AP: Chambliss Wins Georgia Senate Runoff
December 2nd, 2008, 9:06 PM EST
This rules out the possiblity of Democrats securing a 60-vote, filibuster-proof supermajority.
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss has won re-election in a runoff, dashing Democratic hopes of capturing enough Senate seats to thwart Republican filibusters to block votes on legislation.
Chambliss, who fell just short of the majority vote needed to win re-election in November, prevailed in a one-on-one rematch with Democrat Jim Martin.
So Hannity is going to be on every night laboring intensly to drum up some Obama haters. A small handful of right wingers with not much enthusiasm have agreed with him. But try as he may, the majority of guests on the show, right and left, have expressed good opinions of Obama thus far. The show will be boring and laughingly ridiculous as loud and unattractive Hannity stands on his soapbox with no audience. Nobody I know or talk to can stand him. Without you the show will die.
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Alan said~
“This rules out the possiblity of Democrats securing a 60-vote, filibuster-proof supermajority.”
Good. We don’t need a govt charging ahead unchecked with one ideology.
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Rats. Oh well, let’s hope that Al Franken wins that MN recount! If he doesn’t, how does Hannity & Franken sound to you guys? It might be enough to tear me away from Larry King at least a few days a week.
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:04 pm
It couldn’t have happened to a “nicer” guy (I’m being sarcastic).
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Franken is trying to steal the vote with fake votes they just happened to find. Franken is a disgrace to our democratic party.
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Franken is our only hope. I believe thier is enough votes hidden somewhere to make him our senator.
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 pm
I also hope Franken wins. I think he’s a true progressive and I would love to see Bill O’Reilly’s head explode when they announce Franken the winner.
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Alan – if you are reading this, the answer to all of your callers quoting this $70/hour pay figure for auto workers, which they heard on Fox is that it is an outright falsehood. The inflated figure is one that anti-labor right-wingers drummed up by padding their wages with their calculated cost of healthcare, including the cost of healthcare for retirees.
The actual pay rate of GM auto workers is approximately $30/hour.
They justify the totally deceptive $70/hour figure by including the cost of all benefits for current and former employees and acting as if that were part of the autoworkers actual salary. Of course they never explain this when they quote the $70/hour figure all over the place. Disgusting.
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:59 pm
What really cracks me up about the re election of the semihuman-like ameba is that the radical right sees this as some sort of victory. The Dems didn’t attempt to save his opponant by outspending him….shamebless spent more. Obama didn’t campaign for the guy…..top name radical right folks rallied round the scum of ethical campaners. Even the vaunted “firewall” argument wasn’t really valid since there are plenty of fear-filled republicans up for election in two years that will avoid being obstructionist at all costs….including voting against the radical right.
Of course, there is also that maverick that wants to reach across the aisle…..so, the field is pretty fertile to harvest a couple of needed votes on almost every critical upcoming vote.
So, Sean…jump up and down on that ever shrinking stage. Your access to the administration’s informational base will still shrink. Your chances of ever getting a high level interview with anyone above janitor of the White House is about the same as Shamebless being haled as a key member of the senate…he’s still a pariah because of his campaign ethics…and grand mental capacity.
LOL
rejoice rejoice…rethink….
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:53 am
If Franken is elected…all the better…but, it doesn’t make that much difference in the grand scheme of things over the next two years.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:54 am
it’s christmas and a time for charity. this is our gift to republicans.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:18 am
Ludacrious did it
That’s all I got
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:20 am
We shall have checks and balances, and we shall also hear complaint after complaint about the inability of government to get most things done. Is that irony? I’m not sure.
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:51 am
Thank God. If we didn’t have some sort of checks and balances we would be in trouble.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:01 am
Bobby,
If Franken is your only hope then we are in trouble.
Franken is a so called comedien who would be a joke in the Senate. Norm Coleman is going to be in when this is all over.
My congratulations to Sen. Saxby Chambliss on his runaway victory.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:59 am
“Franken is a so called comedian who would be a joke…”
After Bush we could do with a joke, but one that’s funny, rather than pathetic.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:48 am
Actually, Franken was pretty good as a comedian…he sure can bother the radical right, too…look at how Billo the clown still goes off on him….
He is a fantastic writer, too…oh, and unlike George, McCain…or dare I say, Palin’ around…er Palin….Franken is a Rhodes Scholar.
