Should Sen. Allen concede or ask for a recount?
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Peronally, I think Allen should concede.  I don't think I've ever seen a recount in which the initial vote was overturned.  Maybe Florida (2000), but I don't think anyone came right out and said Gore won the state.  They were saying it's "too close to call" on election night 2000.  \n\nFrom what I've seen, recounts cost a lot of money, and diminish people's confidence in the political process.  For those reasons, I don't like them.\n\nAt the same time, I can understand why somebody who supports Allen would want a recount.  With an election so close, you want to be extra positive that every vote was counted and the winner actually won.
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Green has been an EXCELLENT congressman and would've made an excellent governor.  I wrote to him several times on various issues and he always responded.  If he and I differed on opinions, he would at least explain why he was voting one way or the other.  Doyle doesn't have the time of day for the people he is suppose to be working for.  I voted for Mark Green.
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I don't believe there is a recall provision, so neither Lieberman nor Dodd (Connecticut's other senator) can be recalled.\n\nPlus, he was just re-elected.  Why do you think anyone would want to recall him?
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I heard Hutchinson (the independent candidate) speak last year, and I was impressed with him. He's a great speaker and he seems to have a solid plan for the state. Unfortunately, I don't think he'll win (polls are putting him far behind Hatch and Pawlenty) so we will have to consider who of the remaining two candidates we would like to see win.\n\nI generally think Pawlenty has done a decent job thus far, and as such I'll probably vote for him again, but I can't tell you how to vote.  I was a little put off by the fact that Hatch has been so abrasive to reporters.\n\nTry looking at this website: http://www.vote-smart.org/ for information about where candidates stand on certain issues.
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No he should not resign. He has a responsibility to his party and to his constituents to commit to his role and right his wrongs. Furthermore, who would replace him? Another crony? An unprepared opposition? There is a wonderful process called democracy that means we can vote him out if we don't like him. If anything, he could call an early election, but he should not resign.
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I doubt it because he's not up for re-election.\n\nHow do we help him make the "right" decision? We elected him after he had already served for 4 years, so we knew what his policies would be. He's doing badly in the polls mainly because people are still getting killed in Iraq. I don't think he's going to change his policy on that.
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I think we should demand a recount. I am peeeeeeed off. I love Chris. I hate American Idol. F U America
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You're funny.\nWhen Allen calls for a recount will you eat your words?
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Nagin's problem is going to be that all the people who move back in time for the next election are likely to be white Republicans. As far as I know, he hasn't broken any laws, so he can't be impeached. A recall election is a possibility, but with the city in as big a mess as it is, that possibility is very remote at best.\n\nI would be surprised if the even ran again, to tell you the truth.
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Yes, he should resign, but don't worry... as soon as we have that election, his ass is grass.  Right now the election date may be April 22.  I intend to vote for anyone but him.  Word in the streets around New Orleans is he lost a majority of his votes with those statements he made.  Yeah, he's overworked and all, but he could at least pay attention to what he lets fall out of his mouth in public.
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They're still trying to bring it up for a vote. The bill will be on the ballot in November. I'd suggest voting Democrat tomorrow.
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There is no doubt, he would've wanted the recount. But you really could not blame him if he did. It is not like he was running for class president. A lot was riding on that vote. Allen did the "Bigger" thing...But I would not have thought ill of him if he would have requested the recount.
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I would have to agree with you.  And if the democrats lose, we'll hear the same old "we just didn't have the opportunity to get our message out" whining rant.
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www.congress.org ... go there and make yourself heard!  Second box in center of page says "Take Action," then enter your zip code under "Write Elected Officials."  This will give you options that are easy to follow and you can say everything you want to and demand to know what your Representatives intend to do about it ... and, more importantly, what you intend to do with your votes the next election.\n\nIt's time for all of us to STOP BEING APATHETIC and START BEING PROACTIVE.\n\nIt's past time for another Revolution ~ this one with no weapons other than words and determination.\n\nADD ON:\n\nRegarding the rallying cry, that's certainly not a bad one, but i think the issues are beyond the President; i think it involves all elected officials.  What about "Throw the b*st*rd OUT!" ... that might get the attention of all of them if they knew we were about to exercise our power to do just that.
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TO ALL \nDemand a recount-if you know they did-and say why. Only citizens should be able too. and I will sign. And ask at your voting booth if they didn't check-get their names. And call the newspapers if you see it happening.
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Most American taxpayers would get $100 rebate checks to offset the pain of higher pump prices for gasoline, under an amendment Senate Republicans hope to bring to a vote soon.\n\nHowever, the GOP energy package may face tough sledding because it also includes a controversial proposal to open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil exploration, which most Democrats and some moderate Republicans oppose.\n\nDemocrats are also expected to offer their own competing proposal, as members of both parties jockey for political position on the gas price issue.\n\n"Our plan would give taxpayers a hundred dollar gas tax holiday rebate check to help ease the pain that they're feeling at the pump," Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announced Thursday. \n\n"It also includes strong federal anti-price gouging protection to protect consumers against anti-competitive behavior by oil companies or other suppliers of gasoline. Our free market system works, but it works best when there's full accountability and full transparency." \n\nFrist said the rebates would go to single taxpayers making less than $125,000 per year, and couples making less than $150,000.\n\nRepublican senators said they hoped soaring gas prices would inspire Democrats to support their proposals.\n\n"A lot of these other things we're talking about today, supply, like ANWR, have had Democrats oppose them in the past, when gas was $1.25, $1.50. Gas is now $3," said John Thune, R-South Dakota. "I would expect that there would be a lot more bipartisan support for proposals that would increase supply in this country."\n\n"We have been trying for years to do something about supply without their help. I hope now that we'll have their help," he added.\n\nBut Democrats seemed unimpressed.\n\n"It's designed to protect Big Oil while mistakenly believing that drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will solve America's energy problems," Jim Manley, a spokesman for Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada, told The Associated Press.\n\nThe energy package, sponsored by Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa, Ted Stevens of Alaska, Pete Domenici of New Mexico and Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, will be offered as an amendment to an emergency spending measure now before the Senate funding the Iraq war and hurricane relief, according to a senior GOP leadership aide.\n\nUnder Senate rules, either the GOP amendment or the Democratic alternative would probably need 60 votes to pass, which is considered unlikely. However, the amendments would give senators a change to cast votes on measures designed to help constituents being hit by high gas prices.\n\nAs outlined by Frist and other GOP senators, the energy package would give taxpayers a $100 rebate, repeal tax incentives for oil companies and allow the Federal Trade Commission to prosecute retailers unlawfully inflating the price of gasoline.\n\nThe measure would also give the Transportation Department authority to issue fuel efficiency standards for passenger vehicles, expand tax incentives for the use of hybrid vehicles and push for more research into alternative fuels and expansion of existing oil refineries.\n\nThe GOP senators are also calling on the Bush administration to suspend deposits into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for six months to increase the nation's oil supply. President Bush announced Tuesday that he would halt new deposits into the reserve until after the summer driving season.\n\nOn the other side of the aisle, Democrats on Wednesday called for a new energy bill and federal legislation to punish price gougers.\n\n"There's no reason why we can't put forth a real energy policy that addresses the needs of this nation," said Rep. Bart Stupak, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, "from gouging to market manipulation to biofuels. We can do it."\n\nAnd leaders of the Senate Finance Com
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The first lawsuit filed in 2000 was by the republicans, to stop the recount.  But nice try at humor.\n\n\nAND GOOD PREDICTION ON THE ELECTION.  YOU NAILED THAT SUCKER.