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SidDithers

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89. There were only 2 possible winners in that run-off...

Reply to Katashi_itto (Reply #88)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 05:16 PM

Dec 2014

And you chose to gloat about making waffles, instead of trying to prevent the Republican from winning.

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Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu loses seat in runoff election: CNN [View all] Katashi_itto Dec 2014 OP

Bah. Wish they'd posted some data. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #1

Yeah, I couldn't find any. I was curious too! Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #4

The Senate now has a Ted Cruz RW TP who sponsored the bill in the House to Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #2

I figure Cassidy will help make LA look like something from the "HandMaid's Tale" Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #5

*ring*ring* Answer the phone, Mary. Big oil is calling. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2014 #3

Wait... SidDithers Dec 2014 #6

You like those 3rd way Dems don't you? Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #7

Apparently not as much as you like Republicans...nt SidDithers Dec 2014 #8

You are right, I dont like it when posters say negative things about Democrats getting beat Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #9

Cassidy is one of the more corrupt Pols out there. But, guess what, so is Mary. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #10

wow youre a genius - blue dogs suck but having a majority gets dems to head commitees belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #13

Righhttt....You keep believing that. After all, a "D" after their name makes all the dif. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #14

Elizabeth warren heading a committee JI7 Dec 2014 #16

What committee will she be heading in the next Congress, do you think McConnell Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #20

I know Elizabeth Warren Sir and Mary Landrieu is no Elizabeth Warren. Autumn Dec 2014 #26

I was saying Elizabeth warren heading a committee JI7 Dec 2014 #36

go back to sleep sheeple belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #18

Don't kid yourself. The Koch brothers are thrilled with conservadems. merrily Dec 2014 #104

I get it, you like Cassidy more, enjoy the nightmare of Cassidy getting elected. Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #19

Cassidy is sort of an inbred Caligula. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #96

Waffles were more important than preventing a TP Republican from getting a seat... SidDithers Dec 2014 #11

At least they taste better. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #12

Your gloating over the loss of a Democrat is disgusting... SidDithers Dec 2014 #22

Right....I am comparing the two. I am not gloating. I wish we had had a real dem to vote for. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #23

No. You're gloating.... SidDithers Dec 2014 #24

I voted for her the first time. Then she backed Keystone. That was the straw. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #25

Waffles! Belgium waffles? Berries on them? A side of bacon? Autumn Dec 2014 #29

Yup thats what I had. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #30

If I had to vote for Olympia Snow I would go have waffles too. The same for any moderate republican. Autumn Dec 2014 #43

Yep, that small fact seems to go over most of the posters heads here too. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #45

You know how that goes, You, your one vote would have turned the tide!!! Autumn Dec 2014 #52

I forgot to ask. Did you have whipped cream on that waffle? I was telling a friend in another thread Autumn Dec 2014 #59

It was loaded..! Went and practiced Kendo afterwards to burn it all off. :) Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #68

You're Not Curious otohara Dec 2014 #65

Lol...just make up stuff as you go. I never posted over at CC. I am not conservative, in any way Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #69

Wait, the OP didn't vote in runoff? That's sickening. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #15

not only that but based on the thread they are JI7 Dec 2014 #17

How unfortunate, time for a real life civics lesson on the Congressional operation Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #21

The OP's fucking proud that they didn't vote... SidDithers Dec 2014 #27

Crazy! You're not voting FOR Landrieu, you're voting.... JaneyVee Dec 2014 #51

And that toxic sentiment is yet another example of what I discussed here... stevenleser Dec 2014 #28

Yes, we should be happy that they occasionally toss us a few crumbs from their table. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #31

Voting our way 70-80% of the time is not "a few crumbs". The data is out there. stevenleser Dec 2014 #34

Only after watering down efforts to ineffectiveness and extracting substantial bribes TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #54

As opposed to the new Senator who will craft the most radically conservative versions of bills and stevenleser Dec 2014 #56

What is it that you are claiming that should or could be done to save the seat? TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #61

That is a separate issue to the OP gloating about Landrieu having lost and bragging about not voting stevenleser Dec 2014 #75

OK, its separate issue LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #107

