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Subscribe to RSSUpdated at 3 a.m. ET: The Year of the Woman, 1992, was declared a triumph when the number of women in the Senate increased to six.
Cheryl Senter / AP file
Now that Maggie Hassan has been elected as governor of New Hampshire, her state will assume the distinction of being the only state with a woman governor and an all-female Congressional delegation (two senators and one congresswoman). Washington state passed on a version of that baton on Tuesday night, as Gov. Chris Gregoire is retiring and the two candidates running for her position are men.
This year, the so-called "War on Women" energized Democrats to break a record for the number of women-held seats in the Senate. Nineteen women are in the Senate now, one more than the record set during the last Congress.
Among them are Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren who became the first female senator of Massachusetts when she ousted Sen. Scott Brown; Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay senator, who edged out former Governor Tommy Thompson in Wisconsin; and incumbent Claire McCaskill of Missouri, who beat Republican Todd Akin whose comments about rape were likely his demise.
No one disputes there remains a dramatic gender gap in Congress, where women make up just 17 percent of the House and the Senate. But women have slowly gained political power since 1991, when there were just two women in the Senate.
The new U.S. Senate will have a record number of women, ranging from the first Asian-American woman elected -- to consumer advocate and Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
NBC has also confirmed that Deb Fischer, a Republican, beat former Sen. Bob Kerrey in Nebraska, that Democrat Mazie Hirono in Hawaii beat Linda Lingle, becoming the Senate's first Asian-American woman.
Among incumbents, Sens. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Dianne Feinstein of California, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Maria Cantwell of Washington state won reelection by wide margins.
Also significant: Roughly half the 33 Senate races had a viable female candidate, more than ever before, according to NPR. That’s noteworthy because women less often seek out office or have more trouble raising campaign money.
Shannon Stapleton / Reuters
Elizabeth Warren waves to supporters before voting at the Graham and Park School 44 in Cambridge, Mass.
“There’s no group that will be impacted more by this election than women,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said on her website. “Look at the bills the GOP House has passed this Congress: they voted to redefine rape, they voted to defund Planned Parenthood and Title X funding.”
Gillibrand herself easily won re-election over Republican Wendy Long.
There will be fewer female governors after this election, however. There are currently six women governors out of 50, and Govs. Chris Gregoire of Washington and Bev Perdue of North Carolina, both Democrats, are retiring.
American University professor Jen Lawless discusses how Elizabeth Warren's win in the Massachusetts senate race will impact other women candidates.
Gregoire’s retirement means Washington state will lose its distinction of having a female governor and two female senators at the same time. Now that Democrat Maggie Hassan has been elected governor, New Hampshire will assume that distinction -- and then some: the state's governor and Congressional delegation is female, EMILY's List posted Tuesday night.
"We've always had a tradition of a lot of women running for office in New Hampshire," New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican, told NBC's Brian Williams on Tuesday.
Washington Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat who was first elected in the Year of the Woman, served as the party’s chief recruiter, seeking out qualified women and capitalizing on the "war on women" in a speech she made at the Democratic convention in early September.
(Murray was not up for re-election this cycle.)
Office of Sen. Maria Cantwell
This photo, hanging in Sen. Maria Cantwell's lobby in Washington, D.C., shows Cantwell, left, Gov. Chris Gregoire, center, and Sen. Patty Murray touring Washington state flood damage in 2009.
Murray recruited Baldwin and Shelley Berkley of Nevada, who was running against Dean Heller.
"When we started this campaign, no one, and I mean no one gave us a chance," said Murray on Tuesday night, according to the Huffington Post. "But we went out and built the best Senate campaigns in the history of the country. We recruited some of the highest quality candidates, including a record number of women. Democrats never let up and now we will retain our majority in the United States Senate."
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
Campaigning with Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, voting and election results.
McCaskill, the incumbent, was in danger of losing her seat until Akin said in a television interview that "legitimate" rape would not result in a pregnancy, because the female body “has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.”
