, Sagittarius rising…? could use some insight right now.
Speaker Pelosi and probably Majority Leader Reid. Sweet words to my tired ears.
Yipeeee!
Tick, tock. Almost time to head for the train. I’m going to give it a couple more minutes, though. Don’t want to stand around in the cold and rain if the stations are late opening.
MSNBC is saying 33 seats in the house.
that is the high end of most predictions.
TRex @ 243
Safe trip.
…off to a deeply transformative bubble bath to the tune of Willie Nelson singing “Dreamers Holiday”…love to everyone
God, RedState is killing me.
They’re even arrogant, pompous pinheads in defeat.
S.
T.
F.
U.
spiderpaws @ 234
Thanks for the explanation, spiderpaws. I guess it’ll have to remain unknown to me, unless I should run into someone who knows these things. Every time I try to read about it I get deeply confused, and the transformations going on in my life now (!!!) are so time-consuming, I can’t begin to approach the topic.
Oh well. It’s fun to hear about it here from you, though.
May all our transformations help to heal the world and all the pain wrought by our “leaders.”
TRex, be sure to leave enough time to pick up a cup on your way.
Smerconish is saying a battle for control of the repug party, maybe they ALL could go hunting with Dead Eye, and who ever returns gets to be the top repug.
TRex @ 234
LOLOLOLOL!!!!
I just had this mental image of Cartman hitting Cheney over the head with a nightstick saying, “Respect my Author-a-tye”
Trex, did you look at the Athens races? Heidi and Kelly in runoff’s.
TRex @ 244
Kristinejoy: Jupiter moves into Sag (your first house) next month for a years stay…luck & expansion, confidence, real solid mojo
clif @ 250
Smerconish tryng to sell the problem as one of words. Wank on, dude.
clif @ 245
Give me three more months in Cali. Doolittle will get indicted… Resign in disgrace… And Charlie will make it 34! :)
Berkeley Measure H – Impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney (Resolution – Majority Vote)
Yes 18932 68.81
No 8583 31.19
Bowers taking a well-deserved bow w/kos.
Netroots Victories
If Nancy Pelosi wanted to be nice to Georgie, she could ask him for advice on HER new drapes…..
““Republicans do not win when they act like Democrats. They win when they act like Republicans.”
jeez, that’s almost a Simone de Beauvoir quote..
and TRex if you’re still in town tomorrow treat youself to scrapple and a bloody at the Tune Inn on Penn or pancakes at the E Market
safe travels, TRex
I’m fading – it’s been great, all
this is just the first step to taking back our contry
bonne nuit…
TRex @ 238
That’s just my shiny forehead.
Thanks T! It’s nice having such good friends all over the country.
spiderpaws @ 222
My ruling planet is mercury. What does that mean?
oh, and please mind your ziggurats….
Sweet dreams, punaise! Visions of electoral sugar plums…
spiderpaws @ 254
Thanks! Funny, next month has been my personal deadline to get things started again in my life. I’ve been disappointed lately in my lack of motivation.
Oooooh, I almost forgot.
LindaR is a TOTAL SWEETIE! She and I will be fighting side-by-side putting Charlie where he belongs.
I,m repeating what a couple of people said on DKos. “This one’s for Ann Richards” “Stick a fork in it honey….this one is done!”
(cognitorex)
punaise @
257
I say follow the money first. And – I forgot to mention in #201 above (the list is so long, punaise) – a hundred other theft topics, milliions of thefts of virtually uncounted and, so far, uncountable hundreds of billions.
Follow the money. Bush won’t stay the course once Dems sieze the fiscal responsibility bull by the horns.
If they can……
So… how’s your maths working out, Mr. Rove?
Looks like daddy just took you to school.
Gotta clean the kitchen, finally. Hope to pop back in, but may collapse first. In that case, good night my dear Firepups.
“this is just the first step to taking back our contry” – Punaise
hear hear!
and yes bon nuit and guten nacht as well as buenos noches
I couldn’t access FDL for hours. I thought the site was down. And now I see you were all here all the time. :(
Waiting on that Tester race…
Craig Johnson @ 268
ok one shout out for Ann
and goodnight
Nodding off while staring at the MT gov site which refreshes every minute, Tester still ahead by 4,610.
G’night firepups and fellow lurkers.
Victory is sweet.
Rob Zuber @
273
so i’m not the only one!
clif @ 245
If Bonilla doesn’t get 50% in TX-23 we have another election next month, against Ciro Rodriguez.
It’d be great to add his name to that total, after the crap he was put through thanks to Delay.
now when the GOP starts fighting over who is to blame we should encourage the fundies and extreme right wingers to take over their party. Pissing them off early is the key they need to TURN on the few moderate GOPers who survived the election we want them to be a fringe party. Ending the war should piss them off and if we manage the economy well we should be in postion to take the white house!
I can’t decide whether or not to go to bed, or just stay up another hour and 45 to listen to the callers on the “Support President Bush” line during Washington Journal…
Am I right in saying that the dems lost no seats? Wasn’t this the historic booby prize talked about in case we didn’t win the senate?
Rob Zuber @
273
Rob,
Tester has won.
The planeload of Republican lawyers Rove was flying to Missoula to fix a deal had engine trouble. The lawyers had to bail out over the Rockie Mt. foothills. It was windy, so the parachuting lawyers are scattered all over the countryside.
Apparently, they all landed safely on a huge sheep ranch. When the Republican attorneys saw the vast coveys of sheep, they got on their cell phones and turned them off.
