Worst new Senator?

[KamaAina]

It would've been Alan Keyes, of course, but his surprise defeat :-) left the field wide open.

Early edge goes to Jim DeMint (SC) with this certain ticket to Top Ten Conservative Idiots: "Unmarried, pregnant women should not be teachers." Look out, Rick Santorum! Your reign as the most sanctimonious ass in the Senate could be in jeopardy here.

[liberalpragmatist]

1. Um, definitely COBURN

Sorry, the others strike me just as relatively harmless partisan hacks compared with Coburn.

Coburn is American Taliban through-and-through.

[Mike L]

11. My new Senator is DeMint(ed).

The guy is a Fundi and joined to the hip with Chimp ideologically.

[JohnnyCougar]

You forgot Tom "kill abortion doctors" Coburn

the most glaring one.

[guitar man]

2. Tom Coburn

Perfect match for Jim Inhofe

[killbotfactory]

3. Coburn

The guys a fucking nutjob.

[KamaAina]

4. Added Coburn

"America has spoken..."

I was not aware that we now had a Senator who wants to kill doctors. That's what I get for relying to heavily on the corporate media. Say, how does (Dr.) Frist feel about this?

[tjdee]

5. Coburn and Bunning are frightening.

One wants to kill abortionists, one doesn't read the news.

[KamaAina]

6. I was seconds away from putting in Bunning

possibly naming him 'Reagan Jr.' :evilgrin: but then realized he wasn't a new Senator.

[Zynx]

7. Coburn is puke.

[geek tragedy]

8. Dr. Death in a landslide. eom

[Thrill]

9. Burr

Ita amazing that we lost to such idiots like Burr, Demint, and Courburn.

Its one thing to lose to strong candidates. But to lose to morons?

[Awsi Dooger]

12. This is a great thread

I was thinking last night this has got to be the worst new group of senators of all time. I watched debates in shock they were the best the GOP could come up with. But I actually bet on many of them to win because the states were so damn red.

Coburn is the worst. In order, I would follow with DeMint, Burr, Thune, Vitter, Martinez. I'm not familiar enough with the Georgia guy. Lisa Murkowski would be way up there, but technically she is not a new senator, having served the last two years of daddy's term.

[KamaAina]

20. Ssssssssss! Got me on Murkowski

much like with Mel Carnahan, too late to remove her name from the ballot :-)

I'd say "newly elected Senator", but then Bush** would hardly qualify as a "newly elected pResident", either, having previously been appointed by the Extreme Court.

[KamaAina]

10. It's Coburn in a landslide!!

Almost makes you think Diebold might be running the poll server... :evilgrin:

What a shame. He was so good in "Harry in Your Pocket" -- oh, wait, that was James Coburn. Never mind. Tom Coburn just sucks big green rocks.

Edit: "thin kDiebold"? Slender vote-theft devices?

[terrya]

13. Coburn. That man is pure evil.

Without a doubt.

And a big fuck you to the voters of Oklahoma who voted for that piece of filth.

[Jackpine Radical]

14. Worst new Senator that you were spared having to learn about:

Tim Michels. Cuz Russ Feingold kicked his ass good.

[RogueTrooper]

15. It is hard choice

but Coburn's mendacity pipped the rest to the post. Hopefully he will run into an angry gentleman from Boston.

[GOPNotForMe]

16. Martinez, but only because he's now mine.

*tears*

[Wind Dancer]

17. We lost John Edwards and Erskine Bowles.

Richard Burr is my new senator, a fundamentalist -- Elizabeth Dole is my other senator. :grr:

[iwantmycountryback]

18. Tom "Kill Abortionists" Coburn

Is only slightly worse than Jim "No Gay Teachers" Demint.

[CMO]

19. They all equally SUCK ASS!!

[finecraft]

21. Louisiana's Finest - David Vitter

Will arrive in Washington ready to go and represent the people of Louisiana! I bet he'll bringing some company along with him: his prostitute mistress, and his "secret" buddy David Duke (ex grand wizard of the KKK) Can't find a "family values" man any better than that I bet!

[KamaAina]

22. I had no idea Vitter was tied in with Dukkke

Had I known that, he would have been at the top of the poll.

How on Earth did he get the 50 percent to win outright?1 In a state that has been trending Dem (Blanco, Landrieu) of late, yet?

[Awsi Dooger]

23. Because Kerry didn't campaign in Louisiana

Not that it would have done him any good, but Vitter would not have managed 50%. I think he got 51%. That's the price we pay of giving up on so many states. At least we probably saved Salazar by making a fight of Colorado this time.

[finecraft]

24. To the Republicans here Blanco was the "Lesser of two evils"

They were quoted as saying things like "Well, if I have to vote for one, I guess I'll vote for the woman because at least she's from Louisiana, and not some dark foreigner". (She ran against Bobby Jindal who is Indian). Lovely group of republicans we have down here, aren't they? They have such open minds.