Senate Tips Democratic

CBS News Projects Jim Webb Victory In Virginia Over Incumbent Sen. George Allen

(CBS/AP)  Democrats won control of the Senate from Republicans with a narrow victory in Virginia, CBS News estimates, giving the party complete control of Congress for the first time since 1994.

Jim Webb's narrow win over incumbent Senator George Allen gave Democrats their 51st seat in the 100-seat Senate, an astonishing turnabout at the hands of voters unhappy with Republican scandal and unabated violence in Iraq. Allen was the sixth Republican incumbent senator defeated in Tuesday's elections.

The Senate had teetered at 50 Democrats, 49 Republicans for most of Wednesday, with Virginia hanging in the balance. Webb's victory ended Republican hopes of eking out a 50-50 split, with Vice President Dick Cheney wielding tie-breaking authority.

Seizing on voter discontent with President Bush and the war in Iraq, Democrats mounted challenges for two remaining Republican-held seats in Virginia and Montana — and were ahead in both. But in Virginia, Democratic challenger James Webb's lead over Republican incumbent George Allen was razor thin and a recount was likely.

In Missouri, Democrat Claire McCaskill defeated Republican Senator Jim Talent, who had tried to distance himself from president bush and his party throughout the campaign. But in the end, reports CBS News correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, he wasn't far enough away.

"The head wind was just very, very strong this year," Talent said in his concession speech.

Exit polls show that the votes cast in Missouri were just as much against the president as they were for McCaskill.

Voting machine problems in Montana's most populous county, plus long lines and late tallies, pushed the outcome of the U.S. Senate race there into the daylight hours, reports CBS News correspondent Stephan Kaufman, before the seat was ultimately declared for Democrat John Tester.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate in 2000 but running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary, kept his seat from Connecticut, despite his earlier support for the war in Iraq.

"This puts Joe Lieberman, without question, in the catbird seat," says CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer (audio). If you have a closely divided Senate ... everybody is going to be wanting Joe Lieberman's vote.

"And let's not forget, Democrats turned their backs on Joe Lieberman, after he decided to become an Independent, so he really doesn't owe them," Schieffer adds.

"We will not solve those problems and meet those challenges and seize the opportunities of the future unless we stop the partisan nonsense and work together," Lieberman said in his victory speech.

"How do you make nice with the senators who basically abandoned you when you needed them?" CBS News correspondent Byron Pitts asked him.

"We're all grownups," Lieberman replied. "And the Senate ultimately is 100 people going to work in the same place every day and your ability to get things done depends on how well you get along with the workers. So it will be fine."

In Pennsylvania, Democrat Bob Casey, son of a popular former governor, soundly defeated incumbent Sen. Rick Santorum, a conservative and third-ranking member of the Senate GOP leadership. Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown easily beat GOP incumbent Mike DeWine in Ohio, a state where Republican scandals were devastating for the party.

Former state Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse defeated incumbent Sen. Lincoln Chafee in Rhode Island. Chafee is an openly anti-war Republican who consistently voted against President Bush on legislation.

But Republican Bob Corker, a former mayor of Chattanooga, defeated Democratic Rep. Harold Ford for the seat held by retiring Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Ford had sought to become the first black southerner elected to the Senate in more than a century.

Americans "have come to the conclusion, as we did some time ago, that a one-party town simply doesn't work," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told party workers early Wednesday.

Reid said a strong Democratic turnout in both Senate and House races shows "we must change course in Iraq."

Webb, a former Navy secretary under President Reagan, claimed victory early Wednesday but Allen, behind by fewer than 8,000 votes, had urged his supporters to watch the remaining returns carefully.

CBS News Early Show co-anchor René Syler asked Montana's Tester if people were voting against President Bush rather than for him.

"I think there's probably both going on, but the truth is it's proof positive that Montanans are ready for a change," Tester replied.

In New Jersey, Sen. Bob Menendez held off a strong challenge from Republican Tom Kean Jr., son of a former governor, to keep the seat in Democratic hands. Menendez, appointed to the seat in January after Jon Corzine gave it up to become governor, had been viewed as the most vulnerable of 17 Senate Democratic incumbents.

Democrats also kept their seat in another important race in Maryland, where Rep. Ben Cardin held off a late surge by Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele to succeed retiring Sen. Paul Sarbanes.

Former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, considered a Democratic presidential contender in 2008, easily won re-election to a second term from New York.