The sheep, hearing the distant sound of dozens of caps being unscrewed from vaseline tubes, retreated into the hills, nervously looking behind as they heard the young Republican attorneys chanting “This one’s for Rickie S!!! Man, do we want those rabid lambs!”
Pombo gone unbelievable. I can sleep now. Webb has the biggest pair in the Senate! Tester will pull through. g’nite gotta work tomorrow
It is beyond belief that Lieberman even came close to winning. Let’s not all forget his campaign tactics and dishonesty. If there (as has been reported) has been a record turnout in CT this primary, this is very suspect. Just saying. Oh yeah, where’s the dough (nearly $400,000) Joe? How low of a standard are we going to put up with?
Now Tweety is talking about the pros and cons of cocaine. I love late nights.
kristinejoy @ 280
So far it looks that way.
i’ll admit, i’ve never so enjoyed reading the right wing blogs as much as i have today.
Time to snooze…
Thanks to all the effort folks !
“The first lesson of democracy is not to hold the public in contempt.” – Ronnie Earle
first post
west coast
interviewed Howie Klein tonight (heartfelt tip o’ the hat to Suin) on final hour of live coverage of returns on the old medium of radio.
congratulations to you all.
you are a huge part of taking the nation back.
feel the power. all those people, all those votes, mad as hell and not going to take it anymore.
thank you for your community, your patriotism, and your courage.
MT-SEN
Tester (D): 49.43%
Burns (R): 47.98%
Jones (L): 2.59%
87% 05:20 am EST
From TPM election central
Bonilla is not making headway. The Bexar Co. results are in, but I’m not sure how many remaining precincts are out there are strong R.
Right F’ing On! I have been following from Sydney and its great having all the blog chatter to keep me company. Thanks Jane!
For the record, Bexar Co. has a huge portion of Bonilla’s votes: Stupid white Republicans puking up McMansions everywhere.
Oh… And if you combine the votes the Dems tallied up, it breaks down to 49% Dem, 48% Bonilla.
We might could win this one.
etk says: @ 291
Likewise from Brisbane. Plus we got some rain and the house and perhaps the senate. A good night all around.
Nicole Sawaya @
288
Nicole,
hats off to you too. radio is an old medium, but community radio is still viable. we have to fight to keep them from corporate consolidation strangulations and blackouts.
I’d like to know how Corker in TN even came close to a win. I am with Americablog, bye Santorum, but Lieberman, Corker? Jeezus wept.
I haven’t read through all the threads, so may have missed any discussion about it but ABC just announced that the South Dakota Abortion Ban failed to pass.
Jon Testor 146235
Conrad Burns 141610
From;
http://www.sos.state.mt.us/ELB…../index.asp
Republicans, welcome to the school of ass-kickery! Yaaa!!!
With control of the house and senate we don’t need to override bush’s veto! Instead of loading pork onto budget bills we load on amendments to bills to raise the minimum wage, healthcare for everybody linked to continued war funding (we can pull out after the bill is passed) plus I would LOVE to see bush veto a bill to pay for keeping troops in Iraq. Or bush could veto it in which case after a standoff we tell the troops to come home even bush can’t ask them to work without pay. The possiblities are delightful if bush wants something we ask for 10 times the amount in return!
5:36am and they still haven’t called Montana
I’m thinking Burns people counted the votes and saw they were losing, so they decided to take the machines out of the equation and recount them until they could win. However, Tester may have won so big they can’t do it.
I too look at the big blue wave and Tennessee stands out as a sore thumb.
I watched Corker’s speech and I swear that guy is a criminal. If it’s called for him at 100% counted, then Ford should require a state-wide recount. Same for Montana and Virginia.
This is our blue wave and nobody’s gonna stop it — nobody, from sea to shining sea.
I saw the video of Jean Schmidt having trouble at the polling place and I can’t believe she won fair and square. That too should be recounted.
I watched the Wyoming house debate between Cubin and the Dem. He outclassed her entirely. She could barely speak in sentences. It’s close (50-50) and if Cubin wins we should definately get a recount there.
Other races I’m not so familiar with. I’m thinking we could almost look at a colored map and pick out the points of fraud by seeing red where it should be blue.
Don’t be satisfied with ‘the official count’. Fight every close race to the bitter end!
Finally found the Texas results page. Digging through what precincts are left…
sheilanks @ 283
– Sheilanks
umm, he kinda did win – sorry to be snarky ’cause over all it was a tight and sharp race. even though he’s jack@@s – no offense to his family or loved ones.
(I favored Lamont)
petedownunder at 294…rain in Australia? Congratulations….you’ve needed it. Another good omen.
This has been a mighty big first step. Thanks all. Now to keep walking with straight spines….
Nicole Sawaya @ 288
journalisst of the year?
have you been a lurker here?
great to have you on board
Does anybody know which GOPers survived the election but are still being investigated for anything that can get them thrown out of the house or senate? NOW that we have an ethics committe that is not on prozac. Todays victory could be followed by a few more rolling heads especially if the GOPers kicked out are now in states with DEM governors who will appoint their replacements!
MarkH @ 301
Wulsin isn’t accepting the outcome because of lost/missing cards:
“9News has learned that there are delays in counting the votes at the Hamilton County board of elections after memory cards containing ballot information were discovered missing from at least three precincts, one of one those from within the second congressional district.”
http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/…..hmidt.html
Good for her!!
Race appears to be tightening
Jon Tester 149993
Conrad Burns 146474
http://www.sos.state.mt.us/ELB…../index.asp
I was staying up for MT, but now I’m just watching MSNBC to hear the dumb things they are going to say.
