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Senator Mikulski of Maryland to Retire
thevailspot.blogspot.com ^ | Feb. 15, 2010 | Rich V.

Posted on 02/15/2010 12:28:16 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

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To: mattdono

As a resident prisoner in the Peoples Republic of Maryland I welcome this news heartily. To my knowledge it’s been a couple of generations since there was even a GOP senator, much less a good one. Charles Mathias was a lefty egghead IIRC. Unfortunately for the sane, Commiesymps need to win only three jurisdictions to take the state; The Peoples’ Republic of Baltimore, The Peoples’ Republic of Montgomery County (which makes Berkeley seem sorts mainstream) and The Peoples’ Republic of Prince George’s County, were alas I reside.

Twice we had a wondrous candidate for Governor (Ellen Sauerbray, a Reaganite)who stormed through the rest of the state about 60/40 and lost these three. She lost 55/44. Bob Erhlich would be better, but then Lenin may be better than Babs.

In the land of Federal bureaucrats, there is no hope for conservatism.


101 posted on 02/15/2010 2:04:26 PM PST by crusher (Political Correctness: Stalinism Without the Charm)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Well,RATS from near and far seem to have gotten the message that we Gay Staters sent to Washington about a month ago.Today,both Lexington and Concord are rich,trust funded Maoist towns but it hasn't always been thus!
102 posted on 02/15/2010 2:06:09 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Host The Beer Summit-->Win The Nobel Peace Prize!)
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To: Nonstatist

Mr. Steele could probably take this seat.


103 posted on 02/15/2010 2:09:25 PM PST by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: hattend
SECOND!

No pictures of those ol'gals.

104 posted on 02/15/2010 2:11:02 PM PST by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: Free ThinkerNY; All

Right at the end of 1977, when I was 35, I broke my left foot and ankle in a serious fall. Just like the senator, I required an open reduction. It was over three months before I could walk again and, even now, I have only about 25% of the motion in that ankle that I had before. All in all, a real bummer. For Mikulski, at 74, it must be pure Hell. Add to that the fact that she would have faced a severe challenge, and it’s easy to see why she’s likely to retire.


105 posted on 02/15/2010 2:12:20 PM PST by libstripper
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To: red meat conservative
Hoyer can win his district, but remember how he got kicked out of Prince George's County by the new black Democrat leadership.

He seems to have some sort of difficulty standing up to that segment of Maryland's Democrat party (well, it's more than a segment ~ they are the majority).

The way the Democrats select candidates it's probably some black guy in PG county who is in line for the opportunity to be a Senator. There are several likely candidates there and we'll be hearing about them in a couple of weeks.

106 posted on 02/15/2010 2:15:16 PM PST by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: Nonstatist

I heard somewhere that he was thinking about running for Gov again but the polls had him down quite a bit. of course that was a few months ago so God knows what it looks like at this point in time. If Mikulski does retire i hope this becomes a surprise GOP pickup. the more we take in “blue” territory this year the better


107 posted on 02/15/2010 2:23:44 PM PST by DM1
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To: ConservativeDude

lol that was my first thought. Gee, maybe we can get rid of Steele by encouraging him to run.


108 posted on 02/15/2010 2:27:15 PM PST by Nickname (2012 - Yes You're Canned!)
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To: onyx

I’ll wait and see if this pans out. The complaints about her congressional health insurance don’t sound right.


109 posted on 02/15/2010 2:28:49 PM PST by Girlene
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To: kempo

No, but Michael Steele might be an ok choice.


110 posted on 02/15/2010 2:29:29 PM PST by Defiant (Atheists hate us because they fear they are wrong. Jihadis hate us because they know they are wrong.)
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To: evets

100cms. and 100kgs. of pure and immitigated stupidity. At least she gave us a standard definition for that quantity.


111 posted on 02/15/2010 2:31:34 PM PST by definitelynotaliberal (I am cynical because the audacity of 0bama's recycled rhetoric no longer inspires hope.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

BTTT


112 posted on 02/15/2010 2:31:40 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: oh8eleven

Maybe it was a tie-in to someone she also murdered by drowning.


113 posted on 02/15/2010 2:34:49 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Hypocrisy: "Animal rightists" who eat meat & pen up pets while accusing hog farmers of cruelty.)
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To: Liz

Holy crappola, this is GREAT news!

THEY’RE DROPPING LIKE FLIES

By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN

Published on DickMorris.com on February 15, 2010

Enter Coats. Exit Bayh. Bye, bye, Bayh!

The first time Evan Bayh gets a serious race for re-election, he quits!

http://www.vote.com/mmp_printerfriendly.php?id=1859


114 posted on 02/15/2010 2:39:09 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: Nonstatist

Eric Wargotz is certainly gonna try...


115 posted on 02/15/2010 3:00:04 PM PST by RockinRight (Obama Logic: Global Warming causes blizzards, and deficit spending balances budgets.)
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To: scrabblehack

Pelosi was elected by the House Rat caucus. She then picks the other leaders and chairs. The seniority system was once very important but is now pretty much gone.


116 posted on 02/15/2010 3:03:12 PM PST by iowamark
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Something is definitely up that they don’t want to be a part of. This is all very strange.


117 posted on 02/15/2010 3:05:56 PM PST by jersey117
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To: NautiNurse; nutmeg; Liz; hoosiermama; STARWISE; onyx; Protect the Bill of Rights

Are boob belts a lesbian thing? /just asking

Oh, well ... certainly are more positions to be had in the new “Fat Czarina’s” cabinet.


118 posted on 02/15/2010 3:16:45 PM PST by maggief
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To: mattdono

119 posted on 02/15/2010 3:33:58 PM PST by RedMDer (Recycle Congress in 2010, 2012...)
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To: maggief

LMAO! I hope she knows a tiny boob belt makes her waist look tiny.


120 posted on 02/15/2010 3:36:58 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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