Posted on 01/30/2010 6:39:33 AM PST by kristinn
Bump worthy... broken clock bump worthy too!
“I don’t see Collin’s conversion as political, but instead as a belated awakening”
Sure, credit where credit’s due. But I suspect she’ll be aiming the dagger at our back another day.
I agree with you Paul. The far right does not realize in MA or ME social conservatives don't have much of a chance. I think had Brown, Collins, or Snowe taken a hard position on abortion, or come across as a Southern Baptist, that would mean three more votes would be in place for Obama agendas.
Kudos to Collins.
Good job and about time.
Well it’s pretty darned cold here in WI this morning, but apparently it’s even colder in a more unlikely place.....
Well, a broken clock is correct twice a day.......
I'm not sure of that. The republican apparatus here is run by the money of McKernan, Cohen and the like. As was the case in NY-23, "conservatives" are swamped by the money of the state and national party apparatus.
IMO, the republican party takes votes for these weak sisters as a sign of support for the positions and politics they espouse. I typically no-vote this spot on the ballot. They haven't earned my support.
The average American does not like the idea of being attacked. If the Dems seem weak on national security, that will hurt them at the polls.
Here's another fine mess Janet has gotten them in to.
Democrat Congressman on No-Show Cabinet Official: ‘Where the Hell is Secretary Napolitano?’
We spend a LOT of time here beating up the Maine twins, but we also know that Health Care, Cap and Trade, and Amnesty would already be Obama trophies...had those seats been held by Democrats.
Anyway, that’s not my point - Olympia Snowe should have responded to Obama’s State of the Union speech. And she should have said something to the effect that you can go to ANY conservative in the Republican Party and ask if she (Olympia) is a Fire-Breathing Extremist...and they would say HELL NO, she’s a moderate at best (along with her twin, McCain, and a few others in the Senate).
YET - she voted against cloture on health care (along with the other moderates in the Senate)...the bill was THAT BAD. And then just take one aspect - the time bomb - which is that you cannot deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. No different than letting you wait until your house burns down before buying insurance to cover the fire (or hurricane). It was designed to EXPLODE the existing system of health care in this country, and SHE could say it with credibility, whereas Jim Inhofe would have a tougher time (not that I have a problem with Jim...it’s just that he’s a proven conservative). In other words, if she’s lining up with us, we need to get her out in public beating the daylights out of Obama and the rest of the Dems.
She’s probably our best weapon (for as long as she stays with us).
She hasn't undergone any conversion or awakening. This speech is consistent with the positions she's expressed as chair and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Wow, go Collins.
It’s amazing how prodding from the growing conservative Tea party movement has suddenly caused the most socialist leaning OP(formerly the GOP) members to grow a spine.
Finally Collins has a backbone. Massachusetts has woken up some of the RINOs that were actually RINdino, republicans that are from democratic controlled states that vote generally stupidly, with the democratic (progressive) side. Brown has stated though he will vote with the democrats on issues. One thing if Harry Reid is a true Mormon, he would not vote for the abortion issue. It is odd a 70 year old Mormon raised that blacks are inferior and cursed by Cain and are Hamite is in fact a rascist, is deemed as making a poor choice for words. Obama stated just words and words do matter. So in fact Obama is a Bolshevik, Reid is Rascist and Collins is antiterrorist muslim hater
WOW! Sounds like she got some Scott Brown religion from neighboring Mass.
I believe Reid wasn’t raised a Mormon — he converted as a young adult (dating a Mormon girl played a role, I think).
Nor mine, but, being a realist about it, conservatives have a hard time getting a fair shake, especially in the media. Conservatives need to build in Maine from the local level up, and won't win state-wide or nationally until this is done.
In the mean time, I'll take Sen. Collins over the warmed over socialists green candidates who pop up everywhere.
As I said earlier, do you want her first Senate vote to be for Harry Reid? I think not.
Bambi's got no blind spot when it comes to his War on Prosperity. He attacks those who would dare to make profits and create jobs like it's second nature.
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