Allen set to concede

[brooklynite]

RICHMOND Va., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. George Allen, R-Va., reportedly plans to concede, as news organizations late Thursday projected Democrat Jim Webb has won their Senate contest.

A Webb victory would hand control of the Senate over to the Democrats.

NBC News Wednesday said Webb had enough votes to win. Sources within the Allen campaign told CNN Wednesday that Allen might concede Thursday because a Wednesday canvas of votes suggested there was little chance that a recount would change the outcome.

http://www.market-day.net/article_37989/20061108/Report:-Allen-set-to-concede.php

[Ringo84]

1. Buh-bye, Macaca

And don't let the screen door catch your ass on the way out!
Ringo

[BlueInPhilly]

21. There should really be 2 Virginias

NoVA and RoVA. Then Macaca can still be Senator of the rednecks!

[Heywood J]

22. What about West Virginia? ;)

NT

[sebastianj333]

43. Hey now! Richmond's my hometown....

And while the Civil War still rages, I'm not a redneck...

Shucks!

[fortyfeetunder]

2. The gentlemanly thing to do.

I hope he does, with grace and dignity.

[Bob3]

6. Don't hold your breath

He's been a graceless whining thug the entire time - why the heck would he change now? Grace in defeat requires a solid inner core - he's just got hate and resentment and a sense of aggrieved entitlement.

[JBear]

10. But he is not so stuipd...

...as to expose the election fraud that they still could not counter!

If they really counted all of the votes, the story would be clear. The exit polls don't lie.

Congratulations Senator Webb!

:bounce:

[Bob3]

44. yes indeed congratulations

And think about this - Allen lost in Virgina and what turned the tide was when he outed himself on tape as a bigot (the Macaw moment). That's he's an idiot and bully didn't help either but we have made some progress if in Virginia you can't be an open bigot when you are running for office.

[Wickerman]

3. late Thursday ?

that is an odd typo in the first line.

[BlueManDude]

4. I think I'll grab an Arrogant Bastard Ale for this one.

[sjdnb]

5. My Celebration @ http://thespigot.blogspot.com/

And, preparing to work my butt off for Edwards in 2008!! I have to admit I was doubtful - lost my idealistic ideas along the way (I'm almost 50 for crying out loud!). But, once again, the founding fathers prove they were freakin' geniuses and have restored my faith. God Bless the USA!

[demnan]

13. You and I have three things in common

We both supported Webb

We're both almost 50

We're both working for Edwards in 08.

See you at the convention, Baby!

[momzno1]

7. definitely doesn't want to do a recount

it will show that the margin was much, much bigger when they find all the election fraud, that Webb probably actually won by a landslide.

[bleever]

8. Welcome to the real world, Felix.

Enjoy your stay.

[NastyRiffraff]

9. Welcome to AMERICA, Flelix

Karma's a bitch, ain't it?

[GetTheRightVote]

11. Still need to watch VA due to all the repub attempts to control the vote here

:kick:

[SoCalDem]

12. Aaw, Macaca, we barely knew ye...

How are those '08 presidential plans working for ya:) :rofl:

[Nimrod2005]

14. I am over him already...Please move on with the business of the country!!!

[underpants]

15. Does it say what time? or where?

I can't open up any links.

[Arugula Latte]

16. Watch out, Webb! George might stick a deer head in your mailbox.

:eyes:

[KamaAina]

42. Naw. Never happen.

Webb's white. :sarcasm:

[0007]

17. How does one show strength with extra slow Virginians?

In Alexandria, Arlington and Falls Church, registrars said voter turnout may have broken records for a midterm election.

Allen was expected to show strength in the other areas of Virginia, where returns are traditionally slow.

The war in Iraq was a central issue in the race, the Post said. Webb portrayed Allen as a rubber-stamp senator for President George W. Bush's war strategy -- forcing Allen to moderate his support for the war and say "mistakes have been made."

[Fluffdaddy]

18. I bet he wish he never heard the word...........Macaca

[woodsprite]

19. Wouldn't you love it if one of these guys in their concession

speeches just up and spilled the beans on the whole cabal! I know - at time's I live in a fantasy world ;)

[goclark]

20. Maybe, just maybe it will cause others to watch their mouth

and check their sheets and capes at the door before saying racist statements.

[sabra]

23. Senior staffer: Allen 'not emboldened to fight this'

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/index.html

Senior staffer: Allen 'not emboldened to fight this'

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As the canvassing continues in Virginia, Sen. George Allen, R-Virginia, is sequestered in his home, "shell shocked," and going through "a nightmare," during this period of limbo, a senior Allen staffer tells CNN.

In a conference call with his senate staff and regional representatives Wednesday afternoon, the Virginia senator "didn't concede but he was clearly not emboldened to fight this," according to the staffer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

[thereismore]

24. SHOCKED and AWED. Now stuff that in your neighbor's mailbox! nt

[cybildisobedience]

39. very funny!!

you made me laugh out loud at my desk.

[KansDem]

25. Let's see, how do we say this...oh yeah, "You Lost, Get Over It!!!"

I would advise Senator-elect Webb to start forming his transition team and ignore this...this..."Sore Loserman."

I believe that's how situations like this work...from recent experience.

[Irreverend IX]

26. For the first time in his life...

The bully's been smacked down. Ever since his Dixie flag-waving high school days, he's enjoyed kicking around people less privileged than he is. Now the chickens have come home to roost and all his dreams of glory have been dashed. Time to retire to the RW speaker circuit with Ann Coulter and George Will, Macaca. I wonder how often that word echoes in his brain, that quaint racial epithet caught on tape that laid him low.

[Coventina]

27. That makes me feel embiggened!

:D

[JudyM]

28. If he weren't so arrogant maybe he wouldn't be shellshocked ..

or maybe he thought Diebold would come through in the clutch...

[Morgana LaFey]

29. from Presidential aspirant to has-been in one fell swoop

Works for me.

[txindy]

30. The repubs will never let Macaca fight this in-depth.

That would require exposing the machines to scrutiny. Not to mention all of his dirty voter-suppression activities. Not. Gonna. Happen.

[wallwriter]

31. Maybe someone whispered in his ear...

that the dirty and illegal tricks that he played in the election campaign could send him to jail under a Democratic House investigation...

Who's laughing now?

[Bake]

32. Karma's a bitch, ain't it Macaca?

Shell-shocked. Poor widdle Georgie! Bullies never have the guts to fight when somebody stands up to them!

:rofl:

Bake

[heliarc]

33. Use the racial epithet the right way... its MacCracker. nt

[w4rma]

34. Take it all the way George!

:evilgrin:

No really. I seriously think you should go for the full recount.

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[underpants]

35. 'Senior staffer'??? DICK WADham??

:bounce:

Gee sorry about that Felix. Maybe next time you will learn not to act like such a complete ass in public.

[LibDemAlways]

36. The repukes can't afford to have this election

looked at under a microscope. The results don't match the exit polling, and there was no doubt a serious attempt at fraud - though it looks like they miscalulated Webb's numbers. Too damn bad, repukes. Get over it.

[Akoto]

37. I'm embiggened by this emboldened decision.

Webb is screwn.

[Guaranteed]

38. ROFL- reminds me of The Big Lebowski. "Senator Macaca is in seclusion,

in the west wing."

[shanti]

40. AWESOME!!

couldn't happen to a nicer guy :evilgrin:

[kskiska]

41. Senator-elect Webb should send him some of his books to read

to get his mind off losing the election.