Let's be nice to TCM he's a leader, he lead troops to their death and now calls himself a hero. (Typical Republican) He Claims his dad was with the band of brothers (Dosen't even know his dad, the guy could be any trucker from California to Maine) Obama has a hugh task with moving these people out of their trailers in the back woods of nowhere. TCM life consist of more than beer, hunting, sleeping with your sibling and Jerry Springer. Obama really wants to help families like your.

Ooooh, it's Mr. Potato Head

MARI – You are Sooo Right on this ! Thanks for your post…

TCM@ This will be my new address starting Jan. 20th at noon. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 . I would love to have you for lunch. lololololol My Code Ident is 09617. See ya little idiot.

All Idiot, and hateful republicans are hereby ordered to return to Foxx News. CNN can no longer allow you to interact with it's sane, intelligent and open minded viewers.

They need to call a special meeting on the extinction of their crappy party. Let's be real – how the hell can a person of color feel like today's GOP represents them? Baffling really. NOTHING about the GOP represents TODAY'S America. Get rid of the racists, sexists, hate mongers and religious zealots and MAYBE then the GOP will be taken seriously again. Stop appealing to the lowest common denominator of society. Where are the GOP intellectuals? Oh, I forgot, they actually spoke out against the absurdity of someone like Palin on a national ticket. They did their job.

"clifford January 7th, 2009 11:35 am ET

. . . . . . . . . . . . The Republican comeback already began with Republican Saxby Chambliss . . . . . . . . The Democrat's poured a ton of money in the Georgia race and still lost proving that Obama has NO political coat tails. . . . . . . "

So, you are saying Chambliss has "political coattails", as in "pay to play"?

Chambliss won a Senate seat; so what? Obama is the President Elect, price less!

"The advice of some of the beltway's best political consultants"

For the Republican party, that can't be right. More like the most diabolical, facist and greed-driven political consultants.

clifford January 7th, 2009 8:16 am ET

The best out of the bunch is former Lt. Gov. Micheal Steele. Very smart and articulate man!
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You say this because Steele is black and already know the words to the songs??

Oh . . . Here we go again. The scene is set, the director takes his seat and yells ACTION! And in walks Michael Steele, The patsy, the token . . .(A fake, broke, Barack Obama on crack ) And as he looks into the camera with a lost sense of hope, he yells "DRILL-BABY-DRILLl" BAWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Hes such a nice guy,lets just call him uncle mikey.

LOLOLOLO this guy TCM thinks Obama should offer Palin a position……. OMG that is so funny, uh what position ,prey tell , would you have her fulfill? Any of them, all of them? Like her magazines??? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH hope she keeps popping up in the news about once a week…. she does make me laugh…..newest one is apprenticegate oh man what a hoot

Turnabout is fair play: I am patient with stupidity but not with those that are proud of it as you are! The Republican comeback already began with Republican Saxby Chambliss winning the senate seat in Georgia and with Republican congressman Anh "Joeseph"Cao winning in the heart of Liberal country in New Orleans Louisiana ! The Democrat's poured a ton of money in the Georgia race and still lost proving that Obama has NO political coat tails. In the case of Cao he beat long term Democratic Congressman William Jefferson WITH a predominately black electorate Remember him? He pocketed $500,000 in bribe money and the FBI found $90,000 in his freezer!! DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE YOU SPOUT OFF!!

@ TCM……. let's get the FACTS STRAIGHT:

Congress BOTH House & Senate have been under Republican control from January 1994 through January 2007! During that time the Republican Congress did all they could to DE-regulate to help out their banking friends and Wall Street!

BUSH HAS BEEN PRESIDENT FOR EIGHT YEARS……. THE BUCK STOPS WITH HIM.

Also UNLESS or UNTIL the Republicans lose the haters like Limbaugh, Hannity, O'Reilly, Savage, Reagan, etc. and Faux News they will continue to LOSE.

REPUBLICAN POLITICS OF LIES, HATE, FEAR AND DIVISION HAVE BEEN REJECTED BY US, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!

As long as the Republicans continue their vile campaigns, we, the People, will reject their brand of politics! WHY? Because, Americans, are a fair, decent people and we are sick and tired of the hate the GOP spews!

"Mike, Syracuse NY January 7th, 2009 10:58 am ET

Soccer Nana January 7th, 2009 10:03 am ET
"PE Obama doesn't pal around with people who do not represent ALL Americans."

Oh, you mean like Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers?"

No, I mean like you, Sarah Palin, Chip Saltzman, Lush "oxycontin" Dumbaugh, Ann Coultergeist, Sean Insanity, Billy-Bob O'Reilly, G. Gordon Liddy, Cheney-the-indicted-sitting-VP, Carl Rove, Joe Vogler (deceased) founder of the Alaska Independent Party.