MarkH at 301 I like the way you think!
clif @
308
Yeah, right. As in Sen. Burns’s sphincter – “Tightening,” indeed.
See my fable on this at #281.
Yellowstone is supposed to be a done deal, in Tester’s favor.
It’s Gallatin and Cascade counties where the last big blocks of votes will be (Great Falls and Bozeman).
sorry folks, you can tell i’m new — tech got away from me.
yes, me to me — journalist of the year.
yes, Ed*ard — radio still viable — they’re holding the Zocolo in Oaxaca via the college radio station.
thanks for the welcomes.
peace.
Gallatin’s county election board shows:
Jon Tester (D)
12784
Conrad Burns (R)
12580
No word of how many precincts counted.
Cascade is complete:
Jon Tester 14652
Conrad Burns 14497
Tester wins there, too.
I just saw a picture of Schumer and Reid at TPM wearing those stupid purple ties, and it got me thinking about Jim Webb.
I’ve gotten the impression over the years that Webb is a bit of a bastard, a guy you don’t want to trifle with. Maybe a guy who could knock the heads of people named Nelson or Landrieu on tough votes as, say, majority leader.
Ummm-hmmm. Tester still running ahead overall at CNN, a/o 5:59:
Tester 172,850
Burns 170,393
Webb’s a boxer, I’ve heard. Often comes with a certain, er, temperament.
Most of your Marine Corps combat infantry officers have just a wee bit of a mean straek. It’s in the job description.
David Olsen @
317
streak
raven @ 320
Nicole Sawaya @ 314
No worries, Nicole. Happens to most of us now and then. Glad you posted. Isn’t Howie great? I don’t know what we would have done without all his hard work. HUGE kudos to him!
THE STALE VESSEL …
prostratedragon @ 318
CBS has
Party Candidate Votes V%
D Jon TESTER 173,259 49
R Conrad BURNS 171,207 48
However…
CBS doesn’t have the complete Yellowstone results, which are in Tester’s favor…
And what’s with the purple, anyway? Is it some sort of Obamaesque “bring the red and the blue together” kind of jive?
The Gallatin County website has not changed. I don’t know if they have more votes to count, or if they’re done, but they have Tester with more recent data than the MT or CBS pages.
From the Annals of Karma:
Recall from the year 2000:
From the November 7, 2006 General Election, with 98 percent of precincts reporting:
New York 20th
Gillibrand 115,017
Sweeney 101,989
New Numbers on MT website;
Jon Testor 168121
Conrad burns 165008
They have results for yellowstone.
Good morning everyone, Im glad to see Webb finally claimed ’sorta’ victory after I went to bed
Only took him 2 hours…
“CBS has …”
Looks like they’re updating more or less together.
So, Speaker Pelosi has already referred to subpoena power, according to npr. Encouraging.
FWIW, from left field, Kansas has a Democratic Governor, Sebelius.
Feinstein urges investigation of U.S. website with atomic bomb building info
Is it even possible to impeach and convict Pat Roberts, who was responsible for this website and get him out of Congress? If so, Sebelius could appoint a Democratic replacement.
John Casper at 332 I think treason is a good reason to get impeached! Didn’t the Rosenbergs get the Chair for giving the Russians the bomb? Pat Roberts gave it to them translated into their own language! The Dems could threaten to hold hearings on C-SPAN for weeks and dominate the news cycle with bad GOP coverage, or the guy could resign quietly. I think Karl would force him to resign rather than have an investigation that points to the white house’s involvment in this.
The fat b*tch Musgrave pulled it out of her fat *ss. The Springs elected Lamborn, who apparently is a halfwit.
On the plus side, Perlmutter wins! That tells me the suburban vote is p*ssed at Bush. It will be interesting to see if that is the case nationwide.
CO statehouse and Governor all Dem! Dem convention in Denver, 2008, anybody?
John Casper @
332
Don’t know what the lawyers will say when they wake up, but a check in the quick-n-dirty Wikipedia “impeachment” article suggests it’s not clear whether a Senator is impeachable:
However I bet that if charges could be brought against some of the pre-war liars, for instance, you’d have a shot at Roberts for some of his many instances of obstruction.
It is a very good morning here in central NJ, in spite of rain. Stayed up until 12:30, reading results on the toobz and not using any traditional media [good way to avoid bloviating]. I would have watched Christy [the sole exception], but I don’t have cable.
Congratulations to the Democratic winners. Savor this moment and get some well-earned rest before you get to work doing the people’s business, cleaning out the Augean stables that the rubber-stamp Republican Congress left behind.
My deepest thanks to everyone who worked to elect responsive, responsible people to represent all of us. You gave money, time, and energy. You exemplify the miracle of citizen participation in democracy, and the idea that government is a force for good in the lives of people.
I am deeply grateful for people like Ned Lamont and his supporters. They had a great message, great messenger, and an incredible team effort They ran a terrific campaign in CT, with some of the best ads of the cycle, but the incumbent-protection team was in full force.
Many thanks to everyone here at the ‘Lake for the good companionship on the journey. Rest up, everyone. The march continues.
njprogressive @ 336
Absolutely. And so say all of us.
Montana is very very close. Something smells funny there.
The MSM isn’t looking at data that’s final. They’re too stupid to know it’s out there.
I look to cafery with the same anticipation as olberman
cafery is on fire, have a look
http://movies.crooksandliars.c…..on-End.wmv
kristinejoy @
338
Montanans aren’t Floridians.
