tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post5982378909801329713..comments2023-10-04T05:42:58.799-05:00Comments on Half Empty: Nick Lampson’s Miscalculation Revealed in the NumbersHalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-40392247215398014012008-11-13T17:14:00.000-06:002008-11-13T17:14:00.000-06:00Harsh words, Texas ATTY. Hopefully, not directed a...Harsh words, Texas ATTY. Hopefully, not directed at me. I did not alter my straight ticket vote.<BR/><BR/>But I completely understood why those who chose to do so, did. <BR/><BR/>CD 22 is still a Republican district, one that was wrested from the GOP in a one-off election. Lampson was in a very tight spot. He had two choices to keep his seat: switch parties or show Republicans how they are going to suffer should he not be re-elected. He did neither, and along the way managed to alienate the left wing. <BR/><BR/>To the minds of those of us on the left there were no idealogical differences between the two.<BR/><BR/>And Texas ATTY, I think you are placing blame on the wrong voters. Republicans who voted for the R after the name are the idiots. Yes, NASA is going to get a big hit now that there is no one to look after their interests. Now that we have an economic fiasco to take care of, I don't think NASA will have a big a piece of the pie as it would have had Lampson won.<BR/><BR/>That ought to shake up more than a few of those Clear Lake engineers and support staff that voted for the R.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-14199092704315456392008-11-13T16:51:00.000-06:002008-11-13T16:51:00.000-06:00no matter how mad you are at lampson for that one ...no matter how mad you are at lampson for that one vote, to not vote for him is idiotic. now we have pete olson....pete "i'm a puppet for the GOP" olson...pete "i don't think for myself" olson...pete "i will only represent the far right in my district" olson. <BR/><BR/>by being petty, you all cost this district millions in funding...I hope you enjoy a do nothing congressman. idiots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com