Fox projects Pelosi has been fired as speaker

[PaceAdvantage]

Cool.

[cj's dad]

Her handing over the gavel is my top 10 of life's moments !!

[bigmack]

I'm waiting for MSNBC to verify that. It could be a while.

Is Speaker.gov changed or does she own it?

http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Speaker+Nancy+Pelosi+Holds+Weekly+News+Conference+ JE4av0MAqKll.jpg

[bigmack]

:lol: I love it.

After the Rand Paul acceptance speech Larry O'Donnell over at MSNBC is in an absolute full-on fit about RP & debt caps causing global bankruptcy. Gotta love that "The Place for Politics" coverage.

[lsbets]

But wait - mosty was saying Dem turnout is very high today and things look good for them. Where is his reply to this projection? Or did he pass out from too much kool aid?

[melman]

NBC News projects a gain of 60 seats for the GOP in the House. The fat lady is singing.

[PaceAdvantage]

What the hell is up with the color of Bob Beckel's hair on Fox??? Haven't seen him in a while....wow...

[Mike at A+]

The PA results look very suspect. They have Onorato (D) over Corbett (R), Sestak (D) over Toomey (R) and Callahan (D) over Dent (R). All 3 Dems were trailing in the polls - some heavily. The early precincts reporting must be all Dem. I remember in 2004 they had Kerry over Bush 75-25 in the early going and it ended up 51-49.

[melman]

Mike---ABC News is projecting Corbett a winner by 7% when all votes are counted.

[bigmack]

What the hell is up with the color of Bob Beckel's hair on Fox??? Haven't seen him in a while....wow...
He would be an entertaining cat to have a belt with but his claim to fame is a ball 'n chain, being "Campaign Mgr for 1, Walter (Fritz, like spritz) Mondale.

That was a fun night for politics.

This just in.... Mondale has lost every state but his own. :eek:

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/hunkoburninlove/mondale.jpg

[Rookies]

The PA results look very suspect. They have Onorato (D) over Corbett (R), Sestak (D) over Toomey (R) and Callahan (D) over Dent (R). All 3 Dems were trailing in the polls - some heavily. The early precincts reporting must be all Dem. I remember in 2004 they had Kerry over Bush 75-25 in the early going and it ended up 51-49.

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*** 6,423 out of 9,244 Districts (69.48%) Reporting Statewide ***

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United States Senator





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Unofficial Returns*** 6,423 out of 9,244 Districts (69.48%) Reporting Statewide ***

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Governor





CandidateVotesPercentONORATO, DAN (DEM) 1,271,49047.5%Runningmate: CONKLIN, H. SCOTTCORBETT, TOM (REP) 1,409,00252.5%Runningmate: CAWLEY, JIM

[NJ Stinks]

Didn't FOX predict this 22 months ago? :rolleyes:

[lsbets]

Can't wait to see the spin from the Obamabots tomorrow.

[Valuist]

Can't wait to see the spin from the Obamabots tomorrow.

They said there would be change. Well, here it is.

[bigmack]

You have GOT to tune into MSNBC....

Chrissy interviews Michelle Bachmann after her win. 1st question is about investigating Dem's for 'unamerican behavior' - She completely ignores the question and goes to her points. Guy behind Bachmann is waving a "How's that tingle now, Chris?" sign :lol:

Bachmann ends up saying something about his tingle as well at the end of the interview.

Now that is great TV

[Mike at A+]

The most significant non-political thing to come out of this election is the resulting government gridlock which will be great for financial markets. Politically, the redrawing of district lines for the 2012 election is a biggie.

[PaceAdvantage]

Shoot...I missed that...watching Palin and Ferraro on FOX right now...

[ArlJim78]

It looks like Geraldine Ferraro and Bob Beckel are using the same hair color.

[Mike at A+]

Mike---ABC News is projecting Corbett a winner by 7% when all votes are counted.
Yeah I just saw it swing over. But Toomey has a much tougher challenge although with only 70% reporting and a 51.2-48.8 deficit, it is still not determined. Toomey lives near me and I'm pulling for him. Dent trailing is a huge surprise but again, there's votes to count.

[ElKabong]

You have GOT to tune into MSNBC....

Chrissy interviews Michelle Bachmann after her win. 1st question is about investigating Dem's for 'unamerican behavior' - She completely ignores the question and goes to her points. Guy behind Bachmann is waving a "How's that tingle now, Chris?" sign :lol:

Bachmann ends up saying something about his tingle as well at the end of the interview.

