tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post6423217042927047925..comments2024-03-28T11:43:29.579-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: THOUGHTS ON THE ELECTIONRumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-24716615494997186182008-11-06T20:00:00.000-05:002008-11-06T20:00:00.000-05:00Barack Obama's Notes on His Potential Cabinet Leak...Barack Obama's Notes on His Potential Cabinet Leaked to Press<BR/><BR/>http://www.236.com/blog/w/lee_camp/barack_obamas_notes_on_his_pot_10107.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-22482233731136964232008-11-06T19:49:00.000-05:002008-11-06T19:49:00.000-05:00Why focus on national politics? 11/7/08, 9:00am wa...Why focus on national politics? 11/7/08, 9:00am watch the much revered Milton Hirsch file a last minute Motion to Save a Bondsman's Ass and push it down the mouth of Judge Thorton. Why don't prosecutors and judge's demand that motions be filed timely and courtesy copies be provided for all to have the benefit of good reading? Make our judicial system be respectable one forfeiture at a time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-87016175499516548262008-11-06T18:41:00.000-05:002008-11-06T18:41:00.000-05:00John J. Connolly, Jr., convicted of 2nd Degree Mur...John J. Connolly, Jr., convicted of 2nd Degree Murder. Sentencing set for December 4, 2008. What would he score under the 1982 guidelines?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-42921820314618465442008-11-06T16:28:00.000-05:002008-11-06T16:28:00.000-05:00Just in ... Ex-FBI agent John Connolly found GUILT...Just in ... Ex-FBI agent John Connolly found GUILTY of murder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-84327058239324069432008-11-06T14:59:00.000-05:002008-11-06T14:59:00.000-05:008:38 --- Sour grapes much?8:38 --- Sour grapes much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-92076548428523498662008-11-06T13:08:00.000-05:002008-11-06T13:08:00.000-05:00The only concern I have is that while the country ...The only concern I have is that while the country voted for Obama/Biden, in several states (including ours) they overwhelmingly supported a ban on gay "marriage". What that shows me is that intolerance (at least sexual) is still very much alive in this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-24938564111181726552008-11-06T12:33:00.000-05:002008-11-06T12:33:00.000-05:00what's going on with the Connolly verdict?what's going on with the Connolly verdict?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-50619666700828275762008-11-06T12:30:00.001-05:002008-11-06T12:30:00.001-05:00One thing that just about any politician can agree...One thing that just about any politician can agree on is that most voters vote with their pocketbooks. While I think that the Republican party definitely has some soul-searching to do after the beatings it took in 2006 and 2008, this election is similar in many respects to Clinton's victory over Bush I in 1992. The main issue was the economy. The candiates of each in party in both election shared many similar attributes. And the results were not much different--Obama carried 364 electoral votes; Clinton carried 370. Obama's margin of victory in the popular vote was about 6%; Clinton's was 5.5% (in a three-way race with a strong third-party candidate).<BR/><BR/>The economy proved the dominant theme the last month of the campaign, which doomed McCain much like it doomed Bush I 16 years ago. The big questions that remain are whether Obama can deliver, and how he will attempt to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-9387417065340248202008-11-06T12:30:00.000-05:002008-11-06T12:30:00.000-05:00The African-American's guide to dealing with white...The African-American's guide to dealing with whites post-election<BR/><BR/>http://www.236.com/news/2008/11/06/were_cool_the_africanamericans_10083.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-68380279532373142502008-11-06T11:56:00.000-05:002008-11-06T11:56:00.000-05:00man, you are thoroughl. great post!man, you are thoroughl. <BR/><BR/>great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-52064055585313783012008-11-06T08:49:00.000-05:002008-11-06T08:49:00.000-05:00This is a smart post, Rumpy, and I agree for the m...This is a smart post, Rumpy, and I agree for the most part.<BR/><BR/>I do think numbers can be deceptive. For example, the 1980 Reagan "landslide" does look dramatically different from Tuesday's results if you consider only the electoral margin.<BR/><BR/>However, in terms of popular vote, Reagan beat Carter in 1980 by nearly 10 percent.<BR/><BR/>Obama, as you note, won Tuesday by nearly 8.South Florida Lawyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00810384287103818406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-22092321164567501632008-11-06T08:38:00.000-05:002008-11-06T08:38:00.000-05:00Realign this: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/...Realign this: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/07/atlas-exclusive.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-8573428531192680282008-11-06T07:02:00.000-05:002008-11-06T07:02:00.000-05:00The prosecutor who left a comment signed by "Lady ...The prosecutor who left a comment signed by "Lady Justice Whisteblower" can you do the following: 1) check the link on the post gazette and resubmit it- the link does not work<BR/><BR/>2) email me- if you want to remain anonymous just go to hotmail or gmail and open up an anonymous account. Or I will keep your identity anonymous. <BR/><BR/>I want to publish your comment, but I need to investigate it a little bit more. <BR/><BR/>Thanks.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-24623770088728693612008-11-05T21:43:00.000-05:002008-11-05T21:43:00.000-05:00Rumpole, first off, you are wrong about 1980. Car...Rumpole, first off, you are wrong about 1980. Carter won Georgia, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Maryland, West Virginia, Hawaii and the District of Columbia.<BR/><BR/>I think your post is largely in tune with my prior post about the demise of Reagan's Republican party. But if the American people have shown one thing in recent years, it is that they can turn on a party quickly. In 1992 the Democrats celebrated Clinton's victory only to get hosed in the 1994 congressional elections. In 2004 the GOP held the Senate and House by respectable margins as well as the presidency. It looked like the Democrats were up a certain creek without a paddle--and look what has happened the last two elections.<BR/><BR/>Finally, after three straight elections (1980, 1984 and 1988) in which they were blown out, the Democrats have performed rather well in the past 5 presidential elections. They won the popular vote in 4 out of the 5. While their top electoral vote was 379 (Clinton in 1996), their lowest electoral vote total was 252 in Kerry's 2004 defeat. The closest the GOP has come to even breaking 300 in this time was Bush's 286 in 2004. And Bush's 2.5% popular vote margin in 2004 was their largest since his daddy won in 1988.<BR/><BR/>Obama has the potential to be another Reagan. But many said the same of Bill Clinton only to be disappointed. Like Reagan, Obama takes the reins of the country at a difficult and challenging time. Hopefully like Reagan, he will stick to his guns while working with the other side on important matters and not being afraid to make a slight turn in the course here and there. W has shown the dangers of being an inflexible idealogue. <BR/><BR/>As for the GOP, they need to find themselves. The coalition of social conservatives, disaffected Deep South whites and greedy, corrupt multimillionaires that currently forms their "base" will lead them nowhere but down.<BR/><BR/>Obama's work is cut out for him. How well he meets the challenge will determine his legacy and the short-term future of both political parties. God willing, I will come out from under my rock in 2010 to prognosticate about it.<BR/><BR/>Time to crawl back under my rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com