His comments, decried as sexist and out of touch, returned McCaskill to the game.
In the month after Akin made those remarks, EMILY's List, which supports women candidates, raised $2.3 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. After another rape comment, made by another GOP candidate, EMILY’s List raised another $631,000.
In New York, Gillibrand made women’s issues a theme in her re-election campaign. One ad opens with her pointing out that she is one of the only female senators with young children.
Her ad concludes: “I’m Kirsten Gillibrand and I approve this message, because if 51 percent of Congress were women, we wouldn’t be debating contraception, we would be debating jobs and the economy.”
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Agreed . . . and guess what Akin and Mourdock ... women really don't like you. (Hence your not getting elected!)
Way to go Elizabeth Warren! You are someone the women of America can get behind ... it's going to get nothing but better!!
Be afraid GOP ... the women of America are coming out and making statements!
Obama/Biden/Democrats! 2012
yeah, Elizabeth Warren has beaten centerfold pretty boy Scott Brown.
Todd Akin and Richard MourDork will lost Missouri and Indiana Senate seats which were once thought a lock by the GOP to take over the Senate...pipe dream, of course.
Hillary/Chelsea 2016
News the Republicans are meeting at Chick Fil A for their free fried crow sandwiches.
Its done!
All paths to 270 done for Romney!
OK FOXtards, its time to locate the tallest building.
The Republican war on equality helped all the Democratic candidates, not only the women. As Donald Trump might say, the 'women's vote' was huuuge.
How ya like me now? Oh yeah...it's all good. Bring it together America! Wahoo! Congratulations on your re-election to Obama/Joe!
Four more years of communism....yea!!!
Communism? Come on... at least move into the 21st century!!! Retard... Grab another beer.
You lost me there for a second Chad - hah! Damn Sarc.
What Now, you right wing "Romney will win because Obama is the worst President ever and Libtards suck" nut job haters?
What Now?
Four more years of your whining, or will you finally SHUT UP and START HELPING?
My state may have problems on the national level, but at least we can keep idiots like akin out of office!
Pres. O gets 4 more years...
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I am proud of you, America.
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To Mitt: best wishes, you are a man...enjoy all the money you still have in your Swiss bank.
If Republicans want to win they have to lose the kooks.
You people in the swing states who voted for obama will rue this day, you are complicit in the destruction of America. You people who call yourselves Christian and you voted for Obama need to just stop living a lie and go ahead and fall down and worship your true father Satan. I will not ask God to have mercy on this immoral, sinful, country. I will pray that he returns very soon. I was actually fooled on this one, I really did not believe that there were this many ignorant blinded people in America. It is as the Lord said, their eyes will not see the evil, they will readly except the evil into their heart and it will turn to stone.
Sorry G-Dog
Chad - Heh heh, yeah the Makers Mark is out and I actually was reading and had a "huh?" moment, heh heh. Check out Jerry...we're doomed sinners for voting for Obama? This is an evil, immoral, country? Get a grip Jerry.
You know, being a Republican, but not a Teabaggin Moron, Akin and Murdock deserved to loose. Such ignorance in the way some people view crimes against women.
With that being said, As I pointed out in other posts Pigotry, and as you yourself have noted with the electoral college and popular vote, the Electoral College needs to go bye bye. I voted for George Bush in 2000, was happy to see him win, but at the same time could not endorse his presidency because he lost that popular vote. In my opinion, as sometimes as unpopular as it is, a leader of the people should be the one endorsed by the majority of the people. In 2000, Gore won the popular vote by over 540,000. That is in my estimation the disenfranchisement of 540,000 voters, American Citizens, who are effected by the decisions of someone they did not endorse, and whose votes literally meant nothing. It appears the same thing is happening again this election year, only the disenfranchisement will be considerably larger, well over 1 million people will essentially be told your voice means nothing.