I agree with Clifford, Michael Steele would be my choice. I have listen to him enough that I think he is straight forward and will have the American peoples best interest in mind.

Turnabout is Fair Play January 7th, 2009 9:13 am ET
The Weatherman is the epitomy of why the Repugnicans lost this election in almost all three houses of Congress and will lose even more in 2010. It's a good thing.

Sorry to burst your fantasy world, but there are 3 branches of government: Executive, Legislative, Judicial. There are two houses of Congress: Senate and House of Representatives. If you represent the average Democrat, it won't be long before Republicans are back in power.

The black vote needs to rebel on both the Democrats and the Republicans. I am not crazy about the racist Independents either. It's amazing to me how Steele couldn't get the Republicans to give him an ounce of respect until they began to violate people of color. I hope blacks do not allow themsevles to be used by either party. Remember, each party is filled with rich, white men who are present to only serve their interests. The Democrats believe they deserve a pat on the back for recognizing Obama's potential. Get outa here..

SENATUS POPOLUSQUE ROMANUS January 7th, 2009 7:55 am ET
The GOP is light years away from returning to be a viable party with intellingent ideas.

The Republicamn Party will make gains in both houses of Congress in 2010. Why? Because as the current chaos over Burris, Richardson, Penata, etc. shows, keeping Dems focused is like herding cats. The Reps don't have to do anyrthing except wait for the inevitable infighting which has already started. The 'benefit' of being the party of diversity is that you are the party of a dozen special interests (Blacks, gays, liberals, etc..) all of whom have their own agenda and think it's their turn now.

Soccer Nana January 7th, 2009 10:03 am ET
"PE Obama doesn't pal around with people who do not represent ALL Americans."

Oh, you mean like Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers?

WOW ! by reading some of these comments, it makes you wonder….

That TCM guy has nothing but hate & garbage coming out of his mouth ! He or (she) isn't worth giving a rebuttal ! (sounds like a real idiot)

Bush was the worst / not to mention the Dumbest one…..Then NIXON was the 2nd worst……Bush # 1 wasn't exactly good, either……He was also a puppet for the Republicans…..

Larry C.
Houston, Texas
(where money is still flowing like water)
(no recession here)

Charles January 7th, 2009 10:20 am ET

Nora,

The richest five people in Congress are all Democrats…

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You're wrong, they are not all Dems, out of the top six 3 are repubs 3 are dems. Can't win by facts you repubs like to pull lies from your arse, don't you?

Take a page out of Barry Goldwater`s book. He was a true Republican in my book.

hey republicans why all the bashing of the democrat's? You say all democrat's are corrupt? Let me remind you of NIXON, now that's what I call corrupt and he was a Republican…………so watch what you say about us democrat's………..

liz January 7th, 2009 10:19 am ET

@Turnabout is Fair Play, "three houses of Congress"?
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Yes liz, collectively, the Executive branch, the Judicial Branch, and the House of Representatives are commonly called the "Three houses of Congress". I should say "Three branches of Congress" to be more PC.

@TCM and Super D: you need look no further than the mirror if you want to know why there is an ongoing divide in this country. It is one thing to put up with the typical uber-partisan nonsense from rightwingers like you two, but the deluded hypocrisy that your ilk now spews towards our new president-elect and the [D] congressional leadership is really beyond all reckoning, as they are trying to correct the very problems that YOU caused by blindly supporting 8+ years of abject [R] failure in the executive and legistlative branches.

I'm all for closing the divide. But people — voters and politicians alike — must admit and take responsibility for their mistakes. Obviously leaders in both parties make mistakes; but YOU, the [R]s, are the ones that have been in exclusive power for the majority the last 8 years, and it is YOU that must man-up and take responsibility for the pathetic state the country is in now. That you and your party's leaders continue to deflect blame to B. Clinton, the [D]s, and even PE Obama (before he has even taken office!) for every problem that [R] policies and power have so obviously brought on this country is a sure sign of a dysfunctional party catering to its dysfunctional rightwing base. I for one refuse to close the divide with that dysfunctionality; my family and my country deserves so very much better than that.

Nora,

The richest five people in Congress are all Democrats…

The failure of the Republican Party is the extreme 'Christian' hate wing of the party that continues their policy of seperation and division. The GOP's true conservative roots of balanced budgets, smaller government, and less taxes resonates with Americans. But everytime I have thought about voting GOP, there is some moral majority talking head spewing hate and that is just a turnoff for true moderates.

LMAO…..The GOP's are a MESS!

@Turnabout is Fair Play, "three houses of Congress"?

Maybe Michael Steele will get the position since the republicans are trying to pretend that they embrace diversity, NOT. I hope the republicans are in the wilderness for the next 20 years and then just maybe they will see America for what is really is a diverse nation ready for CHANGE!

