Posted on 05/02/2005 1:42:42 PM PDT by HJH207
If the smarmy Senate goes after Doctor Tom with this, they had better get rid of JOhnny Feckless Kerry for worse abuse of his responsiblities to 'be at the Senate for debate and votes'. But of course, the 'Sinators' are hypocrites and will ignore democrat neglect of duties.
There has to be more than this for them to press ethics charges. I am guessing there are two sides to this and I would like to hear both.
Yeah, he hasn't quite caught on to being a "compassionate conservative" yet.
No that was me.
No that was me.
Unfortunately not. Tom Coburn is not a Sam Rayburn type of legislator. I believe the quote is "To get along is to go along." I thought that is what Free Republic is all about a citizen legislator!
Every time I read a story about Tom Coburn, I'm even happier that I voted for him as my Senator and he won.
THANKS FOR THE HELP!!
bttt
BTW, regarding Voinivich, last week, right before the Senators left for recess, they had a vote on the Budget Resolution---
Voinivich was one of only 2 senators to vote AGAINST it, because it actually cut some money out of 15 programs so that we could reduce the deficit!!! (DeWine was the other)
I got a (mass) email a few weeks ago from Pat Toomey from the club and it said something like "wouldn't you like to see this guy run for president", or..... well i don't want to mischaracterize it... but it gave the impression they were supporting pence and then the club's blog started citing Mike Pence stories a lot and then Stephan Moore, ex pres, said this in a Washingotn Post article:
"Mike is charismatic. He's articulate, but he's not shrill or mean the way some conservatives can be," said Stephen Moore, former president of the Club for Growth, a conservative political action committee. "I think a lot of us are looking around and saying, 'Who is the next great conservative hero? Where is the next Ronald Reagan in our party?' . . . The Study Committee has close to 100 members now. That's a high water mark. So it means that all legislation that passes Congress is going to have go through Mike Pence."
The Club strikes very early, thats one of the reasons I like them so much - they really make a difference. Recall they endorsed Gov Owens like 3-4 months ago. I read a few other news stories here and there that tell me they are most likely fully behind and supporting mike pence for pres. Perhaps there hasn't been an offical anouncment yet, I couldn't find one.
I tried to find some of these, but was unable to and I deleted that old email. Sorry, I hate it when people say things on here and can't back it up with solid evidence, but i guess thats what i kind of did in this case. :)
I believe the expression is "Go along to get along".
Is this the same guy who favors the death penalty for abortionists and the adoption of Old Testament law?
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I think a lot of stuff he's said has been taken out of context, but yea I think he is pretty radical on some social issues. This is a shame because he's the only dang senator who has it right on just about every single other issue. In other words, he's actually (gasp!) serious about stopping socialism in this country. THAT is my top priority and I'll take the other stuff with a grain of salt.
Excellent point, It really doesn't seem fair to the patient. I don't think he's thought this out very much. Last time I checked being as senator is a full time job. A lot is expected from them and if I were a resident of Oklahoma I would be a little peeved that his attention was not focused solely on working for Oklahoma. I hope he realizes this and gets back to being a full time senator.
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