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To: PROLIFE who wrote (14600)	11/10/2006 12:17:15 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Respond to of 71588

'No 'I voted' stickers for Coulter, Foley Before Tuesday's midterm elections, Republican officials boasted that their "highly sophisticated get-out-the-vote operation" in the final hours would keep Congress in its control. But at least two "notorious" and high profile party members didn't do enough to aid the cause, a Florida newspaper reveals. "Mark Foley, the former U.S. congressman in rehab for alcohol and sex-related problems, didn't send an absentee ballot request to the St. Lucie County elections office," Lambiet writes. "Conservative pundit Ann Coulter, accused of voting in the wrong precinct earlier this year, didn't cast her ballot, contributing further to the demise of the GOP in Congress."

To: PROLIFE who wrote (14600)	11/10/2006 3:45:49 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 71588

You are right of course. Everyone has to write so that other can see what a genius they are. There will be many articles about the causes of the change in control. I have my own theories too. The interesting thing though is that Democrats did not share any agenda prior to the election, which means they have no mandate to act. Those elected were mostly more conservative than the liberal republicans they replaced, so any mandate message would be something like, "less government spending".

To: PROLIFE who wrote (14600)	11/10/2006 4:39:42 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

thanks for the money, suckers "Lieberman: Call Me a Democrat Nov 10 11:13 AM US/Eastern Sen. Joe Lieberman, who won re-election as an independent, has a message for his Senate colleagues in the next Congress: Call me a Democrat. The three-term Connecticut lawmaker defied party leaders when he launched his independent bid after losing to Democrat Ned Lamont in the August primary. During the campaign, he vowed to be an "independent-minded Democrat" if he were re-elected. In Tuesday's election, Lieberman won strong GOP support and given the closely divided Senate, Republicans are expected to court him. So will he count as a Democrat or an independent who caucuses with the majority Democrats? In an e-mail message late Thursday, Lieberman spokesman Dan Gerstein said the senator will begin his new term as a Democrat. With the Democratic takeover of the Senate, Lieberman is in line to become chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. In a post-election news conference, Lieberman said he was reassured by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid that he would retain his seniority when the new Senate convenes.