tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post2266504973809327575..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: 113th House Fun FactsJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-49972729040644411152013-01-02T20:17:16.408-06:002013-01-02T20:17:16.408-06:00I agree, it's utterly amazing more of Newt'...I agree, it's utterly amazing more of Newt's Republican Revolutionaries aren't around to tell those tales. 1995 wasn't that long ago, even (especially?) on the Congressional-geological time scale. TapirBoy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11327586630549189956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-45725914482121334522013-01-02T16:07:50.449-06:002013-01-02T16:07:50.449-06:00Where did Berman end up in your count? Because th...Where did Berman end up in your count? Because that was, effectively, another same-party general election runoff.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-74290803937087569802013-01-02T13:48:36.729-06:002013-01-02T13:48:36.729-06:00Yeah that stuff about the class of 1995 is pretty ...Yeah that stuff about the class of 1995 is pretty cool. Personally I'm pretty surprised about the overall turn over, with half of members having being elected in the past six years! Anyone who complains about people "going to Washington" and being changed or corrupted needs to look at this web page over and over again for a few days. If you think the House is dysfunctional and aren't willing to call one of the parties dysfunctional you pretty much need to acknowledge that our system of electing candidates in primaries and then general elections somehow produces highly dysfunctional House members. We've gotten plenty of "new blood" and "outsiders" as far as I can see. Also only nine of the 234 GOP House members are minorities? That's amazing.longwalkdownlyndalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173899547449318257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-48311450677701049882013-01-02T10:54:05.400-06:002013-01-02T10:54:05.400-06:00I won't go into specifics to protect his priva...I won't go into specifics to protect his privacy, but I just realized that my new congressman lives at the intersection of two streets with the same names as my two senators. Kind of blew my mind when I realized it.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387816156204378075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-46434593715616824472013-01-02T10:52:17.593-06:002013-01-02T10:52:17.593-06:00Not to mention Dingell (Ike) and Conyers (LBJ)!Not to mention Dingell (Ike) and Conyers (LBJ)!andrew longnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-3779577903887450492013-01-02T10:46:08.792-06:002013-01-02T10:46:08.792-06:00Spoilsport.
But thanks. Spoilsport.<br /><br />But thanks. Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-84805728956582775912013-01-02T10:40:57.824-06:002013-01-02T10:40:57.824-06:00Note that Rep. Scott (SC) resigned effective today...Note that Rep. Scott (SC) resigned effective today, 1/2. So there are two vacancies now, and several statistical adjustments to the HPG data.<br /><br />mMatt Glassmannoreply@blogger.com