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Let’s compare successes for each side over the last few months

by Calickizzle
Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 07:58pm

FOX News and the right were able to force Van Jones, the adviser to the Council on Environmental Quality- or “green jobs czar”- to re-sign from his position with the Obama adminsitration.

House Democrats passed a health care reform bill.

The battle between the White House and FOX News lead to Obama’s Communications Director Anita Dunn stepping down much sooner than the end of the year, as she initially said.

Democrats picked up two more Congressional seats in the House, extending their winning streak to five straight special Congressional races over Republican candidates.

I’m not suggesting that the current political momentum is entirely for the Democrats. Certainly the right has their successes to celebrate as well!

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Election Results from Election Day 10/6

by Jsmog
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 11:41am

I voted

Bruce Botelho was elected for a 3rd term in a row, and fourth total, as Mayor of Juneau by nearly twice as many votes over challenger Mark Farmer. While I liked Farmer, I also didn’t have a problem with the work Botelho has done and see no point in changing an administration at this point in time. I almost wish Mark Farmer had run for assembly.

Ruth Danner beat out her more conservative challenger Stephanie Madsen for District 2 Juneau Assembly by a margin of 400 votes. 1,500 absentees and questioned ballots won’t be counted until Friday.

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