I’ve put out some coffee [nice French roast, and some decaf, for folks who don’t need or want any more stimulation], and there’s a nice pot of Irish breakfast tea on the counter, and some juice in the pitcher over there. I’ll be taking the biscuits out of the oven in about five minutes. Help yourself to whatever appeals to you. It’s a victory breakfast.
njprogressive, Thanks for the pot of tea! MMM… There. Now my heart has started again.
Ed*ard Teller @ 341
Sorry, I was just reading that last few comments on the kos thread. Makes me a little worried.
The Dem’s will only have to cater to Lieberman until through investigation or scandel a republican resigns and a Dem Governer somewhere gets to appointa replacement so He needs to be careful for how much he bleeds the party for senority rights.If he asks for too much the backlash for when they don’t need him anymore would be really interesting to watch. It could actually be more fun to listen to him whine for 4-5 years after he gets dumped. How humilitating for him to have the office and no power whats so ever. Otherwise what a great evening and what a repudation of everything Bush. It was great to see Christy on CNN last night. I have hope for our country again. I think it is great that the Dem’s are reaching across the isle. Their generosity and reconciliatory attitude was unexpected. Go firedoglake! Go TREX! Go the United States of America!
meanwhile, in Gazagrad
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/785380.html
LJ/Aquaria @
339
Naw they pay the AP to do their work for them, why actually load up a website on the interweb when the AP can fax you your data?
Did you goto sleep?
John Casper @ 332
Somehow my comments wound up INSIDe the quoe box. I guess the website is tired, too
Well pups,
Congratulations and many thanks to you all for all the lit dropping, phone banking, donations, and most importantly of all–for
FRAMING THE DEBATE IN TERMS THAT ACTUALLY MATTER
Because of you, republicans were forced for the first time in a very long time, to address issues that really matter tothe American public. You held the MSM’s feet to the fire and forced them to do their jobs/gave cover to the ones who wished they could do their jobs but were to chicken to speak truth to power.
YOU DID THIS.
The pardigm has shifted and you did a lot of the lifting.
I am proud to know you, if only in cyberspace.
Only one columnist behind the firewall at the NYT today, Thomas Friedman on Iraq. He called the war “a sucking chest wound.”
http://select.nytimes.com/2006…..amp;emc=th
Marion in Savannah @ 351
Thanks and good morning Marion.
tfitznc,
You’re welcome. I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a certain bounce in my step and a twinkle in my eye this morning…
And God so loved the world that he sent us his only begotten son Jesus (sorry if I didn’t remeber the exact words). If bush believes in Iraq so much then maybe congress should pass a law and dare bush to sign it that forces the children, grandchildren whomever is of draft age of the President, Congress and the Supreme Court to Join Combat units on the front lines WHENEVER America goes to war or a Police Action. This law would show the troops that WE support them, and that our Cause is Just after all if the President is willing to risk sacrificing the bush twins then bush must really believe the war is necesary. If this law passes the house then it becomes a media storm and the white house will be unable to ignore the story. Watching the republicans spin why they can’t support the bill would be great. Of course if bush does send the twins to Iraq then to be fair I think we might have a chance of winning the war. It would only be fair after all to follow Principle and fairness if bush for once would put Principle above winning.
njprogressive @
342
I’ll have the tea, can’t wait for the biscuits, honey or jam?
Good morning, and may I say HELL FUCKING YES.
God yes.
Aw yeah.
Boo-ya.
Good morning, tommy yum. Many, many, MANY thanks for all you did.
Truly my pleasure, Marion. Saving the world is fun!
Brett @ 347
To me AP = MSM. Same thing. And they’re lazy, too.
Sleep? What’s that?
Seriously, I have to stay up all night–work nights, y’know.
Marion in Savannah @ 353
Honestly, my gait has yet to be tested. But I am indeed pleased that Shuler won big and looking forward to SPEAKER PELOSI’s first 100 hours. It is hard to argue with the initial agenda on minimum wage, 9/11 commission recommendations, Iraq, etc. Maybe not progressive enough for some here, but its a start.
It’s pouring rain, it’s cold, and it’s dark outside.
It’s an absolutely lovely morning.
So, now that the Democrats control the House, can we
run the bastard out of town on a railimpeach him?very very nice firedogs
you made the differance, you framed the debate, you showed the progressives how to approach the issues, how to respond to the attacks, how to attack the attackers
your country and her constitution thanks you today firedogs
well done
Would one of you please humor an clueless ex-pat in Germany without cable (or desire to watch) and tell me who Tweety is?
Then would you join me in letting a loud cheer rip for Jerry McNerney, and old windpower colleague of mine. A windpower engineer in a House with subpoena power!!! Yeah.
And for the entire effort.
mc @
361
You dont give the republicans enough credit, they can still change the laws ov the land for afew months to keep them in power:P
Randy Tinkerman @
363
Tweety is Chris Matthews. I honestly do not know where the nickname comes from, but that’s Tweety.
The NYT has an article about bloggers and YouTube catching election cock-ups:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11…..blogs.html
Randy Tinkerman, Tweety is Chris Matthews (MSNBC “Hardball” show). You’ll know him if you ever see him.
Oh yes! Had to look up McNerney—the man who defeated Pombo! Ya-a-a-y!!
(Er, wasn’t McNerney another ‘net-not-dccc candidate?)
Well, I’m off to work. Have a WONDERFUL day, everyone, and thanks for the tea, njprogressive.
tommy yum @ 358
Congratulations on the “Grammy”! :)
Seriously, with MT:
Gallatin seems to be breaking Tester’s way.
