Senators always stick up for their fellow club members - “collegiality” and all that. Comes with the territory. ;)
Well, Laura and Gorge had fine words for Chafee, as I expect did Rudy McRomney.
Actually, instead of turning off the “true conservatives” to Fred, this should turn ON all those “sell-your-soul-to-keep-the-Republican-majority” crowd.
I know that's an alien concept to the Rudy boosters, seeing how their guy supported Cuomo over Pataki in 1994.
When it comes to the issues both Hunter and Thompson are much more deserving of my support and vote. Both have more conservative voting records than the other candidates.
Yeah, but to top that Rudy supports Gun control, gays, abortion and funding of abortion. No contest, I will NOT vote for Rudy.
And Rudy Giuliani supported Mario Cuomo over a Republican!
so what.
As I said here alot during the 2006 election - the reason to support Chaffee, was that electing him would have kept senators like Inhofe and McConnell IN THE MAJORITY.
Chaffee was about as good as Republicans could have gotten in RI. It’s too bad Rhode Island isn’t just another county in MA. Why should such a small area rate having representation in the Senate?
Obviously, keeping control of the Senate is very important. I don't like the sound of 'Chairman Kennedy.'
So, was Chafee's opponent more conservative than him?
I’m so dissapointed. Quick someone find me a 72 year old gun grabbing Mormon to support instead....
Drat! I just knew Fred Thompson was trying to fake us out with his conservative voting record! I see he is clearly a liberal now!
Give me a break. Let me know if something important comes up like video of Fred Thompson handing out anarchist literature at a “peace” rally while carrying Cindy Sheehan on his back.
As much as Chaffee was a dweeb it shore has been a lot better with Reid in control. (har-har).
This is trivial. Not enough to sink Battleship Fred.
I opened this thread to find some really nasty bit about FDT and all I read is that he supports Chaffee to prevent Chairman Kennedy.
Oh and he agrees on most issues. Now what might those be? Transportation bill? National Security? Senate Rule Changes?
But he disagrees on some as well. We won’t know what those are.
But here we have him politicking for what we do know is to prevent a Chairman Kennedy.
My O’ My, FDT is playing suckup to prevent a would-be defector so that the GOP can continue to set the agenda in Congress.
And this is a bad thing?
I’m trying to understand this. Is this the most slime they can come up with against FDT?
FDT selling secrets to the ChiComs is a bad thing.
FDT getting caught in a sex scandal is a bad thing.
FDT having children out of wedlock is a bad thing.
It seems the truly bad thing about FDT is that he is a real conservative.
Means nothing other than that Fred understands politics means a lot of compromise. Certainly won’t change the minds of his friends and there are not many who dislike the guy. This has no more meaning than the comments Rudy made ten years ago about Clinton.
Bumper sticker idea....
Vote for Chafee, he is not a Democrat
"There are a lot of reasons I support Linc. We agree on most issues, disagree on some. Obviously, keeping control of the Senate is very important. I don't like the sound of 'Chairman Kennedy.' "
Republicans were holding their noses and voting for RINO's and supporting RINO's to maintain their majority for most pf the last 12 years. I don't like it very much but I'm not going to turn on Thompson because he did. We lost a great Senator in PA because a lot of conservatives decided not to support him because he stood by Arlen Spector.
I wish more Republican's had felt this way last November...