Let's say the Republicans take the Senate

[Mac1958]

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It's the day after the elections (or the run-offs) and the Republicans now hold 51 to 54 Senate seats.

Now what? What would we see? What's the plan? And remember that Obama is still in the White House.

What will their victory mean in tangible terms?

Be specific, please.

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[Dan Daly]

Nothing that will make any difference in preventing the collapse of this rigged house of cards we call an economy. Nothing that will restore the liberties we have had taken away or gladly given away for faux security. Nothing that will bring our military home from foreign shitholes. Moar meddling empire, moar war, moar debt, moar nanny state bullshit.

 

[g5000]

When Gingrich asked the American people to give the GOP a majority in Congress, he heaved a Contract for America onto the table and said he would make it happen in the first 100 days.

And everyone heard about it. The words "Contract for America" are still familiar to many Americans.

Love him or hate him, THAT is what leadership looks like.


Today? The GOP is afraid of its own shadow. They would die if asked to step up and commit to any kind of plan. It is way easier for a coward to attack the other guy than it is to grow a spine and actually offer solutions to our problems.

So what will happen? The GOP will flop and flounder and whine. Just like they do now.

Where is the GOP's Contract for America today? Huh? How come nobody has heard of it?

That's why we have topics like this one. If the GOP had balls, you wouldn't even have to ask what they would do. Everyone would already know.

 

[JWBooth]

I want them to be powerful enough to gum up the works without being strong enough to successfully launch their own program.

 

[gipper]

Nothing will change, but there will be lots of talk of change.

 

[Judicial review]

When Gingrich asked the American people to give the GOP a majority in Congress, he heaved a Contract for America onto the table and said he would make it happen in the first 100 days.

And everyone heard about it. The words "Contract for America" are still familiar to many Americans.

Love him or hate him, THAT is what leadership looks like.


Today? The GOP is afraid of its own shadow. They would die if asked to step up and commit to any kind of plan. It is way easier for a coward to attack the other guy than it is to grow a spine and actually offer solutions to our problems.

So what will happen? The GOP will flop and flounder and whine. Just like they do now.

Where is the GOP's Contract for America today? Huh? How come nobody has heard of it?

That's why we have topics like this one. If the GOP had balls, you wouldn't even have to ask what they would do. Everyone would already know.

Him and Kasich are my 2 candidates that can win.

 

[Pete7469]

The bed wetters will piss and moan about "right wing extremism" and "racism" thwarting the dear leader for 2 more years.

Other than that, nothing.

 

[Mac1958]

If the GOP had balls, you wouldn't even have to ask what they would do. Everyone would already know.

Yep.

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[JakeStarkey]

The economy will putter along.

Our civil liberties will generally be uninfringed.

Though we won't send many more service personnel overseas, we won't bring many more home.

Talk of impeachment will happen, Obama will smile, and that will be the end of it.

Our GOP will be far more aware of a Hillary campaign than the last two limping years of an Obama incumbency.

 

[StevenC]

Bills that Harry ignores will get put to vote.
Bills will get passed and sent to Obama. He can then veto and chance pissing off the people and insuring a republican presidency.
Or he will sign and things might improve. Like they did under Clinton.

 

[B. Kidd]

Bills that Harry ignores will get put to vote.
Bills will get passed and sent to Obama. He can then veto and chance pissing off the people and insuring a republican presidency.
Or he will sign and things might improve. Like they did under Clinton.

I like how you think!

 

[Mac1958]

Bills that Harry ignores will get put to vote.
Bills will get passed and sent to Obama. He can then veto and chance pissing off the people and insuring a republican presidency.
Or he will sign and things might improve. Like they did under Clinton.

Yeah, this may be as good a guess as we'll get. The GOP would almost certainly pass the bills that Reid has been holding back.

So two questions would remain: How many Obama would sign, and how well he and the Democrats could sell his vetoes.

The last time this country was purring, Clinton was in the White House and the GOP controlled Congress.

Both knew how to play ball. Balance, baby.

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[PredFan]

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It's the day after the elections (or the run-offs) and the Republicans now hold 51 to 54 Senate seats.

Now what? What would we see? What's the plan? And remember that Obama is still in the White House.

What will their victory mean in tangible terms?

Be specific, please.

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Block everything Obama tries to do, get some if the bills passed that Harry "the douchebag" Reid refuses to vote on. Try to reverse the damage done by Obama and his idiot cronies.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Typical opposition politics.

OK.

 

[PredFan]

Bills that Harry ignores will get put to vote.
Bills will get passed and sent to Obama. He can then veto and chance pissing off the people and insuring a republican presidency.
Or he will sign and things might improve. Like they did under Clinton.

Yeah, this may be as good a guess as we'll get. The GOP would almost certainly pass the bills that Reid has been holding back.

So two questions would remain: How many Obama would sign, and how well he and the Democrats could sell his vetoes.

The last time this country was purring, Clinton was in the White House and the GOP controlled Congress.

Both knew how to play ball. Balance, baby.

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You can bet that Obama would rather see the country go down the toilet before he'd ever play ball.

 

[Old Rocks]

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It's the day after the elections (or the run-offs) and the Republicans now hold 51 to 54 Senate seats.

Now what? What would we see? What's the plan? And remember that Obama is still in the White House.

What will their victory mean in tangible terms?

Be specific, please.

.

Block everything Obama tries to do, get some if the bills passed that Harry "the douchebag" Reid refuses to vote on. Try to reverse the damage done by Obama and his idiot cronies.

Yep, follow that strategy, and lose in 2016, big time.

 

[Old Rocks]

Bills that Harry ignores will get put to vote.
Bills will get passed and sent to Obama. He can then veto and chance pissing off the people and insuring a republican presidency.
Or he will sign and things might improve. Like they did under Clinton.

Yeah, this may be as good a guess as we'll get. The GOP would almost certainly pass the bills that Reid has been holding back.

So two questions would remain: How many Obama would sign, and how well he and the Democrats could sell his vetoes.

The last time this country was purring, Clinton was in the White House and the GOP controlled Congress.

Both knew how to play ball. Balance, baby.

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You can bet that Obama would rather see the country go down the toilet before he'd ever play ball.

You mean to say that he will not see his keystone accomplishment destroyed, you are correct. But try that now, and the rest of the nation will see the GOP as nothing but sore losers.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

When Gingrich asked the American people to give the GOP a majority in Congress, he heaved a Contract for America onto the table and said he would make it happen in the first 100 days.

And everyone heard about it. The words "Contract for America" are still familiar to many Americans.

Love him or hate him, THAT is what leadership looks like.


Today? The GOP is afraid of its own shadow. They would die if asked to step up and commit to any kind of plan. It is way easier for a coward to attack the other guy than it is to grow a spine and actually offer solutions to our problems.

So what will happen? The GOP will flop and flounder and whine. Just like they do now.

Where is the GOP's Contract for America today? Huh? How come nobody has heard of it?

That's why we have topics like this one. If the GOP had balls, you wouldn't even have to ask what they would do. Everyone would already know.

Just like obamacare will be to America

 

[JakeStarkey]

ACA is not going anywhere except getting better, bigreb.

It will be still going strong long after your gone.

 

[TooTall]

Bills that Harry ignores will get put to vote.
Bills will get passed and sent to Obama. He can then veto and chance pissing off the people and insuring a republican presidency.
Or he will sign and things might improve. Like they did under Clinton.

Agreed, and there is a very slight possibility that Obama will learn that his job is to talk to and work with the lawmakers and influence their legislation. The part of governing that I will give you this if you give me that. The only real power any President has is the power of persuasion. Nah, I lost my head and was talking about what a real President would do.