In looking at the short comings of the electoral college, one thing is perfectly clear. All votes are not the same. The voices of those that work, pay taxes, and sacrifice for the country mean absolutely nil. That is the true travesty of the electoral college system, in which truthfully, the voice of the majority means nothing. Whether or not I support Obama, or Bush (back in 2000), does not in anyway diminish the illegitacy of thier presidencies. And for apparently 2 presidential elections to be decided on something less than the true voice of the people (the popular vote), in the last 4 elections, it is definitely a problem that needs fixing. And at this point, the only real solution is to do away with the electoral college and restore that power of the governed to the governed.
And I know, some will say "sour milk" and some will say the electoral college is good, and it has been around since the inception of the constitution, but we also need to take heed of the fact that since the constitution was conceived, our country and the technology has changed tremendously. We no longer rely on horse and mail to send information, and even though the country is more vast than what it once was, we as a people, should retain that right as the intent of our Declaration of Independence so inclined, "... to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." If there was any such time to return the power of government back to the governed, these last 4 elections, should serve as the call for action, and the disenfranchisement of Hundreds of Thousands of our fellow citizens, who's voices are silenced by an electoral system that neither serves the governed or is reflective of that desire.
The vote is still being counted, but if indeed the popular vote favors Romney, I have to agree with you.
I don't like Romney though because I don't like religious extremism and I definitely don't like corporate control of our country. OK Yes I KNOW Obama isn't going to make it any better. But I also know Romney would have made it worse.
I'm really torn on this...If Romney wins the popular vote it really does mean America has a lot more maturing to do as a society.
*****************Congratulations Prez O!!!!*********************
NOW, Mr.Prez, Please, Instead of being so nice to the repulicanCrimeCartel by extending your hand of friendship, Please extend the middle finger.
Oh, And MittTaxPittanceRommel and Lyin'Ryan...go to hell, he is waiting for you and your brood breed. The French People KNEW What TO DO WITH YOUR KIND in 1790, You were given a date With THE MADAM....
ABC commentator described electoral college as a 200 year old relic. George Will said, "so's the constitution"
Jerry You do know that that the mormon core beliefs are the deception satan also. Obama is more of a christian than romney will ever be. The is one true god and he is not in the mormon church.
Will Obama got the poplar vote as well so what's your point?
For those of you who might be inclined to suggest that this election changed NOTHING, clinging as you do to hate and fear, consider this: Importantly, tonight Barack Obama was elected President of the United States of America, to serve through 2016.
Of equal importance, tonight Hillary Clinton was also elected President of the United States, to serve from 2016 through 2024...and there is no force on earth, none, which can preclude her ascendency.
Whatismore, tonight the Supreme Court began its unstoppable march toward progressivism. By the time Hillary departs the Oval Office, the Court will be a youthful Center-Left province, perhaps 6-3.
Sadly, it has become clear that the modern Republican Party no longer has a future at the national level, or at least for as long as they continue to ostracize the voices of compromise and moderation within their own ranks.
For the most part, with the possible exception of Ted Cruz and perhaps one or two others, those Tea Party candidates who didn't lose outright won by the slimmest of margins. Bachmann and West will likely go down within the hour.
Tonight, a majority of voters across the American political landscape chose Barack Obama and the Democrat agenda. The President won both the popular vote AND the Electoral College. The President's Senate majority increased. The Republican Party failed to expand its majority in the House.
This win was as decisive as it was overwhelming.
This election changed EVERYTHING.
@Ted - at the point I posted my comment, Romney had a 1.6 Million Popular Vote lead, but the Electoral College Predictions had him winning the election. Regardless, we have seen the short comings of the Electoral College System, and I would like to point those out again for those that may not fully understand the full implications of that system.
there have been 4 occasions where a President was elected, but lost the popular vote:
In 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected president despite not winning either the popular vote or the electoral vote. Andrew Jackson was the winner in both categories.
