Earlier I quoted Sadie Fields of the Georgia Christian Alliance turning out conservative Christians for the McCain/Palin ticket in Georgia with the threat of a “liberal tsunami”.
BooMan Tribune spells out the anatomy of the tsunami:
Take a look at the Republican members of the powerful tax-writing Ways & Means Committee. Do you see how many of them decided to retire once they found themselves in the minority?
Rep. Jim McCrery (REP-LA-4th)– retired
Rep. Wally Herger (REP-CA-2nd)
Rep. Dave Camp (REP-MI-4th)
Rep. Jim Ramstad (REP-MN-3rd)– retired
Rep. Sam Johnson (REP-TX-3rd)
Rep. Philip English (REP-PA-3rd)– behind in the polls
Rep. Jerry Weller (REP-IL-11th)– retired
Rep. Kenny Hulshof (REP-MO-9th)– ran for Governor
Rep. Ron Lewis (REP-KY-2nd)– retired
Rep. Kevin Brady (REP-TX-8th)
Rep. Thomas Reynolds (REP-NY-26th)– retired
Rep. Paul Ryan (REP-WI-1st)
Rep. Eric Cantor (REP-VA-7th)
Rep. John Linder (REP-GA-7th)
Rep. Devin Nunes (REP-CA-21st)
Rep. Patrick Tiberi (REP-OH-12th)
Rep. Jon Porter (REP-NV-3rd)– behind in the pollsIt’s obvious that, regardless of what happens next Tuesday, that committee won’t look the same next year. Let me give a different example. Look at the Homeland Security Committee. No Republican on this committee is a sure loser (except
DannyDavid Davis, who already lost his primary). But, in a major wave election, this committee could be decimated.Rep. Peter King (REP-NY-3rd)
Rep. Lamar Smith (REP-TX-21st)
Rep. Christopher Shays (REP-CT-4th)– in a tight race
Rep. Mark Souder (REP-IN-3rd)– in a tight race
Rep. Thomas Davis (REP-VA-11th)– retired
Rep. Dan Lungren (REP-CA-3rd)– in a tight race
Rep. Michael Rogers (REP-AL-3rd)
Rep. Dave Reichert (REP-WA-8th)– in a tight race
Rep. Michael McCaul (REP-TX-10th)– in a tight race
Rep. Charles Dent (REP-PA-15th)– in a tight race
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (REP-FL-5th)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (REP-FL-9th)– in a competitive race
Rep. David Davis (REP-TN-1st)– defeated in primary
Rep. Paul Broun (REP-GA-10th)
Rep. Candice Miller (REP-MI-10th)I could do this for any number of committees and the results would be similar.