Republican Eric Cantor has lost his seat in VA

[Renegade]

http://news.msn.com/us/cantor-announ...ocid=ansnews11

In the November election, Brat will face Democrat Jack Trammel, a professor at the same college, Randolph-Mason.

AP can't even get the name right.

[Moose-Knuckle]

Throw the bums out . . . one by one.

Its rather very simple really, if you want to hand over our country to a bunch of peasants from the third world pack your shit and go back to what ever sewer you slimed your way out of.

[ABNAK]

Didn't you hear. Those are the only folks that could beat Obama. Never mind that they didn't. In 16 the Republicans will use the same BS rhetoric. "The fat man is the only person that can beat Hilliary." I've got news for the establishment Rs. I'm not voting for a RINO. Take that to the bank. I'll watch Rome burn.

I'll second that emotion!

[ABNAK]

You may just get to do that. One's perceived ideal scenario is not necessarily what the majority of the country wants to embrace. The Tea Party equivalents on the far left want Elizabeth Warren to run, which would almost guarantee a democrat loss of the White House.

You sure about that? Remember, we got Obama TWICE.

Oh, and I'm tired of trying to woo the wishy-washy, "I don't know what the f*** I want from one election to another" "independents. We need to nominate a candidate that will bring out the base. The base wasn't motivated in '08 or '12 and you see what happened. Count me as one more who, although I did hold my nose and follow the party's RINO's in those two elections, will NOT do so again. Choose wisely in the primary booths come 2016 Republicans. Choose wisely......


(not directed at you necessarily Safety, just a generic warning)

[SeriousStudent]

For those of you who wish to discuss each other rather than politicians, you will stop now.

This is your only warning.

[ABNAK]

For those of you who wish to discuss each other rather than politicians, you will stop now.

This is your only warning.

That's why I put that it wasn't directed at Safetyhit, as it wasn't and I didn't want the "rant" to seem that way. Oh, it wasn't even an edit either!

[hatt]

All I want to know is how many POTUS election cycles we have to run to the left, and fail, before deeming it unsuccessful and trying another strategy? No one has been able to answer this. Clearly two wasn't enough.

[ABNAK]

All I want to know is how many POTUS election cycles we have to run to the left, and fail, before deeming it unsuccessful and trying another strategy? No one has been able to answer this. Clearly two wasn't enough.

Unfortunately, you may be correct.

[Belmont31R]

All I want to know is how many POTUS election cycles we have to run to the left, and fail, before deeming it unsuccessful and trying another strategy? No one has been able to answer this. Clearly two wasn't enough.

The 'only a moderate is electable' line is just an excuse because they'd rather lose with their guy than see someone come in who would really make an effort to cut spending, stop the power grabs, reverse the growth of government, end the national security BS, ect. Those are all things the RINO's and Democrats are implementing together; they just disagree about the speed in which those actions take place. Elections are when they have to fool the masses into thinking they aren't really like the guy that pissed them off last time. Once they get into office they hop on the fail train and the cycle continues. Disrupting that is attacking their desire for wealth, power, and influence. The shot callers in DC will unite, despite a mediocre difference like party affiliation, to squash any threats to the system they setup.

The 'far right' is the only political ideology that represents a threat to the status quo. The Republicans are content to be a minority party and rarely make more than half-hearted attempts to change the ways of DC and the self destructive path this country is on. When a few of the far right types had the audacity to speak the top people in the GOP united with the Dems to attack them. Why would people who lust over power and lining their pockets want a limited government? Or transparency? Or cutting spending which will anger their donors?

[ABNAK]

What chaps my ass is the way the Tea Party is spit with disgust out of people's mouths. The left has managed to demonize them to where the average person (read: sheeple moron) thinks they're the Klan reincarnated. I've heard family members, co-workers, etc. mention the Tea Party with a sense of dread and disdain. They have no freaking clue what the TP stands for, and my ire is usually raised to the point by their dismissiveness to where I can't calmly dispel the bullshit myths that they've swallowed hook line and sinker. "Oh, it's those Tea Party kooks that proposed that....."