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John Thune and Tim Pawlenty Engaged in Backyard Battle in Iowa?
Caffeinated Thoughts ^ | 12/12/10 | Shane Vander Hart

Posted on 12/12/2010 5:33:57 PM PST by iowaguy1972

POLITICO has an interesting article up today about Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) being engaged in a backyard battle in Iowa.

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To: diogenes ghost

Bolton’s not a perfect conservative — no candidate is — but I’d venture to say he’s a much better conservative than the pretty boy beltway insider from South Dakota who helped the RATs kill Bolton’s career.


21 posted on 12/12/2010 6:27:32 PM PST by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: iowaguy1972

Hmmmm Their Engaged?? Wow...Never would have guessed that! Did Boehner give him away?? Congrats to the Couple.....LOL ...I’m Just kidding FR people!


22 posted on 12/12/2010 7:09:55 PM PST by jakerobins
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To: BillyBoy
Well, I'm not a Thune fan, but in opposing the BRAC provision he was working for his constituents, regardless of how you feel about that.

Who is Bolton working for when he supports the TSA atrocity?

23 posted on 12/12/2010 8:23:02 PM PST by diogenes ghost
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To: iowaguy1972

They can battle over who can put the most corn in their gas.


24 posted on 12/12/2010 8:52:46 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB ( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
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To: diogenes ghost; Impy
>> Well, I'm not a Thune fan, but in opposing the BRAC provision he was working for his constituents, regardless of how you feel about that. <<

Ya know, I've tried to put myself in their shoes and I really can't see myself supporting an action like that if it helped my "home state". I had a conservative Republican Senator a couple years back, and if someone had told me "Hey, Senator Fitzgerald is gonna kill a conservative nominee's chances of getting appointed, but in exchange, Illinois gets to keep a military base we're not using!", I don't think I'd be OKAY with it. And to those "Republicans" who would, I question their priorities.

I could also easily name a dozen times Thune took the wrong side on an issue, and it wasn't because his constituents stood to gain for it. He's been on the wrong side of numerous spending and bailout bills, as well as endorsements. Look at Chris Christie is getting bashed nonstop because he endorsed ONE RINO (namely Mike Castle). Thune has probably endorsed a dozen RINOs in primary elections (Murkowski, Kirk, McCain, etc.). Does that benefit North Dakota? Seems the only people he's benefiting are beltway insiders cozy with the status quo.

>> Who is Bolton working for when he supports the TSA atrocity? <<

Homeland Security. TSA is a recently created federal agency wholly the justriction of the Dept. of Homeland Security. Now, I certainly don't agree with all of Homeland Security's recommendations on what must be done in the interests of national security, but nevertheless, that's who Bolton is arguing for.

25 posted on 12/12/2010 9:27:46 PM PST by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: BillyBoy
TSA is an atrocity within a larger atrocity.

Just think about the name...."Homeland Security"

Does it sound like security to you?

Does "Homeland" sound like America to you?

It sounds like something from 1930's Europe to me, and I detest it.

26 posted on 12/12/2010 10:15:59 PM PST by diogenes ghost
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To: diogenes ghost

DHS-IMHO, Bush’s worst legacy.


27 posted on 12/13/2010 8:14:42 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB ( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
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To: iowaguy1972

Minnesota voter & worker here, DO NOT GIVE THIS GUY ANY CREDIT

Pawlenty’s new book ‘Courage to Stand’ is from a true hypocrite. He’s a weasel whose only interest is his own.

I’m a staunch conservative who wouldn’t give this guy the time of day.

444


28 posted on 12/13/2010 10:47:19 AM PST by Java4Jay
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To: ez

BOTH are raging RINOs.

No thanks to BOTH!


29 posted on 12/13/2010 10:56:25 AM PST by newfreep (Palin/DeMint 2012 - Bolton: Secy of State)
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To: diogenes ghost; BillyBoy

Thune’s actions were indefensible. BRAC was created to avoid nonsense like that. Military bases do not exist to provide jobs for Senator so and so’s constituents, they exist to protect the country.

Bolton’s position of TSA is also not cool.


30 posted on 12/14/2010 4:43:59 PM PST by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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