Now that is great TV

I've been over there once in awhile too....it's clear chris, rachel and larry are pissed as hell...get used to this mentality from them. they're living in 1994 again (forceably) and they can't stand it.

How delicious is 0bama's "they didn't have ME in 94" comment now? :lol:

[bigmack]

watching Palin
I gotta say I always thought she was an attractive woman but somehow she appears to be moving into the 'hot' category. I didn't see it comin'.

Dough can do wonders for a womans look.

[RaceBookJoe]

Senate numbers at the moment are 45-43 dems. Earlier Sestac had a large lead, last i saw he was behind...very close though. I can see that one possible going to a recount. rbj

[Robert Goren]

I gotta say I always thought she was an attractive woman but somehow she appears to be moving into the 'hot' category. I didn't see it comin'.

Dough can do wonders for a womans look.I have heard that she is even hotter up close in person.

[Mike at A+]

Toomey just pulled ahead and Dent pulled FAR ahead. Both were losing a few minutes ago. Pennsylvania reporting really sucks. They put all the ghetto stats in first. Rendell probably controls that the crooked SOB that he is.

[Tom]

But wait - mosty was saying Dem turnout is very high today and things look good for them. Where is his reply to this projection? Or did he pass out from too much kool aid?

See the thread in the horse section about Dave's CDs being lost and damaged in the mail. He might be busy this week. :lol:

[chickenhead]

California is holding its breath for results on Prop 19...then exhaling and going for some cookies.

[Tom]

I gotta say I always thought she was an attractive woman but somehow she appears to be moving into the 'hot' category. I didn't see it comin'.

Dough can do wonders for a womans look.

That is true, but sitting her next to Gerry Ferraro can REALLY make you look hot. :lol:

[RaceBookJoe]

That is true, but sitting her next to Gerry Ferraro can REALLY make you look hot. :lol:

Sitting next to GF makes you look hot Tom haha

[melman]

Mike---More good news from Penna. Patrick (say anything to get elected) Murphy has LOST his seat in the House from House District 8. With 92% of votes in for Senate Toomey has taken a very slight lead.

[bigmack]

California is holding its breath for results on Prop 19...then exhaling and going for some cookies.
It's as "Down goes Frasier" as he went 'gainst Ali. Pile o' loot towards it passing and it was way up in the polls a while back. :confused:

That bill is like 2 seeds in the ashtray of an '86 Monte Carlo now.

That is true, but sitting her next to Gerry Ferraro can REALLY make you look hot. :lol:
:lol: Duly noted.

I'm thinkin' a female Hal Holbrook.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iN6_nIJQcbM/R9dfOkHsHqI/AAAAAAAAAgk/B2NpUIICGh0/s400/art_ferraro_file_gi.jpg http://www.pinkshollywood.com/images/Hal-Holbrook.jpg

[Tom]

California is holding its breath for results on Prop 19...then exhaling and going for some cookies.

They are smoking it in NYS tonight - how we can keep voting these total liars/thieves/crooks in is beyond me. Obviously, NYS leads the nations in morons.

[Mike at A+]

They are smoking it in NYS tonight - how we can keep voting these total liars/thieves/crooks in is beyond me. Obviously, NYS leads the nations in morons.
California runs a close second.

[Mike at A+]

Mike---More good news from Penna. Patrick (say anything to get elected) Murphy has LOST his seat in the House from House District 8. With 92% of votes in for Senate Toomey has taken a very slight lead.
Yeah I'm glad Murphy is out. And Kanjorski. Toomey is up about 35,000 votes with 95% reporting.

Just heard that Obama's trip to Mumbai is costing us $200 million a day. A commentator on Fox said that's cheap compared to the money he'd blow if he was here. It's a good thing!

[mostpost]

Can't wait to see the spin from the Obamabots tomorrow.
Here's my spin. Disaster.

[boxcar]

Here's my spin. Disaster.

I should frame this post. One of your very few honest ones. Tonight was a disaster for the Dem(on)s and little fresh air of hope for Marxist/Socialist-hating Americans.

Boxcar

[melman]

Mike---With 96% of the vote now in. True conservative Toomey 52% True Progressive Sestak 48%. Looking REAL good as most of the later votes counted in Penna are tending to Toomey.

