Comments on: Western House Results, Propositions and Other Results http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:21:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712849 MarkH Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:25:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712849 <blockquote><p>Seems fair enough to me.</p></blockquote> <p>Do that and you’d have a LOT of people yellen’ in your ear about Religious Freedom and all that San Francisco Liberal Values crap.</p> <p>Be gracious winners I say. But, party to celebrate too.</p>

Seems fair enough to me.

Do that and you’d have a LOT of people yellen’ in your ear about Religious Freedom and all that San Francisco Liberal Values crap.

Be gracious winners I say. But, party to celebrate too.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712843 MarkH Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:23:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712843 <blockquote><p>Oh, and our sewage plant will apparently not be renamed.</p></blockquote> <p>Bad precedent anyway. Shoulda been a drug clinic/rehab center.</p>

Oh, and our sewage plant will apparently not be renamed.

Bad precedent anyway. Shoulda been a drug clinic/rehab center.

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712833 MarkH Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:16:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712833 <blockquote><p>He’s been elected for what - five minutes? - and already they’re complaining?</p></blockquote> <p>Well, if he’s really “the one” then he should have had all our problems solved by now. I guess it just shows “that one” doesn’t mind letting Bush suffer being prez a few more months. After all, it is upholding the Constitution to wait until he’s sworn in. And we *do* want to uphold the Law after all we’ve done to keep it.</p> <p>But, by January 20th at about 1pm all our problems had better be solved or I’m going to be very disappointed.</p> <p>Sigh. If only it was that easy. It’s hard work…might be 3:15 before it really all gets done.</p> <p>Heh.</p>

He’s been elected for what – five minutes? – and already they’re complaining?

Well, if he’s really “the one” then he should have had all our problems solved by now. I guess it just shows “that one” doesn’t mind letting Bush suffer being prez a few more months. After all, it is upholding the Constitution to wait until he’s sworn in. And we *do* want to uphold the Law after all we’ve done to keep it.

But, by January 20th at about 1pm all our problems had better be solved or I’m going to be very disappointed.

Sigh. If only it was that easy. It’s hard work…might be 3:15 before it really all gets done.

Heh.

]]> By: SunnyNobility http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712790 SunnyNobility Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:45:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712790 <p>Oh shit!</p> Oh shit!

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712721 foothillsmike Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:59:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712721 <p>Been a long day<br /> nighty beddy bye</p> Been a long day
nighty beddy bye

]]> By: Ian Welsh http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712718 Ian Welsh Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:56:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712718 <p>Seems fair enough to me.</p> Seems fair enough to me.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712712 Teddy Partridge Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:52:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712712 <p>We can also put a proposition on the ballot to outlaw the Mormon religion in California.</p> We can also put a proposition on the ballot to outlaw the Mormon religion in California.

]]> By: newtonusr http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712711 newtonusr Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:52:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712711 <p><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jKo8twhCDWI-bjF-MvlyXSo0DFggD948J7HO0" rel="nofollow">Democratic Lt. Governor Bev Perdue</a> is now the Governor-elect of North Carolina.</p> Democratic Lt. Governor Bev Perdue is now the Governor-elect of North Carolina.

]]> By: ironranger http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712709 ironranger Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:50:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712709 <p>President Obama.<br /> I was so afraid I would never be able to say that.<br /> With McCain or any other R there would have been no hope of climbing out of the unbelievable mess Bushco & previous R’s have made.<br /> With Obama there is definitely now the opportunity we can return to a reality based country again. I wasn’t born during WW2 but remember well when I was a kid the history of the wonderful American Can Do attitude during & after that war & what americans accomplished. The dinosaur R party is the party of We Can’t unless it lines their pockets. I have come to believe that that is their idea of democracy.<br /> My husband & I often talk about what it would have been like when in the 70’s our government had gotten behind supporting making solar technology economically feasible for average american homes when oil prices skyrocketed. Of course, then the R spin ridiculed Pres Carter wearing his cardigan sweaters.<br /> Obama has to walk a mine field to lead us into being a Can Do country again. It can, & I think will, be done but it will be a huge task to overcome the powerful money people that don’t want to change a thing.</p> President Obama.
I was so afraid I would never be able to say that.
With McCain or any other R there would have been no hope of climbing out of the unbelievable mess Bushco & previous R’s have made.
With Obama there is definitely now the opportunity we can return to a reality based country again. I wasn’t born during WW2 but remember well when I was a kid the history of the wonderful American Can Do attitude during & after that war & what americans accomplished. The dinosaur R party is the party of We Can’t unless it lines their pockets. I have come to believe that that is their idea of democracy.
My husband & I often talk about what it would have been like when in the 70’s our government had gotten behind supporting making solar technology economically feasible for average american homes when oil prices skyrocketed. Of course, then the R spin ridiculed Pres Carter wearing his cardigan sweaters.
Obama has to walk a mine field to lead us into being a Can Do country again. It can, & I think will, be done but it will be a huge task to overcome the powerful money people that don’t want to change a thing.

]]> By: Ian Welsh http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712708 Ian Welsh Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:50:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/western-house-results-propositions-and-other-results/#comment-1712708 <p>But what can be done by proposition can be undone by proposition.</p> But what can be done by proposition can be undone by proposition.

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