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GOP senators freed to side with Democrats
UPI ^ | 2008-07-22

Posted on 07/22/2008 3:43:07 PM PDT by rabscuttle385

WASHINGTON, July 22 (UPI) -- Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate have freed GOP members to go against the traditional party platform if it will help them get re-elected, aides say.

The Politico reported Tuesday that the GOP leadership set their members free amid fears they could lose five or more seats to Democrats in November.

Republican leaders have told senators in tough re-election bids to side with Democrats on anything but energy and national security issues, a leadership aide told Politico.

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 110th; congress; democrats; electioncongress; electionussenate; gop; leftwinggop; liberal; rino; rinoalert; rinos; rinostampede; senators; ussenate
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1 posted on 07/22/2008 3:43:07 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
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To: rabscuttle385

So much for core principles.....


2 posted on 07/22/2008 3:44:21 PM PDT by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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To: rabscuttle385

Seems to me that is what got them into trouble in the first place.


3 posted on 07/22/2008 3:46:41 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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To: rabscuttle385

What, they now need special permission to do what they’ve been doing for 10 years?


4 posted on 07/22/2008 3:47:34 PM PDT by marlon
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To: Bryan24

I see this more as permission to bitch about Bush. I am fine with that.


5 posted on 07/22/2008 3:47:41 PM PDT by krb (If you're not outraged, people probably like having you around.)
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To: rabscuttle385

Repeat after me...

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6 posted on 07/22/2008 3:48:27 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Oh my coolaide has a fist name, it's B A R A K, my coolaide has a second name it's J U A N Y...)
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To: krb

I think you’re on to something.


7 posted on 07/22/2008 3:50:26 PM PDT by katykelly
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To: rabscuttle385

If they want to win, they need to be different from DEMOCRATS. Otherwise the Democrats would win.

Meanwhile, I would wish that each Senator would vote the way they think is best for the country, NOT what is best for their re-election.

So I don’t mind them being “freed” from voting party line, but the idea that they should vote against our country’s interest in order to get elected is just wrong.


8 posted on 07/22/2008 3:50:33 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Bryan24
"Principles"?

Politicians of both political parties have but one over-ridding principle - Get elected!

George Washington tried to warn us about aligning ourselves with political parties, but we didn't take heed and now the Republic is paying a dear price.

It will get worse before it gets better!

9 posted on 07/22/2008 3:52:05 PM PDT by ImpBill ("America, where are you now?")
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10 posted on 07/22/2008 3:52:05 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (BARACK OBAMA WILL SAVE US! HE HAS RISEN!!)
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To: Bryan24
So much for core principles.....

Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny and Rudolph as well?

11 posted on 07/22/2008 3:53:24 PM PDT by Glenn (Free Venezuela!)
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To: rabscuttle385
The Politico reported Tuesday that the GOP leadership set their members free amid fears they could lose five or more seats to Democrats in November.

Those seats are in jeopardy not because of Republicans sticking to their values and the party platform, but from Republicans who have been running away from the things the platforms they were elected on. Proposing more of that kind of cowardice isn't going to help them a damn bit.

12 posted on 07/22/2008 3:57:13 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (The road to hell is paved with the stones of pragmatism.)
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To: rabscuttle385

I smell a rat...


13 posted on 07/22/2008 3:59:42 PM PDT by xcamel (Being on the wrong track means the unintended consequences express train doesnt kill you going by)
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To: rabscuttle385
"GOP senators freed to side with Democrats"


14 posted on 07/22/2008 4:01:52 PM PDT by avacado
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To: rabscuttle385

Hence the problem with the “republican” members of Congress. Instead of formulating positions on conservative principles, they are are formulating positions to get re-elected. They are no better than demoncrats. They disgust me.


15 posted on 07/22/2008 4:01:59 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("Preach the Gospel always, and when necessary use words". ~ St. Francis of Assisi)
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To: rabscuttle385
They'll lose twice as many seats unless they return to smaller, less intrusive government.

The ones that would embrace big government statism are worthless anyway. I don't care if they lose.
16 posted on 07/22/2008 4:04:54 PM PDT by mysterio
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To: rabscuttle385

Traitorous scum.


17 posted on 07/22/2008 4:06:26 PM PDT by dforest (I had almost forgotten that McCain is the nominee. Too bad I was reminded.)
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To: rabscuttle385

Weasels!

TERM LIMITS!!


18 posted on 07/22/2008 4:07:36 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: mysterio
They'll lose twice as many seats unless they return to smaller, less intrusive government.

They didn't get the hints in 2006, obviously.

19 posted on 07/22/2008 4:12:09 PM PDT by BluesDuke (My schizophrenic career has made my life no bed of neuroses.---Goodman Ace.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT
Meanwhile, I would wish that each Senator would vote the way they think is best for the country, NOT what is best for their re-election.

Actually, I think the founders wanted the Senators to vote what was best for their state. The seventeenth amendment was truly a bad idea.

20 posted on 07/22/2008 4:17:27 PM PDT by saminfl (,/i)
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