Comments on: Guest Post: The GOP’s terminal illness

By: Sandi Saunders

Sandi Saunders — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:15:34 +0000

Wilbert, I was not talking about the 2010 elections and I did not say that they were the result of gerrymandering districts. The truth however remains that due to gerrymandering after the census they will likely hold the House for years to come, regardless of the opposition. Therefore, it is a real fact, not a myth like massive voter fraud or the people just prefer them.

Grizzlybear, you are apparently just growling for effect. You do not want the President to have the kind of power you are claiming he has and you obviously have no grasp whatsoever on the facts so you just enjoy the ride on the party line train called denial.

By: wilbert

wilbert — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:17:28 +0000

Sandi-I am not a partisan and undestand that gerrymandering happens and that BOTH sides love to draw lines that favor their party. I also can promise you that a pickup of 63 seats wasn’t simply the result of gerrymandering. The GOP also picked up a total of 6 senate seats formerly held by Democrats that year. That % (of 33 senators running) is actually a bigger increase percentage wise than the gains in the House that year. The point I am trying to make to Democrats is not to get too cocky and don’t assume that the results of one election signal an end to the opposition.

By: John Wilburn

John Wilburn — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:00:45 +0000

grizzlybear:

“China will loan us the money to pay for it.”

You meant GIVE us the money to pay for it. Geez, the RWers actually think we have to pay that back some rapidly approaching day… oh wait a minute…!!!!

By: grizzlybear

grizzlybear — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:24:04 +0000

Don’t worry about anything. The president is in control. Gas prices will go down as much as they did in the next four years as they did in the last four. Twelve million more American citizens almost immediately. No one has to repay their student loans. Another 17% raise in welfare without a work requirement. China will loan us the money to pay for it. Life is great for everyone.

By: Sandi Saunders

Sandi Saunders — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:48:06 +0000

Wilbert, House districts are notoriously gerrymandered.

“Republicans love to proclaim their affinity for the marketplace and the genius of competition. But it’s precisely by suppressing competition, and crafting uncompetitive districts, that they maintained their hold on the House…”

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/harold-meyerson-credit-gerrymandering-not-popular-will-for-gop-control/article_628cd134-3033-11e2-9ecb-0019bb2963f4.html

“After Republicans swept into power in state legislatures in 2010, the GOP gerrymandered key states, redrawing House district boundaries to favor Republicans.”

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/11/republicans-gerrymandering-house-representatives-election-chart

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/11/chart-of-the-day-7.html

It is a fact. Unlike the fantasy of massive voter fraud, Gerrymandering is a time honored tradition that is provable.

By: gdad

gdad — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:03:06 +0000

#15 Ah, the same old steaming pile.

By: Contrasuzie

Contrasuzie — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:50:11 +0000

Why did God tell Michelle Bachmann and Rick Perry to run for President?

By: wilbert

wilbert — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:47:26 +0000

Sandi-I put your Gerrymander complaint in the same file I put Suzie’s massive voter fraud comment. It is possible for the other side to win legitimately. Were the distrcts that less gerrymandered before the 2010 midterms? I doubt it.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:36:55 +0000

It’s good the majority of the electorate learned from the horrific mistake it made in 2010. Now us Dems have to not slack off in 2014 like we did in 2010. GOP will die out a little more as each generation passes. It is a terminal disease.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:25:59 +0000

Suzie I see your comments on here all the time, quick question. If God is omnipotent … he must want Obama to be President correct? Thanks for reading, Jim. It's more like God allowed 0bama to rise to power, must the same way he allowed the Bolsheviks.