Jon Tester (D)
15162
Conrad Burns (R)
14884
Yellowstone is now the weird zone. It’s still being counted, and this apparently was where a recount had to take place (anyone know the reason yet?)
Numbers for Yellowstone are here:
CONRAD BURNS (REP) . . . . . . . 15,347
JON TESTER (DEM) . . . . . . . . 14,212
They’re canceling each other out in these two, so far.
CNBC did a nice thing on Dingle, Rangel, Waxman, and some of the other Dems who will be taking over the respective committees and what their initial investigations/legislative agendas would be.
Hello Tommy Yum! How are you? How’s Esten?
I’ll get the kettle on right now, so I can brew another pot of tea. There’s butter, honey, and two kinds of jam for the biscuits [apricot, mmm, and homemade blackberry]. Anybody for some Earl Grey?
Has everybody been wearing blue yesterday and today? I think I’ll pack away my red sweaters for a while.
OMG! Franconia-Springfield, you say? I live 5 miles from there! If it’s not too late and you’d still like a lift to your dad’s place, email me back ASAP.
No, you don’t know me — I’d just be happy to meet you. Wish I’d read this as soon as I got home from the Webb bash instead of saving FDL for last.
Kentucky Woman @ 365
From the Demopedia:
LJ/Aquaria @ 370
Apparently, this is why.
prostratedragon @ 367
Yup! McNerney is one of ours:
In 2004, when the Democratic Party decided not to bother running a candidate against Richard Pombo, Jerry McNerney stood up for Democrats in CD-11 and ran as a write-in candidate. Despite receiving absolutely NO support from the Democratic Party, McNerney, with the help of a strong grassroots campaign, received over 104,000 votes in the general election against Pombo, more than any other Democrat has ever received. Finally forced to take notice of the district by McNerney�s results and Pombo�s increasingly high-profile criminal behavior, the Democratic Party responded by� anointing a Rahm Emanuel �moderate� to run against McNerney in the primary. Grassroots activists are strongly behind McNerney and his chances of beating Pombo increase every day, especially as more and more revelations come out about Pombo activities. This is a red-leaning suburban district that has become more and more progressive in the last few years. Now is the time to say no to Pombo and YES to Jerry McNerney!
http://www.actblue.com/page/blueamerica#444
Randy Tinkerman at 363 Tweety is Chris Mathews a tv talking head on Cnbc, Msnbc I honestly don’t know the guy makes my head explode. He is called tweety because his hair is the same color as tweety from loony tunes until recently he was bush’s biggest backer outside of fox news. However Keith Obermen started getting great ratings attacking bush so the new head of the network ordered tweety, tucker carlson and joe scarbrough they all got shows on the network to start being a little liberal. The network is getting higher ratings now hopefuly the rest of the MSM (main stream media) follows their example.
Kentucky Woman @ 365
Correct Kentucky Woman, nickname comes from the Tweety Bird YELL0W color of Matthew’s hair, which a lot of FDLers opine is not his natural color.
Thanks DB. Interesting, that.
Marion in Savannah @ 366
“Constantine Stavropoulos, the owner of the cafe, said he had closed its doors for the “blog party,” which the network periodically broadcast and streamed online. He said he expected the bloggers — an attractive bunch, he said — to linger long after the votes were in.
“Bloggers look a lot better than I thought they would,” Mr. Stavropoulos said.”
I guess they changed out of their underwear and bunny slippers.
oh yeah Randy at 363 do you work for VESTAS wind systems, GAMESA? I got some stock in Vestas whats your take on wind in europe and world wide?
John Casper @ 378
It wasn’t just us. His own staff said so!
To Randy at # 363: “Tweety” is NBC/MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews.
Now for the reason for this post. As I sit here, all the major news organizations show the Senate tied 49-49, assuming that the two “Independents” will caucus with the Democrats. Also at this time, the vote counts show Webb beating Tester by 1744 votes in MT, and Webb taking Virginia by 7874 votes. If the totals hold, the Dems will then theoretically hold 51 seats and the Senate. It is at that point that we will see the results of the failure of Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Harry Reid and other Democrats to offer more than lip service and a few token $ to Ned Lamont and actively get out and campaign for him, as Joe Liarman repays Karl Rove, Cheney, and the accidental president and stabs the Dems in the back in the guise of “bipartisanship” and hands the Senate to the Rethuglicans. And what will they all say then as there surely will be hell to pay….
Hey Dover, good to see you. Great day for America and the world!
mc @ 380
The right wing side bathed and did something to counter the orange stains on their fingers. Maybe dipping it in green KoolAid. I understand that cancels orange.
If you look closely, Matthews favors Tweety bird in other ways too. Boy was he irritable last night – definitely feeling the heat from Keith and Joe, both of whom publically challenged him last night.
I happen to love hardball and i am pretty surprised he gets the angst of progressives
he seems to do one of the best jobs holding everyone’s feet to the fire
it could be done better of course, but at least it’s more ballanced then everything else
I like him
That has to be a parody. Tweety all but wet his pants over Bush’s flight suit codpiece, and treated Tom DeLay with kid gloves after he’d been indicted.
Thanks for the info, Audrey, that’s a great story. I have a feeling that an important part of finishing off this Baroque phase the Congress has been in by 2008 will be to catalog and keep in mind all such stories, so the he-lots running the campaign committees can’t soak up time and resources claiming they are The Experts and undermining good candidates.
TRex,
I’m a lurker. And you’re probably trudging to the airport by now, but I just have to tell you how much I love you. You’re the best and goddammit, people like you. Go have pleasant dreams with your kitties cuddling you. And thanks for all the hard work.
