I want to apologize for Kansas to all of the DU. We are an embarrassment to this country!

[KansasVoter]

I know other states are just as bad, but we suck.

We lost a Democratic Governor and gained the idiot Sam Brownback (does not believe in evolution), and we lost a great Dem House rep in Dennis Moore, and on top of that we have Fred Phelps in this damn state.

Not a surprise we are connected to Oklahoma. What an embarrassment this state is!

[AndrewP]

1. My state of Minnesota has that wide eyes lunatic Michelle Bachmann

So Kansas certainly isn't the only problem.

Plus that absolute nutjob Tom "Waiters make $100,00 a year" Emmer might yet steal the Governors office. Yuck.

[4lbs]

3. But you more than make up for it with Al Franken.

Al Franken has more power in the Senate than Bachturd does in the House.

:D

[BootinUp]

2. Apologies from Georgia

must I list all the wingnuts?

[hlthe2b]

4. But that fascist anti-abortion attorney general is gone, right?

[KansasVoter]

9. Yes, thank goodness!

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. But we now have a racist SOS

IMO, he's even worse.

[hlthe2b]

13. I empathize with you all... having gone thru several election cycles

in Georgia before returning back to Colorado. Upon return, I faced the influx of SOCAL Republicans, the takeover of Colorado Springs by the fundies, and the uniting of big money interests, fundamentalist xianity (insanity) and libertarians to devastate Colorado politics for a decade. This election cycle we held tough, defeating all the regressive anti-tax and abortion related BS measures and kept Dems in the Senate and Governor's office. Lucky, indeed.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Kentucky should have a black armband for both McConnell and Rand.

The last time an unpredictable eye doctor got in charge was Bashar al-Assad in Syria when he took over from his father.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad

[Angry Dragon]

6. Perhaps rand put blinders on all his patients

[TheKentuckian]

29. We already were sporting it for the McConnell/Bunning combo

Paul sucks Donkey Kong ass but he's not much worse than we had.

He is more coherent so that makes him a bigger national problem as well as a potential lightening rod should they stupidly let him off the back bench but as a constituent I believe the odds of Randroid responding to at least one of my calls and letters will be astronomically higher than the zero the fuckers I have now.

It sucks because Conway is about our best statewide guy and though I disagree with him on important issues, I do think he's a decent guy and is real when you look him the eye but trust me Bunning was fucking gawdawful.

McConnell has long been our reasonable and moderate Senator. I am not exaggerating a tiny bit. The pan is way in the rearview mirror, maybe deeper in the fire, maybe not. It's hard to measure the different areas of the surface of a supernova.

You really gotta live in like Oklahoma, Utah, or Arizona to feel our pain. Its not just Republicans but the deeply and insanely Republican. Somebody like Rand Paul is supposed to feel like a jumping off point but a few terms of Dumbing made it a smooth transition, maybe an upgrade.

Yes, Jim Bunning was that bad.

[SoCalDem]

7. At least our dirt is not red

like Oklahoma's :)

SCD----> born in Salina

[KansasVoter]

8. :-)

[slackmaster]

10. I've always been glad I got out of there in 1962

Even though it wasn't my choice. (Born in Kansas City in 1958)

:hi:

[snacker]

12. And I apologize for Wisconsin...

we lost Russ Feingold. :(
Still in mourning here...

[hfojvt]

14. I want to give a shout out to the greatest county in Kansas

That would be the county that I affectionately call "the Dotte".

In your face Douglas!!

Vote totals for Wyandotte in select races

Johnston 18,475 to 11,771
Moore 19,075 to 11,214
Holland 19,752 to 11,706
Six 20,978 to 9,236
McKinney 20,667 to 10,072
Biggs 18,752 to 11,706

Douglas to its everlasting shame actually voted for Jenkins.??? :wtf: and almost voted for Moran double :wtf:

vote totals for Douglas

Johnston 15,043 to 14,074
Moore 9,697 to 5,654
Hudspeth 6,730 to 7,203 wtf???
congress total 16,427 to 12,857
Holland 18,465 to 11,399
Six 21,113 to 8,776 !!! admittedly they outperformed the Dotte in this race
McKinney 18,260 to 11,632
Biggs 17,646 to 11,943

[hamsterjill]

15. And I apologize for Texas.

Please know that there are still some of us who try to rise above all of the rest of the morans around here and actually THINK about who we vote for, etc.

But goodness knows, the morans seem to grow in number each and every day!

[raccoon]

16. I'm from SC, and I feel your pain. Maybe we can start a support group.

"People from States Red as a Baboon's Arse Anonymous?"

[catbyte]

17. Michigan is no bargain either, Kansas

Every single candidate I voted for on Tuesday lost, and now we have Tim Wahlberg to deal with (AGAIN!) and newcomer teabagger Justin Amash who believes that the secret to a clean environment is deregulating businesses.