Willy, Franken is a Rhodes Scholar….wanna match report cards?
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 am
If the radical right is convinced that Dems can’t find 60 votes in the senate to break a filibuster, they better look around at their own ranks….”It aint lookin too good there, Sylvester!” Even I can find 60 votes in the senate looking at that mob of folks facing election in a few short years. LOL
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:22 am
I never got Franken’s humor. I’ve always found him exceedingly boring. I would like to see him replace Alan (well, I’d rather Alan stay on H&C, but you know what I mean).
It would drive O’Reilly absolutely nuts!
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 am
I watched the inteveiw with john zeigler that is not what he was saying that is why so many people are glad you are leaving you always twist things around. and your not even clever about it.give it rest you angry little liberal.my favorite words are alan is leaving.there is nothing wrong with a good healthy debate. but you always always take the low road.what is wrong with you?Jaun is a Liberal and he is not a nasty little man. take a lesson
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:31 am
This is so agonizing to rationally minded Georgians. As much as I support and approve of OBAMA I can’t help but say that I think he could have done much more for his party challenger than he did.
OBAMA didn’t come here in the final month to rally when ALL of the polls showed a narrowing that he could have ran with like he did in NC VA and IN. McCAIN won only with 52%, not impressive for a Republican in GA. I am certain had he held several big rallies with names like Bill and Hillary (who GA loves) he could have won GA and gave MARTIN the edge he needed to suffocate the egotistical right-wing neocon SAXBY SHAMEBLISS.
Now we have not one but two Senators diametrically opposed to the vision of growth in America of the OBAMA administration.
Several of my friends that voted for OBAMA didn’t carry their sorry asses out and vote for MARTIN and I have admonished them and I hope you do the same LOL
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:01 pm
James…
Obama helped make the original vote closer than Martin would have earned on his own. Obama sent operatives down (I believe the number was 100) to help get the vote out. Obama added some funds to help with Martin’s war chest. President Obama is not a campaign reresentative of the Democratic Party…He happens to be the President Elect with a much larger agenda then attempting to overturn a blood red state senate race…even though Shamebliss is a disgrace. Shamebliss barely knows his name let alone anything against Obama’s programs. He will have little, if any, influence in the senate. He has no effective seniority…and had to have runoff in GEORGIA of all places…
60 votes in the senate is a very easy task for the Democrats without Martin or Franken. Sure, it would be nice to have 60 Dems…but, we can wait till 2010…..and then we’ll see LOL
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Sexy Shameless, in da House (OK, Senate), boinkin’ the Georgia political system! Lightin’ up a big ciggie afterward, courtesy of Big Tobacco, sending out carbon monoxide into the sky!
Oh, the humanity!
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
“Franken is a so called comedian who would be a joke…”
And cowardly Chambliss is a serious senator???
Chambliss is human trash, and I base that on what he said about American hero Max Cleland.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Glad that the state of Georgia has people with sane minds….and voted for Saxby……the people on the left just don’t give a rats rump about the United States……
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Right, Mary, not like those Karing Konservatives (TM). They even care about Iraqis! Almost more than Americans, in some cases it seems!
What’s the DJIA again? How’s that unemployment coming along? Still in your house? Everybody healthy, or have your raises (assuming you got any) been eaten up by insurance increases, too? “Good job, Brownie!”
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Hey Mary – ever served in Iraq? No? I guess you just don’t give a rats rump about the United States.
Don’t worry. If they ever start the draft you can get pointers from cowardly Chambliss on acquiring deferments (he’s an expert, you know) and smearing war heroes at the same time.
Yep! Sad that the state of Georgia has way too many insane people.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Ahh, so you’re going to have to wait until 2010 for the supermajority? Too bad. So sad.
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:25 pm
TDRO, like Clinton served? OH that’s right he didn’t. Has Obama served in the military? You can’t make it a requirement for the republicans unless you wanna make it a requirement all around.
Now wait a gosh darn minute. Lighting up a cigarette. Isn’t that a personal freedom? Not that I like smoke, in fact I hate cigarettes but what a person does to their own lungs as long as I don’t have to breathe it, have at it baby.
Better go kill dem cows sendin’ up methane into the sky. Better ground them jets those politicians (including Obama) are takin’ to talk about the Kyoto mctreaty that’s gonna save us all from burnin’ up, all the while killin’ industry here. Better park dem big suburbans the prez rides to and fro in cuz it’s sending up CO2 sparky.