The Republican Party should have a woman run it. They need to stop with all the HATE. If you are a woman, african american, gay, latino – this party offers you NOTHING but HATE.

The party is not for the "average Joe" they are for millionaires. George Bush was the WORSE President in my lifetime. Bill Clinton was the Best.

You need NEW, YOUNG, DIVERSE PEOPLE in your party – get rid of the old white men.

NOW THE RIGHT IS TRYING TO RECRUIT A BLACK MAN.NOT SO QUICK .YOU HAVE TO GET RID OF ALL THE RACIAL WHITE TERRORISTS IN THE PARTY.

@TCM,

You've got to be kidding? Offer a position to Palin? I'm sorry; PE Obama doesn't pal around with people who do not represent ALL Americans.

Sweetie

You have a good point there; as a republican and staunch conservative, I 'd like to see the country succeed…Obama as well. Hopefully he'll get guidance. Having The three-headed evil monster of Pelosi, Reid and Emanuel in his ear is where the danger is….

Obama would've better served his country as a member of the cabinet; not as president. I believe he's got charisma, and foreign countries seem to like him…so, he'd do well "making nice," relations with other countries.

Instead, we're stuck with him as president, surrounding himself with what he thinks are people looking out for the interest of the country…far from the truth.

If he wanted to prove he's all about the country, and not just lip servicing the right, he should've extended a position to Palin…not that she'd have accepted it, however, could've brought the country more together instead of perpetuating the ongoing divide….

In due time. History is almost certain to repeat itself as it did in '94.

First 2 years of Clinton in office, then BAM! Total loss of the Legislative Branch that the DEMS had controlled for decades.

America will have to learn again is that you cannot trust a Democrat in the White House. As we are already seeing, it's not about the country, it's about Democrat power, with all this non-sense about the vacant Obama senate seat.

I also think it's getting obvious, with all the stuff going on in the Middle East etc…..Obama is so in over his head, he hasn't a clue of what to do.

The Republicans had the worst two candidates in history during this election period that put Americans on notice about what they stand for and it destroyed their party. There is no place for hate and division when the world is moving forward.

The Republicans have a serious problem. They are enmeshed with the wealthy and corrupt who have been calling all the shots, but their agenda has totally bombed (except that the wealthy and corrupt have become more wealthy and corrupt).

So, they must choose to either jettison their major backers and work for the best interests of America, or continue to operate according to the dictates of those who have raped, pillaged, and plundered for the last eight years.

My guess is that they'll choose the latter while trying harder to disguise the wolf in sheep's clothing (i.e. Sarah Palin). They'll criticize and obstruct the Obama administration at every turn, and in four years will blame him for not fixing every mess that Bush and cronies left behind.

The Republicans don't have to do anything but wait…..

The Democrats (I've been one for 30+ years) self destruct with their own special brand of corruption.

I'm rooting for Obama to succeed but I don't think he will because absolute power corrupts absolutely and he has absolute power with no one to blame but fellow Democrats for his failure.

Maybe George W Bush can get the job so he can get a "do-over"

Isn't it odd that they aren't taking recommendations for chairman from the 2-term President? Wonder why that might be. The Founding Fathers were right – factions are a bad idea.

The Weatherman is the epitomy of why the Repugnicans lost this election in almost all three houses of Congress and will lose even more in 2010. It's a good thing.

If they sit these 6 candidates in a circle, they will have a true Dope Ring!!! Give it up Republican Traitors, you have done enough damage!!!

In my opinion, the Republican Party will never be successful again — until they all learn that the American people will no longer tolerate their hate-filled, divisive, fear-mongering, threatening, negative maneuvers and language.

Simple, surrender the GOP to Ron Paul and his freedom message of balanced budgets, non intervention, sound money, etc. As long as the Neocons control the GOP they will loose, why? their is only room for one moderate party in America and the Democrates have dibs on it.
So the GOP must decide to return to its roots as espoused by Ron Paul or they can go the way of the Whigs

clifford January 7th, 2009 8:45 am ET

Some of you that have already discounted the Republican party are not to political savy! As we watch the Democratic party self implode as they have in the last several weeks and watch Obama make one fumble after another we can just watch from the side lines and put a bulls eye on the 2010 midterms! Lovin it!!
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Atta boy, put some salve on that painful wound caused by your party LOSING and try to convince yourself that the new Democratic majority, which is just STARTING it's new tenure all three houses of Congress is coming apart..lol! Nice attempt but you are truly among the stupid and unintelligent if you think Republicans have a chance in Hell in 2010. It's going to get worse for them, I can't wait!

