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"reaching across the Aisle" Obama style
WLBZ TV News, Bangor, Maine

Posted on 11/09/2008 2:10:51 PM PST by kendwell

State wide news ,friday 07 Nov, Cabinet positions have been offered and turned cown by Senators Snowe and Collins. According to this news story, Collins was offered Dept of Homeland Security.


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KEYWORDS: 111th; bho2008; cabinetpositions; joementum; lieberman; rinoalert; rinoreach
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"Reaching across the aisle," to two republican senators in a democrat controlled state

Two new cents to anyone who can, now or later, name two democrat senators made this offer in a Republic controlled state. ANYTHING for 60 votes? If you have any republic senators in a democrat controlled state, call and warn them to be careful. 4 "accidents" are possible with this crew.

1 posted on 11/09/2008 2:10:51 PM PST by kendwell
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To: kendwell

Good for them. He wants to stop the fillabuster.


2 posted on 11/09/2008 2:12:57 PM PST by SMCC1
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To: kendwell

to be honest, democrats will use the nuclear option, they’re goign to screw the 60 min requirement


3 posted on 11/09/2008 2:13:42 PM PST by 4rcane
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To: kendwell

???


4 posted on 11/09/2008 2:13:49 PM PST by frankiep (It's made with bits of real panther...so you know it's good.)
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To: kendwell

Wow- he is not transparent at all, is he?


5 posted on 11/09/2008 2:17:02 PM PST by conservative cat ("So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause.")
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To: kendwell

It helps if you have a link to the story.


6 posted on 11/09/2008 2:21:07 PM PST by org.whodat ( "the Whipped Dog Party" , what was formally the republicans.)
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To: kendwell
I heard on the news Obama The Red was going to reach across the aisle for cabinet positions..and my thought is that any republican who took such a post would be fulfilling his goal to get this bipartisan look to things so the sheep will follow willingly into his trap. they better not do this.
7 posted on 11/09/2008 2:21:08 PM PST by celtic gal
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To: conservative cat

As soon as I saw their names I knew what was up.


8 posted on 11/09/2008 2:21:23 PM PST by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy. 2010 awaits.....)
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To: kendwell

How abut Nelson (NE) for the position he covets: Dept of Agriculture?

Though I won’t hold my breath.


9 posted on 11/09/2008 2:21:52 PM PST by TitansAFC (Sarah Palin/Mitt Romney 2012!!! Elway, Schwarzenegger, Ditka, Huckabee, and Hoeven for Senate 2010!)
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To: kendwell

A million dollars if Obama’s appointments (whether Repubican or Demonic) are not 100% pro-abortion.

(Disclaimer: Anyone Obama appoints is ipso facto pro-abortion.)


10 posted on 11/09/2008 2:23:58 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: TitansAFC

I sure would like to get rid of Bill Nelson here in Florida.


12 posted on 11/09/2008 2:34:11 PM PST by libbylu
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To: SMCC1

Snowe and Collins = RINOs


13 posted on 11/09/2008 2:34:31 PM PST by Drumbo ("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
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To: kendwell

Take Dick Lugar, please.


14 posted on 11/09/2008 2:34:49 PM PST by jennyjenny
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To: conservative cat

“Wow- he is not transparent at all, is he?”

Yup. And everyone needs to gush about how bipartisan he is and how wonderful he’s reaching across the aisle, but (drop eyes, bat lashes, smile coyly) our senators have a sacred duty to those who elected them to represent them in the state.

You know, if the left is going to play, we can at least play better.

Smarmy sweet and coy can’t be criticized, because if you do, then you are the one being nasty.

Learn to gush and dissemble.


15 posted on 11/09/2008 2:36:00 PM PST by OpusatFR (Neither Republican or Democrat. Monarchist with allegience to The Only One.)
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"If you have any republic senators in a democrat controlled state, call and warn them to be careful. 4 "accidents" are possible with this crew."

There are former Clintonistas that have expertise in this area. Just count the number of bodies (accidents, suicides and mysterious deaths) from Arkansas to Washington, D.C.. It could happen this way: sitting at a park bench in ForT Marcy Park with two bullet holes to the head, a gun in your hand and not the caliber of the slugs in your brain-pan. Or, your car is T-boned by a cement truck on your way home from the office...

On a side note, maybe Specter will accept...

16 posted on 11/09/2008 2:37:25 PM PST by KriegerGeist (Hey Hussein! REDISTRIBUTE THIS!)
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I Guarantee he’ll offer positions to Lugar and Hagel.


17 posted on 11/09/2008 2:44:34 PM PST by SMCC1
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"Snowe and Collins = RINOs"

Snowe, Collins, Specter, Hagel, Lugar have been voting with the Democrats for awhile. They used to be joined by Jeffords, Chafee, Vinovich, John Warner, DeWine, McConnell and others. I've been calling them LIRDs [Liberals in Republican Disguise].

18 posted on 11/09/2008 2:47:09 PM PST by KriegerGeist (Hey Hussein! REDISTRIBUTE THIS!)
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To: KriegerGeist

>>I’ve been calling them LIRDs [Liberals in Republican Disguise].<<

At the risk of being banned, I would use a term my DI’s at Parris Island were so fond of using - Trainees Under Recruit Discipline. In this instance, It would be changed to Traitors Under Republican Disguise.

Semper fi


19 posted on 11/09/2008 2:52:32 PM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners.)
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To: kendwell

That way if there was a terrorist attack he could blame the Republicans in charge of Homeland Security.


20 posted on 11/09/2008 2:58:44 PM PST by Lady GOP
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