I’m not sure if Gingrich has qualified for the March Missouri caucus.

I never thought i’d hear a flip flopping neocon like Coulter ever utter those words.

“I have to confess I think the Senate will be a much poorer place without Russ Feingold in it,” McCain said in a floor speech.

;_;

These two should get a room on New Year’s eve or something. McCain also said:

“I will miss seeing him every day,” McCain added. “I will miss traveling with him. I will miss the daily reminder of what a blessing it is to have a true friend in Washington.”

“Republican members have said, ‘I don’t want to be on the Appropriations Committee.’ The Appropriations Committee, which has been a great plum, is now going to be a great pain in the ass because you’re going to be expected to come up with cuts in things that are very popular, et cetera.”

Rep. Dan Maffei Statement
I served every day honored to live in a community where a shy kid of modest means from a proud Syracuse family and a graduate of the Syracuse public schools could grow up to earn the trust of his community to represent you in Congress. And I learned from you every day, listening to your stories and working tirelessly on your behalf.

“With great respect and admiration in the Democratic process, I congratulate my opponent, Mr. R. Blake Farenthold, in his election to the 27th Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.”
“I wish him well. I ask Mr. Farenthold, as I have done so for the past 27 years, to represent every one of his constituents in this Congressional District. I respectfully urge him to continue to: spur economic growth in South Texas; reduce the unemployment rate; help working families succeed; provide affordable health care for all Americans; secure our U.S.-Mexico border from violence and drug war; and ensure America can continue to be a land of freedom, opportunity and prosperity for all.”

Ortiz has been the only representive this district has ever had since it was created back in 1983. He was elected with 63% of the vote in 2004, 57% in 2006 and 58% in 2008. This race was listed as a “Toss-up” by Real Clear Politics.

“Now, the election recount has concluded, and the numbers confirm that despite the incredible support we had – and neither candidate getting to 50% – in the end we came up just a little too short. The combination of the national tide that swept the country, massive amounts of secret corporate cash funding a campaign of distortions, and dirty politics by Washington, DC partisan operatives was just too much to overcome,” Etheridge said in the statement, with a swipe at the tone of a campaign season where mud slinging was paramount.

Bye bye jackwagon. Now if someone sees Etheridge on the street, maybe they’ll say to him WHO ARE YOU?

“This is a huge win for all the grassroot organizations that supported Walsh,” the Palatine Tea Party said in a release. “Against all odds we defeated incumbent Melissa Bean (D) who had significantly more money and media support. This will be the upset of 2010.”

Poor little losers. You know how progressive liberal Democrats always like to mock Glenn Beck for his crying? Or even John Boehner when he cried on November 2nd when the Republicans crushed the Democrats? I wonder what these same Marixsts will say about the crying losers on the House floor today? According to The Hill, losers Debbie Halvorson and Dina Titus had to wipe away the tears as they returned to the House floor for the last time in their political careers after losing their re-election bid. Had I known these progressive liberals were going to pull a Glenn Beck, i would have helped “spread the wealth” and sent them a box of Kleenex.

Contrast this with victorious Republicans who slapped backs, shook hands and laughed with each other, while their dejected Democratic colleagues huddled in clusters consoling themselves.

HA HA HA HA! HIGH FIVE!

You know the old saying that liberalism really is a mental disorder? This should just further prove that to be the truth. According to Politico, Democrat staffers of those who got destroyed last weeks elections are so distraught, that they have called in grief counselors in oder to “cope with the pain.” The counselors stopped by their offices to talk about payroll, benefits, writing a résumé, and so forth, with staffers who are now job hunting. LOL! But that’s not all. Counselors also had to help these Democrat “staffers” deal with their “emotional issues.”

But one of the staffers was described as a “counselor” to help with the emotional aspect of the loss — and a section in the packet each staffer was given dealt with the stages of grief (for instance, Stage One being anger, and so on).

Obama has set yet another record! According to RedState, in the last 60 years of midterm election loses, Obama has absolutely shattered the the previous records for his own party’s losses. While there are still anywhere from 8 to 10 seats still undecided at this point, CNN is projecting that after the final set of seats are decided, Republicans will have gained a total of 65 seats in the 2010 midterms. If the CNN projections are correct, this would give Republicans 243 seats and Democrats only 192.

The federal contractor went on to say that:

“She is a write-in candidate and you’ve got to spell her name right”

I thought these kind of shenanigans were common in places like Chicago, Nevada, or New York. I never knew Alaska was as corrupt as these places.

