Boehlert supports Bush wiretap probe (RINO strikes again)

Gannett News | 2.18.06 | By JOHN MACHACEK

[Behind Liberal Lines]

According to the Gannett news, "moderate" Republican Boehlert said he supports calls for a "full-scale congressional investigation" into the terrorist surveillance program, saying he had "concern[s] about the legality" of the program.

Gannett articles can be neither linked to nor excerpted so you have to click on the link for the story.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Boehlert is rapidly turning into the Lincoln Chaffee of the congressional delegation. Pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax, you name it.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Taking the liberty of pinging my CoE list, since part of RINO Boehlert's district is Tompkins County.

[skinkinthegrass]

They'll / They're be the death of "the Reagan Revolution"...G*d Damn ALL :^(

[Soaring Feather]

bumping the Rhino flash.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Is there a chance this is an "in your face" move to the dems, like the vote on immediate withdrawal from Iraq?

No. As noted above, Boehlert is a true RINO.

[Chode]

fine... start with ABLE DANGER!!!

[Paloma_55]

RINOs often come from the Libertarian party.

Unlike most libertarians, they have an ounce of pragmatism that tells them they will never get elected as a Libertarian, so they pick the party that they can best infiltrate.

Those who put fiscal responsibility above libertine social values go to the Republican party, and those who put their libertine social values above fiscal responsibility go to the Democratic party.

When they are pro-abortion, pro-drug Republicans, anti-government ANYTHING, they are probably a libertarian RINO.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

A libertarian RINO wouldn't support increased taxes and increased environmental regulations would they?

Boehlert supports both regularly.

[Paloma_55]

Oh..good point.

That is the other kind of RINO...

The ones who are Democrats that run as Republicans because their district already has a Democrat in office. Its their only way to get elected short of an incumbent kicking off.

We have a LOT of that in California too. Because the Dems hold the state so firmly, you are either a part of the Dem power-structure, or you run as a Republican even if your heart is truly liberal.

[expatpat]

Like Bloomberg running as a Republican in NYC......?

[Martina]

Boehlert is the congressman in my district. He was losing in the Republican primary to a qualified conservative candidate because he sold out the landowners in the Oneida Indian casino land deal. (The Oneidas were trying to take everyone’s land.)

Carl Rove and Newt Gingrich came here and raised money for Boehlert and they saved him from losing to the conservative.

He is totally pro abortion.

Now some Democrats are running against him and some other dems are saying, “why would you dems run against Sherry (Sherwood)? He is on our side! He votes with us (democrats) 70% of the time.”

[publius1]

Supposedly he's not running again this year. The guy who would replace him is a true blue C.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

The guy who would replace him is a true blue C.

His only Republican primary opponent I am aware of is a guy named Brad Jones, of Seneca Falls.

Jones may be marginally better than Boehlert, but he's no "true blue conservative."

Is there another potential candidate in the mix?