Lieberman will be one of two independents in the new Senate. Rep. Bernie Sanders, an eight-term congressman who calls himself a socialist, won the seat of retiring Sen. Jim Jeffords, also an independent. Both Lieberman and Sanders have said they will align themselves with Democrats.

Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Maria Cantwell of Washington and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan were re-elected. Democrats also kept seats in Wisconsin, North Dakota, New Mexico, Michigan, Nebraska, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Florida, Delaware, Wisconsin and Hawaii.

Republican Sen. John Kyl won re-election in Arizona despite Democratic hopes for an upset by wealthy businessman Jim Pederson.

Republicans also won re-election in Indiana, Maine, Mississippi, Wyoming, Texas, Utah and Nevada.

In Florida, Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson handily rebuffed a challenge from Republican Rep. Katherine Harris, a two-term House member.

Harris came to national attention in 2000 when, as Florida secretary of state, she certified Bush as the Florida winner in his nearly deadlocked presidential race with Democrat Al Gore. However, she fell out of favor with Florida Republicans, and was even urged by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the president's brother, not to run.

Democrats needed a net gain of six seats to take control of the Senate, which, except for a 19-month period in 2001 and 2002, has been run by Republicans since 1995.

Exit polls showed that almost six in ten voters disapproved of the war in Iraq, and an equal percentage said they disapproved of how President Bush was handling his job.

Amy Klobuchar, a prosecutor, kept the seat of retiring Sen. Mark Dayton in Minnesota in Democratic hands, defeating Republican Rep. Mark Kennedy.

Among incumbents who coasted to re-election were liberal Democratic lion Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd, who has spent more than half of his 88 years in the Senate.

Veteran Republican senators also were easily re-elected in five states: Richard Lugar in Indiana, Olympia Snowe in Maine, Trent Lott in Mississippi, Kay Bailey Hutchison in Texas and Orrin Hatch in Utah.

In Wyoming, Republican Craig Thomas, though hospitalized with pneumonia, won re-election to a third term. And Republican Sen. John Ensign in Nevada turned back a challenge from Democrat Jack Carter, son of former President Jimmy Carter.

Other Democrats winning re-election included Tom Carper in Delaware, Jeff Bingaman in New Mexico, Ben Nelson in Nebraska, Herb Kohl in Wisconsin, Kent Conrad in North Dakota and Daniel Akaka in Hawaii.

[sim828524s]

What can I say. The Democrats are going to win the Senate. And if you don't believe me wait till midnight. Then you can read it and weep republicans

[usawatchman]

I was watching NASCAR yesterday (Sunday)
Texas Republican Senator Kay Baily Hutchinson
was there (Ft. Worth, TX )
to tell for the drivers to Start their engines

when she was INTRODUCED to the NASCAR FANS
(a SAMPLE of the REPUBLICAN Party)

1) A MAJORITY (85 %) did NOT CHEER for her.
2) those who were vocal, BOO-ED her.

===============

IF this is a representation of the
OVER ALL SENTIMENT

then this should be a BLOWOUT (80%+)
for the DEMOCRATS and INDEPENDENTS

=============
of coarse, come Wednesday Morning I suspect
we will hear how she just skimmed by and got elected ..

[random_radar]

If NASCAR is representative of the American electorate, I understand why North Korea wants the bomb.

[pakaal]

Ah yes, the final polls. Remember that the closer we get to the actual finish, the less reliable any poll will be. I sure do feel sorry for anyone, Republican or Democrat who makes a decision not to vote because of polls. Get out there and vote!

[marcelde]

The history of the present King of the United States is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refuted parts of the Constitution.

He has had his henchmen pass dangerous Laws called The Patriot Act.

He has allowed for the States to remain in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, by waging war with a sovereign land and by failing to protect our ports.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and His.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among the Green Zone:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas in foreign secret prisons.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, and destroyed the lives of our people with his obstinate refusal to sign the Kyoto Accords..

He is at this time transporting large Armies of CIA Mercenaries scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy of the Head of a civilized nation.

A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

We, therefore, for the support of this Declaration, pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, our sacred Honor, and our Democratic Vote.

[anguswillys]

It's shameful how the drive-by media has been doing the Democrats bidding this election season, especially in Virginia. They continue to replay and repeat allegations about George Allen but Jim Webb whose past seems to be very seedy gets a pass even after people corroborate what he did. Hopefully the voters of Virginia who have known Allen as Governor and Senator will see past all this and return him to office.