In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes won the election (by a margin of one electoral vote), but he lost the popular vote by more than 250,000 ballots to Samuel J. Tilden.
In 1888, Benjamin Harrison received 233 electoral votes to Grover Cleveland’s 168, winning the residency. But Harrison lost the popular vote by more than 90,000 votes.
In 2000, George W. Bush was declared the winner of the general election and became the 43rd president, but he didn’t win the popular vote either. Al Gore holds that distinction, garnering about 540,000 more votes than Bush. This information taken from http://www.factcheck.org/2008/03/presidents-winning-without-popular-vote/
Another issue, worth pointing out, is it is possible to become President of the United States (all 50 states) by merely winning in 11 of 12 states, entirely loosing by a 100 - 0 popular vote count in every other state outside the Big 12. The big 12 states, thus have more say in the NATIONAL Election than those in 38 other states (accounting for more than 2/3s of the national population), thus it is possible for a candidate to not get a single person's vote -- not one -- in 39 states or the District of Columbia, yet be elected president by wining the popular vote in just 11 of these 12 states:
California
New York
Texas
Florida
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
New Jersey
North Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Issue # 3 with the current election system is the electoral college selection process. "Electors" are selected under a "pledge" system in which the elector will cast thier Electoral College vote according to the popular vote of thier state. However, A faithless elector is one who casts an electoral vote for someone other than the person pledged or does not vote for any person. Only 24 states have laws to punish faithless electors. Thus, a "legal" coup is possible to hijack an election. In the past, Since the founding of the Electoral College, there have been 156 faithless Electors. 71 of these votes were changed because the original candidate died before the day on which the Electoral College cast their votes. Three of the votes were not cast at all as three Electors chose to abstain from casting their Electoral vote for any candidate. The other 82 Electoral votes were changed on the personal initiative of the Elector.
Sometimes Electors change their votes in large groups, such as when 23 Virginia Electors acted together in 1836. Many times, however, these Electors stood alone in their decision.
Issue #4 becomes one that truly should make people aware, and ultimately rally calls for our election system overhaul. Specifically campaign contributions, special interest groups, and lobbyists buying candidates and influencing elections. Large Contributions, in many people's estimation, are equivilent to bribes and corruption. One only needs to look at thier "candidate" and look at thier "fundraising". All too often we see "OUR CANDIDATE" hosting a $25k a plate fundraiser. Now honestly, what NORMAL hardworking American could afford in many cases a full year's worth of salary to attend such an event? How many times do we see "endorsements" for a candidate coming from a Special Interest or Lobby - thus bringing the candidate "promised voter gold" in exchange for a "favorable voting record" on that lobby's interest.
5th, Most states use a winner-take-all system, in which the candidate with the most votes in that state receives all of the state's electoral votes. This arrangement is said to to provide candidates an incentive to pay the most attention to states without a clear favorite, such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida in 2004 and 2008 and 2012. The rationale for this is unclear, however, as recent elections have clearly indicated a trend by candidates to focus on swing states and those with the highest number of electoral votes. Thus, "Safe" states and states with low "electoral college votes", are often ignored or taken for granted, and thereby diminish the voice of the population there. In an Popular Vote system, there would be no such thing as a "Swing State", as the importance of each individual vote would warrant at least a "visit" and campaigning by the candidates.
6th, Except in closely fought swing states, voter turnout is largely insignificant due to entrenched political party domination in most states. The Electoral College decreases the advantage a political party or campaign might gain for encouraging voters to turn out, except in those swing states. In States like California for example, which traditionally votes Democrat or in States like Texas that typically vote Republican, voters of the opposite party are at a disadvantage, essentially being told by the PARTY CAMPAIGNING SYSTEM, via the Electoral College, thier votes mean nothing.
7th, It is a distinct disadvantage for a 3rd Party. In practice, the winner-take-all manner of allocating a state's electors generally decreases the importance of minor parties. We see this as effectively true with "Independents" having to caucus with either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party. Likewise, Independents are effectively ruled out of Cabinet Positions, Key Senate or House Committees, and are NEVER in a position to Chair such committees.