And now, permit me to spaze out a bit:
We won in MO, for the love of all that is right, we finally won!
Ahh, I love the smell of republican defeat early in the morning.
Just slept off a day of poll standing for Ned in Monroe. Such a shame that Joe is still standing the day after the general. But we gave him a shock and outed him as the neocon R that he is.
It’s been said here many times on this thread. Dems owe Ned big:
1. For showing that Iraq was a potent campaigning weapon.
2. For drawing R cash out or other areas.
3. For getting progressives [even more] fired up about this cycle.
Joe won’t forget who did or didn’t back him. Neither will I forget those who didn’t actively back the Democratic candidate. I’m done with Bill and Hillary. I’m done with Schumer and his DSCC.
prostratedragon @ 367
Yes, the dccc came very late to the table, but when they did come they brought the big guns. Bill Clinton was there at the end.
And thanks for the Tweety reference. It fits.
Not one more dime to the DCCC or the DSCC. It’s DNC or netroots for me from now on.
LJ/Aquaria @ 393
Merry Christmas!
Good Morning ALL!
Netroots!
IMO in fairness to Tweety, last night, they were fighting to keep Republican viewers from going over to Fox.
Since coming to FDL, I learned that what a lot of old-timers hate about Tweety, Russert, and most other Journalists is that they traded our “right to know,” for access to the White House.
A significant number of FDLers still like and respect Tweety and I don’t think he was in favor of the Iraq invasion. Unfortunately, I think the general opinion is that Tweety knew a lot about Plamegate as it was unfolding, but wouldn’t reveal it, because he didn’t want to lose his WH access.
John Casper @ 384
And great to see you on such a fine day. I think I’m going to have to sleep now… was hoping to see the results in Montana. Wish I could go to bed with certainty. I was thinking that being on PT and therefore able to stay awake for all the results was the positive trade-off for not being able to see Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert live at 11pm. But it didn’t work out that way.
LJ/Aquaria @ 393
Amen.
Good Morning All-
The grownups are back in charge! Look at the mess around here! Everyone is grounded! Starting with President Skippy and his VP- Dr. Strangelove.
tuneforg @ 381
tuneforg, this probably isn’t the place or time for a windpower discussion. Briefly, don’t work for any one company, but i’m a pioneer with three decades global experience. Co-developed the world’s first utility-scale windplant, in McNerney’s backyard, Altamont Pass.
rmt(at) protium(dot)de for further discussion privately.
tfitznc @ 385
Yet another aspect of the resemblance to Tweety Bird — the size and shape of the big fat head.
I reckon we did GOTV!
Blessings to all!
I just hate the way Tweety talks to Dean. It’s just awful to watch. It’s always “So, you’re no longer the pro-choice party? Well are you? Huh?”
Last night he actually said to Dean, “So, you want to stay in Iraq.” Uh, no, Tweety.
Quick drive-by before leaving for work. Tweety is a whore who will jump in the car with whoever is offering the best deal. Streetwalkers on 42nd street are more honest. He is a yellow haired little little man, heavy from cocktail weenies. I will never forgive him.
Anyway, I am in love with KO and hope to marry him in June. Or July. Of course, August will work for me also.
Schuster just said that they won’t decide on a recount in Virginia for 10 days. Ugh.
prostratedragon @ 389
pdragon,
You’re Welcome. I’m looking forward to an FDL or DWT post that names and emphasises all the Blue America candidates that won and discredits any DC insider’s claims of making that happen and why. Then I’m going to spotlight the hell out of it since the word is already going out about this being a win for conservative Dems.
We don’t need the media reinforcing that meme with the Washington insiders and America in general.
ccmask @ 403
ccmask, I care for you but I am racing to the chapel — i’ll take this December!
LOL
Tester is on CNN, saying he expects to win.
“I think we’re in really good shape.”
mr. boosh will hold a pissy presser at 1pm.
ROTFLMAO
John Casper @ 397
And the DNC only so long as Dean is in charge of things.
Randy –
Do you know a Paris-based blogger who posts at Daily Kos named “Jerome a Paris”?
He’s in banking and just helped arrange a deal of some sort involving financing for wind power, successfully encouraging his employer to take the plunge on the deal. I scanned the diary at Daily Kos briefly (think it was about a week ago or so) and didn’t catch all the detail, but it sounded like a pretty big deal. Sorry I don’t know enough (about the info at Daily Kos OR about the ins and outs of wind power) to mention more specifics.
angie @ 408
I can hear it now….
WEll, I guess you all want increased taxes and to “cut ‘n run”….The sky is falling, The sky is falling! hahaha
Can we get someone with the keys to this place to get us a new room?
This one’s getting more crowded than a K-Streeter’s trash bin of rolodex cards!
Once again, a heartfelt thank you to everyone here for all your hard work and positive energy. A huge cheer of support for all the newly-elected Dems. And a reminder to the incumbency-protection crew, we’re watching what you do. Our money and our support goes to real progressives and Democrats who stand up for Democrats.
Off to work. Get some rest, folks.
Work for peace, every day.
Audrey –
You make a very good point. Tweety was already waxing rhapsodic about how much the Dems owe to Rahm’s and Schumer’s “leadership.”
Interestingly, there was a reporter there to cut into that bit of nonsense — pointing out how some of the successful candidates were not at all the choices of Rahm OR Chuck. Sorry to say I’m too sleep-deprived to remember now who the heck the informed journalist-type was.
This sort of nonsense needs to be nipped in the bud, since surely neither Rahm nor Chuckie will set folks like the Tweetster straight on the matter.