[mostpost]

They are smoking it in NYS tonight - how we can keep voting these total liars/thieves/crooks in is beyond me. Obviously, NYS leads the nations in morons.
You're too hard on yourself.

[bigmack]

Here's my spin. Disaster.
So much for your prediction about Paul doing down in KY.

KO was so moved by Stewie's little rally he's kiboshed "Worst Person's." He wants your input next week. Don't forget to vote. :lol:

F_tjP_sLbeU

You don't think that your mothership network (MSNBC,HuffPost,MoveOn...) have already started creating the vilification campaign of the new MajLeader, Boehner, do you? :D

[Tom]

America gets rid of Pelosi and gets a Boehner!

Good speech - so nice to hear something intelligent after two years of that miserable bitch! And his comment about Obama - spot on.

Hey Nancy, your house just got foreclosed!!!! :lol:

America has spoken. She said FUBO!

[Mike at A+]

Kirk just pulled ahead of Gianoulias for Obama's old seat. That would be the icing on the cake!

[chickenhead]

Turns out pot smokers are unreliable voters.

[ArlJim78]

Kirk just pulled ahead of Gianoulias for Obama's old seat. That would be the icing on the cake!
yeah but Quinn is still leading Brady. :confused:

[Tom]

Most of them thought they had already voted! :lol:

Wow, Man!

[bigmack]

Something stinketh in Kneevada.

I love the smell of a purple SEIU T-Shirt burning in the morning.

[JustRalph]

Her handing over the gavel is my top 10 of life's moments !!

It's pretty high on the list here too...... Let's hope she fades away......

The problem is, her Grandkids will inherit her money and never have to suffer for what she has done to the country............damn shame

[bigmack]

Kirk wins BO's seat. :jump: :jump:

[NJ Stinks]

It's pretty high on the list here too...... Let's hope she fades away......

The problem is, her Grandkids will inherit her money and never have to suffer for what she has done to the country............damn shame

Yea. Trying to get every American access to healthcare really is disgusting. :rolleyes:

[bigmack]

Yea. Trying to get every American access to healthcare really is disgusting. :rolleyes:
Are you delusional? You prop that woman up with that PoS legislation & then claim it as being noble?

Wow. Someone who can't see that amount of ugliness in real arrogance has got to be mighty blind.

Nancy the Noble. :lol:

That is rich.

[GameTheory]

How do they call these races? Boxer vs Fiorina, 18% reporting, both at 47%, Boxer is called the winner. How?

[ArlJim78]

they base the call on models built on historical precinct voting patterns.

[NJ Stinks]

Are you delusional? You prop that woman up with that PoS legislation & then claim it as being noble?

Wow. Someone who can't see that amount of ugliness in real arrogance has got to be mighty blind.

Nancy the Noble. :lol:

That is rich.

Guess what, Mack. I couldn't care less about what you supposedly think.

[mostpost]

Harry Reid defeats Sharron Angle. Called by MSNBC, CNN and FOX

[mostpost]

Saw this earlier on MSNBC. Tea Party candidates:
35 won; 54 lost; 65 still undecided.
Tea Party candidates probably cost the Republican Party control of the Senate. I'm talking about you Christine O'donnell and you Sharron Angle.

[JustRalph]

How do they call these races? Boxer vs Fiorina, 18% reporting, both at 47%, Boxer is called the winner. How?

They have historical county by county records. They can project what's left after analyzing what's already in. It's very accurate for the most part. At about twenty percent as long as a few major counties are not outstanding, they can project what's left pretty easy

In Ohio, once Cleveland and cincinnati are in it's over. Columbus, the larger of the three, almost always splits fifty fifty, so it rarely makes a difference

Every state Is like that.

[newtothegame]

Guess what, Mack. I couldn't care less about what you supposedly think.

Amazingly, you could care less what the MAJORITY of americans think either ..right? I mean you continue to promote healthcare when the MAJORITY of americans disagreed with it as well. So I guess like BO , either you think the american public is stupid and you know better, or you really arent concerned about americans as a majority.
I think the american people are smart enough to know whats best for THEMSELVES...tonight, they speak for themselves!

[bigmack]

How do they call these races? Boxer vs Fiorina, 18% reporting, both at 47%, Boxer is called the winner. How?
I wondered that as well. They have very sophisticated software. In the last few elections once they make 'a call' I don't believe any of them have had to retract.