8th, the system is overly complex. It shouldn't be a question of "calling races" where votes haven't even been counted. Likewise, for an election to be called when not all the votes are counted disenfranchises voters from all walks of life, in all states. Having to select electoral college representatives, to enacting laws to force electors to cast ballots according to the will of their state, to the numbers game of "appealing to this minority", or endorsements coming from that union or this governor, and even down to the sheer economics of "running EC numbers" and such, a Popular Vote is about as straight forward as it gets.
And lastly, The Electoral College System encourages partisanship. It encourages divisiveness. It encourages gridlock. It fosters animosity. And truth be told, it doesn't serve the voice of the American Voter, when the American Voter is being lied to, mislead, or even intimidated by political parties in which the "selection" of our country's leader is often described as "the lesser of two lying, corrupt evils." Without the electoral college system, truthfully there would be no "need" for a political party system, which is truly what we were forewarned about in George Washington's Farewell Address.
Now whether or not you agree or disagree, when you have a "system" in place that does not provide the equal voice in voting (government) as we are supposed to have by constitutional right, and as a basis in our declared independence, then it is a system that has become obsolete, and that power of the American Voter needs to be restored. It would certainly remove the influence of corporations, lobbyists, and special interests that engage in the buying the election with all of that "campaign contributions" in both money, advertsing, and spreading of divisive rhetoric we see today.
Where is White Sheet Auto? He was a real woman hater! Guess we won't be seeing him and Elliott at least under those names.
Congrats America, you saved the middle class.
Now we must get rid of the R's in the house in 2014!
GET CLEAN IN '14!
Why sadly? I think this is a good thing. It may bring sanity back to the Republican party!
As a former Republican, I voted for George W. Bush the first time and against him second term. The sad fact of the matter is that, no matter what Republicans said, when they had the WH and both houses of Congress, they spent like nobody ever has in the history of the US. They were also hypocrites, having done everything they accused Democrats of doing during this campaign:
buying votes with government largesse - what do you think was behind George W. Bush's emphasis on low/no downpayment mortgages? Republicans hoped to convert millions of illegal immigrants and welfare recipients into loyal Republican voters. Unfortunately, they trashed the economy (along with the rest of the world's economies) with this idiocy.
government corruption and croney capitalism - Enron, Halliburton, Constellation Energy Group... the list is endless. Many have labeled Bush's administration as a "culture of corruption".
communist, socialist, blah, blah, blah - China is a communist country. The man that Republicans nominated as their candidate for president made much of fortune by exporting American jobs to China. The croney capitalists who benefited so much under Bush's administration and contributed vast sums of money to the Republican cause hoping to do so again under Romney have done more to strengthen communism and weaken the US than any foe of the US has in the last couple of centuries.
It is time for the Republican party to reflect, regroup and start working for this great nation, not against it.
Obama wins, the nation loses. The liberal gimme crowd including those that feel abortion, birth control, and everything else should be free have proven the Democrats have engineered an entitlement society. Socialism will be ushered in on a silver platter. But the one saving grace is that by the end of his second term, the nation will hate the Democratic Party for failing, and liberalism will be over. Unfortunately the nation will never recover. 20 trillion in debt is well on its way, recession, inflation, unemployment, and poverty. It will be the Obama legacy, but women will have free birth control pills. Yippee.
In addition to be an imbecile, you also just proved yourself to be a sore LOSER!
WOMEN overwhelmingly voted in THEIR BEST INTEREST, you know why?
WE'RE SMART!!!
NO MORE WAR ON WOMEN - I'm so happy!!!
Rick,
Do you know who the real "entitlement" crowd is?
It's the rich or white or christian or male Republican who believes everything should be done according to his/her rules and everyone should be forced to agree with his/her beliefs.
