"Chill Out, Liberals! The Republicans Took The Senate And That’s TERRIBLE…For Them"

[Veilex]

Thoughts?

What? Did you think this would be good news for Republicans? Not a chance!

You see, for the last 6 years, the only thing Republicans have had to do is say “No!” to anything and everything President Obama and the Democrats put forth. That’s easy when your base hates the president so much they would happily light themselves on fire if he said “Third degree burns are bad for you.”

This rage keeps the right wing voting for Republicans as long as Republicans tell them what they want to hear: Obama is a Kenyan Muslim socialist Commie Nazi that stole the elections, government is the problem and we’re here to stop Big Gub’mint blablabla…

But now Republicans have to do something they no longer know how to do: Lead.

Shooting spitballs from the back of the class at the smart kids doesn’t require much effort. Standing at the front of the class and solving problems requires both brains and discipline and the GOP is sorely lacking in both.

This is the same Republican Party that forced a government shutdown because the Tea Party caucus blocked their own debt ceiling bill because it wasn’t extreme enough.

This is the same Republican Party that forced Speaker of the House John Boehner to pull his own immigration bill because the Tea Party caucus decided it wasn’t extreme enough.

This is the same Republican Party that has been threatening to impeach President Obama for years. Heck, they came up with a ridiculous lawsuit against the president that no law firm will take because judges keep laughing it out of court.

The Republican Party is controlled by crazed extremists and they will use their new found power to prove just how crazy they are. They can’t help themselves.

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More at link:
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/11/04/chill-out-liberals-the-republicans-took-the-senate-and-thats-terrible-for-them/

[VanillaRhapsody]

1. very true....

K&R

[Contrary1]

2. Exactly what my husband said this morning...

Now they will have to do something, and we all know how that's gonna work out given the Tea Party.

Two years, and the Dems will have the Senate back.

[SummerSnow]

3. Youre preaching to the choir...

I said yesterday that "winning" was their waterloo

[hellhound-liberal]

4. I'm inclined to agree

Not only that. To get anything done, they will need Obama's cooperation. So, he still has some say in the direction of things that happen over the next two years. As in everything else, it's all in how it's presented.

[Veilex]

9. Add to that, Dems can still filubuster.

[niyad]

11. welcome back!

[bigwillq]

12. Hello

Welcome to DU!

[Blanks]

5. This is true...

And on election night Cokie Roberts pointed out that in 2016, there will be 23 republican senators up for reelection and only 10 democratic Senators up for reelection.

They will have to produce in both houses or say goodbye, and they aren't very good at natural disasters or handling even tiny potential epidemics.

As much as this defeat sucks, it may be better in the long term.

[pstokely]

7. They'll keep the Senate past 2016 if they take the WH

but Dems will retake it if they also take the WH given the map and the demographics of voters who only show up for Presidential elections, there could be over 10 competitve senate seats

[Blanks]

10. It depends on how much they do...

If they sit on their asses (which is what I expect) the democrats will sweep in 2016.

The only real concern is that the republicans will do a good job (kind of an odd thing to be concerned about), and they don't have history on their side in that respect.

[pstokely]

13. Repuke house will prevent any attempt by the Repuke senate to govern

Repuke congresscritters don't have the worry about their jobs for years unlike the Teabag senators swept in 2010

[Dirty Socialist]

6. I am still worried about voter suppression

The GOP now controls the ballot box. That is the worst news of all! I don't think we can overcome that.

[pstokely]

8. we'll need massive GOTV to overcome it

tough but not impossible