Your favourite moment in 2010 politics?

[Franzl]

3.) Lame duck congressional session in Illinois (civil unions, abolition of death penalty, deficit reduction) (technically 2/3 of it in 2011...but same Congress )

They managed to realize all that in the lame duck session?

Correct.

[Antonio the Sixth]

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Borloo quitting French government

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You make me sad.

[Keystone Phil]

center-right unexpected victory in italian Regionals in Italy, especially Latium and Piedmont.

Ah, yes. Not that I'm a big Polverini fan but beating Bonino was so great.

[RodPresident]

2010 was my first general election and my majoritarian candidates won. My state deputy was defeated, but my federal deputy will get the office, because winners will go to Federal and State Cabinets. The centre-left gained a landslide with Dilma, Wagner, Lídice and Pinheiro. I loved to see old-time "caciques", like Jereissati, César Borges, Geddel, Maciel and Jarbas being destroyed at elections. Also, I will remember always of Plinio's performances at debates and Tiririca's election, like Romário and other celebrities wins. But my greatest moment was going to rally with Lula, Dilma and Wagner in Salvador.
My greatest frustration was the betrayal by LibDems of its ideals. I hoped that Clegg would help to change Britain for better and not for worse. Another sad thing was Republican's victories in USA. I hoped that 2010 could have been a landmark for reforms in America, blocking right-wing agenda for decades.

[minionofmidas]

3.) Lame duck congressional session in Illinois (civil unions, abolition of death penalty, deficit reduction) (technically 2/3 of it in 2011...but same Congress )

They managed to realize all that in the lame duck session?

Correct.

Imagine the brouhaha if they'd done that in a lame duck session after losing their majorities!

Illinois abolished the death penalty? Good news, thanks.

[Franzl]

3.) Lame duck congressional session in Illinois (civil unions, abolition of death penalty, deficit reduction) (technically 2/3 of it in 2011...but same Congress )

They managed to realize all that in the lame duck session?

Correct.

Imagine the brouhaha if they'd done that in a lame duck session after losing their majorities!

Illinois abolished the death penalty? Good news, thanks.

Well, technically, Quinn still has to sign it.....and he's not telling the media what he'll so, he'll "follow his conscience".

Doubt strongly that he'd really veto it though.

EDIT: And practically speaking, they have lost their "working majorities" with all the Democrats from the South. There's a real reason that Madigan and Cullerton pushed it through now.

[Phony Moderate]

1. DADT repeal.
2. Nick Griffin coming third in Barking.
3. Caroline Lucas winning in Brighton Pavillion.
4. Labor staying in power in Australia.

[big bad fab]

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Borloo quitting French government

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You make me sad.

You've truncated my post !!!
I think it's better to have him outside than inside.
I didn't want him to go definitely.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

I just can't thing of something.

Seeing Bayrou on TV live saying that he didn't say some things he actually said during a speech made on the eve was amusing though. A few hours later we heard he had an ictus, which made a short time amnesia. Finished to politically kill him I guess, didn't like it for sadism, was just amusing.

Oh, well, maybe the fact that the elections in Guinea-Bissau seem to have happened well too.

USA leaving Iraq too maybe.

[Hash]

Oh, well, maybe the fact that the elections in Guinea-Bissau seem to have happened well too.

There were no elections in 2010 in Guinea-Bissau.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Oh, well, maybe the fact that the elections in Guinea-Bissau seem to have happened well too.

There were no elections in 2010 in Guinea-Bissau.

Yes, the Bissau was too much, my bad, Guinea, always had a problem with these both.

[redcommander]

1) The Lib Dems losing seats in Parliament
2) Scott Brown winning the People's Seat
3) Russ Feingold losing to Ron Johnson.

[Antonio the Sixth]

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Borloo quitting French government

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You make me sad.

You've truncated my post !!!
I think it's better to have him outside than inside.
I didn't want him to go definitely.

The point is : with all the exceptional things that happened in the world in 2010, passionating contests Brazil, UK, Australia, a major health care bill passing in the US, followed by an unseen primary season and a somewhat surprising election night, not to forget interestings elections in Sweden, Belgium and many other countries, two highly mediatized and (initially) encouraging elections in Africa, your favorite moment in 2010 was... a damn and mostly useless French government change ?!?

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

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Borloo quitting French government

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You make me sad.

You've truncated my post !!!
I think it's better to have him outside than inside.
I didn't want him to go definitely.

The point is : with all the exceptional things that happened in the world in 2010, passionating contests Brazil, UK, Australia, a major health care bill passing in the US, followed by an unseen primary season and a somewhat surprising election night, not to forget interestings elections in Sweden, Belgium and many other countries, two highly mediatized and (initially) encouraging elections in Africa, your favorite moment in 2010 was... a damn and mostly useless French government change ?!?

I'm sorry but you chose French regional elections, which is at least as unimportant as the govt shift.

Oh, personally I would have forgotten the big turn out in Iraqi elections, I really liked it. And still in Iraq, I really liked when the President of the country canceled the death penalty of one political trial.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I'm sorry but you chose French regional elections, which is at least as unimportant as the govt shift.

There we definitely disagree. And anyways French regionals were only the minor reason for my choice.

[You kip if you want to...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV876UhLmF8

If someone said this in the next leadership debates, it'd resonate.

[big bad fab]

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Borloo quitting French government

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You make me sad.

You've truncated my post !!!
I think it's better to have him outside than inside.
I didn't want him to go definitely.

The point is : with all the exceptional things that happened in the world in 2010, passionating contests Brazil, UK, Australia, a major health care bill passing in the US, followed by an unseen primary season and a somewhat surprising election night, not to forget interestings elections in Sweden, Belgium and many other countries, two highly mediatized and (initially) encouraging elections in Africa, your favorite moment in 2010 was... a damn and mostly useless French government change ?!?

FTR, as I only read this today: I was of course joking .

But the potential developments in the centre right fascinate me, of course.
When the MRG (PRG) was a "big" party (), I was also fascinated to try to put every local bigwig in the right wing inside the party.
Politics is only about elections and inside life of political parties, you know !

[Bacon King]

Caroline Lucas and Naomi Long winning in Brighton Pavilion and Belfast East, respectively. More parties in Parliament, yay!

[East Coast Republican]

1. Nancy Pelsoi getting fired!
2. Marco Rubio winning and destroying Charlie Crist in the great state of Florida.
3. Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

1. Nancy Pelsoi getting fired!
2. Marco Rubio winning and destroying Charlie Crist in the great state of Florida.
3. Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal.

I'm glad to show support for your answer here!

[Mexino Vote]

Republicans taking the House ; Cameron becoming Prime Minister in UK.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

1. Rand Paul winning the Senate race in Kentucky
2. GOP landslide in Indiana taking the statehouse
3. GOP House take over

[Hash]

This is the International General Discussion board, so it'd be cool if it wasn't taken over by illiterates talking about non-international events.

[Platypus]

This is the International General Discussion board, so it'd be cool if it wasn't taken over by illiterates talking about non-international events.

If they genuinely feel that they were the most important and positive political events of the year, they should post them. They're wrong, but they have a right to feel that way - after all, the US is part of the same world as the rest of us.