tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post8458626855779525734..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: Talking 2010?Street Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-75136582600574697392009-02-24T22:20:00.000-06:002009-02-24T22:20:00.000-06:00I heard Jason Hayes of Lincoln was thinking about ...I heard Jason Hayes of Lincoln was thinking about a run for State OfficeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-34360058162086456532009-02-24T11:31:00.000-06:002009-02-24T11:31:00.000-06:00This has been our policy from the start, and there...This has been our policy from the start, and there's no reason to change now.<BR/><BR/>(And we frown on swearing...)Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-29516650169298630732009-02-24T10:56:00.000-06:002009-02-24T10:56:00.000-06:00As has been mentioned numerous times before, this ...As has been mentioned <I>numerous</I> times before, this isn't the place to pimp your website. <BR/><BR/>If you have a site that you'd like us to link to, please email and we'll take a look and respond.<BR/>Thanks<BR/>-SSStreet Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-57460785296968915522009-02-24T10:30:00.000-06:002009-02-24T10:30:00.000-06:00You can't compare Bush in 2001 to Obama today. Bus...You can't compare Bush in 2001 to Obama today. Bush didn't do anything in the first month of his presidency. I'm sorry that's not true he signed legislation recognizing Reagan's birthday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-90374301277448243962009-02-24T10:17:00.000-06:002009-02-24T10:17:00.000-06:00If Terry didn't lose in 2008, he won't lose in 201...If Terry didn't lose in 2008, he won't lose in 2010.<BR/><BR/>Dems will never recreate the perfect storm they had in 2008.<BR/><BR/>BTW, any Dems gloating over Obama's performance so far should note this:Obama approval this date = 63%, Bush 43 on this same date in 2001 = 62%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-80125436166167041132009-02-24T10:03:00.000-06:002009-02-24T10:03:00.000-06:00Lee Terry's numbers have gone done each election. ...Lee Terry's numbers have gone done each election. Heck, he almost lost to Jim Esch in 2008! With a challenger like Tom White, or anyone like that, Lee Terry will lose his seat in 2010. Yay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-38831096883421183672009-02-24T09:38:00.000-06:002009-02-24T09:38:00.000-06:00Tom White would present a serious challenge to Lee...Tom White would present a serious challenge to Lee Terry under normal circumstances and at least he's held a real job. While Lee might again be vulnerable in 2010, he will have one big thing going for him...Obama's economic/financial policy disasters. As 2010 election day nears, the news will be about rising inflation and rising interest rates while the recession lingers. Dems are going to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-11155884022561920522009-02-24T09:23:00.000-06:002009-02-24T09:23:00.000-06:00Steve Scarle just exited the race, because "over 8...Steve Scarle just exited the race, because "over 80% of both my volunteer and paid circulators have failed to turn in their petitions." Ouch! Way to stick it to the staff and volunteers on your way out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-52159461203172695542009-02-24T08:07:00.000-06:002009-02-24T08:07:00.000-06:00Correct. All of the Republican constitutional off...Correct. All of the Republican constitutional officers have publicly stated they are running for reelection.<BR/><BR/>Unless you have the bank account of John Breslow, you can't beat an incumbent Republican constitutional officer in Nebraska.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-41532941837846536932009-02-23T23:48:00.000-06:002009-02-23T23:48:00.000-06:00All of your constitutional officers are running fo...All of your constitutional officers are running for re-election. Plan on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-91707262355985697242009-02-23T20:27:00.000-06:002009-02-23T20:27:00.000-06:00Won't the Secretary of State's office be an open s...Won't the Secretary of State's office be an open seat in 2010? Have we heard any names out there? I have heard one rumor, but he isn't a current politico, so it wouldn't be splashworthy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-42862304688189703252009-02-23T17:46:00.000-06:002009-02-23T17:46:00.000-06:00Tom White showed his hand when he introduced his p...Tom White showed his hand when he introduced his property tax bill that would punish rural Nebraska in favor of urban Nebraska. Try running on that in the 3rd. White