[ourtomorrows]

You Democrats may take the House and Senate, but we Republicans still have the White House for two more years, think about it kiddies!! Two years for Nancy Pelosi and John Kerry to oppose everything that the President puts forward and two years for them to try to ram home legislation which the President won't sign. I can hear the rhetoric for 2008 now, a do-nothing Congress led by snobby East and West coast liberals. If Kerry and crew do as much for the US as he has done for the state of Massachusetts, wow, it will make the current Congress look like a well oiled, effective, efficient machine. Ooh, and maybe you Democrats will nominate Gore or Kerry or Hillary Clinton, or better yet, Chris Dodd!!! Enjoy tonight Democrats! Relish it, believe in it because it is the best you are going to do. Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd as committee chairs, mix in a little Dodd or Clinton or Kerry or Gore, a fine recipe for a GOP revival in 2008. You Democrats do such good work, you keep it up!!!

[marcelde]

The history of the present King of the United States is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refuted parts of the Constitution.

He has had his henchmen pass dangerous Laws called The Patriot Act.

He has allowed for the States to remain in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, by waging war with a sovereign land and by failing to protect our ports.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and His.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among the Green Zone:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas in foreign secret prisons.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, and destroyed the lives of our people with his obstinate refusal to sign the Kyoto Accords..

He is at this time transporting large Armies of CIA Mercenaries scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy of the Head of a civilized nation.

A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

We, therefore, for the support of this Declaration, pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, our sacred Honor, and our Democratic Vote.

[marcelde]

MEANWHILE, ON THIS ELECTION DAY, BUSH'S WAR ON IRAQ OPENS FURTHER THE PROVERBIAL "PANDORA'S BOX" OF CIVIL WAR WHERE THERE IS NO WINNING, BUT ONLY LOSING.

Two mortar shells slammed into a coffee shop in a Shiite neighborhood in north Baghdad late Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 16 others, police said.

The attack appeared to have been in response to mortar fire on a Sunni neighborhood across the Tigris River earlier in the day that killed seven people and wounded 25.

[marcelde]

STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE! STAY THE CURSE!

[marcelde]

BRITISH BELIEVE BUSH IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN KIM JONG-IL ==

By Julian Glover
The Guardian UK

Friday 03 November 2006

US allies think Washington threat to world peace. CONSIDER THE RECENT SECURITY BREACH AT LOS ALAMOS! ==

Only bin Laden feared more in United Kingdom. BUT DON%u2019T WORRY AS HE PROBABLY DID NOT HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO LOS ALAMOS.

The survey has been carried out by the Guardian in Britain and leading international polls.

It exposes high levels of distrust. In Britain, 69% of those
questioned say they believe US policy has made the world less safe
since 2001, with only 7% thinking action in Iraq and Afghanistan has
increased global security.

The finding is mirrored in America's immediate northern and southern
neighbours, Canada and Mexico, with 62% of Canadians and 57% of
Mexicans saying the world has become more dangerous because of US
policy.

Voters in three of the four countries surveyed also overwhelmingly
reject the decision to invade Iraq, with only Israeli voters in
favour, 59% to 34% against.

In Britain 71% of voters now say the invasion was unjustified, a view
shared by 89% of Mexicans and 73% of Canadians. Canada is a Nato
member whose troops are in action in Afghanistan. Neither do voters
think America has helped advance democracy in developing countries,
one of the justifications for deposing Saddam Hussein. Only 11% of
Britons and 28% of Israelis think that has happened.

[djconklin]

You're short; Bush said "Stay the course" about 26 times.

[grazinggoat]

Wipe America's shame by pulling this thorn from our foot. Kick those unwelcome republicans out of the civilized world of governments. Many like very much the likening of G.Walking-LiarBush to a Tyrant-Prince, done by marcelde (what difference between Him and the sons of Saddam?)

Eager to see the fallout of his theo-oligarchy governing. One day at a time GWalking-LiarBush. And your turn will come to be judged by your constituents. One feels blessed for the Democracy, freedom-seekers have voted for and fought for its preservation, not only against exterior tyrant, but also domestic ones.

God bless the freedom seekers.

[badgerman696]

George W Bush is a moron, a nincompoop, a cretin and several bad names not repeatable here in polite company. He reminds me of my momma answering my question as to why this donkey was sounding off so long and loud - sometimes jackasses bray just to hear themselves. Sounds right for Bushwhacker.

