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Republicans Grow Spine After Being SHUT OUT Of $825 Billion Bailout
Start Thinking Right ^ | January 28, 2009 | Michael Eden

Posted on 01/28/2009 5:05:03 PM PST by Michael Eden

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1 posted on 01/28/2009 5:05:04 PM PST by Michael Eden
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To: Michael Eden
Republicans should keep reminding everyone that Democrats are in complete control.

If they don't, then any failure in the legislation will be attributed to that part that involved Republican input.

Something similar happened with changes made to regulations concerning California's power industry.

Something similar happened, too, with lending for homes.

No. Democrats have complete control and the public needs to be reminded every day.

2 posted on 01/28/2009 5:12:28 PM PST by mc6809e
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To: Michael Eden

Well, this is a good start. Now all we need is for the Senate Republicans to filibuster.


3 posted on 01/28/2009 5:12:53 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Dan Gurney for President!)
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To: Michael Eden

Credit where credit is due. No republican votes for socialism this time. Oohrah!


4 posted on 01/28/2009 5:13:48 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: Michael Eden
Don't ask us for a kiss while you're trying to rape us, Democrats. Expect to get your eyes gouged out, your nose broken, and as much other damage as we can possibly do to you.

If only the RINOs in congress weren't in such a hurry to bend over.

5 posted on 01/28/2009 5:15:10 PM PST by rllngrk33 (The RATs and Media are the enemy.)
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To: Michael Eden

The Republicans are only upset because the Left locked them out of all the pork for their home districts, and that’s all there ever is or was to this.


6 posted on 01/28/2009 5:17:39 PM PST by Old Sarge (For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be an American)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

I am PROUD of our Republicans for ALL saying NO!!!!! (and of the 11 Dems that said NO too!)

Fillibuster tomorrow!

I hope every single Republican votes NO in the Senate.

Even if these retards pass it, at least the Repubs can say they wash their hands of it!

...And any Repub that votes for it deserves to lose his/her seat!


7 posted on 01/28/2009 5:19:35 PM PST by HomeschoolMomma (No thanks...I already have a Messiah!)
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To: Old Sarge

How long before states like Oklahoma and Utah who were 60% against Obama decide they’re not paying for this anymore and talk about succession?


8 posted on 01/28/2009 5:20:59 PM PST by PittsburghAfterDark
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

Never happen. There will be no civil war, nor any Second Revolution, or any other such nonsense.

Because The Sheep love The One (piss be upon him), and conservatives will never rise up.


9 posted on 01/28/2009 5:23:05 PM PST by Old Sarge (For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be an American)
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To: Michael Eden

They better grow more than a spine. It is high time for these RNC bozos to get their head out, and get down and dirty, say like blowing the lid off this BC issue, and several others, P U B L I C L Y. Hit the street running fast and furious. Put Obama in his place, which is out on the street.


10 posted on 01/28/2009 5:24:58 PM PST by nbhunt
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To: mc6809e
Republicans should keep reminding everyone that Democrats are in complete control

Yep yep and yep. The press isn't going to do this. Every failure is going to be the failure of "congress". Every victory is going to a Democrat congress victory. Republicans need to keep reminding the public that they're not voting for liberal democrat policies.

11 posted on 01/28/2009 5:27:03 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

It’s getting close. The problem is leadership. Name a politician you would fight and possibly die for? Sarah maybe?


12 posted on 01/28/2009 5:31:50 PM PST by securityman
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To: nbhunt

Your where I’m at, nbhunt.

I say “Do unto Obama as liberals did unto Bush.” Wrote an article with that title (I think I put it on Free Republic, too).
http://startthinkingright.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/do-unto-obama-as-liberals-did-unto-bush/

When a fight gets mean, you’ve got to get mean if you’re going to win. And when you’re already on your back - like the Republicans are - you’ve got to get REAL mean.

Democrats keep talking about “bipartisanship” while they ram one hardcore partisan rule change or legislation through after another. Obama claims he’s above “partisan issues” like abortion even as he rams home the hard-core liberal agenda.

We’ve got to wake up every single day determined to expose these people as the lying, fool hypocrites they are.


13 posted on 01/28/2009 5:32:36 PM PST by Michael Eden
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To: mc6809e

Republicans should keep reminding everyone that Democrats are in complete control.

If they don’t, then any failure in the legislation will be attributed to that part that involved Republican input.


You’re completely correct. Democrats were in charge of this country for two years while everything went to hell. And 57.4% of Obama voters were so damned ignorant they didn’t even know that.

Republicans need to show their opposition, loudly explain why they are opposed, predict what a disaster the Democrat’s agenda will be, and SCREAM at the top of their lungs when things don’t go right. And they need to do it on a daily basis.


14 posted on 01/28/2009 5:36:21 PM PST by Michael Eden
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To: HomeschoolMomma

I hope every single Republican votes NO in the Senate.


I hope so, too. But it almost certainly won’t happen. There are enough Olympia Snow types who clearly aren’t out for any kind of Republican ideas or agenda.

“HomeschoolMomma,” huh? As far as I’m concerned, if you’re homeschooling your kids and protecting them from government brainwashing facilities, you’re “HERO Mama.” Keep up the good work.


15 posted on 01/28/2009 5:41:05 PM PST by Michael Eden
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To: jwalsh07

Credit where credit is due. No republican votes for socialism this time. Oohrah!


And a pleased oorah! to you!

Republicans need to show Democrats that sitting on top of the wall in control of everything makes them great candidates for the Humpty Dumpty fall. Let’s keep pushing them while they’re wobbling up there.


16 posted on 01/28/2009 5:44:31 PM PST by Michael Eden
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To: HomeschoolMomma
I hope every single Republican votes NO in the Senate.

I'll guarantee these RINOs vote yes:

Voinovich

Snowe

Graham

Hatch

Specter

And possibly McCain.

17 posted on 01/28/2009 5:46:25 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

Never


18 posted on 01/28/2009 5:49:15 PM PST by MilspecRob (Most people don't act stupid, they really are.)
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To: Michael Eden

During the last two years we had a Republican President who exhibited great reluctance to use his veto power to check the Democrat Congress. He also was also unable to locate his veto pin during the 6 years he enjoyed a Republican majority. Unlike the current occupant of the White House, he was unable to locate the bully pulpit.

I voted for GWB twice and against BHO. GWB had 8 years and BHO has been in office a little over a week. The mess we are took years to develop and 8 of those years were under a Republican administration that called itself conservative while spending like there was no tomorrow. Whatever we want to believe about what will happen under BHO with a large Democrat majority, we were deep in disaster on inauguration day. As Truman said, “The buck stops here.” This crisis began on GWB’s watch I for one hold him largely responsible. Had he shown some spine the last two years and used his veto pen and the bully pulpit I would believe differently. Unfortunately, he showed no ability to fight after the Republicans lost the majority in Congress. You score no points if you don’t even try.


19 posted on 01/28/2009 5:49:41 PM PST by Soul of the South (When times are tough the tough get going.)
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To: Michael Eden
On another thread, a poster stated there was one GOP abstention.

Does anyone know if this is true.....and who it was?

I've posted on several threads trying to get an answer, but no luck.

Leni

20 posted on 01/28/2009 5:49:54 PM PST by MinuteGal
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