is gunning for Lee Terry's seat, but the problem is even the Ds in the Legislature say he's the most divisive D in the state. So much for Obama, touchy-feely post-partisanship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-20801041147821661382009-02-23T16:43:00.000-06:002009-02-23T16:43:00.000-06:00Maybe White's the Joe Jordan Democrat. He's a goo...Maybe White's the Joe Jordan Democrat. He's a good fundraiser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-33287684649670787502009-02-23T16:33:00.000-06:002009-02-23T16:33:00.000-06:00No, no, no. You've got it all wrong. White's doing...No, no, no. You've got it all wrong. White's doing his Richie Valens look to honor the 50th anniversary of the "Day the Music Died."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-27905397908204699992009-02-23T16:05:00.000-06:002009-02-23T16:05:00.000-06:00Noted and added to our quiver.-SSNoted and added to our quiver.<BR/>-SSStreet Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-15187586467058948212009-02-23T16:04:00.000-06:002009-02-23T16:04:00.000-06:00Far be it from me to second-guess the Galactic Cha...Far be it from me to second-guess the Galactic Champeen SABber, the old Sweeper hisself, but, judging from the pic of Mr. White, I think a more appropriate SAB would be White and Lyle Lovitt ... I mean, look at the hair.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to interrupt ... all you Heineman and Johanns haters, carry on ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-72399832474402408922009-02-23T14:08:00.000-06:002009-02-23T14:08:00.000-06:00White's too smart to run against Heineman. He's o...White's too smart to run against Heineman. He's obviously one of the sharper pols on the Democratic side - too sharp to take on a popular incumbent governor with a solid rural base.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-15945714161357757472009-02-23T13:57:00.000-06:002009-02-23T13:57:00.000-06:00Good Topic Sweeper...the NNN people are communists...Good Topic Sweeper...the NNN people are communists. I'm glad Mike Johanns said NO NO NO. Didn't the Voters say NO NO NO NO NO NO and NO to Scott Kleeb and those ideas in November????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-63696260134216838832009-02-23T13:44:00.000-06:002009-02-23T13:44:00.000-06:00The last time I looked, no one has replaced Omaha'...The last time I looked, no one has replaced Omaha's voters with smarter people. We are stuck in 2001.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-91298003950882422962009-02-23T12:28:00.000-06:002009-02-23T12:28:00.000-06:00Anybody who takes on Heineman is either crazy or a...Anybody who takes on Heineman is either crazy or a pompous idiot. Luckily, White is both.<BR/><BR/>Lathrop's young enough that he should run again for the Leg. then run for Terry's seat in 2012Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-31551426411300430692009-02-23T12:20:00.000-06:002009-02-23T12:20:00.000-06:00The really dumb thing is Johanns isn't up for re-e...The really dumb thing is Johanns isn't up for re-election until 2014. Anything he does this year will be long forgotten by then. I think 'I like Mike' is right; this is all about la guapa Lisa finding something useful to do with her hours of mind-numbingly boring stalking footage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-4873592300770603192009-02-23T12:11:00.000-06:002009-02-23T12:11:00.000-06:00Hmmm...The White/Lathrop thing is flip flopped fro...Hmmm...<BR/>The White/Lathrop thing is flip flopped from what I've heard.<BR/><BR/>Do tell more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-17558906632368400342009-02-23T11:55:00.000-06:002009-02-23T11:55:00.000-06:00Lisa Who????Lisa Who????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-74361975503377442062009-02-23T11:50:00.000-06:002009-02-23T11:50:00.000-06:00We elected Johanns to vote against idiotic legisla...We elected Johanns to vote against idiotic legislation. The fact that he voted against a tax cheat and the guy who walked the Marc Rich and FALN terrorist pardons through to his boss makes me very happy that we elected someone who doesn't like business as usual in Washington. Meanwhile, Senator Nelson is as happy as a pig in slop with business as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-79071714903164612662009-02-23T11:20:00.000-06:002009-02-23T11:20:00.000-06:00So that is what the lovely Lisa Hannah has done wi...So that is what the lovely Lisa Hannah has done with all that footage she got by stalking Mike with a camera all last fall! She should have gotten a real job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com