[tank611]

QUOTE:

'MEANWHILE, ON THIS ELECTION DAY, BUSH'S WAR ON IRAQ OPENS FURTHER THE PROVERBIAL "PANDORA'S BOX" OF CIVIL WAR WHERE THERE IS NO WINNING, BUT ONLY LOSING'

Losing? The war in Iraq has been a string of successes:

Success- invasion of Iraq
Success- destruction of Iraq's armed forces
Success- occupation of Iraq's capitol city
Success- occupation of all of Iraq
Success- removal of Iraq's government
Success- free elections
Success- capture of Saddam Hussein
Success- death of Uday and Qusay Hussein
Success- death of Al-Zarqawi
Success- capture of 50 out 55 on Iraq's 'Most Wanted' list
Success- introduction of new Iraqi currency
Success- formation of the new Iraqi Army
Success- Iraqi army operates independantly
Success- more free elections
Success- formation of new Iraqi government
Success- restoring electicity levels to pre-war conditions
Success- more free elections
Success- Arab countries sending new ambassadors to Iraq
Success- 11 million Iraqis voted in the most recent election. That's 85% of eligible voters.

I guess you haven't heard the freely elected government of Iraq has asked US/Coalition forces to STAY.

[docfreud1]

INVASION OF IRAQ -It's easy when you get no resistence.
DESRUCTION OF IRAQ'S ARMY - Huge mistake.
OCCUPATION OF BAGDAD - Piece of cake when theres no one to resist you.
OCCUPATION OF ALL OF IRAQ - Not true there are still huge parts of the country controlled by extremist groups.
REMOVAL OF IRAQS GOV. - They removed themselves fleeing for there lives.
FREE ELECTIONS - Short cut to thinking, democracy will never work in a place like iraq long term.
CAPTURE OF SADDAM - Inevitable a man with that many enemies can't hide for long; Oh wait, sorry.
DEATH OF HIS SONS - Huge because they were part of 911
DEATH OF AL ZARQAWI - Lucky shot we did'nt know or think he was in that buiding when it was hit.
CAPTURE OF 55 OF IRAQS MOST WANTED - Half were'nt linked to terrorism.
INTRODUCTION OF IRAQI CURRENCY - We would'nt want them spending U.S. currency on weapons.
FORMATION OF NEW ARMY - The few left that did'nt hate our guts that could'nt get a job with an extremist group.
ARMY OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY - Lets pull out now and see how Independant they are.
MORE FREE ELECTIONS - Short cut to thinking.
FORMATION OF NEW GOV. - Unless it totalitarian it's doomed.
RESTORING ELECTRICITY - Was that really necessary ?
MORE FREE ELECTIONS!- More short cuts to thinking.
ARAB NATIONS SEND ABASSADORS - It's about time.
11 MILLION IRAQI'S VOTE ! - Or board the Titanic.

NOT RECOGNIZING THE FACT THAT WE SHOULD'NT BE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE AND CASUALTY RATES ARE RISING - Priceless...

I'm and the rest og the finest folks of this world are elated as well,,Democratic victort'll bring progress to this USA,So far the house,hopefully the senate as well.
Republicans are mostly as follows:
A)Cognitively immature,therefore SELFISH,IGNORANTS,and often ARROGANTS,CORRUPT&DISHONEST,Messed up this country so bad,that I mdoubt if we'll ever recover,I should advice to OUTLAW the Republican party,and re educate their followers!.
In my humble opinion,they worst then communists!,They ribbed this coubtry left and right,and the only reasons the're still not extinct,is due to the fact that in any given society,there are too maby folks who're extremely immature and therefore gullible(E.G. the religious extremists),Selfish folks that are greedy,Folks that by logic should be disqualified as voters due to the facts that are extremely close minded,and brainwashed 'Patriots'.They need to wake up,or shut out of the voting proccess!.

[jimkun]

You forgot...

Success-finding WMDs in Iraq... Ooops, my bad.
Success-finding a link between Iraq and terrorism... Ooops, my bad.
Success-providing false information about links between Saddam and terrorism/WMDs even though there were people within the administration who knew it was false. (Based on the State Department knew that Saddam trying to obtain nuclear material in Niger was not credible...)
Success-inspiring thousands of more to fight a holy war against America
Success-killing of thousands of US troops based on lies
Success-killing of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Iraqis... Saddam can't even touch that!

If you really think Republicans have done such a good job, especially at terrorism, obviously you have no clue about what they didn't do in preparation of 9/11. The following is very insightful about how truly incompetent this administration is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jtfGtWKqh4&NR

[guysinger3]

Thank God more people are waking up to the disaster called the Republican Party and the hell they've brought to this country and the world. Maybe by 2008, after two more frightening years with a Republican President more people will find their way out of the blind faith of the dead. Frankly, if Bush had any smarts he would see this election as a referendum on his failed policies and leadership and resign. The sooner he and his stooges leave this administration, the better. We may not survive another two years as a nation with him in the White House.