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:34 pm
I did server, and Chambliss is a disgrace. Not that he used four different lies to get out of the draft…most of us tried that…but, because he had the gall to smear a man who served and suffered. If Chambliss had smeared McCain, you would go after him. He smeared a guy with three amputations and is in a wheel chair. Now, that qualifies Chambliss for a special place in hell…and I’ll go down there to shovel some red hot coals down his sleezy throat….I have NO respect for that vet hater…he is worse than a hypocrite!….he’s a scumbag.
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:38 pm
“I did serve”….sorry..
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Do you have the same disdain for democrats who denegrate the military service of republicans?
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:01 pm
T. Mason:
You’re right, Obama didn’t serve, but he’s not cheerleading this war. That’s the big difference. You remind me of an armchair general – always pushing our young to fight in this war you love, but too cowardly to serve yourself. Amd don’t feed me that bullshit about this being a volunteer army, as if they are asking to be killed. Our soldiers didn’t sign up to die for George Bush. Dubya intentionally sent them into harm’s way in an effort to make his presidency look good.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:09 pm
I have great respect for heroic republicans such as John McCain and Chuck Hagel. I have no respect for Bush (who served in the champagne unit, thanks to daddy) or Cheney (Mr. 4 deferments). They were too chicken to fight for their country, but feel free to send our kids (some as young as 17) to die for a cause that benefits them only. Disgusting.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:16 pm
As disgusting as clinton who didn’t serve? Obama never served. Did Biden? Were they chicken too?
The cause didn’t just benefit them. And the really disgusting part is when people take the honor out of their service and sacrifice by saying it was for nothing. As the Iraqi’s who voted, have schools, etc. etc. etc if it was for nothing. Have you talked to anyone who is currently serving in Iraq? Because I have.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Not when the denagration (like with Georgie boy) was true…and I have yet to see anyone do the same level of crap that Chambliss did to Cleland.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Never said he was a chicken…just a shamless jerk.
I certainly have spoken to people who are and have served in Iraq…..and you wouldn’t like the results of those discussions…..you wouldn’t like them at all..
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Robert,
actually I was responding to TDRO..but okay. The ones I have talked to tell a different story. Not that they want to be away from home..but they really feel like they are making a difference. And their families are proud.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
I understand, sorry Mason…
I also found that 30% are in need of psychological support when they come home…ptsd is no small problem…it is huge, especially for national guard folks.
The economy and housing crisis is adding to the stress that these heros have to deal with back home.
Most want to follow the mission as outlined by the commander and chief…because that is what they have sworn to do…if I go below the surface reasons…the answers change dramatically…we don’t need to be there…it isn’t our problem anymore.
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 pm
I agree more should be done regarding PTSD. We have a friend who has had some issues with that after his second tour in Iraq.
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:23 pm
TDRO,
In response to your remarks last night to T. Mason about our soldiers.
First, NOBODY loves war, unless you’re a lunitic.
Secondly, this is an all volunteer military. I know. I served. I volunteered.
No soldier signs up to voluntarily die. But when they sign up they know, or should know, that, as a soldier their main duty is to serve this country and if need be, fight for this country where ever that may be, with the possibility of dying. Some things are worth dying for, and one of those is country, freedom.
I really need to see the proof that you have that Pres. Bush intentionaly sent our troops in harms way just to pad his legacy. That’s lunacy and you should know that!
December 4th, 2008 at 8:10 am
TDRO,
The last time I checked, our brave men and women who voluntarily sign up don’t do so to serve one man. They do it to serve, honor and protect the country they love.
No, I have never served. My husband served for almost 20 years. Most of the men in my family have served, my father-in-law retired from the navy, all my husband’s uncles, his brother, and 5 of his cousins have served. We both come from strong military service backgrounds. We have a lot of friends who are either retired or still in.
Am I an armchair general? NO.
Do I love war? NO. But some things are worth fighting for, and unlike you, thank God, a lot of people are still willing to do what needs to be done.
Just remember your snide remark, if and when Obama sends our finest into Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc. Do you think he will be doing it to make himself “look good?”
Your comments dishonor their service…plain and simple.
December 4th, 2008 at 8:21 am