Better to have the elected conservative be a Democrat who is at least willing to talk to you then have the conservative be a Republican who’s door is closed to you.

Good point and one that often gets missed.

But the Louisiana special election victory is only one of a string of successes by the Demoocratic Party in special elections since midterm elections. Combine these special election victories with the midterm results and Democrats have reason to be at least a little optimistic.

But I will again point out that much of the recent success has been because the Democratic Party has been willing to nominate and support moderates and even conservatives in elections.

Some Democrats might think this is a mistake (nominating a moderate or conservative to run as a Democrat) however I think it is wise and best for the Democratic Party. Better to have the elected conservative be a Democrat who is at least willing to talk to you then have the conservative be a Republican who’s door is closed to you.

Wealth envy is rampant, but faith in government to raise the poor is very low. They would be pretty much satisfied with destroying the rich even if it means a lower standard of living for all. Hence Huey Long.

Remember that LA is the State where Bonnie and Clyde were accepted, sheltered and treated almost as heroes and its most celebrated historical figure is Jean Lafitte, a pirate and smuggler. It hasn’t changed much.

The immigration legislation was not much of a compromise — the pro-illegal group got what they wanted.

Actually, Republicans were worse. They weren’t tax and spend they were borrow and spend.

As for illegal immigration, that is one of the sharp divisive issues. Seems to me that Congress, with Dubyah’s backing, attempted to come up with compromise legislation. Support of this compromise legislation must not be too bad for politicians, since John McCain was a co-sponsor and leading proponent of it in the Senate and he ended up being nominated for President.

But please keep in mind that Cazayoux is a conservative Democrat. Democrats now enjoy majoirties in Congress because they have been willing to nominate moderates and conservatives for office.

You seem conflicted on this one. On the one hand, you wanted the Democrat to win because he is a Democrat. On the other hand, you would not have minded so much if the Republican had won, because that would have bolstered the case for Hillary.