[dsboutique]

AMEN THAT PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP!!!! WE NEED THE DEMOCRATS! NO ONE SHOULD EVEN SUPPORT THE WAR AND ESPECIALLY BUSH'S LACK OF MAKING CHANGES IN OUR COUNTRY! IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO BRING THE TROOPS HOME ASAP, BUT THE DEMOCRATS WILL BRING THEM QUICKER THAN THE REPUBLICANS!!!!

[exusmcsgt]

Where are the screaming neocons that usually populate these pages? They're suffering a rude awakening, apparently........

[mjv2944]

Tank611

Go ask the families of the nearly 3000 dead soldiers about all those successes. The only real success was the profits of Halliburton, Bechtel and all the other contractors over there.This war was started on a lie and the only truth is that we are losing young men and women every day for a country that does and will never understand democracy or really want it. They are a tribal nation and will remain so long after we're gone.

[nothappyatall]

I guess you haven't heard the freely elected government of Iraq has asked US/Coalition forces to STAY
Posted by Tank611
======

Oh YEAH, our new Iraq PUPPET asking us to STAY, real news there!
One man there, like Bush here does not speak for the populace- the majority there HATE OUR GUTS and want us the hell out, every time a us soldier is killed they REJOYCE and celebrate- those are not actions or sentiment of people who want us to stay there!!
The Bush regime and his rubber stamping rePUBIC-CON party have been slapped in the face- wake up call for change of this disasterous neocon control of our Government.

Still counting votes, would be terrific if the Senate was also switched to Democrat.

[nothappyatall]

ourtomorrows; It's more about total dissatisfaction with YOUR party and that nincompoop pus filled boil at the head of it, total dissatisfaction with this ILLEGAL WAR that is strangling our economy and killed more than were killed on 9/11

3000 of our guys died over there for a country that hates our guts and celebrates when a us soldier dies, brainwashed by the Bush regime with misguided "patriotism" in a "war on terror"- they died for NOTHING.
I can see the tombstones now: "Here lies US soldier John Jones, died for nothing in Iraq age 19"

[olebd]

Give up George Allen!!! You lost. Don't drag this on.

[oleander8]

It's damp and cloudy here in Ohio this morning...Isn't it a beautiful day?!

[xccoach]

How ironic it would be if it the VA election had to be decided by the Supreme court (a la 2000) and Judge Roberts had to break a tie vote.

[bluestardad]

The fix is on in Montana some of those counties have still not turned in any vote counts! Webb Beats Allen that is great. But otherwise a wonderful night! By By Texas Dicktater policies!

[mrwhitey3]

The Democrats won but the corporate news media refuses to declair their victory. Almost like they were told the results long before today but something didn't go according to plan. Is the fix in?

Don't worry, the Zionist that now control congress have already said they would not impeach the neocon controlled white house. Declair dammit! The votes have been counted.

[ademeyer]

I had no idea discontent with the direction of this country was as widespread in the South as it is up North. Reports from the media made it seem like the country was deeply divided along ideological lines. Its not! I am amazed we all came together yesterday and turned this ship around. We held those suckers accountable. Now we will see a return to commonsense and realism.

[energyecon]

One thing about Joe Lieberman, he walks his talk - he will caucus with the Democrats as he has stated - and get his pick of chairmanships in the Democratic controlled Senate!

OOOH-RAH!

[heresmy2cent]

I'm sure that Joe Lieberman believes that the USA couldn't possibly manage without him.

It's too bad we won't be able to test out that theory. Shame on the good people of Connecticut for reelecting this *** clown.

[rharrin1]

OURTOMORROWS
You only have the the oval office because of republican theft in 2000 and 2004. As far as 2008 goes we get rid of more rubber stamps.

[diamtool]

Tread carefully Democrats! Do not accept the smiling faces and outstretched hands of these corrupt scoundrels you have DEFEATED. They told your fellow countrymen that you were nothing but traitors and cowards, and they meant it.
They have looted your treasury and sent your brave young men to die needlessly, while denying your patriotism because you questioned their radical ideas. Their ideas have been failures. They will never admit it.
Rule with strength and demand accountability for these failures.
NEVER FORGET how resolute, defiant, stubborn and ruthless the right wing has been in advancing the agendas of corporations, special interests, and big government's raw power along with their own perpetuity and greed.
This is how resolute and ruthless you must now be in defending the Americans who have made you their best hope.
Impeach Cheney First.

