Are you going to miss Mike Castle?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

No. He was another GOP hack that we were told to worship as a moderate because OMG HE'S PRO-CHOICE just like Mark Kirk and the like. We're much better off without trash like him. Now we can get a Democrat in his House seat and keep the Senate seat.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Essentially what you said, although he was more moderate than most GOPers (stem cells, for example, and campaign finance-reform).  I'll be happy to move actual Democrats into those seats though.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

No.

[Хahar 🤔]

I'll be happy to move actual Democrats into those seats

Basically.

[Padfoot]

I really wish this increasingly battered wing of the GOP would break off and form a third party.  I think that Charlie Crist is evidence enough that such a party could be competitive in general elections.  All it would take is a small but respectable group of current GOP moderates with decent name recognition.  Trying to change the party from within clearly isn't working for them and I think the presence of a moderate center-right party would be a boon to the progressive agenda.

[Dgov]

I really wish this increasingly battered wing of the GOP would break off and form a third party.  I think that Charlie Crist is evidence enough that such a party could be competitive in general elections.  All it would take is a small but respectable group of current GOP moderates with decent name recognition.  Trying to change the party from within clearly isn't working for them and I think the presence of a moderate center-right party would be a boon to the progressive agenda.

... Please, by all means.  You do realize Crist is one of the biggest reasons why Dems have no shot at picking up the Florida Senate Seat, right?  If you want to replicate that on the National level, I'm not going to stop you.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

That loser Kendrick Meek would've had an equal chance without Crist, that is none.

[Torie]

Yes. [insert cry figure here].

[fezzyfestoon]

I really wish this increasingly battered wing of the GOP would break off and form a third party.  I think that Charlie Crist is evidence enough that such a party could be competitive in general elections.  All it would take is a small but respectable group of current GOP moderates with decent name recognition.  Trying to change the party from within clearly isn't working for them and I think the presence of a moderate center-right party would be a boon to the progressive agenda.

Yes, please.  I'd like to see these people completely detached from that piece of shit party so they can actually be themselves without the threat of the nutbags like O'Donnell.  I really think there's a difference between how they'd actually be and how they have to be to survive in the insanity that is the Republican Party.

So yes, I'll definitely miss Castle.  And I'll be glad to see O'Donnell and the other pieces of insane garbage the idiot Republican Party nominated go down in flames despite the perfect situation for them this year.

[King]

I'm going to miss Mike Castle like I miss Gordon Smith.  Am I happier with the Dem winning? Yes, but I'd rather had a real right wing douche like Coburn go down than a midway GOPer a la Castle.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'm going to miss Mike Castle like I miss Gordon Smith.  Am I happier with the Dem winning? Yes, but I'd rather had a real right wing douche like Coburn go down than a midway GOPer a la Castle.

Please at least say you don't feel that way about Norm Coleman.

[Eraserhead]

The guy hardly ever crossed my mind until the last month or so anyway, so of course I won't.

[King]

I'm going to miss Mike Castle like I miss Gordon Smith.  Am I happier with the Dem winning? Yes, but I'd rather had a real right wing douche like Coburn go down than a midway GOPer a la Castle.

Please at least say you don't feel that way about Norm Coleman.

Norm Coleman was a puppet with no puppetier, as are most Minnesota Republicans, oddly.

[bullmoose88]

Yes. [insert cry figure here].

Bingo.

[Associate Justice PiT]

The guy hardly ever crossed my mind until the last month or so anyway, so of course I won't.

     Agreed with this. I can't really develop strong feelings about a random politician of limited prominence who represents a Congressional district all the way across the country.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Mike Castle is one of the few moderate Republicans that I genuinely like so I'll miss him but mostly because his loss signals a total loss of sanity in the GOP. Even though I cheer it on because I know it will help Coons, a small part of me is disturbed by it.

[Lief 🗽]

To be fair to Mike Castle, he was more than a "vaguely pro-choice OMG MODERATE" and did vote for cap and trade, against guns, etc. But a real Democrat (in both the House seat and the Senate seat) will be much better.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I'm going to miss Mike Castle like I miss Gordon Smith.  Am I happier with the Dem winning? Yes, but I'd rather had a real right wing douche like Coburn go down than a midway GOPer a la Castle.

Same.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Yes. Mike Castle was, hands down, the smartest, most qualified candidate running for U.S. Senate this year. He was a thoughtful compromiser, someone who would have been absolutely invaluable in a close-to-tied chamber.