I Don't even think these people are liberals JI7 Dec 2014 #32

And then we have the authoritarians...."oh they did not blindly follow party dogma, Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #35

internet warriors JI7 Dec 2014 #37

As a retired Navy vet and community activist with homeless vets. I am not sure what you mean. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #38

I'm a vet too. Being a vet doesn't help your flawed argument here. nt stevenleser Dec 2014 #39

Good for you. But not overly bothered by what you think either. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #40

just people who like to go on about things on the internet JI7 Dec 2014 #42

I agree. However I am just stating my view, and it seems to be part a growing undercurrent of Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #44

that's what I mean about inteRnet warrior JI7 Dec 2014 #46

Party dogma is to win the seat treestar Dec 2014 #98

And yet, they'll claim to be the Democratic base...nt SidDithers Dec 2014 #63

What do you belong too? Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #71

I'm going to guess Sid votes for NPD or LPC candidates in Canada. Rex Dec 2014 #78

Results of the Alert... Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #72

So?... SidDithers Dec 2014 #73

3rd way Dems are only Dems in Name only Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #76

And what are people who make waffles, instead of voting for Democrats?... SidDithers Dec 2014 #87

Just having a "D" after their name does not mean they are Dems. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #88

There were only 2 possible winners in that run-off... SidDithers Dec 2014 #89

Lol...You evade the point. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #90

You had a point?... SidDithers Dec 2014 #91

More than your unwavering devotion to a Party letter. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #92

Are you forgetting that this is a partisan political board... SidDithers Dec 2014 #93

Odd that it's a betrayal of the Democratic party treestar Dec 2014 #101

Yep. The base is those who vote no matter what. treestar Dec 2014 #100

They will learn... Historic NY Dec 2014 #41

It's frustrating when you realize that the OP and anyone from Louisiana should know what stevenleser Dec 2014 #49

Some of the "Democrats" here... Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2014 #33

Hey, before you start ripping on the person that didn't vote PFunk Dec 2014 #47

In Louisiana Landrieu is it. What is so hard to understand here? stevenleser Dec 2014 #50

Good riddance, DINO. 99Forever Dec 2014 #48

I shed no tears for Mary, she will land on her corkhead Dec 2014 #53

It's not about "Mary". Its about a vote in the senate that for the next 20-40 years will be stevenleser Dec 2014 #55

Hmm, I thought the Senate seat was only a 6 year term. Don't tell me otherwise. corkhead Dec 2014 #57

LOL, I think you forgot the sarcasm smilie. That seat is gone, probably for our lifetimes. stevenleser Dec 2014 #58

All I have to say is look at how many people who would have voted for a real Dem stayed home corkhead Dec 2014 #60

Republicans could imagine a similar fantasy in NY and California regarding "RINOS" stevenleser Dec 2014 #64

Sounds like you agree with me that our democracy is broken. corkhead Dec 2014 #66

No, I don't. It's functioning the way a democracy is supposed to function. You rarely if ever stevenleser Dec 2014 #67

"functioning the way a democracy is supposed to function" lol corkhead Dec 2014 #82

People who don't vote aren't proof it isn't functioning treestar Dec 2014 #103

And posters are surprised(!) that a politician from LA supports the oil industry... SidDithers Dec 2014 #74

No biggie. bigwillq Dec 2014 #62

Uh… Mary…. MrMickeysMom Dec 2014 #70

For a party that's supposed to be dead Turbineguy Dec 2014 #77

I never like to talk about age, but she has aged 30 years in the past 18 Reter Dec 2014 #79

The next time you decide to have a waffle instead of vote, gort Dec 2014 #80

As a combat vet, I will now plan to enjoy it even more next time. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #81

Koch brothers thank you for not voting gort Dec 2014 #83

Lol..Mary has a great Job with the Koch Bros or the Oil Companies in the near future. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #85

She should send you a thank you note then gort Dec 2014 #86

She should send Aerows Dec 2014 #99

Talk about cutting your nose to spite your face. Metric System Dec 2014 #84

The people that live in the area Aerows Dec 2014 #94

+10000! Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #95

But not a majority of them treestar Dec 2014 #102

As I said above Aerows Dec 2014 #97

I'm happy to have had a personal confrontation with Mary Landrieu over oil Leopolds Ghost Dec 2014 #105

... SidDithers Dec 2014 #106

She wasn't a real Dem, no loss. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #108