Dems Win Second Seat In Solidly GOP District

The Hill:

House Democrats continued to expand their majority Saturday night after Louisiana state Rep. Don Cazayoux emerged victorious in a special election for retired Rep. Richard Baker's (R) district.

The win comes two months after Democrats picked up their first seat of the year. In March, Democrat Bill Foster won the Illinois seat of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R). That seat, like the Louisiana contest, was in solidly Republican areas. President Bush carried the Illinois district with 55 percent and the Louisiana district with 59 percent in 2004.

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Comments

[defcon360]

Is there anything Bush has touched that hasn't turned to (s)hit? Anything? That it took this long for Americans to recognize the obvious gives me little hope they will be smart enough to keep Obama once he is President. (And he will be President)

[buckygreen]

The answer to your question is no.

[AMJordan]

Maybe the Texas Rangers, they didn't fall completely apart until after he left...Tex­as is still standing (Thank God, without them Coloradoans wouldn't have someone to commiserate with).

[DrDemon]

The Repuglican Party is A MESS! If I did not know better, I could swear they are on Neptune!

[wmbear]

PLUTO, ACTUALLY..­.

Yup, they're a bunch of "plutocrats" fer sure....

[buckygreen]

Actually I think they're from Bushurananus. The hemmoroidal outer moon of Uranus.

[AMJordan]

Don't take this personally but they're on Uranus (more like our---- but still).

[defcon360]

McCain in a debate with Obama! I'm older than dirt, I knew dirt, Dirt was a friend of mines. Senator Obama, your no dirt!

[AMJordan]

But will McCain remember to wear pants?

[DrDemon]

Pants? He'd better make sure he has his Depend "Super Plus" Absorbency Underwear! They will be a prerequisite for any/all debates with the O man!

[defcon360]

Mission Accomplished my (a)ss. Bush is a lying sack of (s)hit! Chimpy will go down in infamy as the worst president ever in the history of the US and probably one of the worst leaders in the history of the world. What really puzzles me as that there are still people that believe this nut.

[AMJordan]

You would think no one could possibly beat James Buchanan and then along comes the Shrub...

[missionimpossible]

They believe this nut, because he doesn't have any nuts left.

[defcon360]

The Republican party and George W. Bush said Mission Accomplished in Iraq! Yeah it was Mission Accomplished alright...­...transla­tion......­..Your lives will NEVER be the same!

[missionimpossible]

Its actually mission impossible. They knew it from the beginning, but led the soldiers to death and destruction. We have over 4,000 soldiers dead, and tens of thousand of soldiers maimed or wounded. You are right. Their lives will never be the same.

[defcon360]

Rev. Wright asked God to (damn) America. The Republican Party carried out the sentence.

[Podewumun]

Now THAT was a zinger, defcon! Bravo!

[AMJordan]

Hell has no fury like an actual, honest Republican (this will be the only time I'll use the correct term until my conditions are met), who realizes that his party has been hijacked by a bunch of drunken college chums with all the intelligence of a syphilitic East German border guard.

I understand that there are things that probably keep defcon360 out of the Democratic Party but if he's ever of a mind, the tent flap is open, we'll welcome him with open arms.

[TheAdviceWeAllNeed]

ZINGER LOL

[ExPatriot70]

I hope that this signals the beginning of the total disintegration of the repulican party, I can think of nothing better than to see them go down in flames.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

Rep. Cazayoux,

This country needs your leadership. Set a good example.

Tell Pelosi to put impeachment on the table.

[AMJordan]

Impeachment will not pass the Senate and then because of double jeopardy, Bush will never be brought to trial for his sins.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

The failure to convict in the Senate would not trigger Double Jeopardy.

The only penalty is removal from office. That is not a criminal prosecution.

[MrGiggles]

Whoa! I guess Obama is just what that Republican attack machine was looking for. The Democrats better think twice before they consider endorsing Obama otherwise they'll could end up extending their advantage in the House and the Senate.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I must finish drinking my Obama Kool Aid.

By the way how did Hillary's horse do in the Derby?

[humuhumunukunukuapuaa]

BARACK OBAMA

He Had Me At "Common Sense"

[Podewumun]

Ah! Common sense. My favorite oxymoron.

[buckygreen]

Common sense. What an unheard of radical concept. Why would we ever want to try that for once? Sounds scary. Too simple and naive.

[AMJordan]

My favorite book by Tom Paine

[DrDemon]

The "Republican attack machine" is derived from a bunch of hypocrites!

[buckygreen]

She ran a better race and died a more honorable death than Hillary's beating a dead horse campaign.

[AMJordan]

There she was, out in the middle of the track, with a riding crop, beating that poor horse...

[AMJordan]

Uh, as to the horse, I think they shot it...

[bos123]

Hillary horse die. Is in the news.

[buckygreen]

Dear republofascists:

welcome to political oblivion.

Couldn't happen to a better bunch of greedy murderous traitors and criminals.

[Probus]

This solid dem win in a GOP district totally proves that the RNC's attempts to paint Obama as a negative influence in ads utterly failed. Attacking Obama may have actually backfired with voters. It also negates Clinton's argument that Obama would not be a good addition to the top of the dem ticket. If anything having Obama as our dem nominee will ensure victory in Nov.

[AMJordan]

I wonder if this will work in NC with the two governor candidates.

[NyPrincess]

WoooooHooooooo!

[buckygreen]

Dear republofascists:

welcome to political oblivion.

Couldn't happen to a better bunch of greedy murderous traitors.

[Denni]

Gee, and he was heavily linked to Sen. Obama in an attempt to scare people away from voting for him... WTG, GOP! Thank you... Thank YOU Sen. Cinton, for making the GOP think that they could scare voters away from Obama... gee, I hope YOU now see the handwriting on the wall.

[barackobam]

this is amazing. I mean the attacks were just about to go into high gear nin North Carolina and New Mexico and including Louisiana and they were defeated. Now what slime will the Republicans throw?and I know it was not major but still a win in Guam!