Instead of voting themselves one of the best U.S. Senators in the country, the Delaware GOP voted for a complete fraud who is running for office just so she can cut herself checks from the campaign checkbook. She has no qualifications to be Senator other than the fact that she ran for the office once before and lost in a humiliating landslide. Even though her way of operating (via lies and slander) was wholly transparent, 53% percent of the Delaware GOP acted like retards and voted for her. It's almost inconceivable.

Plenty of good moderates lost this year. None of those losses incensed me the way this has.

[??????????]

I really wish this increasingly battered wing of the GOP would break off and form a third party.  I think that Charlie Crist is evidence enough that such a party could be competitive in general elections.  All it would take is a small but respectable group of current GOP moderates with decent name recognition.  Trying to change the party from within clearly isn't working for them and I think the presence of a moderate center-right party would be a boon to the progressive agenda.

Charlie Crist, he's a funny guy you know.

He was against obama care, now he's for it.
He was against gay adoption, even took it to court for the state.
Now he says he supports it and is dropping all appeals.
He said he would face Rubio in the primary, upon realizing he would lose his ass off, drops out.

Yeah, I can see a party full of jokers like him having a future.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

No, I'm tired of hearing his name being mentioned.

[Mercenary]

I didn't even know who he was a few weeks ago. And he sounds like a trashy guy, so no.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Yes. [insert cry figure here].

Example of a "moderate Republican":

2010  In 2010 Gun Owners of America - April Ratings gave Representative Castle a grade of F .
2009  In 2009 Gun Owners of America gave Representative Castle a grade of F.
2008  In 2008 National Rifle Association gave Representative Castle a grade of F, in its scorecard for candidates seeking office in 2008.
2007  In 2007 Gun Owners of America gave Representative Castle a grade of F-.
2006  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2006, the National Rifle Association assigned Representative Castle a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
2005  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent in 2005.
2004  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2004, the National Rifle Association assigned Representative Castle a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
2003-2004  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent in 2003-2004.
2003  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 100 percent from 1988-2003 (Senate) or 1991-2003 (House).
2003  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 100 percent in 2003.
2003  In 2003 Gun Owners of America gave Representative Castle a grade of F-.
2002  On the votes that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered to be the most important as of 2002, Representative Castle voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time. These scores are cumulative for each representative's time in their current office. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered votes from 1988-2002 in the House and 1991-2002 in the Senate when determining these scores.
2002  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2002, the National Rifle Association assigned Representative Castle a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
2001-2002   Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America assigned Representative Castle a grade of F- (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F-).
2001-2003   
2001  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 100 percent in 2001.
2000  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2000, the National Rifle Association assigned Representative Castle a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
1999-2000  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 100 percent in 1999-2000.
1999-2000  Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America assigned Representative Castle a grade of F- (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F-).
1987-1999  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 100 percent in 1987-1999.

http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=26792

[Vepres]

I've only know of him for a year, so I have little attachment to him. Still, he's the kind of Republican that I wish there were more of.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Yes. [insert cry figure here].

Example of a "moderate Republican":

2010  In 2010 Gun Owners of America - April Ratings gave Representative Castle a grade of F .
2009  In 2009 Gun Owners of America gave Representative Castle a grade of F.
2008  In 2008 National Rifle Association gave Representative Castle a grade of F, in its scorecard for candidates seeking office in 2008.
2007  In 2007 Gun Owners of America gave Representative Castle a grade of F-.
2006  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2006, the National Rifle Association assigned Representative Castle a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
2005  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent in 2005.
2004  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2004, the National Rifle Association assigned Representative Castle a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
2003-2004  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent in 2003-2004.
2003  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 100 percent from 1988-2003 (Senate) or 1991-2003 (House).
2003  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 100 percent in 2003.
2003  In 2003 Gun Owners of America gave Representative Castle a grade of F-.
2002  On the votes that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered to be the most important as of 2002, Representative Castle voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time. These scores are cumulative for each representative's time in their current office. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered votes from 1988-2002 in the House and 1991-2002 in the Senate when determining these scores.
2002  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2002, the National Rifle Association assigned Representative Castle a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
2001-2002   Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America assigned Representative Castle a grade of F- (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F-).
2001-2003   
2001  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 100 percent in 2001.
2000  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2000, the National Rifle Association assigned Representative Castle a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
1999-2000  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 100 percent in 1999-2000.
1999-2000  Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America assigned Representative Castle a grade of F- (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F-).
1987-1999  Representative Castle supported the interests of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 100 percent in 1987-1999.

http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=26792

Funny how someone who's really a radical authoritarian extremist is considered a "moderate" in today's parlance.