On the other side, West also discussed the despicable actions of his opponent Ron Klein, who apparently handed out flyers with Allen West’s social security number on it, harassed West’s wife, and made life for his family a living hell during the campaign. The disgusting Klein took over 36 hours to call West after he won and asked him sarcastically “how’s your family.” West said “See you in the transition meeting” and hung up on Klein. Gotta love Allen West. Unless you are a progressive liberal that is.

West, a former Army colonel, doesn’t stand out simply because he will be one of just two African American House Republicans — he’ll get noticed for different reasons. A passionate address to a tea party gathering turned him into YouTube sensation and later in the campaign he drew attention for his relationship with the Outlaws motorcycle gang. Like Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, West is a strong tea party voice with a flair for bombastic rhetoric and a prolific fundraiser. Some expect he’ll become the Alan Grayson of the right.

How pathetic has Politico become to spew something as disgusting as this? Obviously, they just can’t handle the fact an African-American man took the seat away from a lily-white guy/

“I faced headwinds from Washington that I liken to a tsunami and was going up against a guy who had unlimited resources,” Sink said. “I could have overcome either one but not both.”

“[People] preferred to vote for somebody with questionable ethics than for somebody who was associated with the Washington Democratic agenda,” the Floridian said.

Sink said there is a disconnect between the White House and the rest of the country.

“I think they were tone-deaf,” she said. “They weren’t interested in hearing my opinion on what was happening on the ground with the oil spill. And they never acknowledged that they had problems with the acceptance of health care reform.”

Hey “Alex!” You live by the progressive liberal polices and you SINK by the progressive liberal policies. Here’s a tissue to wipe away the tears.

“Given the important nature of our work, my Republican Rules Committee colleagues and I have repeatedly requested that the majority undertake the installation of cameras in the Rules Committee hearing room to the end that we begin webcasting our proceedings,” Dreier wrote. According to The Hill, the personal letter emphasized the GOP’s interest in “genuine openness and transparency.” Currently, the Rules Committee hearing room is one of only three without cameras — the others being the ethics and Intelligence committee rooms.

Jim Costa vs. Andy Vidak (GOP) in California’s 20th district: Vidak leads by 1,823 votes.

Solomon Ortiz vs. Blake Farenthold (GOP) in Texas’s 27th district. Farenthold leads by 799 votes.

Dan Maffei vs. Ann Marie Buerkle (GOP) in New York’s 25th district. Buerkle leads by 659 votes. This one is interesting considering it was ranked as “Leans Democrat”

Melissa Bean vs. Joe Walsh (GOP) in Illinois’s 8th district. Walsh leads by 553 votes. This is another one that “Leaned Democrat” This is of course Illinois, so expect Democrat fraud

Jerry McNerney vs. David Harmer (GOP) in California’s 11th district. Harmer trails by 121 votes. (This one was considered “Leans GOP”)

Rick Larsen vs. John Koster (GOP) Washington’s 2nd district. Koster candidate trails by 507 votes.

Ben Chandler vs. Andy Barr (GOP) Kentucky’s 6th district. Barr trails by 600 votes.

Gerry Connolly vs. Keith Fimian (GOP) Virginia’s 11th district. Fimian trails by 920 votes.

Gabrielle Giffords vs. Jesse Kelly (GOP) in Arizona’s 8th district. Kelly trails by 2,356 votes.

Raul Grijalva vs. Ruth McClung (GOP) in Arizona’s 7th district. McClung trails by 4,083 votes.

Adam Smith vs. Richard Muri in Washington’s 9th district. The AP has called this race for Smith, the incumbent Democrat, with a 12,000 vote margin, but only 77 percent of ballots have been counted.

This November, less than half of women voters selected Democrats for Congress, 49 percent, and 48 percent broke for Republicans. This ties 2002 as the lowest ever female vote for Democrats. Conversely, the male vote for Republicans was the highest ever. Fifty-six percent of men voted for Republican candidates, setting another record for the GOP. Forty-two percent of men voted for Democrats.

The polls also reveal the big shifts in voters over 65, and blue collar voters. Obviously, all these people are either stupid, maybe they are RAAAAAAAAAAAAAACIST!

The GOP gained majorities in at least 14 state house chambers. They now have unified control — meaning both chambers — of 26 state legislatures.

That control is a particularly bad sign for Democrats as they go into the redistricting process. If the GOP is effective in gerrymandering districts in many of these states, it could eventually lead to the GOP actually expanding its majority in 2012.

Republicans now hold the redistricting “trifecta” — both chambers of the state legislature and the governorship — in 15 states. They also control the Nebraska governorship and the unicameral legislature, taking the number up to 16. And in North Carolina — probably the state most gerrymandered to benefit Democrats — Republicans hold both chambers of the state legislature and the Democratic governor does not have veto power over redistricting proposals.