Y’all want an idea of what a tsunami looks like?
As per Hotline:
Democrats Win The House, Await MT, VA
Dems Pick Up OH, PA, RI, MO
Dems Pick Up AZ 05, AZ 08, CO 07, CT 05, FL 16, FL 22, IN 02, IN 08, IN 09, IA 01, IA 02, KY 03, KS 02, MN 01, NC 08, NY 19, NY 20, NY 24, NH 01, NH 02, NC 11, NY 19, OH 18, PA 04, PA 07, PA 10, TX 22, WI 08, CA 11…26 so far…
Recount races: CT 02, FL 13, GA 08, IA 02, NM 01, NC 08, PA 06, PA 08, WY AL
Run-off races: TX 23
–Anti-same-sex marriage amendments pass in CO, VA, WI, TN. SD, SC and IA… fails in AZ.
–SD Abortion Ban Fails
–Dems pick up at least 6 GOV seats…
–NH state government swings blue… Iowa state government swings blue..
–Dems win net nine state legislative chambers…
–Murtha, Hoyer declare Maj. Leader Candidacy
Mehlmann on Today eating crow! Wow. I love it. And talk about looking Haggard- Ha! Today is Tivo’d so I’m watching feed from 7:17am.
Speakout @ 411
I believe he will be quaint and humble
he’s gonna have to bend over, give himself some lube, grin and take it up the ass with a smile if he doesn’t want to get impeached
which he doesn’t
let’s see where this goes at 1 occlock
Ned and Howie – a couple of stand up men who wanted their country back — BAD — and stood up and did something even when everyone was trying to shout them down.
NO ONE can stop a man who has a righteous mission. Dean did not stop (whoooya) and, I hope, neither will Ned. Let’s have a big ‘honor Ned’ day and send him lots of love. Can’t send him roses like we did to Boxer (I have wanted my rose back many times), but could we send his favorite cake or something?
We seriously need to thank him big time.
Bush is constitutionally INCAPABLE of being humble in any way, shape, or form. Ain’t gonna happen.
It’ll be interesting. He’s never been forced to take a rebuke before in his life. Won’t start NOW.
GrandmaJ @ 418
if ned wants to run again he’ll win, he’s seasoned and prepared now.
i don’t know if he has it in him, we’ll see if leiberman rides our tsunami or jumps to the sinking ship
if he jumos and continues on his judas sheep agenda, ned will take the senate
fact
Did anyone besides me notice that Russert looked and acted rather drunk on MSNBC in the wee hours?
quaint and humble do not associate with terra, terra, terra boosh.
or for the lump laura and her offspring, either.
nor his parents.
How’s this working for you, Bar?
I wonder if someone like Olympia Snowe could be encouraged to switch parties.
It would be nice indeed to be able to tell St. Joe to take a flying leap.
bbuster @ 420
Hmmm. Didn’t think of that — but I had the distinct impression he looked “puffy,” as in “dissipated.”
Tester holding on, despite surges in Yellowstone and Gallatin counties favoring Burns:
Party Candidate Votes V%
D Jon TESTER 183,386 49
R Conrad BURNS 181,879 48
Only 38 precincts to go there.
Mrs. K8 @ 414
Yup, Mrs. K8, I think we’re going to be combatting the media a lot in the coming months. (Not that there wasn’t always a fight going on. At least we have better tools for it now.) And I’m sure Rahm and Chuckie will be only too happy to take credit for it. Pissants
Hope you are well.
njprogressive @
372
Esten is well, thanks, but this morning I’m going to put my 12yo cat to sleep. I’m sad, and my 6yo Evelyn is too.
LJ-
You think will know Montana today or will there be a recount?
bbuster @
421
I didn’t see it, but it definitely wouldn’t surprise me.
What’s the margin in MT for recount?
Tommy,
Sorry about the kitty. My Chaka (Khan) is 18, but not looking that great these days.
ANOTHER new update on MT
Party Candidate Votes V%
D Jon TESTER 184,739 49
R Conrad BURNS 183,183 48
what is wrong with your kitty, tommy yum?
wow, you have my sympathy for all of your sad news.
Mornin’ all!
perris @ 420
don’t know if he has it in him, we’ll see if leiberman rides our tsunami or jumps to the sinking ship . . .
Question for Shrub’s 1 PM presser:
Vice President
SarumanCheney has said he will not testify before Congress even if subpoenaed. If Congress does call the Vice President to testify, would you expect him to comply?I just think it’s time for the MSM to grow a set.
Speakout @ 428
It’s closing in, according to CNN
Tester 183,386 49%
Burns 181,879 48%
http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTIO…..states/MT/
I know, it’s getting kind of claustrophiobic.
Where else online are y’all watching these numbers move?
Completely agree. My guess is that Rahm is testing the waters to see if he can take the Speaker’s chair away from Pelosi. The netroot winners will be key in blunting any attempts by him.
Hi Tommy, I’m glad to hear that Esten and Evelyn are well, and sorry about your kitty. A shout out to you for the great support your Had Enough song brought in the elections!!
I have multiple tabs going. One is to the Gallatin county election page. Another is to Yellowstone. One is to CNN. Another is to CBS. A final one is to the state of MT site.
mc @ 436
Great Question!
Billings gazette article linked to above mentions lots of same-day registration in Flathead county Montana. Didn’t I read somewhere that that’s a Burns stronghold (his home area, even?)Any thoughts on that?
I saw a report somewhere that someone had seen the final numbers for MT, and Burns was up by 1744.
