GOODE RIDDANCE....

[ProSense]

November 8, 2008

GOODE RIDDANCE....

There were some incumbent House Republicans that Democrats had really hoped to beat this year, but came up just short. Republicans like Minnesota's Michelle Bachmann, Alabama's Mike Rogers, and Washington's Dave Reichert, for example, faced very strong challengers, but won re-election by narrow margins.

On the other hand, Democrats successfully defeated some key GOP targets, en route to expanding their majority by about 20 seats. Congress will bid adieu to, among others, Idaho's Bill Sali, Colorado's Marilyn Musgrave, Connecticut's Chris Shays, Virginia's Thelma Drake, Ohio's Steve Chabot, North Carolina's Robin Hayes, and a pair of Floridians -- Ric Keller and Tom Feeney -- all of whom were considered vulnerable.

But perhaps no House contest in the country was as satisfying for Democrats as the race in Virginia's 5th congressional district, where right-wing incumbent Virgil Goode faced off against Tom Perriello, in a challenge few thought would be competitive. Slate's Dahlia Lithwick has the story.

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[Sulawesi]

1. My district!

I could not be more pleased.

[IndyOp]

2. Periello is GOOD - You have every right to be proud!

I read the Salon article and watched a few of his commercials on Youtube and this guy excites me a WHOLE lot more than my Congresscritter (Baron Hill, D-IN).

Periello's attitude would have been exactly what would have won the Governor's race for Jill Long-Thompson (D) -- but, instead, she sounded like a Republican so as not to offend people and wound up being trounced by George Bushie's boy Mitch Daniels (R).

Congratulations - you seems to have a guy-next-door, visionary, honest Congressional Rep.

:thumbsup:

[RedLetterRev]

8. I just heard the news on the way home tonight

from doing a wedding in Browns Summit. I live just south of Goode's district in Caswell. I was thrilled to see a blue streak from Caswell running northeast into Virginia on election night! Now, we'll just spread this sucker out from here! Congrats to my neighbors to the north!

[stevedeshazer]

3. Sam Seder must be smiling right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbgFv0fb5Eo

Four minutes of hilarity, courtesy of Virg.

[ProSense]

4. His voice is annoying. Please, shut him up.

Oops, done! :rofl:

[VADem11]

5. Woohoo!

I remember everybody working so hard to take down Goode in vain but we finally did it!

[fedupinBushcountry]

6. But it was terrific

getting rid of Thelma (Cheney Drake) in VA-02, as neo-conish as Goode.

[Orsino]

7. Fuckin' A.

I felt sick seeing all the Goode signs on my recent trip into his district. He's a filthy piece of work, he is.

Defeat could only happen to a nicer fellow.

[jsmirman]

9. Ha!!! Tom was a year behind me at Yale.

I knew he looked familiar. Looks like he's gone on to do great things. Hats off to him.