Something like they knew the districts that have come in and they extrapolate or already have a very good idea of the numbers on the unreported areas.

[newtothegame]

Saw this earlier on MSNBC. Tea Party candidates:
35 won; 54 lost; 65 still undecided.
Tea Party candidates probably cost the Republican Party control of the Senate. I'm talking about you Christine O'donnell and you Sharron Angle.

Your right about ONE thing here...Angle and O'donnell might not of been the best candidates for their races. But, I think your way off about the impact of the TEA party. All year long, you and your lib buddies have discounted them. They had a huge impact on this election.

[GameTheory]

I wondered that as well. They have very sophisticated software. In the last few elections once they make 'a call' I don't believe any of them have had to retract.

Something like they knew the districts that have come in and they extrapolate or already have a very good idea of the numbers on the unreported areas.Fiorina is now LEADING in the reported voting -- Boxer still the winner. Must not include the Bay Area...

[NJ Stinks]

Amazingly, you could care less what the MAJORITY of americans think either ..right? I mean you continue to promote healthcare when the MAJORITY of americans disagreed with it as well. So I guess like BO , either you think the american public is stupid and you know better, or you really arent concerned about americans as a majority.
I think the american people are smart enough to know whats best for THEMSELVES...tonight, they speak for themselves!

Let's just say I don't sit around wondering what the majority thinks before I decide what's right or wrong. No doubt you don't either.

[bigmack]

Fiorina is now LEADING in the reported voting -- Boxer still the winner. Must not include the Bay Area...
That's the nutty part. I priced SF RE. Know what? It be REAL pricey.

We're taxed to death already. If you live & own in SF you better have some serious bank. If you have serious bank your hand is sore from writing tax checks.

With all that they still vote D cause they think Rep's pollute the air. :bang:

[newtothegame]

Let's just say I don't sit around wondering what the majority thinks before I decide what's right or wrong. No doubt you don't either.

No, I usually dont think about what everyone else is thinking as my FIRST thought. But that doesnt mean I dont listen and hear them. Your elitist attitude (your remarks about not caring what mack thinks) is the same thing that got the dems and progressives in trouble tonight. WASHINGTON wasnt listening!
Tonight a very clear message was sent by the public. Listen or get the boot!
Our congressional members need to know that it is US, the american population that holds the cards.
Now will it change overnight? Nope. I have no grand illussions that tomorrow everything will be reversed. But I do know, or at least believe that the ENTIRE congressional membership (win or lose) now has a new meaning to listening to the american people who put them there!

[bigmack]

Shoot...I missed that...watching Palin and Ferraro on FOX right now...
They ask for an interview after it was shown that she won and here's the one question: :lol:

They saw it comin' a mile away & played Matthews like a buffoon.

mdan9FyoyQE

[Steve 'StatMan']

Um, Sheriff Pelosi, ah know you been Sheriff for only 4 years now and were pretty proud of it, but all of us folks got together, and the larger half realized, we needed a new Sheriff again.

[cj's dad]

Yea. Trying to get every American access to healthcare really is disgusting. :rolleyes:

Every American (including illegal aliens) has access to health care.

What every American does not have is access to employer provided health insurance. And, there is the option to purchase your own health insurance if you are self-employed, retired, etc...........

[Mike at A+]

Every American (including illegal aliens) has access to health care.

What every American does not have is access to employer provided health insurance. And, there is the option to purchase your own health insurance if you are self-employed, retired, etc...........
Oh you mean that they actually have to PAY for health insurance? Oh, the HORROR!

[cj's dad]

$120k round trip x 52 weeks = $5,760,000 !
http://www.outragedpatriots.com/Queen-Pelosi-jet.jpg

[Tom]

doot doot doot
Another one rides the bus,
da-da doot doot doot
Another one rides the bus.

:D

[BlueShoe]

Obviously, NYS leads the nations in morons.
Check the California results and you will change your mind. The no-longer-Golden State should be put on suicide watch. Compared to California, New York voters would seem to be pretty sensible.

[Dave Schwartz]

The biggest question on my mind about Pelosi is, "If the Dems were to take back the house, would she become speaker again?"

[boxcar]

Saw this earlier on MSNBC. Tea Party candidates:
35 won; 54 lost; 65 still undecided.
Tea Party candidates probably cost the Republican Party control of the Senate. I'm talking about you Christine O'donnell and you Sharron Angle.