Unless the Republican Party ditches its policy of first and foremost attempting to suppress the rights of their fellow Americans -- those who don't happen to be male and affluent or male and white -- they will become irrelevant. Which would be a very, very bad thing. We need a balance of ideas, a choice. A political party largely made up of dinosaurs, an anachronism harking back to the 1950s, presents no choice. Thus it loses elections, and the country loses a logical, rational opposing view.
Wake up, Republicans! Move into the 21st century. Drop the paternalism, the colonial mentality, stop trying to force conservative "morals" on the rest of the country. Join the mainstream. Stop catering to the fringe element, join the discussion. Logic, not dogma. Most Americans sit (ideologically) pretty close to the middle.
No, Obama is not a socialist. No, this country is not going to turn Communist. But we will not stand for vulture capitalism, where a small minority stacks the system and enriches itself at the expense of the mainstream, and of the country. We need to operate on middle grounds, and we need two sides discussing the issues.
Wake up!
It's amazing that anyone would think for one second to vote for the wackado Bachmann. The State has to be as radical and crazy as Bachmann, a slave wannabe owner. She gives women a bad reputation and needs to be thrown out with the rest of the remaining radical GOP.
Have you noticed how FL still has not reported their results, which is most likely due to the Gestapo, Hospital Medicare thief, Rick Scott. With out a doubt hat State needs to get rid of him next.
women are tired of these old righteous men who want to control women and their heathcare deicsion.
It is a great evening.
Warren, another woman's voice in the halls of the Senate.
President Obama is the projected winner of the Presidential race..
4 more years.....
There's 2 types of republicans. The top 1% and the suckers
Todd Akin is kicked to the curb. Thank GOD
Stay out of my uterus damnit! :)
And!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations Senator-Elect Elizabeth Warren!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have it UPSTAIRS and republican PosterBoy: Victor's Secrets, Hey!!! THAT'S An Idea!!!!!, As It was being said, Victor's Secrets Boy Scotty Brown was in Waayyyyyy over his head.
There are two types of Democrats, those that lie, and those that lie. Elizabeth Warren will fit right into Washington, she is nothing but a liar. Maybe she will dress in native wear while she is handing out free birth control pills on the capital steps.
One can only imagine the wires that sputtered and shorted out at Fox over Tammy Baldwin's Senate win in Wisconsin. i.e., everything, literally everything, the GOP and Fox hate with a double scoop of venal misogyny and homophobia ... and in the home state of sad worthless sack of mouse turd Paul Ryan. Sometimes dreams do come true.
little-LOL-you nailed it!!
Fascinating that there are so many women out there voting on matters below their waists. I guess if free condoms are so important to them then....nah....better keep it clean.....
I couldn't have said it better myself!
It's great to see the two GOP rape approvers get kicked on down the road. Hopefully, we will not ever hear from them again. Go women for the next Democratic President. It's about time!!
Someone once said that old men make the wars and young men fight them. This is the same priniciple: Old men make the laws and women suffer under them. What amazes me is how many women seem to be brainwashed into thinking this is perfectly acceptable. What's that other quote? "How tightly women clutch the very chains that bind them." Can't remember who said it, but I'm embarrassed at how true that statement is.
"How tightly women clutch the very chains that bind them" I'm guessing Rhett Butler said that to Scarlett while they were dancing (after he won the bid for the first dance) and we all know how much Conservative Republican women LOVE their chains........
thank you wisconsin!!!! obama biden !!
Suck it up white guys! We are now a minority... on all fronts!!!
I don't know what that means.
I'm pretty sure there are more white men than any other group (except white women). I don't feel like looking up the statistics.
Either way, we're still pretty much in charge, so stop complaining.
Bye Bye Mittens
Bye Bye Mourdoch
Bye Bye Akins
Bye Bye George Allen
Bye Bye Scott Brown
Very well put! Additionally, women don't want old guys telling us what we can and cannot do with our bodies.
