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Democrats Take House, Senate Undecided

Every news publication on earth is saying mostly the same thing. The Democrats have taken the house picking up a sizable number of seats. But the Senate remains a tossup with a few undecided seats holding the balance. Concerns of voter fraud have been heard from around the nation as well.

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  1. Re:FOSP by LinuxGeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    That would be a great disturbance in the Farce.

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  2. Fraud count by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Successful votes: 46%
    Unsuccessful votes: 2%
    George Bush: 52%

    1. Re:Fraud count by LordKronos · · Score: 2, Funny

      Last week on the Daily Show they were making some joke about the big news for 2006 being Bush defeats Kerry again. Yesterday in a slashdot post, someone had joked about how it would be funny if Bush won in Ohio again.

      Well last night, before I had seen any election news, I decided to go check out the results so far. I googled for "cnn election" and clicked "I'm Feeling Lucky". The headline on the page was "BUSH DEFEATS KERRY". I had to do a double take before I realized it was the 2004 results page. See what happens when you get used to google being so good at reading your mind.

  3. You idiots! by ellem · · Score: 2, Funny

    You fell right into Karl Rove's Dieboldian scheme of Haliburtonist warforoilism! You fools!

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  4. I think its obvious... by peterpressure · · Score: 0, Funny

    Rove let the Democrats win so fixing the 08' elections will be more plausible...

    I still think Diebold arranged this one...

  5. Election Supervision? by PastaAnta · · Score: 3, Funny
    Concerns of voter fraud have been heard from around the nation as well.

    Hello United States of America!

    Maybe You should consider inviting the UN for supervising the next election like any other Banana Republic out there?

    Oh sorry - You couldn't take a joke ;-)

  6. Hey, Karl Rove by analog_line · · Score: 4, Funny

    were in ur house, beetin ur repz!

  7. Lets just hope by antifoidulus · · Score: 1, Funny

    that no Nancy Pelosi sex tape emerges for oh so many reasons.....

  8. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by bhima · · Score: 5, Funny

    we'd be better off relying on strange women lying in ponds distributing swords as a basis for a system of government.

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  9. In other news... by Chabil+Ha' · · Score: 2, Funny

    US border agents noted a surge in US citizens returning from extended stays in Canada...

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  10. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by Memnos · · Score: 1, Funny

    When I see a strange woman lying in a pond, with or without a sword, I tend to lose interest in governmental matters.

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  11. Nancy Pelosi president by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Come January, if Nancy Pelosi becomes speaker of the house, she will be two heartbeats away from the presidency. Should both Bush and Cheney die suddenly, she would be next in line to become president.

    1. Re:Nancy Pelosi president by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Brilliant. Because of course, Dick Cheney does not have a beating heart.

  12. Re:FOSP by smittyoneeach · · Score: 2, Funny

    A macacaphonic chorus.

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  13. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by MrCopilot · · Score: 5, Funny
    we'd be better off relying on strange women lying in ponds distributing swords as a basis for a system of government.

    How many times do I have to say this?

    Ahem...
    strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is NO basis for a system of government.

    You cannot just call yourself Senator just because some watery tart tossed a sword at you.

    I mean, if I went round, calling myself Congressman, just because some moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away.

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  14. Re:Stock Market by InnovativeCX · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, but if you're looking for a hot tip, I just got one from a guy I don't know named "Antonio Quintela."

    He tells me that:

    "ONE OF THE BIGGEST
    CRUISE LINE SERVICE AND TICKET SALES AGENCIES IN EURASIA
    HAS JUST COMPLETED ANOTHER RECORD-BRAKING SEASON AND
    IS LOOKING FOR FURTHER EXPANSION IN 2007."

    The symbol is IFLT.PK and the price is at $0.01 right now, but he seems pretty optimistic about a 10,000% increase.

    We'll see what happens...