IF I were Tester, it would be recount time, if that’s an option. Nobody seems to know what the percents need to be. I’ll look, but that could take a while.
Good morning. Tommy, so sorry to hear about your kitty.
CNN was just rather blatant: the only hope for the republicans in Montana is for Burns to “change those numbers” in the vote count.
This about the re-tabulation in Yellowstone Co.
John Casper @ 438
Emmanuel said this morning that he would be “honored” to serve under Speaker Pelosi. My guess is that he will decide today whether to go for whip.
turkish bill @ 442
Flathead is done. He carried it.
The race is concentrated in Gallatin and Yellowstone counties right now. A few small precincts are floating in Lake and Meager, but they’re not going to have huge numbers. The big numbers will be in the first two.
tommy yum – very sorry about your cat. Animals become part of your family and it is always hard to let them go, especially for children. Know you are doing the right thing.
I don’t recall where I read it, but someone said that Clinton had triangulated the soul out of the Democratic party.
Yesterday the real Democrats took a big step forward to reclaiming it.
My first vote was cast in 1956 in El Paso, when fresh out of Notre Dame, I worked for and helped elect a Mexican-American mayor.
Today, I sit and wait for the Tortilla curtain to be extended across the border with Mexico thanks to the Republican sponsored immigrant “crisis.” Boxer and Obama voted for the thing, along with Lieberman’s good friend, Salazar of Colorado and other clueless dems.
In addition to those named above, the Clintons, Reid, Schumer and all the beltway fools failed to recognize the wave that was building, as did that silly Emanuel over at the House.
The fight is just beginning and surely will not be won in my lifetime. But for the veterans, for the children everywhere, and for the future of America, it must be won. Some day in Texas, we also will return to civilization.
Congratulations, and thank you.
angie @ 433
They think it’s heart failure. Essentially, he’s going to drown in his own lung fluid.
I’m in the sad position of wanting to assuage my daughter’s suffering, but not being able to stop these sad things from happening.
All we can do is love each other.
Thanks tfitznc.
I’ll go back to being my usual “big tent” self.
Gallatin is apparently final:
Jon Tester (D)
16,511
Conrad Burns (R)
16,693
It’s down to Yellowstone, and that’s a conservative area.
Cross your fingers.
Hope you are well.
Audrey –
Thanks! In very immediate terms, I’d be a lot better if I could tear myself away from the toobz and go the hell to BED. But I’m so happy about last night’s turn of events, I feel like another *Audrey* (Hepburn) who didn’t want to go to sleep after the ball in My Fair Lady. (Could’ve danced all night, metaphorically.) Hope all is well with you, too!
Tommy Yum –
I’m so, so sorry about your kitty — I can imagine the heartbreak. My pupster had cancer this year, operated on, and we’re holding our breath hoping there won’t be a spread of it elsewhere in the body.
My thoughts and prayers are with you — it hurts so very much to lose our best friends.
tommy yum @ 449
Oh no… Poor kitty, and my sympathies to all of you tommy. Sometimes we must make hard choices like that.
On a happier note, I will take this opportunity to blow my horn. Salon says that the “Had Enough” video was the most effective Dem ad second to Michael J Fox’. Check it out; you’ll have to scroll down the page.
I’m so proud to have been a part of that. It would never have happened without FDL and this remarkable community.
John Casper @ 450
Yours in ‘big-tentedness’ and much needed rest for all the ’soldiers’ (at FDL and in Iraq)!
New sheets upstairs! Woo hoo!
LJ/Aquaria @ 451
Yellowstone:
Burns
24,924 50%
Tester
23,553 47%
This according to CNN — I hate math! It’s too scary! Somebody add it up for me?
I tried to keep away from all news yesterday – I didn’t want to be let down. I did ,however, watch Santorum’s concession speech as I came across it while flipping through the channels. I laughed as his kids were crying, does that make me a bad person ;) Anyway, I awoke this AM to the headline: Dems take house, Senate up for grabs. Love it!!… Dang, EPU’d
Ohio Democratic chair Chris Redfern is my new hero. Yoinivich you’re next bitch!
Nice Polite Republicans has that lying whore cokie roberts on telling how the moderate dems carried the party and will now be fighting with those nasty old liberals in the leadership.
Oh yea fuck LIEberman and CT rethugs.
Look, folks, I’ve done four posts upstairs already!
I’m so sorry to hear about your situation. Raven is actually my 13 year old cocker and he has been fighting cancer for two years. We know we are coming close to having to decide and it’s really hard. A good friend gave me some advice, “we want to extend their life but not extend their death”.
They think it’s heart failure. Essentially, he’s going to drown in his own lung fluid.
I’m in the sad position of wanting to assuage my daughter’s suffering, but not being able to stop these sad things from happening.
All we can do is love each other.
{{{{{{{{{{tommy yum and family}}}}}}}}}}}}}
you are a wonderful person and thank you for all that you did for us and still do!
Love to Michael J. Fox, too!
GWB will suffer the same fate as WJC – to come into office with the House and Senate controlled by their party and to leave office by losing the White House and both houses of Congress. How about Hillary Clinton/Nancy Pelosi as the Dem ticket in ‘08?
LJ/Aquaria @ 446
Not quite what I meant. I meant – does the unusual number of same day registrations – as reported by Billings gazette in a Burns strio strike anybody as suspicious? Not that I want to get into tfh territory. (well, maybe I do). But really, I’m wondering whether this might have any significance, and what it might be.
Another long-time lurker (came OUT once to contribute $$ here and there) –
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you all.