Posted on 06/28/2007 2:49:32 PM PDT by Plutarch
BrownNose
Bye, bye Sam we hardly knew ye.
Nope, because we caught the weasel red-handed, courtesy of Michelle Malkin.
Sam Brownback offers an additional comment on his voting yes, then no:
"I wanted to signal that I am supportive of comprehensive immigration reform, but that now is not the time and this is not the bill."
His staff says this was done intentionally, and that he deliberately voted first and loudl
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A Bit More from Sam Brownback:
Sam Brownback offers an additional comment on his voting yes, then no:
"I wanted to signal that I am supportive of comprehensive immigration reform, but that now is not the time and this is not the bill."
His staff says this was done intentionally, and that he deliberately voted first and loudly. More here.
UPDATE: The mockery continues. It's a shame that he's named Brownback, since the "Switchback" nickname is going to stick. If he were named "Smith" or "Jones," his critics wouldn't have that opportunity...
http://hillaryspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YWYyMDIwNjFlMmNkNDAzMzQxMWQyOGNjNDYyZTNmMDU=
He had his epiphany about 2/3 of the way through the vote.
I don’t think that Sam knows about the Way Back Machine - the thinks that you post on the web can come back to haunt you.
BTW, I will actively support, help fund, and vote for his Republican primary opponent. He is too weird for this Kansan.
There is a big difference between changing your vote and changing your position in a campaign. Now this may be both, but it is hardly wise to slam a guy who did what you wanted him to do where it counted. Slam him for voting one way and then campaigning another. That's legit. But it is not legit if the change has a real result you can see.
The problem with flip-flopper Romney is that his change is all talk. Sam has a long conservative record. He fell for the Bush line on immigration and it burned him. If Brownback has a flaw it is that he can sometimes be too much of a team player. Of course that can be good or bad,, depending on the application. In this case it wasn't good. But Sam Brownback in general is no flip-flopper. Not even close.
I thank him for his vote.
Brownback? Yellowback? The guy’s spineless.
And most importantly after the 41st no vote was cast.
This reminds me of all the annoying kids at school who would run out and buy the shirts, jackets, hats, etc, of the winning team instead of sticking with a team through thick and thin.
Brownstain.
AMF. Adios . . . My Friend . . . .
A fair weather friend!
Uh, because he voted against us only until he found out that the cloture vote was going to fail. His No vote was superfluous at that point.
If your wife gets into bed with a man, but gets out only because he can't perform, I don't think you praise her for her virtue.
That may be. He felt the heat (as we wanted all the Senators to feel) and so he did what we wanted him to in the end. So hold it against him on this one issue. To try to ruin the man who has a solid conservative record would be a suicide move. We cannot afford to ruin a good conservative over this one issue. Who do you figure will replace him? Maybe you would prefer Dennis Moore to replace him. I sure wouldn’t.
Sam Brownback, the Republican Kerry (”I voted for cloture before I voted against it - c’mon, can’t you simpletons see the logic? Oh, by the way, I served in Vietnam and want to be President.”).
Regarding your run for President: Buh, bye! Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
If the issue comes up again (it could) I’m sure all the Senators will be more careful about listening to us when they see how we crucify the ones who voted our way. Why not focus on the one’s who didn’t vote our way?
First , he voted “yes.” Then, he voted “no” but only after 41 senators had already voted. Brokeback immediately shifted his vote as it became clear that the cloture motion had failed.
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