We Need one more team for our Fantasy Football League, Frog Marchers VI at Yahoo Fantasy Sports. League ID# is 412788, and the password to join is stevendbt. First one in is the winner (or loser as may be the case).
Oh, and last night sucks, but we can thank all the many people who worked their tails off trying to change the political climate in Wisconsin. I hope they still proceed with their planned recall of Scott Walker.
Oops. And I said this was non-political. Oh well, old habits die hard.
“This was all supposed to be about the workers’ rights, so to speak. But that has not been brought up one time. It’s all been misleading, the attack ads, things like that,” Gill said. “The one reason they started this recall, they didn’t bring up once.” [From an early AP article].
A primer on how to lose: get distracted from your message.
So that chump voted for Darling .. because the recalls were aiming for a bigger message? What an ass!!
While it’s true that WI Dems were unable to take back the State Senate, last night should not be looked at solely in a negative light.
First off, these were Republican districts. Only 1 voted for Pres. Obama in 2008, and they all obviously won in 2010. For 2 of the 6 to flip back to Dems is a positive thing. As Markos said on twitter last night — if Dems win 33% of Republican districts similar to these in 2012, we’ll see Speaker Pelosi once again with a healthy majority.
Second, it’s worth noting that there had only been 18 successful recalls in our country’s history before last night. At 20, the two from last night account for 10% of successful recall elections — ever. It wasn’t enough to control the State Senate, but it was historic none the less.
Next, it’s worth noting that if WI Dems want, they can continue to push on this. Next year 5 GOPers will be able to be recalled who all serve districts Pres. Obama won. Couple that with a Scott Walker recall (his approval ratings are still in the toilet), and you have the makings for real damage to be done.
Also, as mentioned by Josh Marshall at TPM, “organization is like a muscle”. It gets stronger when you use it. The work that was done over the past few months will bear fruit for years to come, whether it’s in the next round of recall elections or in the 2012 Presidential. They’ve gotten much stronger.
Lastly!
I’d suggest that the first thing that happens is that every Dem State Senator submit a bill reinstating the workers bargaining rights. No changes to anything else, just reinstating bargaining rights. Remember, a GOPer voted against the bill that caused all this — so it would not pass right now. In fact, a bill that reinstates those rights could pass with a majority now, if brought up for a vote.
If Dems put pressure to bring it up for a vote, it will keep the fire going. If it passes, awesome. If it never makes it to a vote, then they can hammer away at the remaining GOPers and Walker for it.
pick for your team name this year? 🙂
We felt it was time for a change from the PDB’s, as I’m sure you’ve noticed.
Pooh&PigletSmackDown
Lucky me, huh.
We thought that was you!
Excuse me but I’m extremely ignorant in the sports area.
Could someone explain in just a couple sentences exactly what Fantasy Football is? I have no clue, really, but at the same time, I don’t even understand how football is played.
So… Is this about betting on existing teams to win certain games or it this about creating an imaginary fantasy purple-unicorn team of your very own, with magical fairy dust involved? And if so, how would you score such a thing. Seems complicated.
Just curious.
Excuse me but I’m extremely ignorant in the sports area.
Could someone explain in just a couple sentences exactly what Fantasy Football is? I have no clue, really, but at the same time, I don’t even understand how football is played.
So… Is this about betting on existing teams to win certain games or it this about creating an imaginary fantasy purple-unicorn team of your very own, with magical fairy dust involved? And if so, how would you score such a thing. Seems complicated.
Just curious.
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