Hastert’s Seat Goes Blue

March 9th, 2008, 9:28 AM EDT
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Democratic businessman Bill Foster won the Illinois seat previously occupied by Republican House Speaker Denny Hastert, in a predominantly Republican district. Predictably, Republicans downplay the significance of this.

“The one thing 2008 has shown is that one election in one state does not prove a trend,” National Republican Congressional Committee spokeswoman Karen Hanretty said in a statement.

Oh yeah? What would Karen say if Nancy Pelosi lost her seat to a Republican?

Posted in Liberaland by Alan

Responses to this post...

  1. Republicans cannot even win Denny Hastert’s seat and Tom Delay’s seat is in the hands of a Democrat. And how did they do it? By espousing views like, “People who think we need to wiretap indiscriminately are INSANE!”

    If a Democrat can win in Denny Hastert’s district by dumping on President Bush’s anti-Constitutional agenda, why do the Democrats in the national leadership constantly roll over and play dead in the face of attacks by Mr. 29 percent’s party?

    The general public is hungry for an end of Republican misrule and a return to Americanism.

    Posted by calipygian
    March 9th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

  2. I hoped and prayed Bill Foster would win. Long live the good guys!

    Posted by Annie
    March 9th, 2008 at 12:04 pm

  3. One election in one state does not prove a trend??

    hahahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahhahahahaha

    Hanretty has to win the biggest award of “BS” told by a republican, next to:
    “brownie, your doing a heck of a job!”

    and

    “i am not gay!” -larry craig

    i love it!

    Posted by Louie The Liberal
    March 9th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

  4. Oh,the sound of woe as it rises from the lands of Wingnuttia! The writhing in pain,as another encroachment of woebegon color into a “red” world!

    lol

    I cannot wait to hear the cries of utter hopelessness from Freeptardville or Little Green Weenies.

    Posted by Yakki.PsD
    March 9th, 2008 at 3:46 pm

  5. Definitely a very important sign of the times.

    Excellent! Bravo!!!

    Posted by Epiphany
    March 10th, 2008 at 4:24 am

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