"States would have to rescind contracts with private companies, which would result in thousands of infrastructure projects grinding to a halt all over the country and cause countless layoffs" said Rep. James L. Oberstar of Minnesota
Posted on 11/03/2010 3:06:43 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
Neither rookies nor seasoned veterans were spared in Tuesday's House Democratic bloodbath, which saw Republicans defeat three major committee chairmen and at least seven lawmakers who claimed 20 years' seniority or more in Congress.
While the losses of 16 freshmen "Obama babies" — those elected during the president's 2008 sweep — were expected, the number of long-serving Democrats who lost re-election this week is staggering, and suggests a widespread dissatisfaction with Washington.
All told, with about a dozen races still uncalled, Democrats have already shed 376 years of congressional experience, and that could go as high as 430 years if five other Democrats lose races in which returns show they are trailing.
Losing outright were 18-term incumbent Minnesota Rep. James L. Oberstar, chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; 14-term South Carolina Rep. John M. Spratt, chairman of the Budget Committee; and 17-term Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton, chairman of the Armed Services Committee.
The victorious Republicans in these races said voters were tired of the Democratic agenda.
"The people of the 4th [District] are just fed up with Nancy Pelosi's liberal agenda and disappointed that our representative has squandered his vote with her," Republican Rep.-elect Vicky Hartzler said Tuesday.
As bad as the numbers are, they actually understate the total cost of party seniority for the Democrats this year.
Appropriations Committee Chairman David R. Obey, a 21-term incumbent from Wisconsin, retired this year rather than seek re-election in his Wisconsin district, while Rep. Alan B. Mollohan, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, lost in a primary. Republicans won in Mr. Obey's district and appeared likely to capture Mr. Mollohan's old seat in a very tight race.
And 10-term Rep. Chet Edwards, a chairman of one of the Appropriations subcommittees, lost his re-election bid in Texas.
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"States would have to rescind contracts with private companies, which would result in thousands of infrastructure projects grinding to a halt all over the country and cause countless layoffs" said Rep. James L. Oberstar of Minnesota
That’s OK. The Obamacare bill will cost millions of centuries of actual lives, and the Obama deficit will take millions of centuries of productive work to pay off.
Didn’t read the article...
Did Robert Byrd die?
Fixed.
Democrats lose centuries of seniority in House
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Not good enough.
On a related note, the Washington Times newspaper was just sold for $1 to Rev. Sun Myung Moon. He bought the 28-year-old conservative newspaper back from his eldest son, saving it from a shutdown. It’s a shame they have ended home delivery. And I couldn’t find it for sale anywhere at BWI this morning.
Four years ago, Moon, known in Unification Church circles as “True Father,” gave control of the Times to his son Preston, but the son grew estranged from his parents and brothers, who then cut off the paper’s annual $35 million subsidy in church funds, according to Times sources and church memos.
Too bad Pelosi didn't lose, that by itself would have added a couple hundred years by shedding the old hag Botox queen!
Given the current state of the country and the economy, which has built up over the last 20-30 years, what good did all of this experience do us? Their careers were just one big spending spree slowly pissing away our inheritance.
Wait, this can’t be right! Slow Joe told me the Democrats were going to keep the house! Zero said that the difference between now and 1994 was that the Democrats now had him! This can’t be right!
Thank Heaven the Democrats bought into the myth it was their failure to nationalize health care that cost them the 1994 election. They did nationalize health care and they STILL lost! They never learn.
All the congressional seniority in the world won’t change it.
18 terms??? Good grief. Good riddance!
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