But the TP didn't cost liberals the Senate!

Boxcar

[prospector]

Saw this earlier on MSNBC. Tea Party candidates:
35 won; 54 lost; 65 still undecided.
Tea Party candidates probably cost the Republican Party control of the Senate. I'm talking about you Christine O'donnell and you Sharron Angle.
comeon mosty..once more...slowly...a dem is better than a rino
principles mean something to most people..

[fast4522]

No more do we have to hear that old witch giggle.

[ArlJim78]

republicans lose the senate and get wiped out in 2006 before the tea party existed. now in 2010 with tea party energy underneath them the repubs take back about 8 seats in the senate, and yet people say the tea party cost them the senate, are you kidding me? none of those clods that the rinos supported were going to win, NONE.

the tea party in less than two years has made a giant impact on the national election, despite all these armchair experts trying to label it as this that or the other, and now the talk is about their failures? keep on dreaming if you think that because this is going to roll on for two more years and the second red wave is going to finish the job.

[ElKabong]

Your right about ONE thing here...Angle and O'donnell might not of been the best candidates for their races. But, I think your way off about the impact of the TEA party. All year long, you and your lib buddies have discounted them. They had a huge impact on this election.

NTG,
You hit the nail on the head about the candidates. The TP is new, a work in progress as a group. What it isn't, is a work in progress of belief of issues and resolutions. It's not going away. THE TP is made up of people that want to fix the country

What a lot of people are mad at, is BOTH partys. Me included. The left somehow thinks of the TP as extreme rightwing. It's not. It's people that are fed up with the same ol same old, which is breaking the country.

Most leftys don't understand that. They view TP folks as simply RW extremists. I don't know if thye get that from the media outlets they read or hear, or if they are simply myopic. Either way, they're wrong.

In 2012 the TP may have other weak candidates too, but the fact remains its members are focused on most important issue- limit and improve our government. Control the spending, cut costs where possible, balance the budget, protect our borders, eliminate free rides for those that feel entitled to thers' money from cradle to grave.

Watching 0bama now, his tone is low....almost depressed. He sees the writing on the wall. I hope every politician does too

[GameTheory]

The biggest question on my mind about Pelosi is, "If the Dems were to take back the house, would she become speaker again?"Most speculation is speculating that she will now quit entirely.

[cj's dad]

Most speculation is speculating that she will now quit entirely.

The b better not quit until I get to see her hand over the gavel.

[ArlJim78]

Most speculation is speculating that she will now quit entirely.
I would almost bet money on it.

[GameTheory]

I would almost bet money on it.
Why is everyone so sure about it? All the talk I've heard in the last month or so as it became obvious the Dems were going to lose the house has been that her quitting was pretty much a done deal. Based on what?

[Tom]

Nancy just got the election results.

[JustRalph]

The biggest question on my mind about Pelosi is, "If the Dems were to take back the house, would she become speaker again?"

only if her caucus of Dems re-elect her as speaker.

You have to stand for re-election as majority leader etc. With only your own party voting. Rarely does it not go to the member with the most seniority etc. But, after what she has presided over........she is toast.

[bigmack]

Nancy just got the election results.
:lol: :lol:
_________________________________

This dork is officially out. 58-36

http://trueslant.com/scotthpayne/files/2010/03/300px-Alan_Grayson_high_res.jpg

[bks]

ElKabong wrote:
What a lot of people are mad at, is BOTH partys. Me included. The left somehow thinks of the TP as extreme rightwing. It's not. It's people that are fed up with the same ol same old, which is breaking the country.


Maybe this is true of you, ElKabong, but the facts show that 87% of self-identified TP voters pulled the lever for Republicans yesterday (in the stat that I saw). That's 7 of 8. So they're not as fed up with Republicans, apparently, even where they OUGHT to be according to their own stated principles.

The co-opting of the TP by the establishment Republicans will now begin in earnest.

Anyway, the Democrats deserve this. Judging from their response to getting crushed yesterday, they still have no clue.

[Tom]

Dear Casey,
A poster at PA that I know is really feeling down today.
The elections made him very sad, and I am hoping you can play nice,
happy tune to lift his spirits.

Tom

Dear Tom, I think this snappy tune will cheer up anyone!
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[NJ Stinks]

No, I usually dont think about what everyone else is thinking as my FIRST thought. But that doesnt mean I dont listen and hear them. Your elitist attitude (your remarks about not caring what mack thinks) is the same thing that got the dems and progressives in trouble tonight. WASHINGTON wasnt listening!


