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To: ted2002
Tired?? Dull?? No way!!! Mac Collins has done many good things in Washington. Knows his way around..Has not forgotten his Georgia roots or constituents..He has a good message..Has been a businessman..Knows how to meet a payroll..Has been fighting for the Fair Tax Act even before Herman Cain decided to move back to Georgia from Nebraska. Mac Collins is the genuine article...
10 posted on 05/13/2004 10:46:56 AM PDT by SmithPatterson
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To: SmithPatterson
Cain seems real, Collins is part of the status quo. We have a "Collins" here in NC called Sen. Dole. GA dont make the same mistake we did.
11 posted on 05/13/2004 10:54:25 AM PDT by rrrod
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To: SmithPatterson; rrrod; ted2002

It's great to have 2 conservatives in the primary, but I'm with SmithPatterson - Mac Collins is the best man for the job. Though Cain has a great platform, where has he been this whole time? I had never heard of him until he announced for the race. There's no evidence that he was communicating either as a constituent or through any lobbying group to change the way things are done in DC. I and many others have been working at the grassroots level through letter-writing, phone calls, etc..., to try and change policies on things like abortion and taxes for years, and we want someone who has been at it with us. Mac Collins has been a workhorse for the past 12 years in DC - trying to build momentum among other legislators, thinking of new ways to do things, standing firm for conservatives principles. He hasn't been afraid to cast the unpopular vote when it was the right thing to do. I think it's a bad thing to equate being an incumbent with being a bad politician. I'd much rather have a seasoned leader who really knows the issues and is experienced at crafting and pushing legislation, than someone whose professes great zeal and energy for the job as of late. I worked for Mac as a staffer a few years ago and saw firsthand his integrity, energy, and conservative stands. It'd be great to see Cain involved at some level of Republican politics, but knocking out an experienced, proven leader like Mac would be a mistake. We need his leadership in DC.


14 posted on 05/17/2004 5:57:39 PM PDT by legacy
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