Fire1
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Tue Apr-28-09 01:19 PM
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| 32. No, indeed. I KNOW it doesn't mean a damn thing! |
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He's already SAID "STILL 'NO' vote on card check AND 'NO' vote on cloture. Sorry, NO CHANGES, FOLKS! Just a politician looking out for self.  |
| -Am I the Only One Who Thinks the Specter Switch Won't Mean Shit? |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 12:27 PM |
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Cloture. |
tekisui |
Apr-28-09 12:27 PM |
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We still need every D to support cloture. |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 12:29 PM |
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Well, if he doesn't tow the Dem line, when needed, |
tekisui |
Apr-28-09 12:31 PM |
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Since when are Dems who don't toe the line left without cash? |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 12:34 PM |
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He could have been counted on for that anyway |
marshall |
Apr-28-09 01:54 PM |
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Uh -- he could vote for cloture as a Republican |
nichomachus |
Apr-28-09 03:13 PM |
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There's no certainty he would vote for cloture. |
Political Heretic |
Apr-28-09 03:19 PM |
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Of course, you are more than entitled to your views... |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Apr-28-09 12:28 PM |
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yeppers there... |
skooooo |
Apr-28-09 12:29 PM |
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Do you expect Specter to vote differently now |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 12:30 PM |
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You can't change the stripes on an elephant. nt |
Last Stand |
Apr-28-09 02:05 PM |
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Clinton Impeachment? Stimulus? |
jberryhill |
Apr-28-09 04:14 PM |
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I think he'll filibuster less than the other centrists |
Enrique |
Apr-28-09 12:30 PM |
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It can't hurt, |
Tangerine LaBamba |
Apr-28-09 12:30 PM |
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I don't think he is a bad man either. |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 12:34 PM |
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I'm from PA, |
Tangerine LaBamba |
Apr-28-09 01:00 PM |
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Now if he'd just admit his whole magic bullet story was a fabrication |
dflprincess |
Apr-28-09 02:16 PM |
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You are far from naive! |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Apr-28-09 12:34 PM |
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Well, thank you ........... |
Tangerine LaBamba |
Apr-28-09 01:03 PM |
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the hell he will |
TorchTheWitch |
Apr-28-09 10:25 PM |
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It's a big net gain for us. |
backscatter712 |
Apr-28-09 12:31 PM |
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I'm with you |
dflprincess |
Apr-28-09 12:31 PM |
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So am I. Besides being "PR" for the tabloid addicts, I don't see any significant gain. |
TahitiNut |
Apr-28-09 02:02 PM |
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Technically, is he a purple dog? |
MzNov |
Apr-28-09 12:31 PM |
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Hi, MzNov!! |
VenusRising |
Apr-28-09 12:35 PM |
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Hi VenusRising !! |
MzNov |
Apr-28-09 01:00 PM |
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We just don't have anybody in the minors right now |
Patiod |
Apr-28-09 02:47 PM |
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I grew up in PA and actually worked in politics there |
MzNov |
Apr-28-09 03:42 PM |
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Yes. Yes you are. |
gcomeau |
Apr-28-09 12:36 PM |
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Specter! |
breakroomlive |
Apr-28-09 12:37 PM |
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One man's "meh" is another's "Woohoo!" |
tridim |
Apr-28-09 12:40 PM |
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He'll be a reliable vote on cloture. That's all I need. nt |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-28-09 12:41 PM |
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You and I ought to make a wager on that. A DU contribution? |
TahitiNut |
Apr-28-09 02:03 PM |
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No, there're two others. |
BuyingThyme |
Apr-28-09 12:42 PM |
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I think on some issues he will push us over the edge ... |
LSK |
Apr-28-09 12:44 PM |
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Who knows? Doesn't sound too.. |
stillcool |
Apr-28-09 12:46 PM |
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better for him to remain republican, right? |
ecstatic |
Apr-28-09 12:49 PM |
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About the same level as Conyers enforcing his subpoenas... |
Prisoner_Number_Six |
Apr-28-09 12:52 PM |
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tis impolite to yawn without covering. |
ChairmanAgnostic |
Apr-28-09 12:53 PM |
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Anything that drives the rightwingers crazy |
ohheckyeah |
Apr-28-09 01:00 PM |
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OK, good point about the right wingers. |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 01:40 PM |
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Donna Brazille |
ohheckyeah |
Apr-28-09 04:17 PM |
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Better a progressive than a blue dog, |
RaleighNCDUer |
Apr-28-09 01:02 PM |
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Not at all... |
laylah |
Apr-28-09 01:05 PM |
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No, indeed. I KNOW it doesn't mean a damn thing! |
Fire1 |
Apr-28-09 01:19 PM |
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Personally, I think that Specter has been more and more uncomfortable about |
MiniMe |
Apr-28-09 01:19 PM |
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I think that the most important result is that the republican party is becoming more marginalized... |
Salviati |
Apr-28-09 01:21 PM |
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No, you are not. |
Marr |
Apr-28-09 01:23 PM |
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It may very well be he will vote against us on many issues |
Wednesdays |
Apr-28-09 01:37 PM |
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Simply because Pennsylvania residents will have a better choice in the next election... |
cascadiance |
Apr-28-09 02:19 PM |
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But it's so much fun to watch the Repub melt-down. |
Sequoia |
Apr-28-09 01:38 PM |
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If nothing else, it might encourage other "traditional" Republicans to bolt. |
pnorman |
Apr-28-09 01:53 PM |
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I don't want Republicans to "bolt." I want them to lose. nt |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 01:56 PM |
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I'm with you on that. |
pnorman |
Apr-28-09 02:37 PM |
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Specter was once a co-sponsor of the EFCA. |
pnorman |
Apr-28-09 07:50 PM |
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How nice for Lincoln, Landrieu, and Ben Nelson to have some company! n/t |
RufusTFirefly |
Apr-28-09 02:14 PM |
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I think someone should challenge him to change his vote on Free Choice Act... |
cascadiance |
Apr-28-09 02:16 PM |
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Despite what he said today, I expect change by fall. |
quiller4 |
Apr-28-09 03:35 PM |
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Perhaps he will emerge from the other side of a "thought process" on it... |
jberryhill |
Apr-28-09 04:17 PM |
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It could mean health care legislation would pass without going the reconciliation |
mzmolly |
Apr-28-09 03:17 PM |
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That would be a point in favor if it actually came to pass. |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 03:20 PM |
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It does make Fox news worth watching today |
Generator |
Apr-28-09 03:21 PM |
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are you kidding? on DU what is good news is really bad news to some. |
WI_DEM |
Apr-28-09 03:36 PM |
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anything that depletes the ranks of repulican'ts is alright by me |
spanone |
Apr-28-09 03:40 PM |
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Anything? What if they all became Dems? |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 03:51 PM |
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He's going to be more of a hinderance than a help. |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Apr-28-09 03:48 PM |
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Agreed. nt |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 06:19 PM |
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Momentum matters. |
TimesSquareCowboy |
Apr-28-09 06:32 PM |
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Is that like Joementum? nt |
Truth2Tell |
Apr-28-09 10:22 PM |
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No, you're not the only one. |
Individualist |
Apr-28-09 10:27 PM |
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