Posted on 04/11/2005 9:50:06 AM PDT by Checkers
Senator McCain appeared to say yesterday that he would vote to overturn a ruling from the Chair that the filibuster was out-of-order. If indeed he does, that would doom his 2008 presidential campaign, if in fact he intends to mount one. Senator McCain's office can be reached via 202-225-3121, as can all senators' offices.
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Here is the e-mail info( http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm ). Make your opinions known on the "constitutional option." For details on the approaching showdown, consult ConfirmThem( http://www.confirmthem.com/ ).
LOL his '08 campaign is already doomed.
McCain is real piece of Washington political work. He plays both sides of the aisle almost every day -- and he would dearly love to be President. But in my book, he is dogmeat if he in any way, panders to the politically-driven obstructionism of the left. What is McCain, other than a political chameleon, that changes color to any advantage??? Totally difficult to tell what he stands for -- if anything other than aquisition of power.
Did you call his office?
His "2008 Presidential campaign" is doomed by far more than this!
By his personality, for starters;
by his whiny voice,
by his voting record...
Have you called McCain's office?
Republicans should give Byrd and his fellow Democrats a taste of that same simple majority medicine Byrd administered while his party controlled the Senate. But, instead of referring to the "nuclear option," Republicans ought to refer to the "Byrd precedent" as they move toward a simple majority vote on judicial nominees. And smile when they say it.
I like this guy's idea.......The Byrd Precedent.
Have you called McCain's office?
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Most certainly and they are swamped with calls --- :-)
He knows he'll keep getting re-elected no matter what he does to the party!
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I hear ya - but not for President, he won't. That is for sure.
-LOL his '08 campaign is already doomed.-
Yikes - can't even believe Hugh said that!
"...He could screw a donkey and he still would win!"
That crap may work in Arizona and the beltway, but not in middle America.
Mr. smith goes To Washington. He continues " The goal of the Arizona ads funded by the liberal People for the American Way Foundation is to encourage Sen John McCain, R-Aiz., to fight to help save the rule, which allows for extended debate in the Senate to have the effect of preventing a vote." (notice he does not qualify his piece by mentioning that limit is on debate in the judiciary committee ONLY) Further on he writes, " ..Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist R-Tenn., has threatened to invoke the so called 'nuclear option' this month that would have the effect of undoing the 200-year-old Senate filibuster practice".
Still no mention that the change would only apply to the judiciary committee. Then he reports, "If Frist succeeds, the votes of just 50 senators and the tie-breaking vote of the Vice President would be enough to cut off debate and confirm any nominee to the federal courts or the Surpreme Court."
WHAT? The name of this guy's column is AZ IN D.C. and he does not know that the nuclear option only applies to the judiciary committee not the entire senate. Evidently McCain is listening to the Liberal People for the American Way.
WHAT if by some mcVAIN miracle the guy wins the primaries and runs against the SHE-DEVIL in 08?! Ugh, what a freakin nightmare! The worst of two evils!!
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Good point that really brings up a very major issue. Look at what Washington has to offer the people of this country -- and it just keeps getting worse.
It appears he may already have.
That should be easy after taking on an "Elephant." After all,he "screws" up repeatedly and regularly--at will.
What's more,we never even get "kissed." LOL
McCain in 08? He won't get my (and a lot of other Vietnam Vet's) vote.
This is it. If McCain and certain Republicans can't do what the base wants, they must be targeted and rejected even more so than Democrats.
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