[getcentered]

The people of our country have helped to make our government a little more centered.

State houses, the house of Rep, city councils.
The Dems made a clean sweep!

Congrats to Nancy P, first woman speaker of the house!

[getcentered]

Nice comment "diamtool".

The people of our country have helped to make our government a little more centered.

State houses, the house of Rep, city councils.
The Dems made a clean sweep!

Congrats to Nancy P, first woman speaker of the house!

[houser123]

Its a bit ironic that Lieberman goes from an outcast by the Democrats to the most sought after vote in the Senate. I trust Joe to do the right thing even though I may not agree with him on all issues. The loss to Lamont in the primaries should have been a wake up call to him and now the overwhelming sweep of the House and possibly the Senate will also ring true with Joe. Look for him to tone down down the rhetoric on Iraq, but sont look for him to change his tactics. He has always talked the talk and walked the walk.Lets hope we get Virginia and Montana an the two Independents will caucaus with us as well.

GOD BLESS OUR GREAT NATION.

[rsoxfan1123]

diamtool-I actually copy pasted your comment to a colleague. well said.

[nivekabsurdo]

VA-Sen, MT-Sen: Where we stand
by kos
Wed Nov 08, 2006 at 08:16:09 AM PST
The DSCC released this statement on the two uncalled races:



Both Jon Tester and Jim Webb have won their races in Montana and Virginia but want to make sure that every vote is counted. We expect to have official results soon but can happily declare today that Democrats have taken the majority in the U.S. Senate.

Montana Vote Situation: Jon Tester leads Conrad Burns by approximately 1,700 votes (as of 11am EDT) and counting. In Silver Bow County (Butte), a Democratic stronghold, votes are still being counted but Tester is winning there with 66% of the vote. We expect to gain the majority of these uncounted votes and to add to Tester's margin.
Virginia Vote Situation: Jim Webb is up by approximately 8,000 votes and once the provisional ballots are counted, we expect Webb's margin to increase. (Please note that VA absentees were included in the tallies from last night.)

[gunnerv1]

See you in two years, that's about how long it'll take the Dems. to P*** Off everybody

[diamtool]

Thank you rsoxfan, i appreciate your input here also!
Better days are coming!

God Bless our Troops
God forgive George Bush

[suecostarn]

Get over the blame game and grow up. Obviously more people are unhappy with the incumbents that lost seats so go forward and try to improve the system or at least attempt to represent the People. I am so sick of the politicians running the country. Lets put them out as homeless or as poor or as living day to day and then I might listen to them. Look through my eyes and others who need representation and get the dollar signs out of your eyes. You are there to serve no for personal gain, sexual gratification or to get rich on someone elses dime. *** or get off the pot some one else needs the seat.

[huskerarmy]

Great post diamtool!

[redtaz6100]

why is it in the senate race in Virginia the vote count is going down at 11 am today the vote count was 1,170,708 for Webb and 1,162,576 for Allen and at 1pm today the vote count is 1,169,280 for Webb and 1,169,576 for Allen????????????

does anyone else see something wrong with this????????

[tinker3478]

Hallelujah-"We the People" own our country's government again! Now, if we can make it through the recession and pay down the mortgage Dubya has made on our great-grandchildren's future, we may actually be able to deal with the real issues confronting America: the rich getting richer as our jobs go south, the lack of health care for half of all Americans, the increasing illiteracy/drop-out rates for our children, and not least the total lack of morality in politics.

[longbrdngnpa]

Let us not forget what this election was really about - arrogance!

[longbrdngnpa]

Let us not forget what this election was really about - arrogance!

[tinker3478]

This election was about the corruption of King Tom DeLay, the homosexuality/pedophilia of Mark Foley, the lies told by all the guys and gals who took bribes from Jack Abramoff, and the downfall of Ted Haggard at the final moment. Arrogance? There's plenty of that to go around, too.

[gogop4life]

GEEZE! What is that STENCH??!!! It Stinks!!! Oh yeah...nevermind its just the democrats. God forgive George Bush? OMG....how dramatic! Pathetic!

[pakaal]

AP is calling the race for Webb. Barring a major change in votes in the canvassing Allen's folks are doing now, Allen is expected to cede by Thursday.

It ain't over 'till it's over, but it looks like it's pretty much over....