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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald
Sorry, the "deadliest month" was nothing compared to "Hussein to hang". The deadliest month was barely a blip on radar IMO. People didn't even talk about it. Hussein being hung is spectacular and has made all the news and radio shows... endlessly!!! The guys on one of the local drive-time shows were lobbying for the execution to be carried prime time LIVE on a major network, or at worst pay-per-view, as it would show that going into Iraq was the right thing and worth the investment in lives and money. And these are the guys that are critical of the government!!! I think its done. Americans rally around the flag and the Republicans have wrapped themselves in it. Its kind of embarassing how easily duped the average person on the street is.
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Well, all I can say is that I hope you're wrong. But it is true that people down here seem to choose candidates for all the wrong reasons sometimes. Or sometimes that they stay home on election day in alarming numbers.
For some interesting prognostications, here's a link to the U. of Virginia's Center for Politics.
http://www.centerforpolitics.org/cry...=LJS2006110601
Interestingly, they predict a Democratic takeover in both houses, albeit narrowly in the Senate.