I feel like I just woke up in the Bizarro World.

[lunatica]

18. Well California unleashed St. Ronny and the Terminator Governator on the world

But we hope to make up for it with our Solid Democratic run State in the next few years!

[Rage for Order]

45. And voted "No" on Prop 19

:(

[guitar man]

19. Same here for Oklahoma

It couldn't get any more batshit insane here right now :(

[a la izquierda]

21. I seriously want to kick our state in the face right now.

Grrr...

[guitar man]

28. me too

After enduring all the commercials from "Democrats" touting what great conservatives they were, I went in and held my nose and voted a straight "D" ticket. And what did all that running to the right get them? Tossed out on their ass.

And to look at my ballot and see state questions that could have been written by the KKK....aarrrggghhh!!

:grr: :mad:

[a la izquierda]

36. ugh, it was awful...

this was my last (i think/hope) election in oklahoma. i'm graduating in may with my phd and should be out of here. but i've got to tell you, i got really attached to this place, and the hatred, bigotry and intolerance really hit me hard the other night. i was kind of tore up.

[guitar man]

41. I've lived here most my life

Since 1968, have moved away several times but always come back, bought a house her in '95 and paid it off in '03. Some of the best and worst people I know live here. It was really sad to see how far downhill the home state of Woody Guthrie and Will Rogers has gone :(

[plcdude]

24. To put it mildly

people should check out our State Questions which will be found to be unconstituional.

[MineralMan]

20. Maybe it's time to start sending out resumes.

I don't know what you do, but that might be an answer.

[drmeow]

22. Arizona gives you a

serious run for your money - we have Brewer, Arpaio, Thomas (Arpaio clone), Schweikert (my lovely representative), Quayle, McCain, Kyl, SB 1070, and people who openly carry at protests at Obama visits. And that's just the stuff I remember off the top of my head. Arizona owes the world an abject and groveling apology.

[soleiri]

30. Maybe

But you also have Raúl Grijalva, and he is beyond awesomeness.

[drmeow]

42. Very true

On a national level we still have Ed Pastor and Gabrielle Giffords. Unfortunately on a state level we're f**ked! 100% Republican - 2/3 majority in one house, majority in the other house, and literally (I think) every other position Republican. Arizonans are determined to sink this state to 50th on all metrics. Sigh.

On edit - and Grijalva only one by about 4000 votes - 48.8 % to 45.6 %. He pulled ahead at the end but it was looking really dicey for a while. And Giffords might still be too close to say for sure and may require a recount.

[kctim]

23. At least you didn't saddle us

with any of those damn Blue Dogs who only vote with the party 80-90% of the time.

[demosincebirth]

25. ...and Oklahoma is connected to ?

[KansasVoter]

38. Connected by a state line!

[hyphenate]

26. Boy, am I glad to be in Massachusetts!

The main reason we lost Ted Kennedy's seat is because Martha Coakley didn't put on any sort of campaign. But I still insist he was an anomaly. He'll be up for re-election in 2012, I believe, so we can shoot for that to take back our state from those people.

[cynatnite]

27. On the plus side, some counties approved liquor by the drink. n/t

[treestar]

31. Hey, it's OK

Come to Delaware when you need a break from being surrounded by wingnuts! :hi:

[BurtWorm]

32. It's all your fault!

;-)


Seriously, look on the bright side.

Without Kansas, there'd be no "We're not in Kansas anymore."

Without Kansas there'd be no "Carry On, You Wayward Son" or "All we are is Dust in the Wind."

Without Kansas, would there be an Arkansas?




Hmmm... Is there a bright side?

[red red red]

33. Think about us here in Louisiana...

We've still got Vitter the shitter, not to mention Jindal and Landrieu! :hurts: Sounds like we all need a group hug :grouphug:

[southern_belle]

34. awwww huggies needed around here...

:grouphug:

[EFerrari]

35. Don't apologize, let's organize.

:hi:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9477853

[era veteran]

37. Sorry from Kentucky too.

We did bad. <a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[w8liftinglady]

39. I feel your pain...welcome to red hell

[B Calm]

40. We have Dan Burton. . Amazing think about his district, all the people have

extremely large protruding foreheads and very few teeth in their mouths.

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[hfojvt]

47. yeah new blood that wants to cut funding for schools

that should help. You know that much of the "leadership" we have in this state is Republican leadership in the Legislature and most of those jerks got re-elected.

[Toucano]

44. Thank you. Yes, Kansas does suck. HARD!

But you are personally forgiven. ;-)

[Naturyl]

46. Does not believe in evolution...

I'm waiting for the day when we get someone elected to office who does not believe in gravity. Why not?

[MrScorpio]

48. I want to apologize for Michigan too

We're fucking red.

[Dappleganger]

49. I'm not going to apologize for FL

It won't help. :(

[jberryhill]

50. Yeah, well, nobody ever made a movie about wishing to go home to Delaware