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To: shielagolden

If not for Collins, Snow and Spector, the entire bill would have been thrown away, and a new one without the pork would have been produced.

Hence my tag line.

2 posted on 02/16/2009 10:25:06 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)

Just how bad is the Maine GOP anyway? As bad as Illinois or worse?

4 posted on 02/16/2009 10:26:49 AM PST by Borges

If not for Collins, Snow and Spector, the entire bill would have been thrown away, and a new one without the pork would have been produced.

I don't believe that. Yes, these useful idiots allowed BHO to crow he had some bipartisanship, but I don't think the GOP has the heart for a full-on filibuster that would have gotten this all cleaned up. And, going forward, I don't think that they could filibuster steadily without getting a media/public backlash. The people who say the public wants something--anything-- done have a point. It's too hard for most people to wade through 1073 pages of special interest pork and form an independent opinion.

10 posted on 02/16/2009 10:40:37 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really necessary?)

Great tag line...dont mind if I steal it for use elsewhere...

*grin*

17 posted on 02/16/2009 10:51:40 AM PST by Crim (Dont frak with the Zeitgeist....http://falconparty.com/)

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