Three Democrats Ditch Re-Election Plans

[Ron61]

This is somewhat of a surprise.

http://blog.taragana.com/politics/20...n-plans-11651/

Ron

[Cobrabill]

Looks like that perennial piece of crap Dodd is "cutting and runnin'".I guess he knows when he's reached his limit of screwing his constituency.

[69boss429]

Even rats know to leave a sinking ship.

[FWB]

one word........yay!

[Excaliber]

...drat, it's looking real dim for the Unicorn as the rainbow fades.

[4RE KLR]

Insert big smile here!

[Excaliber]

Here's the basic problem for the Repub's anxious to take advantage of this Dem disaster. They are broke! It's like this big sale has just come to town and you run to the piggy bank only to find it empty. Bummer,,, all that's left in the piggy bank is "hope".

[fastd]

Ex,
You are stuck on Dems vs. Repubs. Do you really think that a ultra right winger is better/worse than an ultra left winger? News flash: a large majority of the country is neither.

The message from Dodd and the two other losers is this: they can not win in their next election because the electorate has rejected their BS. It doesn't matter whether Repubs have money or not.

[Excaliber]

Oh I'm not really stuck on anything, I'm just playing the devils advocate because the over whelming numbers here lean hard right. But your point is spot on. In fact, I see a mellowing of "hard right" here on CC and it allows for a spirited discussion and a real learning experience.

Having said that, oh yeah, the Repubs are going down in flames man!

We don't want to get so close to the middle we become vanilla flavored after all.

Yup, actually a good thing Dodd is out, projections were he didn't have a chance at winning anyway. I wouldn't underestimate the money factor when it comes to campaigning. Lack of it could in fact be a serious problem for the Repub's in the mid terms.

[Ron61]

The hard right people just cancel out the hard left leaners. Throw both bunches out and listen to what the more balanced of the two groups say. Then throw the Democrats out.

Lack of it could in fact be a serious problem for the Repub's in the mid terms:

That will also be true for the voting public if the Great One has his way.

Ron

[Ron61]

And another Democrat bites the dust.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/...altimore_mayor

Ron

[Cobrabill]

Dodd said he was going to make an effort to fight corruption in D.C.-so he quit.

[Ron61]

And that is probably the first thing he ever kept his promise about.

Ron

[fastd]

Dodd is a s***bag of the first order (my other top offenders include: Barney Frank, Chuck Schumer, Pat Leahy, I'll stop here); my strategy is to vote against single incumbent unless I saw him/her stand up and do something of distinction; my list of worthy incumbents is very short. Based on this news story, I think many others have the same strategy.

[Ron61]

Don't forget Reid, Pelosi, Fienstien, Boxer, and a number of others that are nothing but lying a** ho***. The whole bunch needs to be replaced and I mean both parties.

Ron

[Excaliber]

...and who would we replace them with that wouldn't just as quickly fall into the same old Washington mold?

[fastd]

Replace them with random names from the phone book (with term limits).

[Excaliber]

...now term limits might work.

[Ron61]

They would. People like Reid and Pelosi should be limited to 1/2 term.

Ron