Comedy Goldmine XII: A reimagining with Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell

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A star is born.

I wouldn't be so sure that Boxer will win next year. Tom Campbell is considering dropping his gubernatorial bid, and switching over to the senate race because of the weaknesses of DeVore and Fiorina. If he is the nominee, and receives a lot of financial help from the Silicon Valley and Bay Area donors that have been limited in the amount of donations to Whitman and Poizner, he could beat her. She would be extremely weak against him. He left congress before Bush came in, so she could not tie him to any congressional scandals under his administration. He is pro gay marriage and abortion, but also has one of the most fiscally conservative records of any recent Republican representative. He has close ties in the Bay Area, and could like Whitman or Poizner offset the chance of a Boxer or Brown landslide in the area. As I see it, and I am a Californian btw, Meg Whitman wins the Governorship, and Tom Campbell will win the Senate seat if he switches over. Too many people are assuming that voters will entrust a democrat legislature with an openly democrat governor. campbell.org I also do see the dems losing the senate along with the house.

Here are the Republicans I believe have the best chances of winning in some competitive and potentially competitive democrat held senate races.

Arkansas-Gilbert Baker
California-Tom Campbell
Colorado-Jane Norton
Connecticut-Peter Schiff
Delaware-Mike Castle
Illinois-Mark Kirk
Massachusetts-Scott Brown (Special Election in January)
Nevada-Danny Tarkanian
New York B-Maggie Brooks (who?)
North Dakota-John Hoeven
Pennsylvania-Pat Toomey
Washington-Kathy Lambert (again, who?)

Assuming Republicans hold all their open seats next year, they can take control of Senate by winning 11 of these races. It is possible, but it must come down to successful candidate recruitment.

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Right now, I'd say a 28-35 seats for the Republicans in the House.  Last time I said that, they won 55. 

I'd guess a 6-9 seat gain in the Senate for the GOP.

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Are you ever sober?

I was early morning today. That's count, right?

That's called "hungover", not "sober".

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well, Obama will probably be judged on several main issues:

1) Domestic - Americans will be facing higher taxes, a steady climb in gasoline prices, and increased insurance premiums despite the fact that the Dems just passed a $900B in new health care spending.  Less and less Americans will be covered by health insurance in 2010 and even though unemployment may drop to the 8.5% range by Nov 2010, most Americans are going to be worse off than Nov 2008.

2) Internationally - Obama's problems haven't even begun in this area, and even though he hasn't accomplished anything in this area, odds are that 2009 is going to be the his international policy highpoint and things can only get much worse in the next 10 months with Afghanistan and Iran on tap.

The economy added 4 million jobs in 1994 and Clinton still got his head handed to him... and Obama is going to be extremely lucky if we add 2-3 million jobs in 2010 with unemployment dipping to 8.5%, at best.

...so, I think the Dems are in for a pounding in 2010 as the populous is much more ticked off than in 1994.  The Dems will be extremely lucky to barely hold onto the House and lose only 5 Senate seats.

and if unemployment is above 9.5% in Nov 2010, then the GOP will take the House and will be pounding at the door of the Senate...if it is still at 10% in Nov 2010 then the GOP will take the Senate and Dick Morris will look like a genius for about a week.

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D+21 and a popular incumbent who was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2008?

Guess.

she isn't popular though, just has no serious challenger until now. The minorities are mad at her for not caring about them plus this is a strong Republican year and anti-incumbent year as well as Cleve already has ID. With lots of commericals, I think it's possible

This is what happens when you puff puff puff instead of puff puff pass......

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Why is he still alive?

Cuban health care.

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Why isn't the media covering this?

Because it's not 1912 and the thought of holding a fundraiser at a *GASP* burlesque club *GASP* isn't dirty, immoral or all that controversial.  That's assuming that the burlesque dancers were even present for a fundraiser, which likely didn't take place at 2AM on a Saturday, but in the afternoon.  And because Tao is a damn good restaurant with catering facilities as well as a nightclub.  Is it controversial to hold a fundraiser at a restaurant?  No.

There's no story here.

When your political base is the entirety of the moralistic rubes and busybodies of a nation, then, by God, there'd better be some Hell raised, or absolutely nobody will take your various social crusades seriously.

That's a nonsensical view of the Republican base.  No wonder why Democrats continually lose elections.

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Wait: Joe Republic got a sex change? When?

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I would think it was a joke if I didn't know for a fact it wasn't.

http://www.conservapedia.com/Abortion_and_Adolf_Hitler

Just one example. Isn't it great how it fails to mention Hitler was avidly pro-life for all Aryans? Much fairer than the 'liberal' Wikipedia.

Adolf Hitler wasn't pro-life, period.

Ummm.... what? Yes he was. He banned abortion for all but non-Aryans who he wanted to eliminate. So really, he wasn't pro-life OR pro-choice completely.

Hitler shared the philosophy of the "pro-choicers" today who reject the right to life of the unborn child.

He didn't want Aryans to abort because he needed more Aryans to serve his Reich, not because he cared for the right to life of unborn children.

Hitler and the Nazis legalized abortion wherever they went, and in many cases even forced abortions. These Nazi programs inspired wonderful "pro-choice" activists like Margaret Sanger and her Planned Parenthood organization.

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I would think it was a joke if I didn't know for a fact it wasn't.

http://www.conservapedia.com/Abortion_and_Adolf_Hitler

Just one example. Isn't it great how it fails to mention Hitler was avidly pro-life for all Aryans? Much fairer than the 'liberal' Wikipedia.

Adolf Hitler wasn't pro-life, period.

Ummm.... what? Yes he was. He banned abortion for all but non-Aryans who he wanted to eliminate. So really, he wasn't pro-life OR pro-choice completely.

Hitler shared the philosophy of the "pro-choicers" today who reject the right to life of the unborn child.

He didn't want Aryans to abort because he needed more Aryans to serve his Reich, not because he cared for the right to life of unborn children.

Hitler and the Nazis legalized abortion wherever they went, and in many cases even forced abortions. These Nazi programs inspired wonderful "pro-choice" activists like Margaret Sanger and her Planned Parenthood organization.

Uh, what the hell?

Your English must be poor and you misunderstood, as there was nothing comedic about that post.

Your whole existence is a parody.

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Nope, and you're ruining this thread.

Anyone who laughed at that post is mentally ill.

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Replace Grant with Coolidge and Jackson with Harding.

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Still at it I see, px?

You're the mother lode of this goldmine.

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BTW:  Michelle, I'm available, but you'll have stop dressing like Aunt Ester.

Sorry to disappoint but she's not as attractive as she may appear (Bradley Effect).

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" I have a package that needs careful handling...."

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He's too busy managing the construction of the Death Star.

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To be honest that's funny in its own, J.J.-retarded way.

At least they could have used JFK.

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To be honest that's funny in its own, J.J.-retarded way.

At least they could have used JFK.

Compared to assassinating someone alive, yes.

In that case, how about using Garfield instead, since now one currently alive remembers his assasination?

Wait. Garfield was assassinated? How could anyone in the world do such a thing?

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Fight the Establishment!

Indeed, the establishment went down hard yesterday.

Indeed. Nothing says 'Fight the Establishment!' like the son of a Congressman celebrating his victory in a Republican primary at a golf club!

Al's responses to Libertas = the best.

Yeah, Al embarrassing himself is hilarious.

No. But embarrassing you is funny as hell.