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62. Good luck. Question?

Tue May 8, 2012, 06:35 AM

May 2012

The Cameron crew were busy saying this was just the expected mid-term loss and that Labour had lost so much that it could only go up............was this a normal seat changeover?

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Overseas elections. SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT IT MEANS. Please. [View all] aquart May 2012 OP

Try doing some of your own reading first. It's one thing to ask a particular aspect of the change Lionessa May 2012 #1

Sorry. Most of my family has been having surgery and I've been distracted. aquart May 2012 #3

Hope everyone is recovering malaise May 2012 #4

Thanks, we haven't even gotten to recovery yet. aquart May 2012 #7

Congrats on the new baby malaise May 2012 #8

sorry for that first reply mitchtv May 2012 #11

Best wishes for improved health for your loved ones. FedUpWithIt All May 2012 #37

Thanks. aquart May 2012 #40

Hope everyone is getting better! LeftishBrit May 2012 #61

A tad rude nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #16

The jury for post #1 went 3-3. I was either juror #1 or #5. Juror #3 explained it well. Electric Monk May 2012 #18

It was still rude nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #21

Stuff happens to people. MineralMan May 2012 #24

Wow...what a little ray of sunshine Texasgal May 2012 #28

What a shitty reply. If you don't want to help, just move on. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #29

For all ya'll above complaining about my post, I notice only nadinbrzezinski & malaise Lionessa May 2012 #31

Look again. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #32

The OP said that the information and link already provided by Malaise sufficed. FedUpWithIt All May 2012 #38

Really...is this always necessary around here. FedUpWithIt All May 2012 #36

The future will tell. No one really knows. We all shall see soon. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #2

Shift left nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #5

This means the French will be pulling out of Afghanistan malaise May 2012 #9

And chances are us as well nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #13

We can hope malaise May 2012 #14

My son-in-law is a charming young Frenchman. tblue37 May 2012 #52

Yes indeed malaise May 2012 #55

I heard that NATO is talking about this right now Canuckistanian May 2012 #49

That is great news malaise May 2012 #53

What it means, at least in France and Greece, MadHound May 2012 #6

Not the EU completely, but it could affect the euro and Schengen DFW May 2012 #58

People are sick of having their political options dictated to them by bankers - kenny blankenship May 2012 #10

+1 xchrom May 2012 #17

Excellent post, thank you! sabrina 1 May 2012 #23

Yeah, the far right funding is why I want those wealth taxes NOW and extreme. aquart May 2012 #41

Backgroundf info on Hollande malaise May 2012 #12

Very helpful-- janx May 2012 #26

So it isn't love for him but overwhelming rage at the austerity programs? aquart May 2012 #42

Fair question. Quantess May 2012 #15

It means a regection of the failed Austerity programs in those two countries at least. sabrina 1 May 2012 #19

So Goldman Sachs got it wrong in Greece and maybe blew it completely? aquart May 2012 #43

Yes, have they gotten it right anywhere they have been operating? For themselves, yes, they've sabrina 1 May 2012 #48

CNN seemed to think get the red out May 2012 #20

...What?! janx May 2012 #27

Can't recall get the red out May 2012 #33

CNN ignored one important detail DFW May 2012 #56

Arab Spring, Wisconsin, and Occupy have changed the global conversation. Zorra May 2012 #22

It Means I'll Be Watching The Asian Markets Later Tonight, And... WillyT May 2012 #25

A more likely reason for the Nikkei's decline Art_from_Ark May 2012 #51

I think you can gather a general pic from the previous replies. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #30

Rec'd for asking a question and getting real answers! just1voice May 2012 #34

In Greece's case Harmony Blue May 2012 #35

A Greek journalist friend has been covering it and she says she doesn't know what it means. aquart May 2012 #44

I will give you my opinion... kentuck May 2012 #39

Okay, walking out onto the quicksand but... aquart May 2012 #45

Krugman addressed it in some detail... kentuck May 2012 #46

K&R and same here, FWIW. Way too busy to follow politics right now. inna May 2012 #47

I was really interested in the answer too Horse with no Name May 2012 #50

Stratfor: "The traditional political elites are losing control of the system they once dominated." Prometheus Bound May 2012 #54

I feel that I, too, should apologize for some here who believe that information should truth2power May 2012 #57

Thank you. It's an impressive variety of disasters. aquart May 2012 #59

It means that lots of people are sick of cuts. LeftishBrit May 2012 #60

Good luck. Question? aquart May 2012 #62