This is just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. The Republicans are heading to being a Southern regional party that can't compete in most of the civilized world.

hey weatherman – keep believing all of your conservo-fascist "facts" especially the one about the majority if americans being "blithering idiots."

you are suffering from a form of cognitive dissonance – you are faced with the fact that pe obama was elected, but you refuse to believe that it just might be because he was the better candidate.

nope, in your mind, it must be because rush didn’t support mccain! no wait, it was the liberal press! no wait, it was because the democrats bought votes with a stimulus package that didn’t exist before the election! no wait………

how about this:

the country was tired of your vision of america and the current crop of “leaders” that your party is proffering doesn’t have a clue. good luck for the next 20 years – you’re gonna’ need it.

Whoever gets this job stands little chance of any success given the miserable condition of the Republican Party. I believe the vast majority, including many Republicans, see the Republican Party in total disarray after our nation has endured eight years of an extremist Bush Administration that literally dismantled any semblance of competency of Republican principles. It will take a truly dynamic individual to restore any credibility in the Republican to return the PArty to any prominance for several years to come. I doubt there is anyone within the Repulican Party ranks out there today who has those credentials!

Some of you that have already discounted the Republican party are not to political savy! As we watch the Democratic party self implode as they have in the last several weeks and watch Obama make one fumble after another we can just watch from the side lines and put a bulls eye on the 2010 midterms! Lovin it!!

More like a special meeting on the race of the chairman.

The RNC should dismantle itself.

I love reading comment from BITTER people like "The Weatherman". The RNC needs to dump people like Rush, become more mainstream and leave the far right by dumping people like Palin, and stop the attack dog politics. This election cycle showed that people are tired of swiftboat politics. Palin was an empty minded attack dog, and that turned a lot of people, myself included, away from the republican party. McCain was a more mainstream candidate and that was a plus, but then you had the far right base, attacking their own parties candidate. As long as the Republican party puts people like Palin, Limbaugh, and the racist Chip Saltzman out front for the world to see, they have no chance in regaining their foothold in American politics. Bitter losers like "The Weatherman" also don't help the party by spewing hate on message boards like this. I have voted Republican for the last 24 years of my life. This election, because of People like Palin, Limbaugh, and bush, I voted democrat for the first time in my life. I have no regrets.

Proud American January 6th, 2009 11:47 pm ET

TCM – 2 MORE WEEKS AND YOU IDIOTS ARE OUT OF THERE. You should really come over to my house and watch Obama being sworn in. No serious we should watch together. Your a real sweet little Idiot.

SURE, WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS? I"ll be there!!

ps – I never lost a soldier….I know you can't relate to that, but perhaps if you look up words foreign to you like, patriotism, honor, duty, honestly, loyalty……you may develop an understanding of what it takes to be a true American, and not some whiny angry liberal. So, go ahead and post your address….I made tons of cash during the .com, so I have free time, and can come see you at your "Defense Contractor," job…where you make that big "xxxx.xx" 6-figure salary…haha…..what's your CAGE CODE, Big boy?

Or are you going to play the victim now, and use that to further attack myself and my family, avoiding the real problem at hand of your regretfulness of voting for Obama? Perhaps you should change your name to "Shameful American." I won't respond any further, for there are Redfish to catch off the gulf coast, and somehow that's more gratifying that having a battle of wits with an unarmed man …however, as someone else posts….negative response from Proud American in….3…2..1……

So far as I can tell, all six of these dweebs are standard neo-con, big-government, borrow-and-spend, losers. I'll reconsider the Republicans when the start listening to Ron Paul.

RNC WITH BUSH AND CHENEY IS JUST LIKE A MIDDLE EAST TERRORIST GANG THAT MUST BE DESTROYED AND ERADICATED.——-ONE OF THE REASONS——BUSH AND CHENEY APPROVED OF HAMAS TO BE INVOLVED IN ELECTIONS KNOWING VERY WELL THAT THEY WERE TERRORIST.

The best out of the bunch is former Lt. Gov. Micheal Steele. Very smart and articulate man!

Who cares. Where is Palin. We need a good laugh.

i hope they believe in miracles, because thats what it will take for the republicans to ever have any trust from the american people again.

They have to see why there "conservative" base did not go to the polls for John McCain. They have to tell Limbaugh to stop badmouthing Republicans who might be a future candidate. They have to send Chip Saltsman packing. They have to admit the majority of Americans who voted are blithering idiots who are not qualified to do more than reheat TV dinners. They have to find a way to keep the democrats from buying votes with the stimulus package that will be a ball and chain for years. They have to do something about the liberal media that does not report "all" the facts about the democrats. For the uneducated, please look into Rep. Barney Frank, his past boyfriend Moses and Fannie Mae.

What the heck does Gloria mean by "inexact science"?
Is that from the Gloria Dictionary (unavailable to the public)?
Gloria, what is the precise semantic difference between exact and inexact science?
If the distinction is specious, does not the Gloria theory (story) not crumble into dust?

This story has no traction!
The GOP is light years away from returning to be a viable party with intellingent ideas.