Thune vs. Obama, what a contrast!

[Cocoa]

The biggest difference I saw was that Obama said things, shared some actual thoughts with us. Thune, on the other hand, seemed to have had his brain removed by the GOP leadership.

I hope half the voters of SD are happy with their new worthless empty shell of a senator. :toast:

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. (Thune vs. Obama) is equal to (Hitler vs. FDR & Churchill)

[Toronto Ron]

4. Thanks for saying this

The few times I've had the misfortune of hearing Thune, he seemed like a phoney, mean-spirited, despicable asshole. Daschle was certainly a flawed Democrat, but shame on South Dakota for putting this piece of filth in D.C.

[DisgustedTX]

2. Obama seems to be a truly brilliant, thoughtful man.

His addition to the Senate should be heavily applauded. The man seems genuinely concerned about the ENTIRE population - not a simplistic RED vs. BLUE outlook.

[TwilightZone]

3. South Dakota did, however, elect a 33-year-old, female Democrat to

Congress, and by a fairly safe margin, so they're not all bad!

The GOP spent millions on Thune - it one of the most expensive races in the country.

It certainly didn't hurt Thune that a lot of Democrats seemed to want him to win. I can't believe how many DUers professed satisfaction that Daschle lost.

[Cocoa]

5. the GOP's anti-Daschle campaign extended to DU

there was a relentless propaganda push against him, that was very un-DU-like in its virulence and homophobia. For a long time, every time Daschle's name came up, a few DUers (who are no longer here) would post that picture of Daschle in ballet gear. The tone of the anti-Daschle rhetoric was more FreeRepublic than DU.

Which makes perfect sense, if you think about it.

[TwilightZone]

6. Ah, yes. The pink tutu Dems picture.

It annoyed the hell out of me every time I saw it.

Agreed - those same posters would ignore Daschle's 26 years in Congress and focus on a few well-chosen items to complain about.

The biggest losers are South Dakotans, though it will take a while for them to realize it. They traded one of the most powerful Democrats from South Dakota ever and 26 years of tenure for a one-term Congressman. Dumb!