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He won't win ... but I really like him and his campaign - georgia_tech_swagger - 10-15-2010 09:17 AM Who is John Dennis? He's a Goldwater style Republican in Nancy Pelosi's house district, and he's running against Nancy. John was on the sideline politically until the Ron Paul campaign, which inspired him to run against Pelosi. John wants to end the drug war. He wants to have a military focused on defense instead of perpetual war. He wants to radically reduce the size and scope of government. He wants to end the fed. He wants to restore habeas corpus and end the Patriot Act. He thinks it's none of the government's business if gays marry, and he even campaigned in San Francisco's gay bar district about that. Pelosi won't even debate him ... and I can see why. Her and her party's hypocrisy would be quickly called out. But that didn't stop John from making a pretty good commercial about that. I like the "obligatory McCain-Feingold-incumbent-protection-mandated message" at the end. RE: He won't win ... but I really like him and his campaign - georgia_tech_swagger - 10-15-2010 09:19 AM Oh -- and how is this for a woah moment in that race: Quote:To: Nancy Pelosi http://www.opednews.com/articles/Open-Memo-To-Nancy-Pelos-by-Cindy-Sheehan-101013-602.html RE: He won't win ... but I really like him and his campaign - Native Georgian - 10-15-2010 09:26 AM I wonder how much of that Cindy Sheehan wrote herself, and how much was written by the little elves that surrounded her since her son died... RE: He won't win ... but I really like him and his campaign - georgia_tech_swagger - 10-18-2010 09:37 AM HA! He raised more money than Pelosi! http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43693.html RE: He won't win ... but I really like him and his campaign - DrTorch - 10-18-2010 10:24 AM Like this one too RE: He won't win ... but I really like him and his campaign - Native Georgian - 10-18-2010 11:43 AM (10-18-2010 09:37 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote: HA! He raised more money than Pelosi! Pelosi is giving the money she raises to other Democrats who are in close battles, instead of keeping it in her own district which is like 80/20 Democrat. RE: He won't win ... but I really like him and his campaign - smn1256 - 10-18-2010 09:31 PM I wonder if she'll retire if she loses her Speaker position? As for Sheehan, well, I'll be kind to the mother of a slain soldier and keep my mouth shut....she should, too. RE: He won't win ... but I really like him and his campaign - Native Georgian - 10-18-2010 11:31 PM (10-18-2010 09:31 PM)smn1256 Wrote: I wonder if she'll retire if she loses her Speaker position?I think she would resign, yes. Recent Speakers of the House: Rayburn of Texas - died in office (1961). McCormack of Massachusetts - voluntarily retired as Speaker and from Congress (1970). Albert of Oklahoma - voluntarily retired as Speaker and from Congress (1976). O'Neill of Massachusetts - voluntarily retired as Speaker and from Congress (1986). Wright of Texas - resigned as Speaker (internal pressure from his own party) and from Congress at once (1989). Foley of Washington - defeated for re-election (1994). Gingrich of Georgia - resigned as Speaker (internal pressure from his own party) and from Congress at once (1998). Hastert of Illinois - resigned from Congress shortly after his party lost the Majority (2006). Pelosi of California - incumbent. So, at least in the past 50 years, no "former Speakers" have continued to serve in the House except for Hastert, who hung around a brief time. I think in today's political culture, the people who reach that rung of the ladder are so ego-inflated, that the idea of becoming just another back-bencher is intolerable to them, so they'd rather quit and move on. |