  15. Re:What will the democrats be able to do? by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    The one thing that will certainly happen though, is a minimum wage increase. Most republicans will not dare to vote against that

    They'll go along with a minimum wage increase, but the president will add a signing statement:

    "Within the context of this statute, the term 'Dollar' shall defined to be equal to 68 cents."

  16. Favorable outcome by Cereal+Box · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, the Democrats got a favorable outcome, so I guess that means they don't think there was any voting fraud this time.

  17. I KNEW IT!!! by bjk002 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Karl Rove somehow also controls how quickly the justices age or how healthy they are"

    Where's my tinfoil hat?!?!?

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  18. 3 Branches by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    Actually, the three branches of the US government are: Executive, Legislative and Judical.
    I thought they were Rock, Paper & Scissors?
  19. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 4, Funny

    More likely the President tells the Congrssional leadership what he wants and they write the desired laws. Imagine how much editing would be required if Bush wrote the legislation himself!

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  20. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    How many times do I have to say this?

    Ahem...
    strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is NO basis for a system of government.

    You cannot just call yourself Senator just because some watery tart tossed a sword at you.

    I mean, if I went round, calling myself Congressman, just because some moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away.


    Be quiet!

  21. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by MrCopilot · · Score: 1, Funny

    How many times do I have to say this? Ahem... strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is NO basis for a system of government. You cannot just call yourself Senator just because some watery tart tossed a sword at you. I mean, if I went round, calling myself Congressman, just because some moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away.

    You all saw it he's trying to repress me.

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  22. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least it would be pretty ... imagine how many different crayons he would use :)

  23. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by schon · · Score: 5, Funny

    burrocrisy

    Ahh.. and that would be what? Ruling by jackasses?

    Methinks never has a /. spelling error been more apropos.

  24. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by SuiteSisterMary · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe they'll just proclaim that the last six years never happened, and institute a Congressional Do-Over.

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  25. Isn't this the point where someone writes... by clickety6 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I for one welcome our new Democratic overlords

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  26. Re:No, the cat does not "got my tongue." by Goffee71 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or as Fox News has put it, "Al Queda invades Washington, cattle raped, women stampeded!"

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  27. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by Lemmy+Caution · · Score: 4, Funny

    Didn't you get that memo? The one they passed around 15 years ago?

    There's still a 30-year moratorium on Monty Python sketch recital. It's been observed to cause virginity.

  28. Wiggum said it best. by uberjoe · · Score: 5, Funny
    There's an old saying that says, if you want to get out of a hole, the first thing you've got to do is stop digging.

    No, no, no, dig up stupid.

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  29. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by MECC · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think a key issue to watch is going to be Rumsfeld. It's clear his strategies

    Rummy's got strategies? Oh yeah, put a stop to sectarian violence going back nearly 1500 years with a few years of grossly undermanned occupation.

    Heckuva job, Rummy!

    God, the bush admin crew is retarded (apologies to the mentally challenged). At least by voting in democrats, we can show the world the rest of the USA isn't filled with a bunch of pin-headed shrub-lovers. Now we've got democratic retards, instead of bush retards.

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  30. Re:I, for one by blackeye · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't let "I'm not an American" stop you! With all those Diebolds around, I'm sure you can figure out a way to vote as many times as you like. You won't get a sticker, though.

  31. Re:Why is it a shame? by Fyre2012 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't blame me, I voted for Kotos!

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  32. Re:Why is it a shame? by buswolley · · Score: 2, Funny
    Hey lets have one candidate so he will represent 100% of the will of the people!

    Dag gunnit, why didn't we think of it before?

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  33. Re:Will they be able to make things better? by SpeedBump0619 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, way to convince me. Your arguments are well reasoned and informative, plus really easy to understand. You must have been on a debate team in high school.

    Seriously, why do you have a problem with this? Isn't it the role of the judicial branch to act as a check on the legislative? Are you actually advocating the current system, where the wealthy decide which laws get reviewed?