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Danascot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 05:04 PM
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Mitch McConnell's Senate Seat Now In Jeopardy

These words gladden the heart. If only another POS 'puke like McConnell could go down due to the deep unpopularity of the GOP brand.

"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was never expected to be challenged for his seat. A four-term incumbent from a deeply red state, his favorability ratings in Kentucky have stayed steadily over the 50 percent mark for much of the past year. But with the rapid disintegration of the Republican brand and with several self-made political missteps, McConnell now finds himself drawn into an electoral match-up once deemed an afterthought. A recent Survey USA poll had him beating his challenger Bruce Lunsford by a scant four percentage points: 50 percent to 46 percent.

"We have seen all along, even before there was a
In some ways, McConnell's political future is out of his hands. The congressional leader of the Republican Party, he's been tasked with carrying the president's water in defense of the Iraq war and as a legislative obstructionist."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/23/mitch-mcconnells-senate-s_n_108642.html
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 05:06 PM
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Bye, bye, :hurts: Mitch!
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southern_belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 05:57 PM
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:rofl:
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belpejic Donating Member (431 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 06:04 PM
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6. Hahahaha
I would love to see that chinless rodent chased back into the forest....
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freethought Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 05:35 PM
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2. Wasn't it McConnell that said
"Money equals speech'"

Can't say I'll miss you Mitch.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 05:40 PM
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3. The dem replacing him is a blue dog, but at least it is a D after his name.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 05:58 PM
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5. music to my ears:Mitch McConnell's Senate Seat Now In Jeopardy
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 06:12 PM
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7. I'll take "Which Neocon is Toast?" for 1000, Alex.
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 06:12 PM
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8. Great, could not happen to a bigger reTHUGlican
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 06:51 PM
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9. His demise would round out the year! nt
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 07:48 PM
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10. !!
:popcorn:
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southerncrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-24-08 12:39 AM
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11. Good riddance to bad rubbish!
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-24-08 09:05 AM
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12. Drip, drip, drip
He is probably not the only one that will be in this situation. Bless his heart! Couldn't happen to a better person! ;)
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