I hope the REPUBs hit the reset button and makes big changes. They won't win otherwise.
Thanks women and those who love women!
Charlie I am an old white guy I voted for Obama. Don't throw us all under the bus.
I'm enjoying being a minority. Go Women! Keep us from turning back into the dark ages.
A good bit of the misery of the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages that followed was due to the Church of Rome/Vatican Inc., which hasn't changed much since then.
PS Hillary 2016!
As much as I like Hillary I'd never vote for someone who voted for the illegal invasion of Iraq.
it was beyond her control. actually it was not illegal. there was a reason for the invasion.
I'd vote for Hillary!!!
Actually shrekk the invasion was perfectly legal and was covered by the declaration of war on terror. The problem was that Bush lied about the intelligence, I was in favor of the war based on the intelligence we were given. Once I found out that Bush flat out LIED I was extremely angry, we lost thousands of good people and many more were forever damaged physically and mentally because of Bushes lies, there were no WMD's and Bush knew it. Colin Powell resigned because of Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld's lies. Clinton along with the rest of us was not given the truth about the intelligence.
Here is the declaration of The War on Terror, which is still in effect
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ40/html/PLAW-107publ40.htm
The declaration with the vote count
http://www.peaceispatriotic.org/bills/warterror.html
Clinton Powell 2016
The right wing nuts can start making their excuses now. LOL
OBAMA/BIDEN WINS
The War On Women will go on and on in Republican homes and in Churches across the country. But, conservatives have lost the blind faith of women and the good ole boys are by themselves now. Cut off from everything feminine. You fat white guys are screwed since women are sick and tired of your garbage and they aren't going to take it anymore!
Thank God!!!! There was actually common sense out there!! I feel like our country really dodged a bullet tonight. woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU GO GIRLS !!!!! Thank-you ladies for giving the election to Obama!
President Obama Yeah..........
I knew he would be re-elected!
Na na na na, Na na na na hey hey GOOD BYE ROMNEY!
LOL,FauxNews is already crying that it's not over and it's rigged.
Obama wins!!! Excellent!!!
America wins!!! Stupendous!!!
Karl Rove offs himself on live TV!!! Priceless!!! (Please,please,please...).
Only if Trump & Limbaugh join him!
Faux news will probably try pull a stunt like in 2000, wont work, we are onto them now. Obama won despite the Romney family's attempts to rig the election.
Mission Accomplished! 4 more for 44.
What helped female candidates was female candidates. If you are smarter, care more, do more, and fight harder then it does not matter what your gender might be. Elizabeth Warren got elected to the Senate. Wahooo. Of the whole election she was my favorite candidate, and I am from Pennsylvania. It looks like an awful lot of us are starting to really look past gender and just pick the right person these days. I'm in!
All that money the billionaires spent on trying to escape taxes when they could have invested in research to cure diseases, education, infrastructure.
I love Ohio!
Megyn Kelly has left the anchor table to go to the Faux War room to "try and get to the bottom of this".
Doesn't Megyn "getting to the bottom of something" usually involve the shaft of Roger Ailes' tiny little pecker?
Faux Fox is trying to rationalize Willard's lost...Rove still thinks Willard will win Ohio but the Fox brain trust said the out standing votes favor Obama..
Mitt Romney was gracious and humble. I enjoyed watching him last night.
if only cnn or msnbc had someone as beautiful and hot as megyn!!!
Poor little Kittens have lost their MITTENS!
To all the Ditto Heads,who yesterday told us moderate and libs it's all over Nov 6,too bad...Now lets see how the republican congress will work with Obama..
I'm more concerned on how Obama will work with congress. If he pull his "hey, you lost so shut up" line again he will get the same results.
The reality is that they did lose again - and this time the American people are on to them and will show up on the steps of Congress, just like the Tea Bagger Bigots did about Healthcare. It's time to cooperate, Baggers, or hit the road - Jack!