I don’t really care about winning a special election in Upstate New York. I’m glad we won it, but it won’t change anything in Washington DC. Unless the district is redrawn substantially, we won’t hold the seat. It’s basically a non-event. But it does show that most people don’t want to contract Paul Ryan’s gonorrhea. I can’t say I am surprised. I’ve never met a man yet who wanted a burning sensation when urinating, or a white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis. No one likes painful or swollen testicles. I don’t know any women who like a burning sensation when they pee or increased vaginal discharge.
So, hurray!! New York’s 26th Congressional District just confirmed that no one wants what Paul Ryan and the GOP are communicating.
A real man knows how to hold his urine.
in both hands? glad it’s not me…
Booman–even as I congratulate Congresswoman Hochul on her victory, I remember my history: It was a split Dem ticket in 1860 that enabled Abraham Lincoln to win as well. Yes, congresswoman Hochul won, but what if the Republicans had managed to field a clean ticket?
Food for thought…
justadood, from what I’ve read about NY-26, it’s a heavily Republican district—so even a Democrat losing closely would be a danger warning to Republicans.
Also, the tea party candidate (who got about 9% of the vote) is a former Democrat, so it’s probably that some of his votes came at the expense of Hochul.
I don’t think special elections (especially those held 18 months before a general election) can be used to predict much of anything, but it’s a nice win for Democrats, and even Karl Rove’s SuperPAC admits it’s because of “Ryancare”.
It shouldn’t be possible for a Democrat to get 47% of the vote in that district. That’s the point, whether she won or lost.
Let’s take our wins where we can get find them, and hope this augurs a good 2012 for the Democratic party, and reasonable people all over the country. I’m pleased.
“no one wants what Paul Ryan and the GOP are communicating”
Well, aside from Steny Hoyer and Joe Biden, of course.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/will-dems-give-up-their-political-advantage-on-medicare-i
n-debt-limit-fight.php
“At his weekly Capitol briefing with reporters Tuesday, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) confirmed what aides in both parties have been telling reporters: Cuts to Medicare will be on the table in deficit and debt limit negotiations, led by Vice President Joe Biden.”
I hear Obama is going to call for cuts to Social Security in his State of the Union speech, too!
Rule of Thumb: no matter what the source or media venue, never trust an article whose headline uses a Cavuto Mark.
I saw that too. Why do the Democrats insist on undermining themselves like this?
Had the misfortune of watching a Paul Ryan segment this morning on MorningJoe.
Not surprisingly, Ryan chose outright lies to promote his now unpromoteable plan and of course no one pointed out his flawed argument. It was a pretty stunning performance and it was just that, a performance.
With the advent of plummeting viewership for Conservative talk & tv shows of late perhaps the unchallenged lies no longer feel so good to listen to.
One can only hope NY26 is the long awaited canary.
Nobody wants what the Green Party’s offering either, or maybe they’re worried enough about throwing their vote away to support the Democrats instead.