Dick Lugar is Primaried.

Maybe he was too moderate. But I think it was more that voters thought he was resting on his laurels. Will the Dem's now be able to steal back a Senate seat?

Editorial: Lugar loses, polarization wins

Lugar could hardly be called a moderate. He opposed the major domestic initiatives of the Obama administration, and he backs a flat consumption tax advocated by wealthy wage earners. But he has worked across party lines on agriculture and nuclear proliferation issues. And he has never been much for incendiary rhetoric and anger.

To be sure, Lugar suffered from self-inflicted wounds. At 80, a case could be made that it's someone else's turn. He has not maintained a residence in Indiana since 1977, leaving the impression he has lost touch with constituents. And, as he lagged in the polls, he resorted to specious attack ads, which ultimately proved to be no match for $4 million in outside money spent to tar his reputation.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/ed ... 54845508/1

The Tea Party is celebrating tonight, I'm sure. We'll see how that goes come November, but my hunch is the Tea Party just handed the seat to a Democrat.

FredHayek wrote: Maybe he was too moderate. But I think it was more that voters thought he was resting on his laurels. Will the Dem's now be able to steal back a Senate seat?

Laurels, OK I guess so. In 1976 the national debt was less than a trillion.

neptunechimney wrote: In 1976 the national debt was less than a trillion.

It finally went over a trillion the first year Reagan was president and almost tripled by the time he left office.

http://www.skymachines.com/US-National- ... l-Term.htm

Now, back to Lugar.

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Fred, happy birthday.

http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/happy-bi ... f-a-hayek/

JSG wrote: The Tea Party is celebrating tonight, I'm sure. We'll see how that goes come November, but my hunch is the Tea Party just handed the seat to a Democrat.

Party time!!

Doubt it. Obuma made Indiana a red state and it will stay that way.

Please don't presume to speak for the voters of that state. Stating how a future vote in another state will come out makes you look foolish.

JSG wrote:

neptunechimney wrote: In 1976 the national debt was less than a trillion.

It finally went over a trillion the first year Reagan was president and almost tripled by the time he left office.

http://www.skymachines.com/US-National- ... l-Term.htm

Now, back to Lugar.

My post is about Lugar. Connect the dots, J

The Teabaggers are "the gift that keeps on giving." Another Sharron Angle, Christine-"I'm not a witch"-O'Donnell... Yep, I think they just handed another senate seat to the Dems! :woo hoo:

JSG wrote: The Tea Party is celebrating tonight, I'm sure. We'll see how that goes come November, but my hunch is the Tea Party just handed the seat to a Democrat.

To quote you oh foolish one

JSG wrote: Please don't presume to speak for the voters of that state. Stating how a future vote in another state will come out makes you look foolish.