But would you rather have a DemocRAT senator from RI who would vote to put the DemocRATS in control of all the committees. Do you really expect a conservative from RI?
You are quite right, of course. A vote is a vote, and a majority get your agenda to the floor.
Mort Kondracke emphasized last night what I fear, that with control of even one house of Congress the Dems will begin immediate "investigations" and impeachment of Pres. Bush. I think a RINO is preferable to a Dem only due to the "control" of that House. And in R.I. what realistic chance is there to elect a true conservative to any state-wide office? Next to none it seems from all evidence.
Unless we are thinking there's a real, legitimate chance of getting a pro-life conservative elected in Rhode Island, then I say we put up with Chaffee.
I'm even okay with him voting for Kerry. (Isn't RI a suburb of Boston?)
As long as he votes Frist over Reid for senate control, I can put up with him.
I heard something along this line a couple of days ago from Denver radio-talkshow host Mike Rosen. He pointed out that Rhode Island is a heavily liberal-Democrat state, and will never elect a conservative. Having Chaffee in there at least counts as a Republican seat when committee assignments and agendas are being worked out, which is better than any kind of Democrat.
I'd love to see Stephen Laffey elected, but it currently seems unlikely. However, I'd love to be proven wrong!
Trying to talk logic to members of the Donner Party is futile.
Chafee has to go!
A democrat will vote the same as Chafee. Can't be worse.
Most likely, gains in red states will offset the dem if Chafee loses to a dem.
Chafee has a republican opponent in the primary.
There is no reason to believe that someone running as a real conservative could not win the general election.
There are plenty of conservatives in RI, but they usually stay home as there is seldom anyone at all to vote for.
Chafee didn't get republican votes last time. He got democrat votes.
Support Chafee's opponent, Mayor Steve Laffey of Cranston.
http://www.electlaffey.com
Rhode Island has a pro-life Republican governor, a pro-life Democratic Congressman, and of course Laffey himself managed to get elected Mayor in a town which supported Kerry 58-41. To vote for Chafee in a Primary because you're afraid a conservative MIGHT lose, when Chafee is a Democrat in every way that matters (I personally think he'd pull a Jeffords if it would make the difference) is silly and defeatist.
I really want you to be specific here. What do you think is the probablilty Chafee would win the General Election if he won the Primary, and what do you think is the probability Laffey would win the General Election if he won the Primary?
In my regular perusal of the 'dummies', I see significant ranting against their own Dems who didn't support the filibuster. I guess I hope they follow through and put up primary challenges to those Senators and, thus, splinter and dilute the vote. Say, for example, that ultra-looney Cindy Sheehan takes on the "lesser looney" Diane Feinstein, could a conservative, thus, accidentally take a Senate seat. I think it's getting awful racous inside their "big tent" right about now. The hostages might start killing each other in some kind of new variant on the Stockholm Syndrome. Film at 11.
I'm sure that LC's no vote had 'dispensation' from the administration and Senate leadership. This kind of thing has been done in the past to shore up marginal Senators, Congressmen, etc. in a district where their hold is tentative. When it appears that a vote has enough to win, there are always some shaky state legislators begging to get to be the "one legislator" opposing the flock. It curries favor with their shaky constituency....