OK, Newtothegame, you win. Anybody who thinks for themselves is now officially an elitist. As long as we are using that twisted bit of logic, I guess your fellow conservatives are really over-the-top elitists with their condescending attitudes toward the misguided majority of California. You know - those dumb hippy liberals in CA who just can't grasp the obvious and voted for Boxer, Brown, and Pelosi last night.

Of course, it's only natural that you or any other righties here would avoid mentioning such an obvious example of an elitist attitude. Why is that? Because you guys live by the following term:


double standard
n a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another


Damn! I hope I wasn't thinking for myself again and not caring at all about what the majority here prefer to believe. :eek:

[BlueShoe]

Most speculation is speculating that she will now quit entirely.
Being demoted to Minority Leader is not something that she will take kindly to. The old battle axe is 70 now, time to ride off into the sunset. She and her old man own a winery, she can go there and pop a cork or two or three, and think about her days of power. Best bet is to make a long winded phony emotional retirement speech, and then go home to the state she helped ruin.

[newtothegame]

OK, Newtothegame, you win. Anybody who thinks for themselves is now officially an elitist. As long as we are using that twisted bit of logic, I guess your fellow conservatives are really over-the-top elitists with their condescending attitudes toward the misguided majority of California. You know - those dumb hippy liberals in CA who just can't grasp the obvious and voted for Boxer, Brown, and Pelosi last night.

Of course, it's only natural that you or any other righties here would avoid mentioning such an obvious example of an elitist attitude. Why is that? Because you guys live by the following term:


double standard
n a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another


Damn! I hope I wasn't thinking for myself again and not caring at all about what the majority here prefer to believe. :eek:
lol is there anything you and mosty can't spin??
Now where did I say thinking for yourself makes you an elitist? Please show me that paragraph or sentence.
In case you missed it, here let me show you again why I said "elitist attitude"...
You said you didnt care what mack thought. Thats the same mentality that just got a wave of dems booted from congress. Thats an elitist attitude. They failed to listen to the majority.
There is nothing wrong with thinking for self...there is alot wrong with point blank telling someone you could care less what they think (as the dems did with the healthcare bill). But obviously, you can't see that!

As for california....they have to live with their decisions. Not me. The majority spoke in California and I respect that. Thats how our election processes work in case you didnt notice. Do I agree with their choices? Nope...but again I dont live their. That doesnt mean I have a right to say "I dont care what they think this is how it should be".
They voted, they live with it. Just as I have to live with vitter for another term.

[Dave Schwartz]

ElKabong wrote:
What a lot of people are mad at, is BOTH partys. Me included. The left somehow thinks of the TP as extreme rightwing. It's not. It's people that are fed up with the same ol same old, which is breaking the country.

I totally agree with you.

I realized this one day when my wife was selling stuff on EBay. One of the items was a collection of all the winning Presidential slogan-pins. I noticed how they were mounted... two to the left, three to the right, back to the left, back right. And that's how it has been for the last 100 years: left, right, left, right.

Why is that? Because neither side really cares about us and after about three years (max) WE boot them out.

[ElKabong]

Maybe this is true of you, ElKabong, but the facts show that 87% of self-identified TP voters pulled the lever for Republicans yesterday (in the stat that I saw). That's 7 of 8. So they're not as fed up with Republicans, apparently, even where they OUGHT to be according to their own stated principles.

The co-opting of the TP by the establishment Republicans will now begin in earnest.

Anyway, the Democrats deserve this. Judging from their response to getting crushed yesterday, they still have no clue.

Bks,

In all honesty, no pollster ever asked me if I was a "tea party" type. How would they come to the 87% figure? A lot of people I know are like-minded w/ me on politics. How would a pollster identify someone they would classify as a tea party member?

TP folks are not really affiliated with any party. I'm a registered Independant. I do know a lot of folks that have the TP mentality currently that voted R until 2008, now are seeing nat'l politics FWIW....Nothing more than "the ruling class" mentality & that mentality lives on both sides. The pendulum swings left to right, right to left....In the end, what changes? Nothing.

If they (TP elect) do get co-opted, then 2006 and 2008 will be re-enacted, the R's get dumped. People are fed up with left/ right politics. It's not about the laundry anymore. People are looking for permanent fixes to entitlement problems.